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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at)

@vincentvangauche.bsky.social

450 followers 1K following 700 posts

Painter with a day job in Pittsburgh. 👩‍🎨📊 Gauche- adj. lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward 🎨🎨🎨 Mediums- Gouache, watercolor, oils, acrylic, pen and ink, digital, etc. Also- leftism and books IG- VincentVanGauche

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 19d

My first gallery show!! This summer I was part of an art festival, one of the galleries hosting it invited me to be a visiting artist!
I am so unbelievably proud of myself. If you’d like to see them in person (and some incredible work from other artists) I’m at the Fox Clark gallery in Indiana PA

A smiling white woman with long brown hair, wearing jeans and a black long sleeve shirt standing in front of a brick wall. At the top of the wall is a sign saying “Visiting Artist”. On the wall there are 8 brightly colored paintings

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 3h

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 7h

May I offer you a Skarsgard at this trying time?
#painting #skarsgard #oilpainting
@bsky.art

A small oil painting of actor Alexander skarsgard. It’s a close up of his face and neck down to the shoulder, half in shadow and half in light. His expression is pensive and maybe a little sad. The colors are naturalistic

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 7h

This is cool as hell! Would it be ok if I used this as a reference to paint?

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 7h

if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.

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Inky @inkythoughts.bsky.social · 1d

heyhey do you wanna support artists on bsky?

how about hitting that sweet sweet 🔁 button. it really helps us out and makes our art more visible to other people who might be interested in following for our art or even buying from us.
it's free, only a button to press, and makes an artist's day!

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 1d

*in case some one doesn’t know- in PA these programs are largely federally funded. I think it’s that way in a lot of states but I’m not sure

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 1d

The state of Pennsylvania will not be able to provide SNAP or LIHEAP benefits in the month of November due to the shit down. SNAP is food assistance that keeps people from starving to death. LIHEAP is energy assistance that prevents the people freezing to death.
Are we great yet?

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Katie Walsh @katiewalshstx.bsky.social · 1d

Goddamn @theamynicholson.bsky.social COOKED with this FRANKENSTEIN review. Bow down to one of the greats. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 1d

One time I had a really bad migraine and puked on the train coming home from work, into a plastic bag with a bunch of holes in the bottom. I don’t think anyone on that train is going to forget that

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 3d

Soup but I love being soup

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 3d

Oil pastel hex sign from the sketchbook tonight.
Remember to take a break from the horrors to do something creative and nice for yourself
#oilpastel #sketchbook

A colored in sketch of an Amish hex sign. It is a circle with a symmetrical design depicting two birds sitting on a flower stem with hearts at the top and bottom.

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 10d

Color/ Figure study! The subject is a lovely model- Olivia Wray. I cheated a bit on the feet but that wasn’t my focus.
@bsky.art #oilpaintjng #figurepainting

A small painting, the background is peach. If features a woman seated on the floor with her legs stretched behind her. She’s curvy and wears a black bodysuit. Her eyes are closed and her lips are bright red,

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 5d

Ocean cliffs off Western Washington.
(Oil on 8x10 panel)
What can I say? It’s feeling a little Hoa hoa hoa outside.
I’m practicing adding atmospheric depth. Starting to get the hang of it!

#oilpainting #artist #art #twilight @bsky.art

A painting of foggy cliffs with the sea below them. It is in shades of pale green and brown with little snatches of golden yellow

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 7d

That is incredibly helpful thank you!

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HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈 @holboldoart.bsky.social · 7d

🎂 It's my special cake and candles day you all have to be nice to me because it's been QUITE the year 🎂

So share some of my paintings??

In the pew-lined interior of a dim medieval church lit by rows of candles on tall staffs and pale sunlight coming through a window, a tall humanoid crow figure with flowing black robes and a glowing yellow eye stands beneath an ornately carved semicircular arch in Norman Romanesque style. On the wall surrounding the arch are many colourful murals depicting more humanoid crow figures with halos, carrying various items including swords, spears, harps, and chalices.

A painting set in a cosy shady woodland clearing on a sunny summer's day. In the centre of the frame, two figures sit on a fallen log mostly hidden by vegetation. The figure on the right has wavy blonde hair down past her shoulders, and wears a flowing white floor-length dress with long sleeves, with delicate lacework around the cuffs and neckline. She looks into the distance with a contemplative, sad expression. On her lap rests a small green book, covered by both of her hands.
The figure on the left sits leaning with her head against shoulder of the other figure. She wears a similar dress but simpler, and in a dark slate grey. Her hair is dark and straight, and flows down her tilted face, and she looks off towards a nightingale bird perched on a nearby branch. She raises a hand towards the other figure as if to get her attention.

Both figures are surrounded by various flowers. On the left of the frame are many spires of foxglove flowers in vivid pink and white, interspersed among green stinging nettles. On the right are the purple flowers of monkshood/wolfsbane.

Wrapping around the figures is a clear stream flowing from a distant pond that descends in a series of steps. Around the stream are many small mossy rocks, and shoots of dark green dog's mercury.

Above and behind the figures and flowers are two trees; on the left is a weeping willow with dangling dark green leaves. On the right are the branches of an old ash tree.

A snowy scene in which a humanoid figure in long black robes with the head of a rook stands in a churchyard holding a long spear. By its feet is a red fox. Both are flecked with fallen snow. Around them are many weathered snow-covered graves. In the background is a medieval church of warm coloured stone with large rectangular windows and a battlemented parapet topped with pinnacles. Behind the main body of the church is the tower with clock face and belfry. Behind the church are tall but bare trees dusted with snow. More snow falls in the air.

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

The constant push and pull between “I need to be informed, involved, and acting ethically” and “I need to find a way to function daily without succumbing to the helplessness” is getting to me today.

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

Shit are we not supposed to post those anymore?

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

Right, so he failed on purpose. Master plans and 4d chess and what not

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

Democracy dies in the pockets of the rich

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

I’m proud of that little nerd

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

In terms of alternative legal theories, it’s better than we’ve seen recently.

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 8d

Local Artist shocked to discover that doing techniques the -right- way actually does, in fact, work better.

Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 9d

I love your experimental cats! Science-knowers might disagree but those are in fact precise drawings of cat anatomy.

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · Aug 20

HUMAN ARTISTS- use only one piece to convince people to follow you

A painting of an owl tilting her head to the side. The colors are highly saturated. The painting is in a semi impressionist style sigh bold visible brush strokes. The owl is backlit with a golden glow

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Vincent VanGauche (art n’at) @vincentvangauche.bsky.social · 9d

But I have 450 followers here and that’s more than I’ve ever had on any social media platform ever