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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · 15d

Here’s a podcast that talks more about the Hatman/Shadow Figures 👻🎩👤for those who are interested: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · 16d

Part of the appeal of drawing shadow figures is the weird ways they interact with their surroundings. That is, while the background is lit up, the light source (likely car headlights) has no effect on the shadow figure/Hatman on the cemetery road. #hatman #shadowfigure #ghost #tradigital

A figure stands in a road by a cemetery, presumably lit up by the headlights of a car. However, despite the bright light, the figure remains as dark as the night itself, with barely any highlights. Aside from a hat, no distinguishing features (i.e. facial features) are on the head. Due to the characteristics mentioned, this out-of-place silhouette could very well be an urban legend called “The Hatman”.

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Jul 14

Another commissioned pet portrait! This time, the subject matter is my Mother’s dog (a mini goldendoodle) , GROVER! Done with watercolors and Derwent Lightfast™️ colored pencils. #PetPortrait #Watercolor #FreelanceArt #ColoredPencil #MiniGoldendoodle #dog

In this painting, a small dog tilts his head and gazes at the viewer with wide eyes. He has short, curly, wooly fur (except for his tail, which is quite bushy). The dog is mostly white with some tan or gray spots here and there.

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Some Kind of Wolf @jimmybelvins.bsky.social · Jun 23

You are invited to the wolf watermelon party. Do you accept? (Y/N)

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Jun 16

Made my buddy @kmink333.bsky.social this birthday card of his kaiju O.C: KLONGO! When I do freebies, it’s usually for myself or my girlfriend. However, Kyle’s been my bestie for over 20 years now, so he gets a birthday discount! #Kaiju #GiantMonster #Watercolor #BirthdayCard

In a dark underwater setting, a reptilian blue monster with five horns glares at the viewer with glowing white eyes. The blue monster shows off a spike attached to his hand (like a weaponized thumb). There is a caption in vertical graffiti letters that reads “KLONGO”, with a sub caption that reads “The Killer Thumbs Up!” in more conventional handwriting. The image is covered in transparent watermarks (with his friend’s name rather than his own) because the artist hates A.I “art” programs, which could potentially steal his work and threaten his livelihood.

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Jun 16

#KenyanSandBoa #SandBoa #sketches #reptile #snake #drawnfromlife #drawing #carbonpencil #coloredpencil

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Jun 2

YAAAAY!!

a monster is swimming in the water and looking up

ALT: a monster is swimming in the water and looking up

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · May 14

A commissioned pet portrait of a dog named Roscoe! 🐕🖼️🐾 #PetPortrait #SeniorDog #ColoredPencil #Watercolor

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Seattle Humane @seattlehumane.bsky.social · Apr 11

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my, are we glad Washington state just passed SB 5065! This bill prohibits the use of elephants, bears, wild cats and nonhuman primates in circuses and traveling shows!

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Apr 11

A preview of a podcast my sister, @nataliejreitz.bsky.social , has produced, researched and edited. Under the supervision of her favorite professor from Temple University, no less! #MOVEBombing #BlackHistory podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy

News Podcast · On May 13th, 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb on the home of MOVE, a Black-led back-to-nature group in West Philadelphia. The bomb and its fiery aftermath killed 1...

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Apr 7

Please don’t, there is help available here: 988lifeline.org?utm_source=g...

988 Lifeline

At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns…

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Apr 7

Carbon pencil sketches of a #Meiolania skull at @ummnh.bsky.social . #museum #specimen #turtle #prehistoric #fossil #sketch #skull

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Apr 5

However, one thing that's currently really sucky about Columbus, Ohio is their school district. More specifically, that school district's treatment of transgender and non-binary students: www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...

Columbus City Schools reverting to birth names catches students, teachers off guard

Columbus City Schools students with preferred names in the district system had their names reverted to what is on their birth certificate.

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Apr 5

A some koala sketches (and photos) from my visit to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium back in 2024. #koala #sketches #ColumbusZoo #UrbanSketchers #AnimalArt #ColoredPencil #Prismacolor #ZooAnimals

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𝕲𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖔 @gmf1369.bsky.social · Mar 10

#GVerse 🏳️‍🌈💙🇺🇸

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Anaugi @anaugi.bsky.social · Mar 1

Ello and Penny hang out

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Duncan Reitz @greenbeer123.bsky.social · Feb 1

It’s kinda funny, I’m generally not particularly moved by Stock photos, but I do find the colors and lighting on this one stunning. www.pexels.com/photo/two-al...

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Download this photo by Miriam Espacio for free on Pexels

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Jan 29

yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Jan 29

Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth

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