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I make art that makes me happy. I hope it helps make you happy too! Happy snail trails everyone โœจ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸšซAI

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Youโ€™re right! The caps did turn out a bit darker! Iโ€™ll keep that in mind if I paint it again. This was the reference

09.01.2026 00:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gorgeous shot!

08.01.2026 08:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello fungi friends! I painted these mushrooms from an unlabled reference. Does anyone have any guesses to what they could be?
#mushrooms #fungifriends #inkillustration

08.01.2026 08:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wishing everyone a quiet little moment of peace in the sunshine โ˜€๏ธ

#art #ink #illustration

07.12.2025 04:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s lovely! The color transition on the beak is so nice!

06.11.2025 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A simple black pen sketch of a persimmon tree in a red notebook with grass in the background. Next to the tree are two small shrubs. It is dated 10/25/2025

A simple black pen sketch of a persimmon tree in a red notebook with grass in the background. Next to the tree are two small shrubs. It is dated 10/25/2025

Another park, another sketch! Itโ€™s amazing to see trees laden with fruit at the end of October for me. There was another tree in the background but I wasnโ€™t sure how to draw it as a shadowy tree behind the persimmon without muddying the contrasts. Iโ€™m working on improving my values :)

#sketch #ink

28.10.2025 02:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Has Pink Always Been a โ€œGirlyโ€ Color? | Britannica If you see newborn babies at a hospital in the U.

It used to be the other way around where red represented men so pink represented boys who had not yet grown into men. Blue was considered a more gentle color and was associated with girls for many years. If you go back far enough tho, most babies wore white. www.britannica.com/story/has-pi...

27.10.2025 23:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My first thought was little holders for incense sticks! Very cute

22.10.2025 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black and grey drawing of a bench and two palm trees. In the background of the photo, you can see the trees that were drawn

Black and grey drawing of a bench and two palm trees. In the background of the photo, you can see the trees that were drawn

Out and about sketch in the park :) Iโ€™m not really used to seeing palm trees and theyโ€™ve been fun to draw ๐ŸŒด

#art #ใ‚คใƒซใ‚นใƒˆ #inkdrawing #sketch

21.10.2025 07:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ใใฎใ‚ธใƒผใƒณใ‚บใŒๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ„ใ„ใ„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ

12.10.2025 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Also have bunny! โค๏ธ

12.10.2025 12:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black pen sketch of a striped cat reaching on their hind legs to bat at a star floating above them.

A black pen sketch of a striped cat reaching on their hind legs to bat at a star floating above them.

Warmup sketch from a couple days ago! ๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŒŸ
Cats have such interesting forms, it was fun to think โ€œhere is muscle, here is fluff, here is squishโ€ ๐Ÿ˜†

#art #sketch #cat #ใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ

11.10.2025 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The look so luminous! Beautiful work :)

11.10.2025 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely beautiful!

18.09.2025 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little bug in the garden today ๐Ÿชฒโค๏ธ๐Ÿชฒ

#art #gelstick #pastel #sketch #dailycreation

27.07.2025 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Todayโ€™s doodle! Some black eyed susans :)

#art #illustration #oilpastel #flowers #flowerart #ใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ

26.07.2025 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I recognized the location right away! Great job

19.07.2025 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

27.06.2025 16:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They are all so beautiful! If there was one I could be, it would have to be the one with the lotus leaf hat!

26.06.2025 02:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ink

26.06.2025 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An ink strawberry. There is a mix of blue and yellow undertones adding a nice juicy effect to the strawberry and there are white highlights made with gel pen and some white colored pencil.

An ink strawberry. There is a mix of blue and yellow undertones adding a nice juicy effect to the strawberry and there are white highlights made with gel pen and some white colored pencil.

A little strawberry doodle playing with some inks today. The paper was more dry than I thought and a few of the spots turned out a but larger than expected lol. Iโ€™m in love with the color of these inks tho!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

26.06.2025 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s lovely!

18.06.2025 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Throwback to one of my favorite pieces ๐Ÿฅฐ The grays came out so nice on this one, it was so satisfying to paint.

#ink #illustration #ใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ

19.05.2025 22:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Panorama of a group of mushrooms, real and otherwise, with a snail crawling along in the middle. All is monotone grey, black, and white.

Panorama of a group of mushrooms, real and otherwise, with a snail crawling along in the middle. All is monotone grey, black, and white.

This was one of the first pieces I banged out in my current style. It took only four hours to get all the lines down then, through a happy accident, I found out my ink was water soluble and my new favorite shading method was created! Click for the full panorama :)

#ใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใ€€#ink #illustration #mushroom

07.05.2025 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like how the shadows on your roof came out especially! I had a tricky time adjusting them

07.05.2025 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No way! I just did the same tutorial recently!

07.05.2025 00:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
20.04.2025 22:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2x2 Tubular Cast On in the Round
2x2 Tubular Cast On in the Round YouTube video by Andrea Mowry

I really like the tubular cast on for this! I just started my second hat with it. Itโ€™s a little tricky if youโ€™re not familiar with it but it does make for a very neat edge. youtu.be/tyteyq_nPug?...

18.04.2025 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s beautiful!

18.04.2025 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Omg I LOVE the lil dino peep!

02.04.2025 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0