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14/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That there are so many lovely tea companies out there making wonderful tea blends.

#30daysthanks

Starting a (mostly) daily drawing practice, again. Keeping it simple, one illustration from the book each evening.

I had a good daily drawing practice going earlier this year, then got derailed in late Summer, and want to get back to it.

#artstr #dailydrawing

13/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That I can enjoy my afternoon tea outside in a quiet backyard.

#30daysthanks

GM! My order of Rustypuppy stickers for the November 21st

came in and they look good! 🎉🐶

#artstr #bullishmarket

Catching up on 30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

Day 10: my strength trainer is very understanding when I get weather headaches

Day 11: having breakfast with a friend and sharing creative projects

Day 12: I don’t have to use Microsoft

#30daysthanks

Free bag from Michael’s craft store … based on how much I’ve shopped there this year. 😅💸

At least they got the text right.

#artstr

9/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That I can see a variety of trees when walking my neighborhood.

I picked and pressed these leaves last week. We’re slowly getting into Autumn colors now. 🍂🍁

#30daysthanks

Jumanji: Open World - new trailer. Movie releases in December. 🎄🎉

#filmstr

Beautiful proof of work.

Christmas ornaments progress report: added gesso.

Tried with a brush, and a scraper. Also played with intentionally adding texture.

Some of my ideas end up covering all of the surface, while others let the gesso layer come through.

#artstr #artprocess

8/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That my favorite donghua/Chinese animation “Heaven’s Official Blessing” has released new short videos with English subtitles 🎉

#30daysthanks

Looks similar to Kickstarter but with sats

#artstr #crowdfunding

My favorite Saturday Night plans!

#introvert #intj

2 Saturdays from today, on November 21st, I have a vendor booth at the

= Rustypuppy Artworks.

More #smallart again: ATC Rounds, Art Trading Card Originals, and, if I get them done in time, Christmas ornaments! 🎄

All of the ATC Art is already finished. For the ornaments, I’ll show you the process as I go along/AKA make it up. 😬

These essential oils flash cards I bought from a Half Price Books are the substrate/base I’m going to work on. Thicker than card stock, with rounded corners and a pre-punched hole make them perfect for this project.

They do have a slick coating, however, so first thing is to spray a workable fiction both sides to hold all the stuff I’m going to glue to it.

#artstr #artprocess

7/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That the squirrels don’t bury Every acorn that falls from the red oak in my backyard. 😮‍💨

#30daysthanks

6/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That pumpkin cheesecake exists.

#30daysthanks

5/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That I live within an hour of several Half Price Books stores. 📚

#30daysthanks

#artstr snail mail club! These are so cool - real stuff sent to your home made by the artist. 🐌💌💜

#v4v #snailmailclub

Going through a 1916-1917 annual of The Boys’ Own Paper, a magazine published in the UK.

This is from one of their Correspondence pages…

I hope E.R. Chennell had a long, fulfilling life wherever he ended up.

#vintage

New #nostrich on the way! Help fund their future and get #art at the same time = Win-Win.

#artstr #v4v

2/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

A rose and a message in a bottle from my man celebrating 28 years together.

#30daysthanks

Finished watching Sugar season 2.

Solid follow up to the first season. Still very film noir, even when you know his secret. Nice character callbacks to S1.

Sugar’s case does conclude, but there’s 2 big loose ends regarding the cross-season storyline, so here’s hoping for a 3rd season.

#tvstr #sugar

#zapvertising post nostrvpn.org and irischat.org. I haven’t used either of these, but was impressed how many OS were supported.

1/30 Days of Gratitude: Appreciating the Small Things ….

That at 7 pm on a Sunday, I can go to a local burger restaurant and order a medium-cooked bacon cheeseburger. So delicious. 🍔

#30daysthanks

These are AT Rounds or Coins - 2.5” diameter, so the same width as artist trading cards (ATC) and ACEO (artist trading card editions and originals).

Created with watercolor paper, watercolors, stamps, acrylic paint, Posca pens, Copic markers.

#nostratc #artstr #smallart

#artstr in action!

My #art will be in the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar !!! 🤩

Thank you for the votes! Congratulations to all the #artstr who created works for this #nostr project.

We Can Just Make Things.

#calendar #grownostr

When you want itty bitty lines, nothing beats a 0.05 pen. ✍️

Working on an art card original for the Rustypuppy Artworks booth at the

next month.

#artstr #bullishmarket

Less than 48 hours left to vote which #art becomes the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar!!! ⌛️

Zap the

note and comment which of the 30+ pieces of art you want to vote for … because there are only 10 slots available!!! 😱

Here are some photos of when I was creating my torn paper seascape entry. Renesans watercolors on Baohong paper. Detailing done with Faber/Castell Artist PITT pen and Decocolor paint marker.

RIP Captain. May your Earl Grey always be hot.

#startrek #marvel #shakespeare

#aty for sale by a #nostr #artstr

#v4v

RIP Walter Koenig. 😢

I grew up with Checkov and was delighted to see Koenig again as Bester in Babylon 5.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/walter-koenig-dead-chekov-star-trek-russian-1236740088/

#startrek #actor

Sharing Small #art ….

This is a 3” square accordion fold mixed media book of birds and their homes. 🐦‍⬛🏡

The great thing about accordion books is no need for stitching. A simple M fold gets you a front cover, two 2-page spreads, a single page (or back cover), and another 2-page spreads.

#artstr #smallart #birdstr

Zap the

note to vote!!!

Some inchies (art that is 1 inch square) I made back in 2020.

Flower theme, limited colors, triptychs. Started with the same flower across all three, then moved into design experiments with 2 flowers. Drawn with Micron pens and colored with Faber Castell PITT artist pens.

I had them in a small box for a while, then mounted them in a handmade book I bought from an artist’s Etsy store.

Not sure I want to work that tiny again, but it was a fun size to play with.

Tagging

to show examples of my other small art.

#artstr #smallart

Let the Voting begin!!!!!!!!!! 🎉

Zap the

note and comment which of the #artstr submissions you want your zap to go to.

Voting closes October 30th. Winners announced October 31st.

This is my submission:

RIP Tom Skerritt.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-skerritt-dead-picket-fences-alien-mash-1236738429/

I used to have a table in the dealer’s room at a lot of pop culture and fan conventions. Had my whole setup all ready: table covering, signage, artwork and other stuff prepped to be bought and carried away, biz cards and fun giveaways.

Haven’t done that in many years, and just realized how much I missed having the fun packaging as I got the sale from my

booth ready to ship.

Time to make more glassine envelopes and custom stickers in anticipation of November #bullishmarket sales. ☺️

#artstr #v4v

15 minutes left at the @bullishMarket until next month!

Also, I have one less artwork for sale 🧡

#artstr #v4v #bullishMarket

That big square in the middle of the #bullishmarket ? That’s the Jukebox song!!! 🎶

Counting down to my first time having a booth in the #bullishMarket ⏳🎨🖌️🖼️

Lots of cool stuff going on this time, so even if you aren’t looking to buy anything, stop by for a browse - you could win something. 💜

#artstr #v4v

I have 11 artwork listings ready for tomorrow evening!!!

All small art this time: the fabric triptychs are 2”x2” pieces and the single mixed media are 3”x3”.

Free shipping in the US. For non-US addresses, I add 2 000 sats to the total.

#artstr #bullishmarket

Sorted out the art to sell in my booth at the

this Wednesday, October 21st, 6-7 pm CDT.

Now to take photos and write descriptions and upload!

#artstr #v4v #bullishmarket

As a member of the 50s Club,

observations of Life at this age resonate with me.

I especially loved this:

“We become more aware of the value of time, genuine people, and the freedom to be ourselves, even when that means changing our minds, starting over, or taking a path others don't understand.”

Finished painting parts. Now to find the cohesive whole.

Going to finished right before the deadline again this year. 😬

#artstr #contest

I don’t know how to impress

but if you do, he says he’ll zap you 14,000 sats.

I’m hoping for a repost zap. 😬

New Art Project = Clean Art Desk

Ready to start work on my entry for the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar by

#artstr #watercolor #contest

The first MurderBot Graphic Novel is now live on Kickstarter!!!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cosmic-lighthouse/murderbot-the-first-graphic-novel-multi-award-winning-sf/description

It’ll include a new short story by Martha Wells!!!! 🤩

#murderbot #scifi #graphicnovel

has brought ATCs (artist trading cards) to #nostr !!!

The format is 2.5” x 3.5” on whatever you want.

I made these back in 2011; more of a collage style than what I would do now.

Last photo is a plastic template for the size of an ATC. It’s really handy if you create a masterboard, then use the template as a window to find which areas you want to cut down to be your ATC.

#artstr #nostratc

Hey #artstr and #photostr - time to submit your entries for the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar!!! 🧡💜🏰

Using my backyard mushroom photo as a reference, I drew them with a pen then added watercolors. Thanks to all who helped identify what kind they were. 🍄‍🟫☠️

I haven’t done any watercolors or sketching for about a month, so was very happy how well these turned out. 😁

#artstr #mushrooms

Rain lilies!!!! Was concerned this year’s extended stretch without sky water was the end of them, but here they are. 💖🌧️🌸

#flowerstr