My sibling is in a really tough spot. They love their cats immensely and are looking for good homes. If you're interested in adopting please reach out! They've posted each cat on the thread below. US based

Oh my god 🤣

A photo of a stuffed blue alien in a yellow beret set up in front of a painting, holding a brush

Everyone please remember to teach your pets about the arts.

#art #painting #scifi

Holy Macchiato, 2026

Ocean's Origin, 2026

Better On Paper, 2025

Hands of Orion, 2025

I just (finally) got my Venmo business account set up for selling paintings, so I thought maybe now was a good time for a little reintroduction.

Here's some work from a recent series - it focuses on small, quiet moments, and gentle love.

#art #painting #collector #texas #sanantonio #beauty

I just finished The Will of the Many by James Islington and wow I'd be so mad if I didn't have The Strength of the Few ready to go

#books #reading #writing #fantasy

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This painting didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to, but that's fitting. I put a lot of anger into it on purpose. I'm not sure if I should sell it or keep it around for a while.

YET TO COME, 2026 Julia i.e. Gignac. 16"x20" acrylic on canvas

#painting #art #gallery #collector #texas

Allllmost there

#art #painting #progress #project #update #fineart #gallery #collector #sanantonio #texas #light

I've tried changing every Gmail setting I can think of and I still can't disable these stupid "help me refine" suggestions. Whyyyyyyyyy

Second pass on the face, shirt, and arm. The light through the eyelashes is one of my personal favorite sections to date

#art #painting #project #wip #fineart #gallery #collector #sanantonio #texas

I literally found out like two days ago bc John posted about it here. I was so glad I saw it in time 😅

John Scalzi and I (brown hair, glasses) standing next to each other with a copy of Redshirts sitting on the table in front of us

Martha Wells seated ready to sign a book, across from a woman with brown hair

I can confirm that @scalzi.com is just as nerdy and funny in person and @marthawells.com is just as kind as you think

This was at the San Antonio Public Library. Remember to support your public library and also oppose book bans!

A pan with two frying eggs on a stovetop.

Fueling up to go see @scalzi.com and @marthawells.com at the central library in San Antonio

Not pictured: dog asking very politely for bacon

Friday painting 🎨

First pass done. Stay tuned for the final product. Eventually it'll be on view at Mildfire Coffee in San Antonio with some of my other work

#art #painting #friday #gallery #collector #fineart #sanantonio #coffee #sunlight #acrylic

So there's even more going on now but this is my first half-day of work on my current painting

#art #painting #portrait #hair #color #fineart #gallery #collector #sanantonio #texas

So there's a lot of crazy stuff going on right now. Uh. Here's the sketch of a new painting, I guess

#art #painting #portrait #project #fineart #gallery #texas #sanantonio #collector

Oh btw no phones in the polling place so write things down by hand or print them out!

I love doing 4 hours of down-ballot research for the Texas primary 🫠 early voting is going on now, and even if you just vote for US Senate and House, you should do that. And if you're insane like me you can bring a super long notes sheet for the rest.

#midterms #texassenate #talarico #earlyvoting

©2026 Julia i.e. Gignac

Just realized I never posted the final product of this painting.

OCEAN'S ORIGIN, acrylic on canvas, 11"x14", 2026. Julia i.e. Gignac

~$295, on display at Mildfire Coffee Roasters

#art #painting #fineart #gallery #collector #ocean #hands #update #sanantonio #texas

Thank you!

2500 words on my first draft today in my favorite coffee shop (where my art is displayed, incidentally - see it @darkmatterpaint.bsky.social)

One of the first times on this manuscript where things have flowed easily.

#books #writing #editing #querying #amwriting #scifi #fantasy #coffee

A little over halfway done. The texture of sand up close is always a challenging one.

#art #painting #hands #beach #fineart #gallery #collector #sanantonio #texas #sanfrancisco

Second pass on the hands. The one on the left will eventually be covered by flecks of sand so it had an interesting quality at this stage.

#art #painting #hands #beach #fineart #gallery #collector #sanantonio #texas

First pass on one of the hands. Sometimes the values work right away.

#art #painting #hands #light #sanantonio #fineart #collector #gallery #texas #localart #beach #beauty

Outline for a piece I sketched ages ago. Progress soon

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©2025 Julia i.e. Gignac

AFTER WORK SUNSHINE, ©2025 Julia i.e. Gignac. 12"x12", acrylic on recycled canvas. Newly available from my private collection, ~$250. On view at Mildfire Coffee in San Antonio

#art #painting #coffee #gallery #collector #fineart #sustainability #texas #sanantonio #virginia #dc #update

©2026 Julia i.e. Gignac

SATURDAY, FOREVER, acrylic on canvas 12"x12", ©2026 Julia i.e. Gignac

Second painting of 2026. Hope everyone is staying warm

#art #painting #winterstorm #texas #weekend #gallery #collector #fineart #sanantonio #jeans #hands #light #traditionalart

©2026 Julia i.e. Gignac

Freaking chilly day!

First pass on the hands.

I was just thinking, one of these paintings, (especially a custom comission) would make a pretty cool Valentine's day gift

#art #painting #beauty #fineart #gallery #collector #winterstorm #sanantonio #texas #hands #valentinesday

©2026 Julia i.e. Gignac l

Progress on this painting (wow I need to update more regularly)

Everyone else in TX stay warm and drip your pipes. Ted Cruz flew the coop so we know it's gonna be bad...

#art #painting #texas #winterstorm #politics #gallery #sanantonio #fineart #collector #hands #clothes

©2025 Julia i.e. Gignac

LAND'S END, acrylic on canvas, 11"x14", 2025. On display for a few more days before being shipped to its new owner

#painting #art #gallery #beach #sanantonio #fineart #sanfrancisco

So, I'm also a writer, and I'm getting started as a developmental editor for SFF. Below is my account. I'll continue posting art and general stuff here - writing and editing stuff will go there