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Old Worlds, 2026, #collage #acrylic on #paper

Failed collage monoprint that I rescued with some markmaking. Have also officially run out of my favourite red paint 💔

#blueskyart #print #printmaking #gelprinting #monoprint #nbartist #fredericton
A Collaged gel plate print featung a disembodied grey head emwith unibrow and blacked out eyes against a red background with black, brown, gold, and copper elements
September 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Enjoying your weekend at #Anthrocon? If you’ve got a minute come and check out some of the pieces I have in the art show! I’m unfortunately not in attendance, but the wonderful show has a wealth of my work up for sale. 💛
A diamond shaped piece of cardboard with a mixed media painting of a bengal tiger’s jade green eye. A unknown species of big cat faces the viewer with an apprehensive expression. Their head is a dark ashen brown that fades to stripes and spots that further fade into the canvas as though the feline is a ghost. Behind them on the left is a white circle haloed by gold and decorative lines, and on the right a large gold circle haloed by white with decorative lines. As One • Ink • 6.22.2026. ______________ Another older piece I found buried in my desk. The Pack once again providing a sense of comfort and community by finishing this up. Honestly love the flow in this one and might try a similar theme like this again. This piece will be available in the Anthrocon Art Show! Come check it out along with some others I’ll have there. _____________ #tempusobscura_art #tempusobscurusart #BlackArtist #614artists #NBArtist Haze • Mixed Media • 6.20.2026. ______________ A little fossa drawing I found a few months ago and decided to finish! Watercolor pencils, colored pencil, marker, and some gold acrylic accents~ This little booger will be available in the Anthrocon Art Show! _____________ #tempusobscura_art #tempusobscurusart #BlackArtist #614artists #NBArtist
July 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Vermillion Flycatcher, 2026 #watercolour #birdwhisperer May challenge.

#birds #blueskyart #nature #nbartist #art #painting
A red bellied and brownish black winged and capped bird oriented to the right but looking to the left sits on a brown branch. Being it is a tan background mottled with green and blue circles.
May 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Klimt's Birches, #watercolour a rough attempt, gonna try this again.

#klimt #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #landscape #forest #wald #forêt
Birch trees (white trunks with black stripes) with yellow green and brown leaves stand against a blue autumn sky. The ground is littered with brown leaves.
May 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Gabi, The #Buddist Monk, 2026 #watercolour

Now the AI robots are coming for our #nirvana

#dystopia #blueskyart #art #nbartist
A watercolour sketch of a humanoid robot, black face with green light where the eyes should be black legs and brown shoes and wearing the orange and white robes of a Buddhist monk. It stands before a backdrop of orange and yellow flowers
May 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Green Jay 2026 #watercolour and #ink - did last month's #bird submission but never got around to posting it, thought I'd submit it before I post tomorrow's. Thought I'd try my hand at a simple illustrative style this time Lost reference photo for top bird

#birdwhisperer #painting #nature #nbartist
Three simple illustrative studies of the Green Jay, a green bird with a yellow belly and black head with bright blue accents top bird is face forward middle bird is side profile facing to left and bottom bird is in flight Reference photo for the challenge, green jay facing left side profile perched at top of a branch Another green jay reference photo, two green and yellow birds with blue/black head and the one on right has wings spread out, one on the left is standing tall both mouths open
April 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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"Pete, The Pope, and The Avignon Papacy", 2026 #watercolour #ink #artjournal #blueskyart #doodle #nbartist #worldaffairs #war #paintingformentalhealth
Gold cross against a stormy black background. Pope Leo and Pete Hegseth stand back to back to each other, Pope looking left, Pete looking right. Under Pope is quote "even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood" under Pete Hegseth is quote of unknown pentagon official "The US has the military power to do what it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take it's side."
April 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Day 4 - Shadow, 2026 I already had a similar painting started and abandoned in my journal but since I doing this #watercolour challenge to practice painting on hot press paper, I redid it in miniature #doodlewashApril2026 #WorldWatercolorGroup #nbartist #bird #dreamingofwinter
A tiny horned figure stands alone in room near a corner. The floor is brown. A ruddy speckled wall is to the right of him. A giant horned shadow is cast upon the speckled illuminated wall ahead of him
April 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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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
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.
April 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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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
I little orange and brown robin sits on a Grey branch looking up to the right
April 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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"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.

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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"
March 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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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
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
March 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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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
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"
March 3, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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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.

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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
February 25, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Redacted, 2026 #watercolour #gouache #ink and #acrylic

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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.
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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#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
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
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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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
A Watercolour painting of a Gryfalcon, his feathers stylized as greybrown Hearts. He stands on a heart shaped tree branch while green heart leaves swirl behind him.
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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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
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.
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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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
9 blue cards painted with red circle details and decorated with orange, black, and white marks and white stenciled flower details.
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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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 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
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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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
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
December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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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
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
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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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
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Bookmarks, so many bookmarks.

Beam #watercolours and #acrylic on paper

#art #blueskyart #nbartist #fredericton #books
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.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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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 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
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM