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Audrey Sargent

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Mountainy, US. 40s, married to @inkhand.bsky.social. Working on ♥️ my #art, fiber artist, gardener, mom. Trigeminal neuralgia, chronic migraine, ankylosing spondylitis, ?? Human good, AI bad https://stoutheartstudio.com

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · Jul 8

Hi #PortfolioDay!
I’m Audrey, a #digitalArtist in CO, US. I mostly draw #SciArt and #FantasyArt, and I’m working on getting back to #TraditionalArt more. I also sell my favs on InPRNT, Redbubble, and Bonfire.

I ♥️ making art friends, welcome follows. ☺️

Work and 🔗 @ StoutHeartStudio.com

A Purple-Washed Eyed-Metalmark butterfly painted digitally. Its pointed, scalloped edged chocolate brown wings have large eye markings on the top set, framed by purple lines. The lower wings see those lines reverse to brown with a pale metallic purple background. The entire butterfly is accented in gold leaf on a dark background.

A small preview image of all 29 of my recent butterfly series arranged in a pleasing color order.

A preview image of digital paintings of 30 succulent plants ranging from pink to red and through the rainbow, including neutrals. These succulents are all chosen for their natural, if sun-stressed colors. They are set in neat rows on a black background to showcase the amazing color range.

A pale woman in a royal blue cloak and dusty purple dress steps down a rocky hillside in a towering pine forest. The autumnal brush covers the hillside around her, and the light filtering down through the trees catches browning pine needles. Behind her a gray blue highlights a clearing she recently left.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 7h

lol yes. We have a mini lionhead and she is the spunkiest.

A small gray and black seal point lionhead rabbit with long fur trains one sparkling eye on the camera, her short ears upright and alert. She’s roughly 2.5 pounds.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 4h

Definitely including the process video for this one. Mostly digital pencil and gouache using the default Procreate brushes.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 4h

Oh I could not resist drawing both of these male and female Kajil Pheasants for #Birdtober! I love how they look like they’re making a courtly bow to each other. Lol.

Probably closer to an hour and a half in #Procreate.

#birds #SciArt #BirdArt #DailyChallenge #ArtChallenge #DigitalArt

A male and female kajil pheasant with one leg forward sort of bow to each other. The male on the left has blueish tones and a large, flamboyant tail. The female on the right has a mostly brown and white tipped feather pattern with some blue tones at the edge of the wing and her tail. Both have red patches surrounding their eyes.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

It takes a lot of practice for sure. The iPad has been a lifesaver in that respect, but I admit it’s not the cheapest. Still cheaper than the Wacom screen tablets tho.

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

We have actually seen one during the day, and have them on our trail cam multiple times. It’s a decent size pack. I know they’re real adaptable! I am not brave enough to have an outdoor animal when they’re this far into housing, though

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

It really does make a major difference! And Procreate’s new medium brushes are unreal.

I might have an old Huion I can pass on but I’m not sure if the drivers would be compatible with your machine. I’ll check if I can find the stylus. 😁

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

Holy eff there must be a hoard of coyotes out back. I hope nobody’s dog is getting wrecked. Phew.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

Appreciate it!!

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

This reminds me it’s nearly time to make the stollen.

Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 8h

Alas, somebodye took the German holidaye fruit breade. It was stollen!

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

Or when you see a post multiple times in your feed because sharing and you wish you could just stack likes every time? Yep.

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

It’s “just a cold” according to the pediatrician, but I’m feeling for the poor guy! Our 10yo had a hard time of it too, but he’s better at clearing everything out than the 5yo.

Thanks- hopefully it’s short lived.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

Oof. Got my shots at 5 pm and both arms hurt a great deal less than 3 hours in. Hopefully extra sleep in tomorrow will fix me.

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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 11h

Back from Colorado. Loved the fall colours.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3h

lol, happy to talk bunnies any time if you have questions.

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 4h

I think… I’m gonna have to go buy a pound of butter so my super sick baby can have sugar cookies.

Poor child is bubbling and coughing while he sleeps, even with meds and a humidifier. 😣

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Bill Speaks @speaksimages.bsky.social · 5h

Early August supercell storm on the plains near Roy, New Mexico. I had the fortune to watch this storm build through the late afternoon and put on a magnificent light show for more than an hour after sunset. One image #BlueSkyArtShow #Glow #photography #NMWX #scape #Lightning #StormChasing #Monsoon

A massive supercell thunderstorm dominates the twilight sky, illuminated from within by brilliant cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning. The storm’s structure glows against deep blue dusk, while the foreground shows a wide, grassy plain with sparse grass abd desert cholla stretching toward the distant horizon. Single image. ©SpeaksImages

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 4h

Thank you! ☺️

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Maudeux.creations 🎨🐦 @maudeuxcreations.bsky.social · 14h

I had fun exploring the harmony of its curves and those metallic blue reflections 💙✨!
Such an elegant and fascinating bird to paint 🎨
Birdtober – Day 9: Kalij Pheasant 🐦🌿#sciart #bird #Birdtober #Birdtober2025 #Inktober #Inktober2025 #KalijPheasant #BirdArt #ScientificIllustration #WildlifeArt

Realistic watercolor of a male Kalij Pheasant

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 4h

Definitely including the process video for this one. Mostly digital pencil and gouache using the default Procreate brushes.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 6h

Nice!!

Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 6h

It’s definitely challenging lol. With the right equipment, sure, but I’m not a millionaire soooo

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 7h

🤣❤️

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