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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 24m

Edit: We are helping Chris* Sometimes my brain gets tired yall. Sorry 🥴 All the info you need is in the GoFundMe link 👍🏻

JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 2h

Okay friends, I have one more request today. Let’s please help Amelia get to where she’s going safely 💙

Amelia @ameliaearhart2.bsky.social · 3h

Please read. We have just 10 days to muster the resources to help recent DV survivor Chris & precious 14 y.o. feline Zoe on their journey to a safe new home. DV makes you feel small & worthless. Donations & reposts say to Chris: YOU MATTER. Thanks. 🧡🧡🧡
www.gofundme.com/f/moving-to-...

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 6h

If you have the means, please consider helping Toro meet their goals!

Plus - Monday is Indigenous People’s Day! Support the continuation of beautiful Indigenous Caribbean art 🌀

I myself am looking forward to the upcoming prints for sale.

Share widely, and much appreciated 🙏

#indigenousart

TORO @destinytoro.com · 9h

I haven't have a commission or shop sale in 2.5 months! And my Ko-fi goal hasn't gone above 5% in over 6 months. My birthday is next week and I'd love to breathe above water, even for the tiniest moment 🤏🎂

I have new items in the shop and several slots open for commissions:

destinytoro.com

TORO

Nature and Indigenous Taino Illustration, Animation, and Patterns from Borikén aka Puerto Rico. All flora and fauna are based on species in the Caribbean. Prints, notebooks, mugs, and other functional...

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 9h

I can relate to this hard. Except I delete my own posts out of anxiety regarding being perceived 🫣

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 14h

Jane Magnolias from my back yard. The flowers bloom once in the spring - vibrant and pink.

I drew this in July but didn’t think it was “good enough.” Now I’m sharing anyway.

#art #arttherapy #flowers #nature #drawing

A digital black and white drawing of two large, blooming flowers on a small branch. In the bottom right corner it says “JANE MAGNOLIA.”

Copyright Jasmine M George, July 2025.

Made with Procreate.

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you 🙏 🙂

JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

Just stumbled across this HuffPost headline that made me chuckle 🤭

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. I’m okay, just blowing off some text-based steam.

It’s increasingly difficult living in a place so many glorify. They don’t know the reality 🤷🏻

One day I’ll finally cross “visit PR” off my bucket list. When it happens, I’ll def let you know 🖤

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

In summation, we are fucked and no one is coming to save us.

But I’ll keep painting my silly little pictures and writing my silly little words and embodying my silly little disabilities til the cows come home.

The personal is the political!

a man in a purple shirt and bow tie is saying good day sir .

Alt: Willy Wonka “good DAY sir!”

media.tenor.com

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker of the house makes my eyes roll so far into the back of my head. He is a bratty manchild playing the same game I’ve seen countless “good ol boys” play time and time again.

And of course, the pedo pres reminds so many survivors what we already know - the abusers often gets away with it.

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

Those ruling are a threat to the nation.

Swiftie mass hysteria adds fuel to the Capitalist machine.

Meta building an AI city nearby will consume more power than the entire city of New Orleans & very likely impact services once operating.

And in the bluest dot of the entire south, I’m not safe.

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

I want to just show my art but sometimes it’s necessary to show my humanity

Some days are easier than others as a gender non-conforming woman without breasts living with invisible disabilities and chronic illness

As political flames rage on, my public interactions become more challenging

🧵

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 1d

They say the truer you are, the more your people will come. “Like attracts like,” right?

Well here goes….

I am not a Swiftie 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

a man in a red suit sits in a chair in front of a bookshelf

Alt: Sherlock smirks

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 2d

MAGIC ✨🦝

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 2d

Omg!!! 🤯 thank you, sensei! I’m clearly not advanced with digital art 😅

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 2d

AI is the fucking worst. I’m sorry 😔

a raccoon is standing in the grass with its arms outstretched and says " sending you a big hug " .

ALT: a raccoon is standing in the grass with its arms outstretched and says " sending you a big hug " .

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

After a bunch of research I finally figured out why this seems so confusing to me! Cause they renamed all the categories AND took my brushes away. I mostly used “Inking” and “Sketching” like the screen shots show here:

doncorgi.com/blog/best-de...

Does your menu still look like this...?

The 7 Best Default Procreate Brushes To Use! (Pre-Installed)

If you’ve recently got Procreate or you’re just wondering how good the default brushes are, you’ve come to the right place. Procreate has over 200

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

On the bright side, it’s not the biggest issue. More of a pesky nuisance! Who knew I would be attached to a basic ass pen lol

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a standard brush the draws like a Gelly pen. I can’t remember exactly which category because they reorganized the categories a bit. I’ve been playing w/ Alpine under “Pens” w/ the latest drawing, and it’s *okay* but it’s not the same. It’s hard to describe! Never had them taken away before! 😩

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

No experience with Dreams, but can commiserate! The latest Procreate update took away my favorite gel pen brush and I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get it back. It’s hindering my illustrations cause it’s just not the same 😩

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

Goldenrod is a healing plant, with antioxidants as well as anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. It grows in meadow, prairies, woodlands, thickets, and swamps.

Happy healing 🌼

#art #nature #wildflowers #botanical #naturestudy #digitalsketch #procreate

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 3d

Solidago gigantea, commonly known as “Smooth Goldenrod,” is native to North America and can be seen all over the Blue Ridge Parkway in southern Appalachia during late summer. Solidago comes from solidus + ago (Latin) = “to make whole.”

A loose adaptation of the smooth goldenrod flower which features clusters of yellow flowers with large, thin green leaves. A radiant light glows behind the group of goldenrod stems, atop a green background.

Copyright Jasmine M George, October 2025.

Created with Procreate.

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 4d

Wow! That’s incredible 😲

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 6d

Such is life with major depression. I’ll always carry on.

Have a great weekend everyone. See y’all next week.

#art #arttherapy #watercolor #sketchbook #nature #sketch #reflection #practice #mentalhealth

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JMG @jmgart.bsky.social · 6d

Last week was tough for me, so on one of my worse days I dragged myself to the park for another nature study. I practiced once more with my viewfinder to improve on my issues with scale.

I didn’t feel much better after, but gradually my symptoms improved with a few days time.

A hand holds a small sketchbook with a watercolor sketch on the right side featuring the thick trunk and large splitting branches of an old oak tree. The tree itself is in the background.

The right side of the sketchbook has notes about the painted image. September 2025.

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