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El Chef Art2018

@elchefart2018.bsky.social
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I’m the Wandering Artist, El Chef. I do a little bit of everything from quick sketches to painted masterpieces. Come see what I am cooking. I do not support AI generated content or NFT’s.

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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Here at el_chef_art2018, we recycle. This canvas spent months rotting away in my closet. Now that I’ve been given the energy to cook again, I figured I breathe new life into this canvas and give my followers a proper picture for my profile using paints that either need more love or I have lots of.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It has come to my attention that AI scraping is a prolific issue on the app Bechance, an app that is supposed to be a digital portfolio. Short lived as it was, El Chef Art will no longer be posting to Behance.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When my family visited me in Sapporo about a month ago, we walked through Odori Park. While in Odori, I saw this beautiful wall of flowers. A honeybee was pollinating them. I rarely see them so I had to snap this photo and turn it into a painting. I’m glad I finally got around to doing it.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
With that I am now caught up with the highlights. I hope you all enjoy your time with my Bluesky page. Feel free to follow for whatever piece I am currently cooking. よろしくお願いします!
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And now we’re caught up. This little guy is called エゾゼミor Hokkaido Cicada. I see a lot of these around in the Summer. On a rainy day on my way back from work I caught this little guy in the way of my car. I moved him out of the way but not before taking this pic. The painting needs more work.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Furthermore, I started to ride a wave of momentum. The festival had these moths flying around called Lymantria Moths. They’re found in Eastern Russia, Japan, China, the Koreas, Northern India, and Nepal. What caught my attention was their pink highlights. #entymology #moth #painting #lamp
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This weekend, I went to a festival. Bon Odori. To those who don't know, Bon Odori is a festival where people dance to receive the spirits of their ancestors and send them off again. People will dance around Taiko drums. It's a religious festival. 1/2
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Also using Procreate, I made my dnd character for a campaign I am in. This is Eustass Cartsalesman. He’s a rogue who cares only for money but I want his heart to grow four sizes this campaign. He did many things this session only to receive one gold. #procreate #dnd #rogue
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Next we have a character bust. I banned AI in my Dnd campaign and offered to draw characters for my players free of charge. Most people had a photo except for my warlock. I cooked him up a really good character bust using Procreate. #dnd #procreate #digitalart
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Then we have my first Big Kahuna, 予定残業 Mount Yotei. During Golden Week I traveled to Kutchan and Niseko for the greatest picture of Mount Yotei to turn into a painting. Preparing for this moment took weeks. A small tourist shop in Kutchan pointed me to the perfect photo spot. 1/2
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Next we have the Bluebells. Spring was ramping up, Hokkaido was starting to warm up, and I took a walk. It saw these beautiful flowers and decided to start painting them. #flowers #spring #japan
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Next we have the ウの小樽. At this point I moved to Hokkaido and was on my way to Sapporo one day. I saw the Cormorants standing on the rocks with the waves beating them, it looked so beautiful, but I couldn’t get a reference image. The train was dirty and going fast so I had to remember it for 9 hours.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Now I live in Hokkaido, Japan. My first piece in Japan was called 椿のよよぎ。A calm walk through Yoyogi Park in Harajuku presented many early spring flowers to me. Upon seeing this Camelia Flower I declared it as my first painting in Japan. #revival #art #painting
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Sunset at Lake Fred, a Charcoal Drawing. Unfortunately my biggest regret in my career was throwing away this beautiful piece. I hated it at first despite my professor saying it was my greatest piece and I wish I listened to her and not tossed it. #charcoaldrawing #sunset #lake
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Spring of 2023, I was in Las Cruces visiting Mi Abuelita. She took me to a rocks and minerals show in Demming, New Mexico. I did these rock sketches while I was there. #rocks #newmexico #sketches
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
While still in college, I did a painting of some mums on campus. I gave this painting to my Ma as a birthday present. #flowers #painting #art
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I wish I brought this one with me to Japan. This is the Gator, a small canvas I made while in South Carolina in the summer of 24. I waited an hour and a half for this Gator to get into position. #gator #painting #art
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Lotus Chair-In the Summer of 23, the CRDA called upon my University to send some artists their way. I made the cut and made a chair that was basically my self introduction. I poured my heart out making this. I used a combination of spray paint and acrylic paint. #throwback #atlanticcity #public
Catch up post- this is The Lotus Chair, the piece that started it all. In the Summer of 23 when the CRDA called upon my University to send some artists their way. I made the cut and made a chair that was basically my self introduction. I poured my heart out making this. I used a combination of spray paint and acrylic paint.
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Figured I start catching people up with some of the highlights. March, 2024, this is Ta’Hak the Knowledgable, a magically conflicted Tortle. I made him for a dnd campaign. He is torn between evocation and necromancy and must choose. I had to leave for Japan so he got killed off. #dnd #digitalart
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El Chef Art2018 @elchefart2018.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As of August 18th, 2026 at 7:50am Japan Standard Time, El_Chef_Art2018 is now live on Bluesky!
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