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"Snowplow Scallops" (2025)
Watercolor sketch

#watercolor #painting #smallart #snow #minnesota #landscape #winterart #amdownsart
February 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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A tiny sketchbook page from tonight. Pink and green pastels and graphite.

#sketchbook #pastels #drawing #figuredrawing #pink #amdownsart #artist
July 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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"The Fool"
Watercolor & ink on illustration board, for a The Fool's Journey tarot art show opening next week at ALTR Gallery in Minneapolis.

#tarot #amdownsart #skulls #illustration #watercolor #amdownsart #thefoolsjourney #artshow
April 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Pencil on paper, a small sketchbook figure study.

#humanform #drawing #pencilsketch #sketchbook #figurestudy #anatomy #amdownsart #expressiveart #dancer
June 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Starting something new on my easel.

#figurepainting #art #tattoos #artmodel #altmodel #portrait #oilpainting #amdownsart #slowart
July 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Red pencil sketch for a late Sunday night.

#red #sketchbook #drawing #redpencil #veil #amdownsart
March 31, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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"Embrace" (2024)
Charcoal and pencil on paper

#romance #valentinesday #figuredrawing #amdownsart #charcoaldrawing #artist #drawinghands #fineart
February 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Making progress on an oil painting for the Minneapolis Safeword art show in February.

#pinupart #cheesecakeart #oilpainting #retroart #amdownsart #artist #painter #figurepainting
January 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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"Minnesota Thunderhead"
Charcoal on paper

I love our dramatic skies.

#clouds #charcoaldrawing #sketchbook #minnesota #amdownsart #drawing
July 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Happy Halloween! Trick-or-treaters are so sweet.

#halloween #vampire #samhain #fangs #amdownsart #heliophobe #trickortreat
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Just a happy nerd with a longsword.

#HEMA #longsword #swordswoman #nerd #swords #amdownsart
August 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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This watercolor painting is coming along for an upcoming show in April.

#watercolor #skulls #spookyart #darkart #painting #illustration #amdownsart
March 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Evening sketching with my bestie.

#catlove #sketchbook #draweveryday #sleepycat #artist #amdownsart
June 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Inking an illustration for an upcoming tarot art show.

#skulls #darkart #tarot #workinprogress #amdownsart #drawing #inking #slowart
March 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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I'm working on a pen and ink illustration for the Gods & Monsters art show in Minneapolis in October. I love this show so much!

#otherworldlyartcollective #godsandmonsters #inkdrawing #illustration #amdownsart
September 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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"Nobility"

Ink on paper, 11 x 16 inches

#amdownsart #swords #swordswoman #fantasyart #illustration #slowart #artist #swordgirl #penandink #ink #drawing #knight #armour
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Seeing it on a gallery wall is a softer experience compared to the photo I took outdoors. This shows more nuance in the colors.

#painting #tarot #watercolor #thefool #amdownsart #artshow
April 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Working on a new illustration for my own personal enjoyment. Pen and ink on Bristol board.

#penandink #drawing #portraitdrawing #artist #illustration #blackandwhite #oldschool #slowart #amdownsart
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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This is a personal illustration project about the current hyperfixation that is keeping me sane. ⚔️

#longsword #HEMA #illustration #swordgirl #swordswoman #sword #knight #doomscrolling #mentalhealth #amdownsart
May 31, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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I've been sick all weekend. Here's some Minnesota-friendly protest content. Tater tot hotdish is a sacred MN tradition.

#hotdish #iceout #minneapolis #resist #tatertots #minnesota #protest #illustration #amdownsart
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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I drew something personal because I'm taking current events very personally.

#lgbtqia #illustration #parenting #childrensrights #autism #protecttranskids #IDIC #inclusion #love #unconditionallove #lovemykids #lovethyneighbor #lifeispolitical #amdownsart
February 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Raging against the machine with all the whimsy in my troubled Minnesotan heart by drawing soft, retro clown pin-ups.

#retroart #clown #pin-up #cute #whimsy #pasteldrawing #clowncore #amdownsart
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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Silverpoint drawing was a common medieval technique for drawing in illuminated manuscripts. The silver deposits are subtle and oxidize and darken with time.

Jeremy Brett, silverpoint on gessoed panel. (2025)

#sherlockian #sherlockholmes #jeremybrett #fanart #silverpoint #drawing #amdownsart
February 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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I'm feeling the thawing energy of spring. Here's a sketchbook page to spread the joy.

#sketchbook #figurestudy #pencildrawing #drawing #amdownsart #graphite #artmodel #anatomy
March 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Spooky season is nearly upon us, so here's a weird little bird guy to enjoy.

#spookyart #whimsy #weirdart #drawing #illustration #pencilsketch #sketchbook #amdownsart
September 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM