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Kathleen Rowan 🌱
@rowanauthor.bsky.social
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🔸️writing fantasy & sci-fantasy🔸️living real life adventures🔸️marveling at the mundane & the majestic🔸️breathing courage into your embers

🔸️GentlyRowan on AO3 & Tumblr (HZD)
🔸️photography by me & my husband
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📷 me by an icicle wall gazing at sun-touched hills
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Kathleen Rowan 🌱 @rowanauthor.bsky.social · Apr 10
#PublicLands
A quote from the #NPS Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming (just S of Yellowstone):

"You must search for the loveliness in America; it is not obvious; it is scattered; but when you find it, it touches you and binds you to it like a great secret oath taken in silence."
In a blue ombre dress spangled with tiny white stars, Kathleen Rowan sits on a low, irregular stone wall, gazing past pines and across Jenny Lake to the hazy blue Grand Teton mountains that rise majestically to the left and right with a sharp V between them. Photo by Mr. Rowan
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kholbatar.bsky.social
Anna ✨️

#noir #scifi #cyberpunk #artdeco
The image shows a stylized digital portrait of a woman in a futuristic neon-noir style. She is depicted with a short bob and straight bangs. Her face is partially illuminated by a cool green-blue light. Glowing lines—cybernetic implants—are visible on her skin. The woman is dressed in an off-the-shoulder, high-necked garment in dark and golden tones. Concentric circles appear in the background.
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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keymonster.bsky.social
Happy #portfolioday everyone! My name is KM Steere aka keymonster.
I’m a freelance illustrator working out of the PNW. My favorite subjects are animals, plants and fey/fantasy critters.
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Patreon - www.patreon.com/keymonster
Shop - keymonstershop.etsy.com
Prints - www.inprnt.com/gallery/keym...
A digital illustration of a spotted ocelot cat reclined in a green, grassy place. The cat has rich, orange fur dappled with large dark spots and stripes. There are multicolored, Icelandic poppies sprouting from its shoulders and body. A digital illustration of a group of green, mossy kittens. They are various shades and hues of green, brown and orange. They all look happy and relaxed. There are a few, large fallen leaves on the mossy ground surrounding the group of cats. A digital illustration of a turtle swimming under water. There are waterlily plants growing out of its shell and head with a large, pink flower on the surface of the wafer above. A digital illustration of a green parrot sitting on a branch. The bird has a red tail and a white ring around its eye. Its head is turned slightly to the right in a coy expression. There are delicate mango flowers sprouting from the bird’s tail and head.
January 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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alexip718.com
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.

My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!

go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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bearofoses.bsky.social
here is herself, estelle violet rainfeathers, posing with her portrait by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social

notice how she turned on her irridescence to match the green in the painting.

#pigeonsky #art
a beautiful gray-white-black pigeon with green irridescence and kind brown eyes stands in front of and beside a painted portrait of her standing on a branch with a green background.
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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filmsonwax.bsky.social
These are great, I’d buy a fox if I could afford it
chloecumming.bsky.social Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 1d
I’ve put these three wee beasts on my website as originals for sale, if anyone might wish to snap them up.

www.chloecumming.com

(Dove in ‘Doves’ section)

www.chloecumming.com/doves-1
Very vibrant pink-brown dove with indigo sky and gree ground, messy and bold Fox face with some thick lines and luminous orangeness Fox face with a more apricot bent. Grey curvy little fur depicting lines
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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sygnin.com
Birb

#sygnin
Art of a wierd monster bird creature on a black background
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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everydaylouie.bsky.social
homesick
a stylized 3d render of an astronaut with a potted plant, in a cupola-style window looking at earth, surrounded by plants
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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sephiramy.bsky.social
I only have one more commission example to complete but you know, I think they are looking really nice ✨
two cartoon illustrations of fantasy characters! the first is a sort of scaled snake woman with green hair piled on top of her head, filled with little flowers, mushrooms, and bones, and cut off at the shoulder. the second is an orc man in a bandana and cropped leather coat, holding an apple he has clearly bitten out of.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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sarkastiklover.bsky.social
Heeey, just a regular reminder that I have comms open on VGen, in case you like my work and want me to draw something for you.

vgen.co/Sarkastiklover

I also have a tip jar on ko-fi, if you like to support me.

ko-fi.com/sarkastiklover
Storm, of the X-Men, seen from below as she calls down the lightning A black haired woman with a skull mask covering the lower half of her face as she swings her scythes Adira, Last Of The Valquirias, strutting into battle A woman sitting on a bed overflowing with white, silky sheets, her left leg up in a chair, her right hand on her knee and her left hand holding a sheathed sword
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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jsands84.bsky.social
Miyazaki’s themes of how harmful humanity can be - not only to our neighboring species, our environment & ourselves - but that we have the potential to be better, to remove the worst of us from power… there’s so much hope there. Not blind hope, but grim, earthy hope.
January 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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birdheartedgirl.bsky.social
pencils and pan pastels on grey cotton paper
2017
pencil and pastel portrait of ballet dancer at rest... lost in her own world
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
rowanauthor.bsky.social
I hope you're all doing okay today.
Since we never know when some new current event will rock us emotionally, you might be finding that weekends aren't reliable for rest.
It's okay to set aside a random weeknight to unplug.
Be with loved ones, make art.
Please give yourself a little room to breathe.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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keymonster.bsky.social
Give them no peace.

5calls.org

#resist
A digital illustration of a tabby cat holding a sign that says “call your reps!” The illustration is bright red and black and high contrast.
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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jimzub.bsky.social
Steamrolling that process by ordering words or art cobbled from a stolen database robs you of discovery and growth. It robs you of better understanding yourself and learning to build on that solid foundation. Being influenced by other art and stories but finding yourself in there too.
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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bookmarkedone.bsky.social
There is much speculation as to the actual location of the garret and its book-dwelling internet cryptid.

-the collective imagination
- @2probablynever.bsky.social 's attic
- the quiet countryside

Today, it appears to be inside a snow globe, the glittering afternoon light enchanting everything.
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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keymonster.bsky.social
A t-shirt with this design is available now for a limited time over on Teezr!
[ #art #supportartists #blueskynightmarket ]

tee-zr.com/product/cher...
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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kaminenmosher.art
New work available for purchase at Taiko.art:

Snow Cover 1, acrylic on stretched canvas, 100 cm x 80 cm, 2025

Straight from my studio to your wall. See more info at www.taiko.art/petrakaminen... (with international shipping)

#art #painting
An angled shot of an acrylic painting hanging on a white wall. The painting shows an abstracted representation of a fir tree and shadowed birch tree covered in snow and pale yellow winter light filtering in from behind them. There are paint drips and squiggles and a lot of layered lozenges in grey, grey blue, Prussian blue, whitened teal, and yellow.
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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hawaiianimages.bsky.social
Again reposting this for no reason besides loving Star Wars. This is not in the least topical.

"Remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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rowanauthor.bsky.social
I like to revisit my wintry adventures this time of year.

Here's another inspired by HZD, with itty bitty me on the right for scale atop the mesa, and a thin line of a road for scale deep below.

As you may imagine, a place called "Island in the Sky" is pretty chilly in late November.

#Canyonlands
Photo, in theatrically wide dimensions: A small figure (Kathleen Rowan, dressed as a Nora from Horizon Zero Dawn) on a snowy mesa's edge looks down into a canyon that meanders toward hazy mountains in the distance. The earth is warm tan, dotted with scrubby green plants. Blue stretches beyond it: bright blue skies, vast and clear, and deeper blue mesa-shadows stretching into the canyon behind the eager, adventurous figure. In the distance rise the La Sal Mountains. · The Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park · Photo by Mr. Rowan
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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ewanandlianne.bsky.social
✦・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ・✦

。.・🐉 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎 ゜✭・.

✦・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ・✦

#spiritedaway
#千と千尋の神隠し
ジブリ「千と千尋の神隠し」より、千とハク竜。
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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And a sibling
3 woodcarved standing raccoon on a workbench
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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sephiramy.bsky.social
#art #ocsky #ocart
this #goblinweek, remember to also make time for the necessary,
a cartoon drawing of a little goblin girl sitting atop a mossy rock surrounded by wildflowers and flapping butterflies, looking peaceful as she holds a large bottle of something carbonated, with her chin rested in one fist. the writing next to her reads "rest."
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
rowanauthor.bsky.social
I like to revisit my wintry adventures this time of year.

Here's another inspired by HZD, with itty bitty me on the right for scale atop the mesa, and a thin line of a road for scale deep below.

As you may imagine, a place called "Island in the Sky" is pretty chilly in late November.

#Canyonlands
Photo, in theatrically wide dimensions: A small figure (Kathleen Rowan, dressed as a Nora from Horizon Zero Dawn) on a snowy mesa's edge looks down into a canyon that meanders toward hazy mountains in the distance. The earth is warm tan, dotted with scrubby green plants. Blue stretches beyond it: bright blue skies, vast and clear, and deeper blue mesa-shadows stretching into the canyon behind the eager, adventurous figure. In the distance rise the La Sal Mountains. · The Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park · Photo by Mr. Rowan
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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hampus.bsky.social
QRP with wings art!
A digital painting of a female Aasimar Hunter, wearing a metallic-blue mythril armour and gladiator-style skirt and plated boots. She is holding a great sword in one hand, and a stream of magic circles her other hand. Her hair is silvery white, and there is a halo behind her head. Behind her, a gryphon springs into action, wings spread.
January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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rincewind.run
alt text is important for accessibility and my plea for people who don't personally need it - aside from it being the right thing to do - is, well, you'd actually benefit from it more than you think

how many times have you seen someone quote something with a character you don't recognize? alt text!
gwensnyder.bsky.social Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 2d
Folks I know it takes a little extra time and there's a lot going on, but please try to use alt text. It's hard if you're otg but otherwise just do it.

It's not just about your one post, it's about creating and sustaining a culture of accessibility.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM