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Kirsten Neil
@kirstenneil.bsky.social
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Pop culture and sports junkie. Burnt-out former digital and social media content creator. I paint and I write and I travel. Lover of cats, hater of clowns.
Needs to drink more water.
📍Winnipeg 🇨🇦 & Lagos 🇳🇬
https://betweenbrushstrokes.com
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This guy’s performance in #DeptQ is sublime.
Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim in Dept. Q
June 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Fruit is what’s up. 🍊 My latest series of watercolour paintings are full of ripe and vibrant tropical fruit. #art #artsky #artwork
A set of four watercolor paintings of fruit. Painted by Kirsten Neil. A watercolor painting titled “Sweetness in Sunshine.” Painted by Kirsten Neil. A watercolor painting titled “Squeeze Me.” Painted by Kirsten Neil. A watercolor painting titled “Half-cut.” Painted by Kirsten Neil.
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Orange you glad... My latest watercolour. #art #artsky
‘Orange You Glad…” a watercolour of citrus fruits by Kirsten Neil. The pen and ink portion of “Orange You Glad…” a watercolour of citrus fruits by Kirsten Neil
April 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Deliciously pink. #art #artsky
The pen and ink version of ‘Deliciously Pink” by Kirsten Neil “Deliciously Pink” a watercolour of tropical fruits by Kirsten Neil
April 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The finished piece.
Three Hippos 🦛🦛🦛
#art #artsky #watercolour
A watercolour and pen and ink painting of three hippos by Kirsten Neil. The painting was created from photos taken in 2022 at Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. A watercolour and pen and ink painting of three hippos by Kirsten Neil. The painting was created from photos taken in 2022 at Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
April 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Latest art piece I’m working on. Hippos I took photos of at Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. #artsky #watercolour
A progress photo of a watercolor painting of three hippos seen in Tanzania.
April 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Had a new visitor to our bird feeder today. 👀👀
March 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Protect this character at all costs. #TheWhiteLotus
A photo of the character Gaitok on a motorbike in season three of The White Lotus.
March 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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So happy Hotel Game of Thrones is back! #TheWhiteLotus
The title card image of the new season of The White Lotus
February 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Fini. A colourful heart in blooms. 🌺♥️

#art #januarty #artsky #flowersky #watercolour
A progress photo of ‘Heart in Blooms,’ a watercolour painting of assorted flowers in the shape of a heart. A photo of ‘Heart in Blooms,’ a watercolour painting by Kirsten Neil. The piece is an assortment of flowers in the shape of a heart.
January 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The ink portion of this flower-filled heart is completed. Now for some colour! 😊

#art #januarty #artsky #flowersky
A progress photo of a heart-shaped assortment of flowers done in ink. A photo of a bunch of flower blooms forming a heart shape. Done on pen and ink by Kirsten Neil.
January 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Thanks! Should look similar to this, but heart-shaped. 😊
A painting of flowers.
January 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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My love for flowers knows no bounds. ♥️🌺

#artsky #januarty #flowersky
A photo of an in-progress pen and ink drawing of assorted flowers in the shape of a heart.
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Love all the roadside nurseries/garden centres you find along the Epe-Expressway. Only problem is I want to stop at them all. ♥️🇳🇬 #Lagos
A garden centre along the Epe-Expressway in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria. A garden centre along the Epe-Expressway in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.
January 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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There’s a new agama lizard in my garden this year and his name is Ricky. He does not like me… but he will. 🦎💚🇳🇬

#GardenLizardFriends
A photo of Ricky, the red-headed agama lizard, looking behind his shoulder skeptically at me under a palm tree. A photo of Ricky, the red-headed agama lizard, enjoying some shade under a plumeria tree.
January 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Sunset on the Lekki Expressway. ☀️🇳🇬
A photo of a sunset and a local bus on the Lekki Expressway in Lagos, Nigeria.
January 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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A day spent at Eleko Beach is a good day. 🇳🇬🤍
A photo of a few little shells and beach glass found scavenging along Eleko Beach, Lagos. A hand-carved elephant in Ebony bought from one of the beach sellers at Eleko Beach, Lagos. A fishing boat sails by Eleko Beach in Lagos, Nigeria.
January 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Sherald’s work is incredible. In 2022, I was so disappointed to discover her Michelle Obama portrait was on tour when we visited DC, but I was lucky to see her Breonna Taylor and Grand Dame Queenie portraits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her style is special.
The portrait, ‘Breonna Taylor” by Amy Sherald. Painted in 2020 as a commission from Vanity Fair for a magazine cover. The portrait, ‘Grand Dame Queenie’ by Amy Sherald. Painted in 2012.
January 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Back in Naija land. ♥️🇳🇬 My view this eve was all colour and no white snow. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

The sunsets are the most beautiful purple here. No filter.

#lagos #nigeria #photography #sunset
A photo of a purple and pink sunset taken in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria by Kirsten Neil on January 2, 2025.
January 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Similar, but different.

#artsky #gardensky #watercolor #art
A painting titled “Flower Wash” by Kirsten Neil. It is an assortment of flowers drawn in ink and then splattered with watercolour paint.
December 27, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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A bunch of flowers to brighten your day. 😊 Created with ink and watercolour.

#painting #watercolor #art #artsky #flowers #gardensky
A painting titled “Flower Wash” by Kirsten Neil. It is an assortment of flowers drawn in ink and then splattered with watercolour paint.
December 26, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar is a series of continuous line drawings of wild animals done for a friend’s nursery. 🦛🐅🦓🦒

#painting #watercolor #art #artsky #wildlife #lineart
A continuous line drawing of a hippo from the series, “Wild Lines” by Kirsten Neil. Finished with splashes of watercolour. A continuous line drawing of a tiger from the series, “Wild Lines” by Kirsten Neil. Finished with splashes of watercolour. A continuous line drawing of a zebra from the series, “Wild Lines” by Kirsten Neil. Finished with splashes of watercolour. A continuous line drawing of a giraffe from the series, “Wild Lines” by Kirsten Neil. Finished with splashes of watercolour.
December 24, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar is a fun piece from a #GameOfThrones colouring book.

#pencilcrayons #GoT #art #artsky #coloringbook
A picture of an image from a Game of Thrones colouring book completed in pencil crayons by Kirsten Neil
December 24, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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It’s the eye of the tiger. 🐅

Today’s #ArtAdventCalendar is a B&W pen & ink piece I completed in 1999. I was asked years later to add colour to the piece, so I painted watercolour on a print. Turned out better than expected. The eye is my fave.

#painting #watercolor #art #artsky
A painting titled, ‘The Tiger’ by Kirsten Neil. It’s a pen and ink drawing finished in watercolour. A pointillism pen and ink drawing titled, ‘The Tiger’ by Kirsten Neil. A close-up of the painting titled, ‘The Tiger’ by Kirsten Neil. It’s a pen and ink drawing finished in watercolour.
December 22, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Vroom-vroom. Today’s #ArtAdventCalendar piece is a super-old pencil crayon piece I did way back in Grade 9. You can see all the spots I almost tore the paper with my heavy hand.

#pencilcrayon #classiccar #artsky #art
A piece of artwork done in pencil crayon titled “Classic Car” by Kirsten Neil. It shows the front-end of a 57 Ford Thunderbird.
December 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM