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QuirkySphinx
@quirkysphinx.bsky.social
🇨🇦 She/They
An independent writer and artist who pulls much of their inspiration from mythology, paleontology and extraordinary desert landscapes.
🌈 Links: https://quirkysphinx.carrd.co
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I tried to design the logo in a similar style as old Chuck Jones cartoons. These are the kind of things I will spend way too much time on for a laugh.
May 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The first Jurassic Park movie is still one of my all time favourites. I can info dump for hours about the sound design and the extraordinary collaboration between stop-motion and digital animators... but mostly because I absolutely adored Dr. Ellie Sattler. #art #fanart #JurassicPark #moviequotes
April 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It took me a while to clean up the sketch. This particular style is pretty slow going but I am still super proud of how it turned out. #art #smilodon #sabertooth #paleontology #prehistoric
April 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another skull study. This time I decided to sketch the beautiful smilodon skull on display at the #RoyalAlbertaMuseum of natural history. #art #sketch #paleontology
April 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
After so much anger and frustration, this helped me remember that machine learning will never replace true creativity.
yeah so here's why i'm not worried about AI "art"
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
And yet another. Have I mentioned that I am a massive paleontology nerd?
April 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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It's also the day for my favorite meme!

If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️💖💙

[ #cuteart #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility ]
March 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My cat is in excellent shape. Round is a shape. #quicksketch
March 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There is a beautiful #dunkleosteus skull at the #RoyalTyrrellMuseum that I have fond memories of as a kid. It's such an iconic fossil. #art #paleontology
March 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There is a probability that pachycephalosaurus didn't have feathers, but that's what artistic liberties are for.

With the desert background I kinda wish I had given this little guy the colouration of a roadrunner, but I like the cockatiels rosy cheeks more. #art #dinosaur #paleontology
March 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The thing about AI and this mindset that it allows those who “can’t draw” to draw is that is a lie. I taught college level courses on drawing and met multiple students who grew leaps and bounds in their drawing skill sets because they wanted to and took the time to try

Everyone can learn to draw
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There was an article a while back about how brain-meltingly cute baby dinosaurs are. Of course I had to try and draw that. #Art #dinosaur #paleontology
March 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Zelda Williams (the daughter of the great Robin Williams) sure had a lot to say about the “Studio Ghibli style” AI images that have been trending recently.

I think those people should read these posts and really think about what they’re doing.
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Slot canyons can be super dangerous but also indescribably beautiful. An older illustration I did a while back. #Art #Background #Desert
March 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sometimes I wish I had a real copper kettle.
#Art #OC
March 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
An older warm up sketch of kittens both big ans small.
#Sketch #Art
March 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM