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Oil pastel drawing of a blue morph butterfly resting on a tree trunk. Half of its light blue wing is visible from behind the trunk. Feathery leaves from the tree form a green background to compliment the blue of the butterfly.

My first attempt at drawing with oil pastels. I'm pretty pleased with how the light blue and the white blended to make that wing. #drawyourstressaway #drawing #artsky #butterfly #oilpastels #nature

Wild turkey tries to intimidate an approaching truck. #turkeys #birds #wildlife #sacramento

I’ve embarked on a DnD campaign for the first time, and I’ve painted my character as a way to help me visualize him and nail down his personality. He’s the ghost of a Tiefling boy who protects the forest where he was murdered decades ago. #painting #art #artsky #dnd

Sketch of the extinct turnspit dog. Small breed with long body, short crooked legs and a tail that curls up. Snot and ears resemble a terrier’s. Dark fur on top with a white belly and chest.

Print of a turnspit dog at work in an 18th century kitchen. The wheel that the dog runs on is suspended from a beam on the ceiling. A system of ropes connects the wheel to the fireplace where the meat turns on a spit.

Turnspits: An extinct dog breed formerly trained to assist chefs by running on a wheel that turned a spit. Described as having “a suspicious, unhappy look about them.” I think I can see why. #dogs #doghistory #extinctbreeds #history

Never a good sign when the mechanic asks you to go into the garage to look at something. It’s never, “I just wanted to show you what a beautiful fuel pump you have here!” It’s always, “Your fuel pump has Crohn’s disease!”

The ArtMix at the Crocker Art Museum was fun. I made an absolutely hideous Frida Kahlo at the crafting table.
#art
#crocker
#artmix
#sacramento

A racoon witch walks through a snowy forest in a fog. It wears a pointed witch hat and a scarf and holds a glowing twig wand. A shadowy figure resembling a giant moth with a pair of long, human legs appears to stalk the racoon through the woods.

A racoon on a witch hat stands on a stone in a grassy field at night. Storm clouds loom overhead as the racoon casts a bright light with its wand, kicking up a gale.

A warrior skunk in an oleander cape stands in a lush forest at night, staring up at a silhouetted owl in the canopy. Two more owls watch the skunk from the branches behind him. The skunk had a bushy tail and wields a spear several feet longer than himself.

Getting a new scanner seemed like a good occasion to reupload all the paintings that I made last year. Make art! It's good for you! #artsky #painting #raccoons #skunks #mothman

Charcoal and graphite drawing of an emperor penguin, side profile, facing left. Standing on a rocky beach. Two of the rocks kind of look like the penguin's shoes lol.

At today's Draw Your Stress Away session, I took a little risk and pulled out the charcoal pencils that I bought forever ago. I'm not super comfortable with the medium yet, but I'm glad I challenged myself. #drawyourstressaway #brushtime #artsky #drawing

My wildlife biologist girlfriend says either European Starling or Brewer’s Blackbird.

Pencil drawing of an hour glass with the top half mostly full. A human skull peaking out of the right half of the page appears to gape at the hour glass with its jaws wide open. The inscription on top reads “Relax! You’ve got time!”

Forgot to post my Draw Your Stress Away sketch. This month we learned how to draw glass, a skill that has always eluded me. #drawing #drawyourstressaway #artsky

New friend on the side of the house.
#prayingmantis
#insects
#bugs
#nature
#wildlife

This was us at Smart Axe in Folsom, CA. Axe throwing is super fun, like bowling but with weapons 🪓⚔️🏹
#axethrowing
#smartaxe
#sports
#funnewwaytoprotectthehouse

This was us at Smart Axe in Folsom, CA. Axe throwing is super fun, like bowling but with weapons 🪓⚔️🏹
#axethrowing
#smartaxe
#sports
#funnewwaytoprotectthehouse

Kennedy Center exodus: The 11 acts that have pulled out post-Trump takeover A jazz ensemble and a New York dance company this week joined those canceling their events at the Kennedy Center.

I'll be checking out all of these artists. #kennedycenter #music #lookforthehelpers

Congratulations on your accomplishments! Wishing you good health and work-life balance in the new year.

Christmas accomplished! Now we can relax 😴

I thank you 😊

Colored pencil drawing of a pine tree branch with a red bauble hanging from one limb. A black cat’s paw reaches up from the bottom of the page to swipe at the bauble. Top of the frame reads: “Happy Solstice! Come back soon, sun!” Bottom frame: Draw Your Stress Away 12-14-25

It’s usually the rule that I can never find the colored pencils in time for a Draw Your Stress Away session. Now the only thing keeping me from producing vibrant drawings is the fact that I’m colorblind 😵 #drawing #solstice #art #cats #christmastree

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Underwear Ninja vs. Captain Underpants. Two enter, only one will survive.

I believe it! The younger generations are pretty open minded about music. They don’t care if it’s old, new, big label, small, etc. If they like it, they’ll listen to it.

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Andrew Bird is your top artist. You’re spent 1,112 minutes with them, which makes you a top 0.2% global fan.

Finally, we have a quantifiable measure of who artists’ actual biggest fans are. Please come to Bluesky, Andrew Bird! #spotifywrapped #topartist #andrewbird

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped story. Reads: Your listening age is 62, since you were into music from the Late 70s. You’re an old soul.

I’m okay being called an old soul. I would only have felt called out if they’d guessed my ACTUAL age. #spotifywrapped #listeningage

Movie poster for Wicked for Good. Glinda in her bubble vehicle reaches for Elphaba’s hand. Elphaba, somewhat elevated above Glinda on her broom, reaches back. Oz and the yellow brick road form a chasm between them.

The best way to enjoy Wicked For Good is to watch the original no more than 48 hours beforehand and imagine both movies as one spectacular production. #wicked #wickedforgood #filmsky #movies

One major problem with studying the ancient writings of America is that none of them are named like “the mythology of Oaxaca” or anything that makes sense. They get named “The Paris Codex,” “The Codex Nuttall,” & “The Dresden Codex”
Names come from current collections and not sources.

At least we know he’s flammable 😆

We got through Vecna, we will get through this!

Compare the ministry of Jesus to that of these new MAGA preachers. Where in the gospels does Jesus preach deportation, homophobia, clawing back money set aside for the poor? Jesus would not recognize his own religion today.