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Brettpunk Art

@brettpunk.bsky.social
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Trans nonbinary Appalachian artist, dancer, kaiju enthusiast. Nothing more than human.

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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Earlier this year, a local guy who makes beef jerky commissioned some monster portraits from me to use for a new line of beef sticks he was releasing. The first of these is the Phantom, whose flavor is honey barbecue.
Digitally painted ink portrait of the Phantom of the Opera as portrayed by Lon Chaney in 1925.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I've made a poetry zine! Everyday Sensitivities is sixteen pages of really personal writing and illustrations, something I've been working on all year. Copies will be available at HollerHouse later this week, and I'll have it at the TriPride Festival this Saturday!!
Picture of my hand holding up the zine, its cover printed on magenta paper.Snippet of the first poem in the zine, about dreams.Snippet of another poem in the zine, handwritten, with a drawing of a stink bug.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That's no sheet ghost! It's Bakemon!! I made stickers of this spooky Digimon specifically to sell this month at TriPride and the Johnson City Zine Fest! I also made a ghost deck for the Digimon TCG, but I haven't gotten the chance to give it a try yet.
Digitally colored ink drawing of Bakemon.Photo of my hand holding up a sticker of Bakemon.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Watercolor pencil and ink painting based on one of the poses from July's Twin Peaks figure drawing night at Elderbrew. Thanks to all who've donated to the mystery art sale for my mystery nerve pain so far! I'm returning to the neurologist this morning so maybe I'll have something new to report soon.
Watercolor pencil and ink painting of a model in a red dress wearing a black bunny mask sitting backwards in a folding chair.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BRETT'S MYSTERY ART SALE FOR THEIR MYSTERY NERVE AFFLICTION (and kidney stone (and car repairs)) Help me deal with horrible bills, and get some art! What you get will be a mystery, just like my nerve problems! Commissions are also welcome, and shares are appreciated. Anything helps! Thank you!
Brett's Mystery Art Sale For Their Mystery Nerve Affliction and car repairs and kidney stoneDonate $3+ to get a sticker, $15+ to get a print, $20+ to get a small sketch, $30+ for a small painting, $50 for a new original piece. Bundles can also be done and we can discuss commissions too.Venmo is @brettpunk, cashapp is $brettpunk, paypal is cookedbrett@gmail.com, and ko-fi is brettpunk. Any amount helps. Thank you!!
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OW! Watercolor and ink sketch based on a shot from Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Spider-Man saying "ow!" with a ninja star sticking into his shoulder.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender.
Photo of two jellyfish glowing red against a blue backdrop in an aquarium.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Happy Batman Day, y'all.
Digitally colored ink drawing of Batman in silhouette against a red sky with the moon directly behind him. His cape resembles a pair of wings and he's balanced on a chimney pipe like a dancer.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Final day: I found a BIG tooth! And ended with 54! Plus a quill? Anyways, that makes the final number of shark teeth 271.
54 shark teeth and a quill on a table with two Godzillas and Spiral from the X-Men.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If we're sharing which kaiju we're voting for in the new monster election thing, I went with the weird robot horse. We don't have enough equestrian kaiju in our lives.
Screenshot of my vote for ancient mecha monsters Minacias.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh yeah I found a solution for this: fortunately for me, I can still wear youth sized trunks.
Mirror selfie in very short pink youth sized trunks and a black tank top with Godzilla on it saying "smash the binary"
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
82!!!!!!!!!! Shark teeth!!!! Collected!!! Today!! That makes our new total 217!!
82 shark teeth of varying sizes and shapes on a table, presided over by Shin Godzilla and Godzilla 1954.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Okay the food was great and I got to play NBA Jam and Rampage for free, the bar gets a pass.
Picture of my hand holding up a sushi taco with smoked salmon on it. Also in the picture is a half eaten plate of crab rangoon mozzarella sticks.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today I found 44! Plus a cool rock that resembles a dorsal plate from Godzilla.
A Super7 Shin Godzilla toy with a cool rock sitting in front of it.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Godzilla came ashore and helped me find shark teeth.
A Godzilla 1954 toy in the water on the beach with Ashley standing in the background and looking.Shark teeth on a table with a cropped Godzilla standing over them.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We made it to the beach, if you need us...don't.
Mine and Ashley's feet in the wet sand at Myrtle Beach.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Here are some of my own drawings of the other models who, you know, were REAL burlesque dancers and not just pretending like me:
Watercolor pencil and ink painting of a burlesque dancer lounging on the chaise loungue in a corset and skirt.Watercolor pencil and ink painting of another dancer in costume, sitting on the chaise longue with her skirt draped over it, open to reveal her legs and ballet flats.Pencil drawing of the first model posing with one knee on the chaise longue.Pencil portrait of the second dancer standing, back turned more towards the viewer.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Jesus, Silver Surfer: Black was so good. Cosmic psychedelica from start to finish. Tradd Moore just crushed it on every page.
Cubist, abstract splash page of the Silver Surfer on his knees on his board. Narration boxes read "I have become undone. My shell destroyed. My atoms collapsed and scattered. Dispersed across the great black kingdom like petals on the wind. But I am not beaten. Not defeated."
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I had to sub in as a model at last night's Sketchy Soiree for the first time in months, immediately after work and not sure if I could pull off any kind of burlesque persona, but I don't think I did too bad:
Picture of me posing on a chaise lounge in a black and white dress with black fingerless opera gloves on, elbows resting on one of the armrests.Me laying on the chaise lounge, legs hanging over one end.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It'll all be fine, I'm sure, but things are really rough and I had to express my mental and physical state somehow. Hilariously, I drew this before getting a kidney stone last week and finished it before this week's car trouble, so things have gotten MORE difficult, but again, we'll get through it.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Here are some proper scans. The gestures turned more into frantic attempts at capturing the movement and energy of the performances instead of proper figure drawing:
Ink scribblesGestural sketches of performersInk scribbles of performers on lyraInk scribble of a performer on their knees, swinging their arm
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I finally returned to Digimon tonight in time for a prerelease event and got my ass kicked. At least I looked cute.
Public restroom mirror selfie with freshly cut hair and a black cutoff sweater with a pink dinosaur on it over a floral print dress.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Went and got lost in the woods for a while today. Really needed it.
Picture of a wooded trail.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
THIS IS IT Watercolor pencil painting from a picture I took of one of the models during Twin Peaks Figure Drawing at Elderbrew last month.
Watercolor pencil painting of a woman in a white sweater and blue pleated skirt sitting on a barstool below the words "this is it"
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I stumbled upon the Playmates TMNT X Godzilla action figure of Donatello as Jet Jaguar. And it's great! But more impressive is the TINY fully painted miniature figure it comes with!
A teeny tiny Donatello Jet Jaguar held between my finger and thumb.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The new line of Hello Kitty X Godzilla Happy Meal toys isn't the first time Sanrio and Toho have collaborated (that would be the 2017 Sanrio X Godzilla crossover), but it's the first time the two have joined forces in the west. I'm honestly pretty shocked by the impact it's made!
Digitally colored ink drawing of Hello Kitty as Godzilla, surrounded by shards.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Not much I can say about Dolly that hasn't already been said by others, but here's a digital portrait I did of her from a few years back that I'm still pretty happy with. May her angelic, Appalachian light of hers never stop shining on us all.
Digital painting of a younger Dolly Parton in pink.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Got my copy of Daikaiju Rumble in today from @chris-kaiju.bsky.social! I'm super excited to crack this open!
Picture of my copy of Daikaiju Rumble along with the acrylic standee of one of the kaiju from the book.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Bought a new travel sketchbook this week and broke it in today at a bug themed aerial dance performance. I had a massive headache the entire time and an existential crisis too, but otherwise it was lovely!
Brush pen drawing of Satan Beetle with its arms raised, alongside the text "all things move. You have to let yourself be moved."Ink sketches, only one of which is legibly a dancer cradled in a sling.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Last week I gave plein air painting a try for the first time while hanging out at the park with @gravesart.bsky.social. It was a unique challenge for someone who's used to creatures and humans as their subject matter! I think I did alright though.
Watercolor landscape of a couple of trees by a winding sidewalk, with some heavy woods in the background.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fourteen years ago yesterday, I asked this girl out. Four years ago today, we got married. How did that happen?
2012 photo of Ashley pinching my nipples from behind, smiling as I scream.2022 photo of the two of us walking down the aisle together holding hands.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Ashley managed to get the pink cupcake Godzilla egg for me as part of an anniversary gift, and I got the Hello Kitty Godzilla Happy Meal toy today too. My empire of assorted pink and girly toys grows.
Toys on a stand in my office, including a Draculaura Monster High doll cuddling with a green glittery Godzilla 1955 sofubi, a pink and dark grey Godzilla Evolved, Elektra, Kirby, a Chao, pink Hedorah, and others.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Some of the NUMEROUS sketches I did at the burlesque show on Friday:
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Come Sit By My Fire I got back into Melissa Auf der Maur's solo albums earlier this year, coincidentally just before her memoir came out, and both have been a real driving force for me lately.
Digital painting of a nude woman with red hair dancing behind a large fire.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An admittedly deranged painting that I recently did as a surprise gift for a dear friend. I was told that she laughed uncontrollably for a solid four minutes when my wife gave it to her. I'm still in awe of how well I nailed Garfield's face.
Watercolor and ink painting of a woman riding on a tiger that just so happens to have Garfield's head. They are surrounded by hearts.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is the second one of these 1995 Godzilla model kits I've gotten. The first one was missing half an arm and after poorly painting it to look like my chinchilla Nod shortly after he passed, I tossed it. My mother-in-law got me this one last year. It's just missing some dorsal plates.
Unpainted 1995 Godzilla model kit held in my hand.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If you see this, post a Spider-Man.
Digitally colored ink drawing of Spidey swinging away from an explosion.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's dangerous to go alone, take this:
A small toy sleeping Kirby sitting in my hand.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Really REALLY pleased with the flyer I've made for the next Sketchy Soiree! Especially considering how I drew the model in my sketchbook on the fly without really thinking about making it line up with the photo.
Flyer for the next Sketchy Soiree burlesque figure drawing session at Adoration Studio. Roughly half the flyer is a photo of one of the models posing, the other half is my drawing of the model in the same pose.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Paintings I did at Twin Peaks figure drawing this past Friday. A room full of people making art together with good music does a lot of good for my soul.
Purple watercolor sketch of two models sitting together. One holds a shovel, the other holds a log. Above their heads are the words "this is it"Watercolor and ink painting of a model in a red dress with cherry earrings and a rabbit mask.Watercolor and ink painting of a model making Laura Palmer's "meanwhile" gesture with her hands.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time? PSYCH!! It's actually a hamburger! Bet you're feeling really dumb now.
Godzilla Scramble hamburger pattern in egg form held in my hand.Godzilla Scramble hamburger pattern transformed into Godzilla form.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tonight's Twin Peaks figure drawing session in my favorite local bar was a goddamn wonderful time. We're already talking about doing it again.
My hand holding up a green highlighter drawing while the model poses with a coffee cup in the background. And LED light above her head reads "this is it"Quick watercolor and ink painting of a different model posing in a rabbit mask.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trees Will Remember You One day while forest bathing I leaned against a tree and told it everything I've been unable to tell anybody else. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen. Speaking aloud is just exhalation. That tree took my anxieties and helped me breathe a little better.
Watercolors, ink, and colored pencil painting of a ghostly, androgynous nude figure leaning against a tree in the woods
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Last week I dreamed that Danny DeVito was at a local Pride event, protecting trans folks by blasting right wing protesters with spice from a weird hose gun thing. The spice was from a local restaurant whose owners were set up nearby. Danny hit me with it for a laugh, and it was pretty tasty.
Digitally colored sketchbook drawing of Danny DeVito holding a weird hose gun thing full of spice, shouting "come get some SPICE!!"
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Shot from Twin Peaks: the Return Part 8 where the Woodsman leans into a guy's car window, but instead of asking "gotta light?" he's asking "gotta pencil?"
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My dumb trans nonbinary brain is so fixated on this shot this go around:
Kaworu emerges from Lilith/Rei, approaching the crucified Eva-01 above the clouds.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here, have a quick self portrait that I did last week because my self care bird app kept telling me to make one:
Watercolor and ink nude self portrait.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oh yeah: fourteen years ago today, at my first convention as an artist, I met this girl.
Selfie in bed with my wife Ashley.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The face I made when I saw I gained a bunch of followers on Instagram this week:
A painting of a wide-eyed Godzilla, mouth agape, squiggly lines like Spidey sense emanating.
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Brettpunk Art @brettpunk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Happy National Nonbinary Day, here's a toad I met while hiking.
Small brown toad hanging out in the woods.
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