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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Get you the kind of friends where, when you're lamenting the price of halloween skeletons for your yard, give you advice on how to source an entire goat ribcage from your local speciality butcher.

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laney @saltmalk.in · 02/01/2026

warm again

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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Creating for yourself doesn't mean giving up the opportunity to share your art with the world. That's always been the artists' goal. That's not a greedy desire. Creating for yourself first is asking what YOU want before making the art. To never sacrifice your own voice in favor of attention.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My quick hot take: A diet of reading mostly or only self help books is leaving your brain starved, your imagination and thought processes withering. Self help only makes you feel like you're learning something. Empty calories. You're not digesting any real thoughts.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

She is beauty, she is grace, she's a pumpkin maiden with a face. Do take care, the gentle loveliness of her squash-visage can be distracting, and the vines may cause a fellow to trip. Framed Halloween painting for spooky season! This picture comes with the wooden frame. DM me for non-spooky prices.

Photo of a painting in an ornate wooden oval frame. The painting is of a young woman with a huge glowing jack o'lantern for a head and face. She is smiling softly, and wearing a pink gown with a blue silk shawl draped over one shoulder and arm. Green pumpkin vines make up the background. By artist Dakota Drake

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Spooky banjo cat! I adore vintage halloween decor. The big smiles and slightly faded colors are unsettling in a way that's far more satisfying than a bloody or jump-scare creepy Halloween decoration.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Goblin circus performer! Most audience members are surprised at an acrobat goblin's agility. Goblins don't mind the assumption; the underestimation distracts from the fact they can wield deadly weapons from any pose or angle. 3x5", comes with the frame.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In the 90s, Bald Eagles were so endangered that I'd only heard stories of people having seen them. They were almost mythical. Now they're seen more frequently. They have protected nesting grounds, & I still feel awe seeing places where humans point up & say "There's a few living around here."

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To celebrate Spooky Season, let's learn why this vampire bat is running on a treadmill. The three species of vampire bats are the only known mammals to be obligate hemophages: 100% of their calories come from blood. The Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) prefers mammals... (📷: Giulia Rossi)

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Goblin County Fair's first prize winning "plant"! Despite the fact that no judges were eaten this year, the whole family is quite proud. note: I posted this on FB & ppl commented "congrats!" I don't think they realized it was a painting of a 1st place winner, not a painting that won 1st place.

Painting by artist Dakota Drake depicting a large, three-headed carnivorous plant, each head with its mouth open and small sharp teeth showing. The plant is being held on the shoulders of a grinning black goblin creature wearing overalls. The plant has a purple ribbon affixed to the stem that reads "1", indicating it won first place at a county fair.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is my new favorite thing.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The very first time I saw a prickle poppy, I pulled over to look. It was near Payson, AZ on a windy hill. The petals were nearly transparent, and dirty. I was in awe. I painted it.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Artist! Quote with the drawing you are still obsessed with! 👀

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niko ☿ niko @nikonikonek000.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

art is about showing the world your soul, and sometimes you show other people their own soul by accident when they look at it

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In one of my art classes, the song "Barbie Girl" is no longer allowed.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is simply my cat getting zoomies. If you see my Terrible Perfect Idiot Son, please leave him be.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The sheer amount of raises this social media team deserves. This is the first time NYC has been shown as a silly, helpful place and not a noir hellscape, and it's beautiful.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Gimme a few key words/phrases, colors, and a general vibe, and I'll make you a REAL art on a canvas. Small, affordable, and I consume a lot less water than I probably should. Once submitted, I'll contact you for details. forms.gle/KehWpfhsj4fu...

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tried geocaching the other day and it tickled parts of my brain exactly the way I wanted: exploring new local places, searching, noticing, pretending to be Sherlock Holmes, and finding TRINKETS. Bitches love trinkets. I'm bitches.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Teaching my art students about George Rodrigue's Blue Dog and the loup garou & rougarou myths is SO MUCH BETTER when I hear how kids mispronounce it as "loogaroodaroo" and "chupacaberooo" and "rubalooloo." I just tell them to keep trying, just to hear how silly it can get.

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ROWAN @rowanclair.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Woodland edge 🦋

Illustration of two white butterflies flying above wild carrot flowers, with willow tree saplings and woodland in the background

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Rii Abrego @riibrego.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

love in bloom (2017) #art

A comic featuring a gardener and a love-struck fairy. The text reads "The most beautiful garden in town is the work of a fairy who loves the gardener's smile"

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸 @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

a spooky bookshelf commission for @enchantedfrog.bsky.social for his upcoming TTRPG campaign! ✨🌿💀🥀

A digital illustration of a spooky bookshelf. It has 5 shelves. It is coloured with red, green, yellow, and specks of orange and blue.
Shelf 1: green books decorated with flowers. A frame portrait of a Victorian gentleman with glowing white eyes. A sage smudge stick. Bones. Candles. Wooden box. A cloche with a mummified fairy inside. Leaning books with bones on them.
Shelf 2: Books with floral and teeth details. Candles. Jackalope skull. A cauldron with belladonna growing from it. Green books with Roman numerals. Red books with floral details. Candles. A rowan berry garland.
Shelf 3: Two dark green books with witchy symbols on them. A flask of red liquid. 3 red books with leaf details. A jar of bone runes marked with pagan symbols. A black crystal ball. A horseshoe. A locked wooden box with candles melted into it on top. A book with a skull symbol.
Shelf 4: 3 green books decorated with the shapes of different leaves. 2 thinner green books. 3 flasks of different coloured liquid. 2 small jars of crushed herbs on top of a wooden box. A sprig of rosemary. A rowan cross and berry charm. 3 green books. A small brown suitcase.
Shelf 5: 5 books with different patterns on the spine: eyes, roses, plum blossom, a bone, and leaves. A cauldron with green smoke twisting out of it. A sprig of rosemary. A motar and pestle. 2 green books. A bundle of herbs.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The barista at the local coffee place draws little ghosts on my paper cup while they wait for my latte to brew, so sometimes life is pretty cute.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Frankly whatever these two are up to is none of my business.

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A💤ul @passionpeachy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

sea slug sanctuary

Illustration of two hands holding a small puddle of water in their palms. Inside the puddle is a sea angel with small colorful fishes and starfish as they look up at the viewer. Four other sea angels circle the hands among water drops and stars.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'Summer Sky' (1955) by A. J. Casson

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Spooky banjo cat! I adore vintage halloween decor. The big smiles and slightly faded colors are unsettling in a way that's far more satisfying than a bloody or jump-scare creepy Halloween decoration.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

1982, land artist Agnes Denes planted/harvested a 2 acre field of wheat in a vacant billion $ lot in Manhattan.'Wheatfield' represents issues of commerce, world trade, economics & highlights waste, world hunger, ecological concerns- literally creating food for thought #WomensArt

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Granny Goblin's gallery walls of grandkids. I'm working on a bunch of framed spooky portraits that can be displayed individually or together, just like Granny Goblin does.

3 framed small paintings sitting on a desk, by artist Dakota Drake. The smallest painting is in a silver frame of a small goblin creature with huge green eyes wearing a green and orange witch's hat. The middle painting is of a furry black goblin smiling awkwardly. The third painting is in an ornate oval wooden frame. It is of a young pumpkin-headed maiden in a pink gown. Green vines make up the background.

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I want to become rich enough to maintain my own lifestyle as it is now, but if my friends have issues I want to be able to throw money at their problems. Me: *pulls up in my 15 yr old car, rolls down window* "YOUR ROOF IS GETTING FIXED NEXT WEEK & YOUR KID'S SUMMER CAMP IS PAID" *tires squeal*

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The very first time I saw a prickle poppy, I pulled over to look. It was near Payson, AZ on a windy hill. The petals were nearly transparent, and dirty. I was in awe. I painted it.

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Plant Witch - watercolour sketch.

a watercolour of a girl with her eyes shut levitating a plant.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 23/08/2026

Optimist: the cup is half full. Pessimist: the cup is half empty. Artist: don’t drink that. it’s brush water.

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Lark & Wren @lark-wren.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Don't let your dreams be dreams. Start making ur comic TODAY bcus hell awaits you no matter when you choose to start🙏💕

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ocean Patina Too many trinkets? (first off, that's not a real thing) Glue them to other trinkets, paint, et voila!

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A friend from Europe said he was surprised that a hoagie in the US could be 2000 calories. Oh my sweet baby child. That's nothing. This is America. If you can dream it*, you can do it* *of a food with x10 the calories it should have *make it and upcharge it by 75%

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✯ A Pained Inkwell ✯ @aorticinkwell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I need this energy going forward because it’s so hard for me to stay positive about anything art related at my current age.🥲

Four panel comic. Are you sleeping? Yes, now shut up… Tolkien didn’t start LotR until he was 45, you’re doing just fine….

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Honestly the cats would be happier there since it's warmer. They'd be purring next to a pile of bones on fire.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/08/2026

The moral of this story is one should not expect intellectual consistency from people who outsource their thinking

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Dakota Drake @artbydakotadrake.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It's their first ball! They're ever so excited! Miss White has new gloves for the occasion and she's told her friends all about them several times now. The young Master Hammerhead is fairly sure he's looking nonchalant and manly. He might even work up the courage to ask a lady to dance tonight!

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