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Nathan Nun

@nathannun.bsky.social

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Artist ✭ history, politics & fantasy illustration, especially world-famous #sovcat art ✭ left, ex-PhD ✭ rpg, boardgame lover ✭ working cats of the world unite https://linktr.ee/nathannun

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 8h

Oh no! So sorry. We had to make a similar decision with our little one a few years ago. It's not easy, especially when you have to say goodbye in a short time.

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 9h

A catified version of a photograph of Sergeant Baker looking at a fallen Nazi eagle in the ruins of the Reich Chancellery, 3 July 1945 #inktober #inktober2025

An ink drawing of a cat in British WW2 uniform. He stands amidst the ruins of the Reich Chancellery building looking down at a fallen Nazi eagle.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 1d

"Hang in there, comrade!" I don't regret playing on the "Hang in there, baby" poster for today's #inktober #inktober2025 #RedInktober

An ink drawing of three anthropomorphic cats. One hangs onto a rope with both paws, just able to keep its chin above the rope. Two other cats, however, on either side of the cat are giving it a boost. All the cats are smiling suggesting friendliness and joy. Large text at top reads "Hang in there, comrade!," a play on the popular "hang in there, baby" cat poster of the 1970's.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 2d

Starfish for #inktober day 7. Glory to the brave fishercats. #inktober2025

An ink drawing of a cat dressed as a fishercat holding a fish over their head. They smile broadly. Behind the fish is a large, red star. The background has some geometric waves below and some clouds in the sky.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2d

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 2d

It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 3d

The final lines are:
"Und der Krieg der jetzt durch die Länder geht
Ist der Krieg gegen dich, Prolet!"

"And the war that sweeps through the countries now,‎
Is the war against you, proletarian!‎"

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 3d

An original poster design inspired by the 1929 poem, The Secret Deployment, by Erich Weinert, was popularized as a song a few years later.
The #inktober day 6 prompt was pierce. #inktober2025

A black and white ink drawing of a constructivist inspired , cat propaganda poster. A large worker cat yells out with its paws at the sides of its mouth. Circular line patterns emanate from the yelling mouth. A star over the heart of the cat and also over a city is about to be pierced by a bayonet and a stream of bombs. Text reads "The war that sweeps through the countries now is a war against you, proletarian!

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 4d

"Deer Diary, It has been three days since my encounter with the entity I have come to call 'the stalker.' In my quiet study, warm by the fire, in my dreams...it hunts. I have located symbols in the woods, I believe hold the clue..." #inktober day 5 word was 'deer' #intober2025

An ink drawing of a deer in a suit sitting at a desk in a study writing in a diary. There is a strange symbol drawn on one page of the diary suggesting the deer is writing about something occult.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 5d

"My mind raced to ascertain what diluvian beast was thrashing about in the flood waters of the shelled dyke. Fevered imaginings could not prepare me for the horrors that rose from the murk." Full on horror for #inktober day 4 with prompt "murky". #inktober2025

An ink drawing of a cat WW1 soldier standing knee deep in swampy water, gripping a rifle. The cat looks on in terror as undead soldiers rise from the swamp all around him.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 6d

This cat world version is a more generalized critique of expropriation experienced. Times have certainly changed.

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 6d

The our world context and influence for this drawing is the 1926 referendum on the expropriation of royal property in Germany, and specifically, it is conceptually and compositionally similar to a referendum ad by the KPD.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 6d

What better way to handle the Inktober day 3 prompt of "crown" than an antimonarchist sovcat cartoon from the post great war period. #inktober #inktober2025

A political cartoon drawn in ink entitled Expropriation in large fraktur font. On one side stands a cat king holding his crown out like a pauper. Text under him reads "daily pension 1670 CM. King pleads poverty." To the right are three cats, a veteran with a missing leg on crutches, a worker, and a mother cat with kitten. Below them reads "Under 2.35 wages and pension. Everything expropriated"

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 7d

Depending on location you may contact me directly (not on Etsy) to avoid it.

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks. That's awesome. Yeah, I'm still kinda everywhere on socials but bluesky experience is better than most.

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you Cats of Yore. Here's a sampling of my artwork. (Seems bluesky is not cooperating with posting images via mobile for me so just one today). You can find more at etsy.com/shop/nathannunart

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 7d

A mouse wizard for #inktober day 2 with prompt weave. #inktober2025

An ink drawing of a mouse wizard with their paws raised in the air weaving a band of magic that twists around their body.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 8d

For #Inktober day 1 with the prompt mustache, I attempted a constructivist ad for Lion Coop Mustache, Whisker, and Mane Cream. This fine fellow look very modern. #inktober2025

An ink drawing in the style of an early 20th century, constructivist ad. It shows a stylized cat made of geometric shapes with very fancy mustache. Text reads Lion Coop Mustache, Whisker and Mane Cream

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 13d

Figuring out what to do is itself a challenge. If you would like to see something this year, take my inktober poll on Patreon and let me know www.patreon.com/posts/inktob...

Inktober Drawing Poll | Nathan Nun

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 13d

October is nearly here and that means getting ready for Inktober. But what to draw? Follow the "official" prompt list? Use some other list? Use a random generated prompt?

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 13d

As an artist, it is awesome. I get the sense the gallery world seems to prefer artists to stick to the same theme, media, and style because recognition/artist as brand.

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 15d

All can has a little a smoke

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 15d

Could be this...if he were a completely different person with entirely different material interests and values.

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Katie Cook @katiecandraw.bsky.social · 19d

Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.

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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 16d

I never thought about it like that but, yeah, lol. He's a friend's cat drawn from pics

Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 16d

If you like my work and want to support it generally there is now a way to easily do so through Patreon: patreon.com/nathannun

If you like this or any of my other work as a print, please contact me directly or visit my Etsy page at
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