Looking up towards the top of a palm tree from the base, the trunk is brown and it is loaded with feathers green branches and green fruit.

Day 3 - Palm Tree, 2026 I'm committing to a little art Challenge so I try to figure out how hot press paper works. I watched some tutorials which helped. A lot. Still not great but getting there. April 3, 2026 #doodlewashApril2026 #WorldWatercolorGroup #nbartist #bird #dreamingofspring

I little orange and brown robin sits on a Grey branch looking up to the right

Robin 2026 I'm committing to a little #watercolour Challenge to try to figure out how hot press paper works. It's wildly different than what I'm used to, lol, but I've got 30 days to master it! Day 1 April 1, 2026 #doodlewashApril2026 #WorldWatercolorGroup #nbartist #bird #firstsignofspring

A wine glass half full of red wine sits next to a half empty bottle of red wine with a blue heart label "Unrequited Love 2026" sitting on a blue table. The background is an ombre of blues. Purple grapes and green leaves and vines decorate the corners of the border. Inspired by my favourite Joni Mitchell Song "A Case of You" - "Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine Oh, you taste so bitter and so sweet I could drink a case of you I could drink a case of you, darling Still I'd be on my feet I would still be on my feet"

"A Case of You" 2026 #watercolour no reference photos, just sitting listening to #jonimitchell #blue . If you're a woman over a certain age who has lived some things no one knows your secret heart like Joni does.

#blueskyart #nbartist #artjournal

A Klimt inspired collage featuring a couple in black robes, his with silver hers with red. A red sun with a black halo hovers over his head, silver stars are behind her the black sky is full of elements like silver spirals, circles and dots and orange squares and red circles

Hot Topic, 2026 #mixedmedia #collage I love cats, vampires, and Studio Ghibli, so a lot of my casual clothes are from Hot Topic which satisfies that Venn Diagram. This was made from their bags and promotional material. Still needs work. #blueskyart #art #upcycle #nbartist

Trump in a black suit leans over in rage yelling "All your base are belong to us. Goodie Howe International bride, a suspension bridge is handrawn in white against a blue background.

A rough portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenu who at the time I stared this was not confirmed dead. It is headlined "WAR FEBRUARY 28 2026". The following things were added throughout the day. "The United States and Israel commences strikes against Iran."; "Iran targets countries and US bases in: Dubai, UAE, Qatar Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait."; "Trump accuses Iran in meddling in US elections"; "United States: Ayatollah Maker / Ayatollah Slayer/Make Regimes Great Again"; "school in Iran hit killing 108", "commenters on social media enthusiastically missile IDs as they speed to kill thousands"

Two recent entries in my "Diary at the End of the World" project, something I started to mentally deal with the US admin, environmental collapse, rise of AI etc. The pages are very small which is great for quick little sketches. .../1. #watercolour #journal #blueskyart #nbartist #sketch #mentalheath

A watercolour painting imaging an orange postage stamp highlighting two green birds snuggling together within the silhouette of a heart.

Reference photo for my painting featuring two green Black-cheeked Lovebirds giving each other little kisses

Black-cheeked Lovebirds, 2026 #watercolour on #paper.

For this month's challenge I decided to imagine myself traveling to the exotic destination of Zambia and purchasing a stamp featuring a cozy scene of love.

#birdwhisperer #blueskyart #art #nbartist #Nature

On a mottled background of yellows, browns, reds, and blacks a faceless adult man in a suit holds the hand of a child who is fading away. Reaction marks obscure portions including the child's eyes.

Redacted, 2026 #watercolour #gouache #ink and #acrylic

#blueskyart #art #nbartist #fredericton

A mottled pink heart outlined in black lines against a chartreuse background outline in rustic lined with hearts in the corners

A mottled blue heart outlined in black lines against a pink background with lots on smaller hearts in pen outlined in rustic lines with hearts in the corners

#Hearts, 2026 #watercolour

Playing around with an idea before I ruin a stack of expensive watercolour cards and bookmarks. I might turn these ones into postcard prints

#heart #valentine #love #romance #romantic #whimsy #blueskyart #nbartist

King of Hearts, Gryfalcon #watercolour on paper

Really excited to share this one. I thought the feathers resembled Hearts. My only regret is I made them too small.

#birdwhisperer #bird #blueskyart #nbartist #gryfalcon #painting #nature

Incomplete portrait, so far background is blue with a variety of colored dashed lines outlining the silhouette. Grey sweater is also complete with Grey ribbing lining the opening.

My mother, work in progress, #acrylic on canvas

My mom's favourite artist is #vangogh so of course I'm biting off more than I can chew.

#portrait #blueskyart #nbartist

9 blue cards painted with red circle details and decorated with orange, black, and white marks and white stenciled flower details.

Artist Trading Cards, "White Chrystanthemum" #watercolour and #acrylic . My son was kind and gave me some spare Magic the Gathering card sleeves to protect them.

#blueskyart #nbartist #atc

A white "ghost" house stands over an autumnal field of yellow and creamy diamonds mottled with floral colours of yellow, pink, and blue. Blue hills can be seen in tge background while a thousand suns in tones of yellow fill the sky. Creamy puffs of maybe snow crowd the whole scene

Desire for a Home, 2026 #acrylic on #paper

I've spent most of my life living out of moving boxes, and its been weighing on me heavily lately. I've never had a "hometown" or a place I could comfortably call "home".

#blueskyart #fredericton #nbartist #landscape #painting #abstract

A woman strikes a classical pose with a sleek black cloth covering her a gold band covers both her neck and black tresses. The blue background is covered with blue flowers purple and blue circles

Actress and Dancer Wanda Stevenson photographed in 1928

Negative painted Lady with negative painted flowers, all in blue. The black dress is rudely sketched in

Silhouette of a graceful lady in classical pose is highlighted by negative painting

Actress/Dancer Wanda Stevenson, 2025 #watercolour with reference and process photos.

Saw this beautiful photo in Reddit today and loved the classical elegance of it. This was a "ruined" background that I repurposed for new art.

#art #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #movie #film

Kandinsky inspired monoprint the back ground is deep pink with brown and orange grungy splatter and four swirling circles of yellow deep pink blue and green

Tried again, chose a different slightly thicker paint to adhere the paper to. Just a couple of tiny tears that IMO adds to the texture. I liked the darker coloration of the first one but I'll take it.

#acrylic #monoprint #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton

I'm sooooo sad. The textures in this turned out soooo nice but I ripped it even though I took it slow and careful. I even let it cure for 24 hours before I attempted to pull this off the plate.🥺🥺🥺

#monoprint #gelplate #gelliart #blueskyart #nbartist #acrylic

Four bookmarks and an art scrap in yellow ochres, robins egg blue, violet and gold with ochre stenciling.

Four bookmarks and a strip of scrap art prominently in circles and lines of violet ochres, robins egg blue, gold. Ochre elements are stenciled over top.

Bookmarks, so many bookmarks.

Beam #watercolours and #acrylic on paper

#art #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #books

A primitive owl with a cream colored head Grey feathers on the left and brown features on the right against a textured background of beige brown copper gold

Athene noctua 2025. #acrylic on paper

#art #blueskyart #artjournal #owl #hibou #chouette #tableau #eule #malen #wisdom #watcher #fredericton #nbartist #bird #forestcreature #maritimecanada #appalachian #mythology

A dark-robed figure stands against the dense tree line, he holds a staff and has conjured magical Cooper colored orbs

Forest King 2025 #acrylic on #paper

#artjournal #art #blueskyart #folklore #darkforest #Appalachianforest #Appalachia #maritimecanada #fredericton #nbartist #mystical

Turkey Vulture sitting on a branch looking to the right, with brown and purple plumage and a splash of red on its beak

Early levels of underpinning for turkey vulture. At this point it is largely caramel colour with some light purple around head and tail.

Turkey Vulture, 2025 #watercolour on #hotpress paper. This month's bird prompt from #BirdWhisperer

This one was HARD

#blueskyart #art #bird #nbartist #fredericton

A stand of birches against a night sky. Where the street light is reflected the leaves are yellow. There is a tree reflected white in the forefront.

Treeline at Night, 2025, #acrylic on #canvas

Might trash this, this is my view everytime I take the dog out one last time, and it's often unsettling and liminal which I didn't capture.

#blueskyart #art #painting #nbartist #fredericton #night #trees #forest

Completed portrait of Julia Garner as Justine Gandy from the movie Weapons. She wears orange glasses and a blue shirt. The background is a beautiful Emerald Green.

First couple of layers of Julia Garner watercolour painting, mostly flesh colour's at this point.

Pencil undersketch of Julia Garner no colour's at this point

Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) Weapons, #watercolour

Guess what I watched tonight for #spooky season? Loved it.

#blueskyart #fanart #nbartist #fredericton #horror #portrait

A lonely figure in silhouette praises a golden sun set against a blood red sky

Inspired by QAS, 2025, #acrylic #artjournal #blueskyart #fredericton #nbartist #film #cinema #movie #foreignfilm

Over the span of several nights this week I have been watching a #horror film from #Kazakhstan called *Qas*. Although there are creepy elements to the film, the true horror is ... ⏬️

Watercolour painting of a male bluejay on a brown branch. A swirling background of greens and Grey encircled him.

Bluejay, #birds of #NewBrunswick 2025 #watercolour on #paper

Whelp, an attempt was made lol.

#art #painting #malen #tableau #pintura #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #canada #wild #wildlife #birdsofbluesky

Delicate black lines ripple against a backdrop of mottled brown, and copper, and orange

Trying out a new tool for texture and mark making. Delicious outcome but crazy messy.

#art #acrylic #markmaking #blueskyart #abstract #texture #nbartist #fredericton #canadianart #Canada #abstractart

A lone abstract figure in black ink with black marks stands against a desolate smoky abstract backdrop. A blood red sun dominates the sky on the right, radiating beams of copper circles.

Journey, 2025 #acrylic #ink on canvas board

#art #painting #Malen #tableau #pintura #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #Canada #canadianartist #mixedmedia

A green dragon's Eye peers out from beneath purple blue and green scales

Dragon's Eye 2025 #watercolour and #acrylic. Still sick so followed @andrea-nelson-art.bsky.social easy tutorial on Youtube. She taught me how to art when I thought all I could accomplish where lines and circles. #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #spookyseason #halloween

A Grey robed figure has a vibrant orange Clock for a head, reading a few minutes to midnight, hand upstretched as if preaching. A dying tree stands against a drab brown sky, the ground is barren.

Doomsday Clock, 2025 #watercolour and #ink on paper. Lo! The Hour is almost upon us! Where will you be when the Clock strikes midnight? #art #blueskyart #climatechange #doomsday #Halloween #spookyseason #nbartist #fredericton #scary

I've been crazy sick all this week, still not eating much, but even worse, not "arting" much. I do feel pleased with this undersketch of a Blue Jay though. Should do more fever sketches. I'll take a stab at painting it this week. #art #blueskyart #bird #bluejay #nbartist #fredericton #newbrunswick

Jack O'Lantern dances a Jig against a minimal background of pumpkins

Danse Macabre, Jig 2025 #watercolour on #paper #blueskyart #spooky #Halloween #jackolantern #pumpkin #pumpkinhead #fredericton #nbartist #autumn #fall

A man with deer horns emerges from the thick green woods wearing a Grey suit with ruff collar

Sunday doodles: "Nature Boy", 2025 #watercolour, #ink, and #acrylic on paper inspired by Nat King Cole standard, but also by David Bowie's version as well. One of my favourite songs #art #blueskyart #fredericton #nbartist #jazz #natkingcole #davidbowie