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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · 15d

little #butterfly #painting from this week 🦋

6x8 inch acrylic painting of a black swallowtail butterfly at a pink zinnia-ish flower with stylized bits of pollen floating around the air, background is green and yellow and orange shrubbery and florals.

thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · 20d

the printer makes scary sounds

but the ink bottles make fun "glug-glug" sounds

(please don't break please don't break please don't break)

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SpookyLou @cindynorth1.bsky.social · 25d

A tiny kitten is cuddled up in a blankey with his feets out

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · 26d

he's almost done.

🐸

a 6x8 inch canvas panel with a work in progress acrylic painting of a chubby frog with rosy cheeks, wearing a wizard hat, sitting on a moss covered rock in a puddle of water among leaves and mushrooms, in colors of purple, blue and pink.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · 27d

world sucks right now

today instead of dealing with all that,

painting a proggy 🐸

a frog is wearing a top hat and bow tie .

Alt: a frog is wearing a top hat and bow tie .

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Sep 6

some autumn flavored #mushrooms 🍄🍄🍄
a couple of images here to show the border and lighting.
this one is from last year.

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✨🍂🍃

#painting #art #gouache
#shroomscrolling
#fungifriends

a 6x8 inches gouache painting on paper of a forest scene in autumn colors of fall and yellow and brown with some grass still in green peeking up through the fallen leaves, and some bolete mushrooms in the foreground.

a white border is visible in this image; from 2024.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Sep 3

two of the cannabis paintings before it became a series- these were sold at an event kicking for #Oklahoma 's SQ788 vote June 2018 to legalize medical #cannabis in the state, which passed by popular vote by 57%.

(I'm epileptic so this has been an important issue for me 💜)

#art #painting

Cropped image of two(2) 4 inch by 12 inch acrylic and gouache paintings of colorful cannabis buds with swirly psychedelic backgrounds; the left painting features Northern Lights strain in bright greens and blues and the right painting features Cotton Candy Kush in pinks and purples.

Both pieces from 2018, sold.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's starting to feel like fall

(nb4 "no it's not officially fall yet!" posts, I did say "feel")

anyway, here's a little #mushroom painting.

🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄
🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃

#fungifriends
#art #painting

5x7 inches acrylic painting on canvas panel depicting a cluster of golden brown mushrooms with turquoise background on forest floor

from 2024

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Aug 4

so so so many colored pencils i've never used

imma sort them and swatch them and maybe just maybe use them today ✏️✏️✏️

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jul 28

Red Green Steve Smith GIF

Alt: and i'm gonna use the handyman's secret weapon... duct tape

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jul 28

tape.
i have a tape collection. (for some reason)

*not all washi tape, though i have a tiny tiny bit of that too.
my collection is mostly duct tape, masking tape, electrical tape, various strengths of clear packing tape... needs more plumber tape.

Marilynn Morose @scarymarilynn.bsky.social · Jul 28

What's an otherwise mundane object that you for some reason really think is special or neat?

I'll give an example, I love clear umbrellas. I like the way they look, smell, and reflect light when you are under one. It makes the rain even more magical.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jul 27

If you see this, post something toothy

painting of a deep sea anglerfish stylized in ink watercolor, metallic acrylics on heavily textured canvas.

(commissioned work from 2017-2018, part of a set)

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jul 25

quote with your own starry art 🔭🫧✨

(this one is old, like over 10 yrs old)

a colored pencil drawing on black paper of a red haired woman in a blue cloak standing in a garden at night looking up at the night sky, surrounded by shrubbery and topiary animals

(from 2014)

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jul 17

set up a new (to me, and cheeeeep!) desk in my wee little studio room/space after some decluttering and feel like our tiny house grew 3 sizes from finally being a little more organized. even drew some things, and sent some art cards to some pen-pal type people.

hopes are high 💚
i am too 🌲💨

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🍄Just a Mushroom🍄 @mycotae.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy Pride!

Jack-in-the-pulpit plants can change sex each year during its 25+ years lifespan. Plants can be male one year, female the next, and then back to male after. 🌿

#sciart #botanicalart #pridemonth

Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-pulpit in genderfluid flag colours.

Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-pulpit in transgender flag colours.

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · Jun 28

drawin bugs at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for #InsectWeek. the naturalist lab is so great!

#SciArt #Invertebrates #BugSky #TradArt #art

photo of a specimen case filled with beetles from NC, including stag beetles. next to the case is a sketchbook with a line drawing of a giant stag beetle in progress along with drawing supplies and a magnifying glass.

Photo of a sketchbook zoomed in on an inked drawing of a Nessus sphinx moth. a pencil sketch of a June beetle and some inked stag beetle legs are visible too.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Jun 28

it's been a minute i should probably share some art-ish stuff here or something

here are some teeny tiny painted things.

tiny framed illustrations of shakespeare and poe on a bookshelf

tiny 3 inch x 3 inch oil painting on wood of an owl skull with poisonous berries around it, on a wooden table with rocks and shells and flowers around it

a matchbox on a green tablecloth, the matchbox cover has a goldfish painted on it, also a rock with a green eye painted on it

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 5

🧵🧵🧵
This is finished, aside from final varnish, here's a 📷

it's 9x12 inches (.75 inch depth on sides, sides painted black), #acrylicpainting with #goldleaf

if u wish to purchase it (no prints) I will be donating 100% of sale to Mangione's defense fund (see alt text for how)

#FreeLuigi
#art

portrait painting of LuigiMangione from multiple references, in acrylic and gold leaf on gessoboard panel 9x12 inches and 3/4 inch deep cradled sides (sides are painted black)

from 2025. To purchase send a DM or email

brancheshere@gmail.com

proceeds from sale of this painting will go to defense fund here (or anyone else may donate) and will post receipt of donation after payment is received for proof--

* https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfund-ceo-shooting-suspect

* http://tiny.cc/ew7c001

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 8

This is the #painting that is partially visible in my profile banner image, should anyone want to see the entire thing.

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#art #forest
#acrylicpainting

stylized forest painting of a gnarly branched tree with green and yellow leaves and mossy rocks in the woods; acrylic on wood panel

painting is sitting on a table next to an ivy plant, with a patterned tapestry in the background

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 7

oops I said images and only posted the one image, here's a detail of the caterpillar --

Alice in Wonderland mural catepillar on mushroom detail image - green caterpillar on pink mushroom covered in red swirl pattern

(pic taken during progression of painting the mural, from 2012)

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 7

elsewhere was discussing museum work, here's the images from stuff I've had in museums-

2012-2014 "Oklahoma @ the Movies" exhibit, I was hired by OK History Center for wall graphics/murals for this exhibit inc. Alice in Wonderland art inspired by Mary Blair, (born in McAlester)

#art #mural

Alice in Wonderland mural inspired by Mary Blair's concept art for the movie at Oklahoma History Center "Oklahoma @ the Movies" exhibit that ran 2012-2014 - I did several wall graphics for this exhibit and this is my favorite.

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 6

older work from 2011 - one of the larger ones 🫧
hung in Cafe Nova for a bit when it was open on Western Ave in OKC, sold to a collector in Texas back in the day, have painted many jellies since 🫧

🎨
#art
#painting
#jellyfish

Large sized canvas acrylic painting with heavily textured background of dark blues with a painted white ghostly jellyfish floating in the center

24x36 inches, 1.5 inch deep stretched canvas

from 2011, [sold]

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 5

oh yeah, replies are disabled b/c I'm not inviting arguments on this *particular* topic on this acct.

I've done a lot of not-for-profit and fund-raised stuff with my work IRL, just offering it for this cause at this time, thanks. 💚

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 5

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put on alt text on prev post, send a DM, or email to address in alt text for an invoice. I do domestic priority shipping.

FD: I'm anti-death penalty, that's why I'm doing this. I can always make more paintings (and will) 🎨

if you want to donate to the fund yourself here's a link

tiny.cc/ew7c001

Luigi Mangione Official Defense Fund

The funds will be disbursed to Luigi’s attorneys who will be handling the various expenses associated with the legal defense of the three pending criminal ca...

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thyswyldelyfe @thyswyldelyfe.bsky.social · Mar 5

🧵🧵🧵
This is finished, aside from final varnish, here's a 📷

it's 9x12 inches (.75 inch depth on sides, sides painted black), #acrylicpainting with #goldleaf

if u wish to purchase it (no prints) I will be donating 100% of sale to Mangione's defense fund (see alt text for how)

#FreeLuigi
#art

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