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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 11h

WE FINISH THE QUARRY TONIGHT!

twitch.tv/jenga136

a man sits on the ground with his thumbs up

Alt: a man sits on the ground with his thumbs up

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

TLDR; it's really easy for me to feel guilty about things that are not in my control.

And also, I really hope she got the help she needed. Or found someone to speak to who could help her.

Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

And even though she left a bit of a nasty-gram voicemail. I feel so bad for her because like... that stuff is difficult, and it's scary. To call so much. Get through the greeting, saying we're a promo company 5 times. And then still think we're a charity-backed medical law firm?
That's so rough.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

I do try to help them out by offering to do basic google searches, and at least find firms that are closer in their area, so transportation isn't much of an issue. But there really isn't much else I can do.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

They're always elderly. They're always confused. They'll insist they dialed the correct number, and I have to calmly explain that yes, you dialed the number as it was shown. It isn't your mistake. It's the phone company's and we cannot get them to fix it. Because the internet is vast.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

The number is scrawled into odd reaches on the internet. And, once every two weeks or so, I'll receive a phone call from someone in such a state (because medical debt is horrible), they don't listen to the entire automated greeting that states my company and what we do.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

Let me just lay this out for y'all.
YEARS ago, the local telephone company placed a typo in their book and my company's phone number was matched with a charity-based medical lawfirm. That firm is gone. Has been for 10+ years. And despite informing the phone companies of the error it's too late.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 22h

I took yesterday afternoon off. And I come to my email and phone with 5 missed calls, all from the same person. Who then left a rude voicemail saying she can only work with a company that knows how to staff their business. And her health is more important than our VM inbox.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 2d

Ghost Pokemon Chandelure --
They're such a colorful pokemon that I love them a bunch. This was part of my Aughost 2025 series~

4"x6" Windsor Newtwon and Gansai Tambi Watercolor, Micron Pens on Strathmore watercolor paper.

Photograph of ghost-type pokemon Chandelure on an exploding background. In the foreground is a watercolor palette. To the right is the sculpture of a ghost covering their mouth.

close-up of traditional watercolor of chandelure pokemon.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Autumn painting by US modern impressionist Erin Hanson #WomensArt

Painting with a view of trees with orange leaves and twisted branches in a landscape

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Inkgrid | Edel-Art @inkgrid.bsky.social · 5d

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scary bravo @sierrabravoart.bsky.social · 7d

october art challenge: make art

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 5d

It’s wild, historically, that so many fine artists usually produced 250-ish paintings in their lifetime. (Sans a few wild outliers)
And now we’re expected to do the same amount of care and detail in a single year.
Like what the heck.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 6d

THE WORLD
Your journey has brought you full circle with a successful ending to a major chapter in your life. Reflect on what you've learned about the Universe and yourself. What can you embrace? How will you take these lessons and continue on your next journey?

Digital Illustration for the World tarot card. A woman walks confidently towards the left, holding her head up high. Around here are elemental spirits representing fire, water, wind, and earth blooming with sprigs atop their heads. Her feet cast a magic glow from the path she's walked upon. And a companion ghost follows contently behind her. Text in the bottom right reads: the jes thejes.art

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 6d

THE WORLD
Your journey has brought you full circle with a successful ending to a major chapter in your life. Reflect on what you've learned about the Universe and yourself. What can you embrace? How will you take these lessons and continue on your next journey?

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 6d

Alphonse Mucha would stage, photograph, and then draw from his staged photo references. He also would practice tracing. That's just one historically famous artist that the same people who tend to shout anti-ref and anti-trace hold on high.

References are amazing and essential. Tracing is integral.

💋 𝕡𝕒𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕜𝕒 • ♱ @ladypaprika.bsky.social · 7d

"Using reference is cheating, Tracing photos is cheating...."
Some people are constantly competing with other artists, and it REALLY shows.
Do we need to remind you that this is NOT a competition? Everyone has its own struggles.
Just don't steal other people's art, claiming it's yours and we good

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

Book cover art, c.1910 by Margaret Neilson Armstrong, US designer, illustrator, author known for her Art Nouveau style #WomensArt

Book cover in cream with symmetrical design of stylised plants with orange flowers and green leaves as well as ornate text

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Turquoise Magpie @turquoisemagpie.bsky.social · 8d

Box | Moth | Blood

#magpiesketches #inktober #egotober #whimsytober #artober

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 7d

🎨Oct Art Challenges w/ daily prompts!
#31DaysOfFungi - @malinadowling
#ArchInk - @blacktrowel
#Invertober - @fossilforager
#Epochtober - @romanlandry
#Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
#Sharktober - @requinoesis
#Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
#streamink - @streamink

List update soon!

Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎉September update to the #BlueSkyArtShowsss list has arrived!

A comprehensive list of art challenges on Bluesky. Save for easy reference

Comment below for errors or omissions - or if you have a challenge to add (*Include the host name if you know it), thanks!

Make with the art already!
✨✨🎨✏️🗿🪡🧶📸✨✨

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
All challenges are 📸+🎨 unless otherwise specified. 🚫 AI / Original Art Only
Use of [ALT text] strongly encouraged for equal accessibility for the visually challenged/impaired, legally blind
(*ECK = East Coast Kin Arts Collective host)

Monthly Current & upcoming - (for previous months this year go to the end of the list)

Hosted on BlueSky
September -
🎨 #LillasStylePlay2025 - @makeartthatsells
🎨 #SciArtSeptember - @lizlagomorph + @LucyGemArt
#SleepySep - @wealiearts
‬October -
‬🎨 #ArchInk - @blacktrowel
🎨 #Invertober - @fossilforager
🎨 #Epochtober - @romanlandry
🎨 #Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
‬🎨 #Sharktober - @requinoesis
🎨 #Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
🎨 #streamink - @streamink
‬November -
🎨 #Dinovember - @kaseysnow
‬#NightmareNov - @wealiearts
🎨 #Nudivember - @nudibranch
🎨 #Temnovember - @batmanelvisigodo
December -
#ArtAdventCalendar -@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
#XtraXmas - @wealiearts

One Day per Month
#BirdWhisperer - @birdwhisperers
#TheCampfire (1st Tuesday)- ECK - @pmgibbs

Monthly theme
Hosted on BlueSky
🎨#ENDANGART - @nollthere
Unhosted, Unidentified Host,
Not Hosted on Bluesky
(for previous months this year go to the end of the list)
- 🎨 #Birdtober, #Entober, #Mathober
mathober.com, #Sciartober, #SciCommInk
@scicommlexicon.com
- 🎨 #Neighvember
- 🎨 brrrdcember, #Decembird,
#Dinocember,#DinoDecember

Other Not originating on Bluesky 🎨
#AnimalDayCal2025 –
http://tinyurl.com/3vh22kn6
#The100DayProject – https://the100dayproject.substack.com/about

Weekly (year-round) New theme each week
#AlphabetChallenge - ECK - @sheena-mck
#SensoryArt - ECK - @subicrn

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Daily posting (year-round) - No theme
#ArtShow
#ArtYear - @annalarssonstudio
#onlybeautifulthings
#SciArt🐡- @flyingtrilobite.com
#urbansketchers - @urbansketchers
#ClassicMono - ECK - (📸 monochrome) - @fotonstudio, @clcart, @victorbz, @fotodefer, @wolfgangwhyte, @dmimaging, @starlitwaltz, @mclellandphotography.com

Specific Days (year-round) - Hosted
Mondays
#BlueSkyMonday - ECK - @arminausejo.com @rina2012
📸 #MacroMonday - ECK - @genypher @elaschneider43 @freyasnowball
📸 #MountainMonday - ECK - @rouxroamer
Tuesdays
#AnimalArtTuesday - @mikecoffeyart
📸 #RockinTuesday - @xobreex3‬
📸 #TagTuesday - @richardbcolon.com
📸 #TidesOutTuesday - @runningpast
Wednesdays
#WackyWednesdayArt - @itsmtntime
Thursdays
📸 #humansOfBlueSky - ECK - @luiscordoba
#PalacesandGardens - ECK - @sabineshutterbug
📸 #UrbanGaze - ECK - @rnantel

#ColourADay / #ColorADay - @wealiearts
#MagentaMon or #PinkMon
#CyanTue or #BlueTue
#RedWed
#YellowThu or #GoldThu
#BWFri or #BlackFri or #WhiteFri
#GreenSat
#OrangeSun

Fridays
#FishyFriday - @victoriapfeiffer
#FiveMinFriday - @captzerp
#FoodOnFriday - @lorettarobinson
#ForestFriday - ECK - @chrisclougholy
📸 #MacroFeatherFriday - @marjoriemcdonald
📸 #macrophotofriday - @macrophotofriday
#Scape - ECK - @jaycee-visionlogic, @rina2012
Saturdays
#BlueSkyArtShow - ECK - @churchstreetimages.com
📸#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
Sundays
#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
📸 #SelfPortraitSunday - ECK - @selfportraiture, @lotuscarroll, @eustace.link
#ShotsInSlots - @kerrieneet
#Stunday - ECK - @handcranked, @alinagrafik, @skarabara
🎨 #SundayFishSketch🐡- ‪@lampichthys ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Specific Days Year-Round
Unhosted 📸 # Challenges

Mondays
#AllMetalMonday
#Market Monday
#MinimalMonday
#MosaicMonday

Tuesdays
#TelephoneBox #Twosday
#TerraceTuesday
#TextureTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TilesOnTuesday
#TinyWindowTuesday
#TulipTuesday

Wednesdays
#RoseWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WeirdBirdWednesday
#WhiteFlowerWednesday
#WindowWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WordlessWednesday

Thursdays
#AdoorableThursday
#ThrowbackThursday
#ThursdayBins
#ThursdayChairs
#Thursgate
#PubSignThursday

Fridays
#FerrousFriday
#FloralFriday
#FlowersonFriday
#FontsonFriday
#PubfrontFriday
#ShopfrontFriday

Saturdays (#Caturday)
#PostBoxSaturday
#SatARTday
#SaturdayStairs
#SteepleSaturday
#StripesonSaturday

Sundays
#FlowersonSunday
#SignsonSunday
#SilentSunday
#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow

***@saveredlandlibr has tons of suggestions for other daily hashtag challenges to participate in.

September 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Completed This Year, Monthly with a Daily Theme (May return next year – 2026)

Challenges Hosted on Bluesky

January
#Birbfest2025 - @monkeymintaka
#JanuArty/#JanuArty2025 - @whitneyyoh
#Creaturanuary - @spectralashwood
February
#FebruArty - @whitneyyoh
#FebArt/#FebArt25 - @elunajewelry
#FebruaryElemental - @omegamom
#Februllage - @missprinted @rhedfawell @edincollagecoll
#FishyFeb - @victoriapfeiffer
March
#MakersmARTch - @whitneyyoh
#MarchOfTheMammals - @shunosaurus
#MarchIntoLandscapes - @victoriapfeiffer
#mARTch - @elunajewelry
#MathArtMarch - @ayliean
#MutationMarch - @galusaurus ‬
#smARTist - @kac-art.bsky.social
April
#4Art25 - @elunajewelry
#acoloraDAYpril - @whitneyyoh
#AprilColors - @faunwood
#smARTist - @kac-art
May
#streamink2025/#doodleawaymay2025 - @streamink
#MayBlooms/MayLeaves - @birdsinboughs
#MayJewels25 - @elunajewelry
#Maysozoic - @paleorex
#MothMay - @loadofolbobbins
#shrknd0petography - @shrknd0
June
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuneSea - @birdsinboughs
#smARTist - @kac-art

July -
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuliArty - @whitneyyoh
#smARTist - @kac-art
#USkJulyPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
August -
#AbstractAug - @wealiearts
#AuGhost2025 - @therealaughost
#AugustAdventures2025 - @byjessicaelena
#AvianAugust - @cookiedoves
#smARTist - @kelseycarnellart
#USkAugustPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers

Challenges Unhosted, Unidentified Host, Not Hosted on Bluesky
#Figuary, #frogfebruary
#Marchitecture
#Plein Airpril
#MerMay (mermains/mercreatures)
#DrawEverythingJune2025 @adorkastock.com, #Junicorn (unicorns),#Kaijune

September 2025

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 7d

And we're live! Playin The Quarry tonight!

twitch.tv/jenga136

a poster for the quarry ey with a man 's face on it

Alt: a poster for the quarry. Showing they raise a flashlight that says 'HEY' on it.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! What da HECK. I'm doing October a little differently this year so I can enjoy the fall festivities.
So here is my tentative stream schedule*

*I reserve da right to cancel a stream if there are other pressing matters I must attend to.

Image of a Twitch Stream Schedule. On the left hand side is a ghostie with a beret holding a paintbrush.
Text Reads: STREAM SCHEDULE -- OCTOBER 2025
SUN -- MORNING ART -- 11am CST
MON -- AFTERNOON ART -- 3:30PM CST
TUES -- Co-working & Art -- 12pm CST
WED -- Spooky Games -- 8pm CST
THUR -- Co-Working & Art -- 12pm CST
FRI -- Maybe Stream 8pm CST
SAT -- no stream

Twitch: Jenga136, Instagram: thejes.art Bsky: @thejes

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StreamINK 🎃🍂 #StreamINK2025 @streamink.bsky.social · 7d

the StreamINK 2025 Prompt List is ready for your creative spark!! 🎃✨

peek at all 31 words — one for each day of October! you might recognize the contributing artists too!

MOAR INFO?
in discord! discord.gg/PCCDMAeQsB

#StreamINK2025 #StreamINK #artprompt #artchallenge #OctoberArt

The 2025 StreamINK Prompt List for October!
Foliage @enchanting_elk
Eclipse @rainb0wsheep
Hay Bale @pookarah
Ebb @eloveart
Shipwreck @shadowheartart
Entrails @helenagaifem
Botany @phoethegreat
Butt @brandybingham
Autumn @indigo_inferno
Carnation @gumi_loki
Silence @raibuplays
Tarnish <@339249602157084673>
Shade @elskbee
Crows @rbm.artworks
Rust @kalviberry
Cataclysm @autislocke
Bittersweet @lemyzorua
Road @thejes.art
Corrode @pantouffles
Bonfire @hey_itshayley
Extinction @kaseysnow
Atrophy @artbycellybell
Fog @beautifulsoulsart
Molt @mkohomemadedesigns
Epitaph @kitangelarts
Ashes @jamesbbarrow
Heartbroken @koryan94
Dusk @psinesthesia
Bones @hellangelvero
Fester @conniecookiee
Farewell @eddycozmo

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matt🌻 @eiffel.art · 8d

OK AUTUMN SALE HAS STARTED ON MY SHOP!

use code FALL15 to get 15% off the ENTIRE cart! Go bananas

Anything in the store counts: all commissions, prints (all restocked~), and originals are included!!

eiffel.art/store

Store — EiffelArt

eiffel.art

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 8d

JUDGEMENT
You have walked your path, and now you are about to reap the rewards. Make the final decision and accept the path you've chosen. You are prepared to accept whatever the outcome. Do not remain stagnant, and continue as the better version of yourself.

Digital illustration of the Judgement card. a Mechanical person with disjointed wings flies above anthropomorphize mountains while their glowing halo shines light upon them.

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Jes Deprez @thejes.bsky.social · 9d

They’re rebooting Reading Rainbow! 🌈 that’s so wonderful. It truly inspired me to love stories and people’s perspectives, I hope it does so for more kids. 🦋

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