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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Aug 31

back to merging art with gunpla, i painted this sd stargazer with a van gogh starry night inspiration 😊

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jun 16

created a new motto to keep myself going yesterday and then drew it out as well.
always be kind.
flail arms as needed.
#mentalhealth #selfkindness #kermit

digital art of smiling kermit the frog with arms folded. text overlay above says "always be kind" and text overlay below says "flail arms as needed"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jun 6

you are worthy of love and kindness, no matter the phase you are in

digital art. black background with dotted dark blue swirl patterns. the moon phases arch across, each phase covered in swirl patterns. text overlay says "worthy of love and kindness" and is signed "sincerely 🤍 artie"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jun 1

everyone deserves to feel loved and secure
#pride

digital art of a butterfly on a leaf. the colors of the butterfly are the progress pride flag. text overlay says "everyone deserves to feel loved and secure" signed "sincerely 🤍 artie"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · May 31

for pride month, i have made 21 phone wallpapers [so far]
they are all on my buymeacoffee and patreon for free
this one is my watch background
💛🤍💜🩶

digital art in wallpaper size of an mandala-style art in nonbinary flag colors. the center is yellow, changing to white, to purple, to grey, to yellow, to white, to purple. the very bottom right corner is signed "sincerely artie"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · May 28

a friend made an excellent recommendation for me to draw my lungs flipping me off.
it was a 10/10 therapy sesh.

digital art: rainbow sparkle background. a pair of lungs is on foreground. the lung has "x"s on various parts where surgery occured, and stick arms- one is holding a lobe of the lung and the other is pixelated censored as if flipping off the viewer. text overlay has a pixellated word then "you"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · May 19

im 14 days in on a challenge i gave myself: building my endurance by creating art [even bad art or doodles] daily for a set amount of time
currently at 35min:

digital art of white magnolia and green leaves on an orange background with brown swirling flourishes. signed "sincerely 🤍 artie" in bottom right.

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · May 2

a doodleart i made after a counseling sesh; it is now on my emotional bulletin board

"giving my 100% daily might look different each day, but it is still my 100%"

doodle style heart with gauge lines, partially full. yellow and blue doodle flowers are in background with green swirls. the heart has text overlay that says "giving my 100% daily might look different each day but it is still my 100%" signed "sincerely 🤍 artie"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Apr 24

unsure if this will post full size but i made a new phone background for myself because it is springtime-y
[it is free on patreon too]

peach phone wallpaper, with two pink magnolias at bottom of screen, and one brown flourish behind

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Apr 24

told my counselor the act of digitally coloring and/or digitally erasing feels so calming and centering.
so then with her encouragement, i started digitally coloring the coloring pages i had already made.
it felt great.
then i made more art.
it was awesome.

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Apr 9

i made a doodle of my scars from the surgery. it was a major surgery, scraping out necrotic tissue from inside the lung, peeling away empyema on the ouside of the lung, and removing a lobe of the lung.
but the scars are pretty cool.
the team referred to the top one as "the can opener" ...i dig it.

digital art line doodle of a body outline in beige, covered in beige and pink horizontal lines. three red marks notate scars on the side. the picture has an overlay of doodles of brown swirls over the body and pink butterfly-like doodles emergung from them

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 19

my first art since being hospitalized for sepsis a week ago. used lyrics from a fav song 😊
*i'll sew on patches of my own soul*

digital art of a skull with purple glittery patches over various areas. Text overlay says "take it slow, you'll know, which way to go, sew up your skull, take your time, and we'll be, just fine" [lyrics from meteor shower by cavetown] signed "sincerely artie"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 8

i will find happy and it will bloom

[revisited an older art for this one]

digital art of a crocus blooming with snowflakes. text overlay says "i will find happy and it will bloom" signed "sincerely artie"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 8

rain will bring growth

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 5

it is just a difficult moment, not a ruined day
bubbles will pop and i will create more.
🤍

digital art of bubbles against a blue sky background. text overlay says "it is just a difficult moment, not a ruined day." signed "sincerely artie"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 3

what if i believed in myself

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Jan 1

we can take the breakage and make something lovely

digital art of a tea cup and saucer with kintsugi style repairs on the teacup. text overlay states "we can take the breakage and make something lovely"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Dec 28

2024 has been *such* a year for me and i feel like it has laid a wonderful foundation for 2025.

digital art of a cactus with yellow flower, with text overlay "i worked and i worked and i did it i succeeded in loving myself"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Dec 16

i made this sunrise during a rough day. it was nice because i spent all day doing "doodles" but then was left with things that bring me a smile when i look at them.

abstract digital line art of an ocean sunrise. the corner is signed "[Artie]"

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 27

[another boomer-flip-phone-sunrise-picture-turned-into-millenial-digital-art]

unsure what quote to add, i just signed it instead.
my first work i have signed, actually.

digital art of a sunrise at the beach, seen from under the pier. sunlight pokes through the pylons and reflects on the calm waters. signed "[Artie]" in bottom right.

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 24

[another boomer-flip-phone-sunrise-picture-turned-into-millenial-digital-art]

"love is the most powerful weapon we have, because love is a form of hope. and like hope, love abides on the face of everything." - The Doctor

digital art of sunrise at the beach, peeking through tall sea grass on a hill. text quote from The Doctor overlays the hill.

Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 24

*may the glimmers outnumber the shadows*
this season is hard for so many of us; i hope we can all feel our glimmers wholly.

digital art of a christmas tree with white lights peeking through a grey shadowy backdrop. text matching the lights says "may the glimmers outnumber the shadows"

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 16

hope is brave
hope is courage
in the face of fear
hope is gritty, messy,
painful even
hope is the sapling
that becomes a grand tree
hope perseveres

[art by me]

digital art of hands in yellow gloves cradling a tulip tree sapling in dirt.
quote about hope overlays blank space on the right

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 15

it is difficult.
i am difficulter.

[tumblr words to life by]

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Artie Jude @sincerelyartie.bsky.social · Nov 14

every day he has off work, my elderly father goes to the beach and sends me a sunrise photo with his flip-phone.
i now turn them into art and send it back to him 😊

digitally painted sunrise over an ocean with pink horizon and wispy clouds

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