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An illustration of a cat licking itself in the margins of a medieval manuscript.

A cat pawprint left in the ink of a medieval manuscript.

The best historical artefacts are the accidental ones that freeze a moment in time forever.

I thought I’d try to find all the times pets have ruined their owner's day and recorded that instant for all of history.

graphic with 6 previews of drawing refeference photos

I put all of my free references from this year in one pack. You can download it via Ko-Fi:

ko-fi.com/s/ac47b53b1c

The pine dragon holds a dew drop. The drop sustains the whole forest and must be treated with care. The carer of the dragon marches alongside the gentle beast.

pine dragon
first drawing of 2025!
#art

A fox like creature roams a woodland. Its body is dead wood with many different types of fungi growing on it.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 20
Inktober 2023: Beast - traditional inks
The last inktober pic I'm doing to post. Had lots of fun trying to fit in so many different fungi on one creature.

Utility box mural depicting characters from antiquity using various modern electronic devices

#ArtAdventCalendar day 20

iGora

Bell box mural I painted at Isabella & Yonge in downtown #yyz
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#canadianartists #streetart #torontostreetart #utilityboxmurals #torontoart #urbanart #CanadianArt
#artsky

A collection of feather drawings. Brown, grey, black line work done using a range of pens.

Earlier in the year I collected a feather a day whilst walking the dog. They became the basis for a drawing workshop @artistinresidence.co

Day 20 #ArtAdventCalendar

Thank you! And yes, RIP season 3... would have loved to have seen what happened next 🥲 Still, it could have been worse, it could have been cancelled at the end of season 1... 😬😆

Two men are standing in a dark environment. One of them is holding a lightbulb in his hand, which is illuminating both their faces.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 18
Dirk and Todd - digital painting, 2024
Fanart for the Netflix version of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Loved that show.
I've also loved the book since I was a teen, so feel it's important to note that the show is almost, but not quite entirely unlike the book.

An ink wash illustration inspired by *The Fellowship of the Ring*, depicting the Argonath—two massive stone statues of ancient kings standing on either side of the Anduin River. The statues raise one arm in a gesture of warning or authority, with solemn, regal expressions. Towering cliffs surround the scene, emphasizing the scale of the statues. In the foreground, small boats carry the Fellowship down the river, dwarfed by the monumental figures. An eagle soars overhead, and the river flows calmly, leading the eye into the canyon and beyond. The artwork conveys grandeur, history, and the smallness of the travelers in the vast world.

A dramatic ink illustration depicting a fiery confrontation between a monstrous, flame-covered figure and a robed wizard. The monstrous figure, resembling a Balrog, stands towering in a blaze of yellow, orange, and red flames, holding a massive flaming sword and a crackling whip. The wizard, with a wide-brimmed white hat and staff, stands defensively on a crumbling stone bridge, facing the fiery foe. Jagged flames surround the scene, creating a sense of chaos and heat, while a dark archway and stone columns frame the background. The composition emphasizes the scale of the towering monster compared to the lone, resolute wizard.

2 for 1 on day 18 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. Two scenes from #LordOfTheRings painted in acrylic ink. Ink washes are my new favourite thing. #art #lotr

A female anthro squirrel is standing over a man lying down. She is grinning at him. He looks annoyed and suspicious.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 17
Grin - traditional inks, 2008? Maybe??

Going back to another super old one! Two characters from my first webcomic, Kaspall. I still really like the expressions.

Close-up photograph of the side of a Wild Turkey, focusing mainly on body feathers and wing covert feathers. The feathers in the upper right corner are a soft brown with faintly edges. Going to the left, the brown feathers turn glossy, with blue tinging and bold black edges. Heading down from the upper left corner, the feathers transition to the wing coverts, which are short and wide, tinged with warm earthy hues. The feathers in the bottom left corner are a solid shiny russet. Near the bottom of the frame, there is a small peek at the turkey's primary flight feathers, which are checkered white and dark brown. The remaining feathers in the bottom right corner are glossy brown with gold, green, and blue highlights.

Have you ever looked closely at a bird? In many cases, their plumages are exquisite works of natural art.

The glossy, multi-hued body feathers of a Wild Turkey prove my point --- and serve as the next entry in my #BirdArt era of #ArtAdventCalendar.

#birds #feathers #photography

A robot girl looking up at a screen that says "Betty, Please clean your room. Love, Parental Unit"

An illustration from my #PictureBook Betty Builds It (2019 West Margin Press) about a robot girl who likes to build things #ArtAdventCalendar #Kidlit #KidlitArt

Three objects stand on a purple velvet cloth - a metal octopus bookstand, a wooden dicebox, and a spherical glass paperweight with bubbles inside.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 15
Octopus & Dicebox - digital painting, 2023

A second still life. Is there anything better than putting the shines on a painting of a shiny thing?

Woman in red wearing a handmade wreath on her head. Made for Wreaths Across America Day, I am topped by a handmade wreath given to me by the maker, Kim Palin of Occasions in Fortuna, CA.

Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar!

In 2019 I embarked on a solo daily art adventure. The year-long project, titled Three Word Stories: The Year of Things On My Head, resulted in 365 multi-media self-portraits. The art was in the doing.

Wreathed In Generosity
15 Dec 2019

(2nd pic in comments)

#art 🧶

Six grey and black cats with peppermint cane stripes in red and white on their tails

Cat tails and peppermint candy canes. Feeling rather Christmasish today

#christmas #christmastime #ArtAdventCalendar
#illo_advent2024
#CatsOnBluesky #cats #drawing #Christmas #illo_advent

Watching another trailer for an interesting horror movie I'll never see because I'm a big chicken, and struck by how in the 90s, horror was all endless sequels and / or ironic commentary on the genre, while mainstream made interesting standalone films... and now it's the exact other way round.

Ha! Now you mention it...

In the low foreground is a persons head, with eyes shut. The top of their cranium is missing, instead a cityscape of tower blocks is sticking out of the top of their head. This has been partially destroyed and is smoking. Behind the first person is another person wearing goggles. They have lifted a tiny gozilla out of the damaged city with a pair of tweezers, and they are examining it as it wriggles and blows little flames.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 14
Inktober 2023: Remove - traditional inks.

Another inktober favourite. Zero explanation for this, because I have none.

Digital painting, procreate on IPad. Red Haired girl with freckles in a haltertop dress with flowers on it looks at us directly standing in a field, holding a ginger chicken with a small note attached to her leg in her right hand while feeding her with her left

Chicken. #procreate #ipadart #chicken #field #ginger #redhead #freckles #digitalart #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar #photography #portraiture #peoplepictures#NomadicCommunityGardens #BrickLane #E1 #happy #beauty Coco 🩶

A dark blue-black and yellow goldfish acrylic painting on white paper

Sketchbook goldfish
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 14

It is dusk in an urban area. There are pink clouds in the sky, and a few house windows are lit up. A man and a woman are standing by the side of the road, leaning against a low garden wall. The woman's face is lit up by her phone screen, the man's face is lit up by light emitting from a large clay jar tied up with red string and marked with a repeating eye pattern. There is a cardboard box by the man's feet. It is marked with symbols in ink, and a pair of glowing eyes is peering out from inside the box.

#ArtAdventCalendar Dec 12
Roadside - Traditional inks, digital colour 2021
The main characters from my second webcomic. There are lots of things I'd do differently now after learning about digital painting (e.g. more textures) but I still like the atmosphere.

Generative leaf pattern

Spent way too many hours soldering today for a final project but here’s another #artadventcalendar

How was this made? Is it wire, or a picture? It looks very cool however you did it.

I love these dolls you make so much 💖

Lovely picture! Haven't been to Kenilworth Castle for years - I have some good memories there...

I love it when a painting strikes an unexpected chord with a group of people. Prints of this painting of Kenilworth Castle were sold by Kenilworth Runners for charity. It captured all those early mornings and weekends of training in all weathers #ArtAdventCalendar

Two dolls sitting on a shelf. They are very minimalist. One has big stripes painted as a tee shirt and a big heart pinned on its chest. Its neck is bent and rests on the other doll's head. The second doll wears a kind of dress in old pink tone.. Faces are stitched.

These are my first ever dolls.
They are imperfect but they come from somewhere in me that really wanted to create, make something after years of a non creative life.
I sometimes want to fix that neck but I know I never will. They belong together, just like this🖤
#artadventcalendar day 11

This image shows a textured artwork featuring a variety of gears and cogs interwoven into a mechanical or steampunk-inspired design. The colors are primarily metallic shades of purple, blue, and black, with a subtle sheen that enhances the industrial feel. The composition is intricate and layered, giving it depth and a dynamic appearance.

The Destruction of the Death Star. #artadventcalendar