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Jake Beckman
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Be Nice. No AI. Self realized artist, Renaissance woman and serial entrepreneur. Done a lot of stuff. Lived a lot of life. Traveled, loved, learned, eaten that, drank that, did that... I have been an artist my entire life, but these days I mostly doodle.
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I enjoyed this book
Its a pre-sequel. I think I liked it better than the first book.
#fantasybook #travisbaldree
Image of book Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree. The cover is blue, with filigree edge printing in blue and black. Besides the title there is an black ink drawing of an open book edge on with a sword behind it and a decorative square border all around.
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Fibonacci's Knot by Jake Beckman 2010 #abstractart #fibonacci #fibonaccispiral #JakeBeckman #jakebeckmanart #akajake
Fibonacci's Knot by Jake Beckman 2010. Fiery red orange yellow abstract of multiple intersecting Fibonnaci spirals. There are also flecks of green and shades of warm brown. The work is parsed into 9 separate canvases.
February 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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I am not just a cat loving, easy going, artist, I am also a collector. Recent acquisitions: Bull-Eric Cox, Hop to it bag-Mela Meyer, The Cat-Idania Salcido. #collectart #supportartists #coxy #danitaart #ohmymela Buy weird stuff that brings you joy
Bull by Eric Cox AKA Coxy 2025. Expressive loose mix media painting of a bull in motion. Hop to it handbag by Mela Meyer AKA Oh My Mela! 2025 Handmade handbag / purse features black and white botanical print with a rabbit on both sides, pocket on outside, lined interior with pocket, cross body strap and zip closure Multiple views of The Cat by Idania Salcido AKA Danita Art 2025. Warm glazed sculpture of a seated cat wearing a bow giving the viewer the side eye.
February 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Entrapment by Janet Rutkowski 2024
#JanetRutkowski #sculpture #metalwork #valentinesday
Entrapment by Janet Rutkowski metal sculptor. A hollow heart form rests on open net of angular web clinging to it. There is a sense of movement toward the right of the view as though the heart is attempting to break free.
February 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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e-lation by Jake Beckman as a Valentine
#birdart #valentinesday #heart #jakebeckman #jakebeckmanart #akajake
e-lation by Jake Beckman 2010 Two yellow canaries perch on the inside curve of a green heart shape looking into eachother's eyes. The background is warm brown with green. ASCII binary code weaves up one side of the heart reads e-lation
February 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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For those not feeling it
Hissing booth by Sophie_the_polydactyl IG
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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#CatHumor #BlackCat #darkhumor #funny #cat #skull
A black cat sits in front of its green litter box. There is a skull partial buried in the box. Caption reads, Oh that... its nothing...
February 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Descent (Watcher Series) by Steven Daluz 2012 oil and metal leaf #AngelArt #stevendaluz #stevendaluzart #figurepainting
#oilpainting
Descent part of the Watcher Series by Steven Daluz 2012. Oil paint and metal leaf. Foreshortened image of a winged woman lowering as if she is dropping toward the viewer. A short red skirt reveals bare legs and feet. Her arms are flung wide under her wings. The figure is strongly illuminated from above backlighting wings. As your eyes ascend detail of the figure diminishes.
February 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Murmuration Heart Doodle by Jake Beckman 2017 #ValentinesDayArt #HappyValentinesDay #Heart #Murmuration #JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #Art #LineArt #BirdArt
Murmuration of starlings forming a heart by Jake Beckman 2017. Ink drawing, line art.
February 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Black Cats and Chili Peppers by Jake Beckman 2016
In 2016 I undertook a mission to do a painting a day and some days the results were rather random.
#CatArt #JakeBeckmanArt #JakeBeckman
Black cats and chili peppers painting by Jake Beckman. Three stylized black cats arching their backs, one with green eyes, one with yellow eyes, one with orange eyes. The background is an assortment of of chili peppers in yellow, red, green, and orange habaneros, with wavy lines of red, green, and yellow filling in the remaining space.
February 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Deep Thoughts #funny #life #humor #selfdepreciatinghumor
Cartoon image wide open eyes against an entirely black background with a speech bubble that reads, "I know that when one door closes another always opens... but man, these hallways are a bitch!"
February 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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How to spend a rainy day by Yukata Murakami
#wetonwet #watercolor #MurakamiYukataArt #MurakamiYukata #YukataMurakami #YukataMurakamiArt #cat #catart
How to spend a rainy day by wet-on-wet watercolor artist Yukata Murakami. Calico cat licks white paw. The cat is partially obscured by a ragged sheer drapery. The cats bright orange colors help delineate its shape from a blue gray background.
February 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Round Back by Jean-François Gambino 2020
#Jean-FrançoisGambino #catart #catsculpture #Jean-FrançoisGambinoArt #bronzesculpture
Round Back by Jean-François Gambino 2020. Bronze sculpture of a disturbed cat with its back arched.
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Elephant in the Bookstore by Jake Beckman 2016
#ElephantArt #JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #Painting #art #bookstoreart #akajake
Elephant in the Bookstore by Jake Beckman 2016. An elephant is in a bookstore, it sits between the bookshelves on the floor reading Horton Hears a Who.
February 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Candy hearts from cats
#funny #cathumor #cats #valentinesday
Image of candy hearts, caption reads cat candy hearts. The hearts read: You're tolerable, I dislike you less than most, I didn't notice you come in, I need attention give it to me know love me pat me more keep going I am totally into you yes, That scratch will heal
February 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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In 2021 I doodled, painted, sketched, stickered, and otherwise befouled a weekly planning journal someone gave me. It's not like I could do anything else with it. #JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #Doodle #sketch #Journal #art #fun #art #mixedmedia
Year of the OX doodle for 2021 by Jake Beckman. A stomping red ox made of gears and pistons with a yellow circle and blue and purple background. Drawn on the pages of a weekly planner. Doodle art by Jake Beckman 2021. Sketch of a young girl with a sword propped on her shoulder. Draw on the pages of a weekly planner. Tree and Roots doodle in a planner by Jake Beckman 2021. The reverse image of the tree and its roots painted on the pages of a weekly planner. Above ground is shaded from dark blue at the top to magenta to red and orange, which transitions to progressively darker shades of brown. Fabulous Unicorns by Jake Beckman 2021. Sketches of fabulous unicorns. One page also features and annoyed cat and a squirrel looking on.
February 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Blue Whale, mixed media work by Elly Mackay (2014)
#EllyMackay #EllyMackayArt #MixedMediaArt #BlueWhale #OceanArt #Illustration
Blue Whale is a mixed media piece by Elly Mackay 2014. The heavily stylized work is divided between the underwater scene, a wavy surface, and a sunset colored sky with scattered clouds. The colors range from warm yellows to cool blues and grays. Several tall slender richly textured mountains begin under water and break the surface; they have trees on top. Two mountains are only underwater. A whale swims between them. There are three ships on the surface.
February 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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#living #life #humor #selfdepreciatinghumor #funny
Reverse Text reads, "I've made it from the bed to the couch. There's no stopping me now."
February 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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One Fish Two Fish by Jake Beckman (2016) #JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #painting #koiart #fishart #AKAJake
One Fish Two Fish by Jake Beckman 2016. Painting of several fish swimming viewed from above in a stream as rain falls perhaps. There are three yellow fish a red fish and a white fish. Some pebbles can be seen. The water is indicated by swirls of blue and green. The rain drops are white radiating circles superimposed on the top of the watery scene below.
February 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Crocheted Petri Dishes (2018) by Elin Thomas
#scienceart #ElinThomas #ElinThomas #petridish #crochetart #feltedart #art #fiberart
Crocheted Petri Dishes by Elin Thomas 2018. An image of 4 crocheted and felted items mounted in circular frames. Each resembles a petri dish culture growing interesting things.
February 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Pickles Cartoon by Brian Crane
#Pickles #BrianCrane #Funny #cathumor #catowner #catminion #catfurniture
Pickles cartoon by Brian Crane. The old man is stretched out in his recliner. An orange cat is laying on his belly. The man says, "Get off me!" The cat is thinking, "Cat furniture is not supposed to talk"
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Zebra Oz by Carol Carter
#Watercolor #CarolCarter #CarolCarterArt #Zebra #art
Zebra Oz by watercolor artist Carol Carter. Three zebras with vivid colors for stripes. The zebra in the foreground has stripes in shades of purple and red with a face tending toward orange, one in the background has blue and teal stripes, and the other is primarily yellow and orange.
February 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Furbinacci Sequence
#mathpunny #cathumor #cat #tabby #goldenspiral #fibonacci
Tabby cat is curled up laying on a wooden floor. A golden spiral with the Fibonacci sequence is superimposed on the image.
February 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Solar Flare by Jake Beckman
#JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #AKAJake #abstractart #art #painting
Solar Flare is an abstract painting by Jake Beckman. It features concentric rings, flowing streamers, and bubbles in red yellow and a bit of brown.
February 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Scorpions and Frogs by Jake Beckman
#ScorpionAndFrog #AKAJake #JakeBeckman #JakeBeckmanArt #PenroseTile
Scorpions & Frogs by Jake Beckman. A tiling of frogs out lined in green and scorpions outlined in black all on a gold background. A single realistic scorpion sits in the lower right corner. One of the scorpion tiles is left blank suggesting the scorpion escaped its bounds. One frog is missing as well.
February 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM