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Many thanks to the little baby opossums earlier in the year for being best buds. I've got a local Halloween show on Saturday and I'm trying to finish up a couple more paintings :) This is one of the handful of Witch Familiars I've made so far.

small watercolor painting in a fancy frame on a shelf. There is a two headed baby Opossum inside. Orange striped background, greenish gray fur.

two little opossums sitting next to each other, a night time photo taken by a nature cam. They are close enough it looks like they're two headed.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 28/09/2026

Start of the school year means my kid's Girlscout troop starts their fundraisers! They've got a trip to Chicago to save up for (To sleep at the field museum!). *this isn't cookies, that is January* tinyurl.com/5de62ba6

Girl scout banner for daughter's fundraiser. Green banner, kid in a hoodie grinning next to the words Visit my site to help me reach my goal. Link is in the post. Magazines, chocolates, and other things.

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CarsonDrewIt @carson-drew-it.com · 17h

Artists, show us how you draw black women!

A digital sketch of a woman holding a sword, the sword's blade bisects the image, and the woman's head and body appear differently on either side of the sword.
On one side, we see a woman clad in armour and adorned with flowers. On the other, a horned beast with its mouth open.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 29/09/2026

This month's coloring page is up :) www.patreon.com/collection/8...

Image of a deer line art with ethereal floating lines rising from it.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 29/09/2026

THE POST THAT GOT THE BOOK BAZAAR SUSPENDED FROM BLUESKY (I don't have the ACTUAL post but I'm rewriting based on memory loosely) THE PROMO DOESN'T STOP, SORRY #BookBazaar26

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There’s something powerful about unfinished states. WIP shot from an old piece.

WIP of a drawing of a woman’s face surrounded by hands

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 29/09/2026

This month's coloring page is up :) www.patreon.com/collection/8...

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 29/09/2026

One month remains until #BookBazaar26 On October 29th, I'll take you on another adventure with The Forgotten Princess, the highly-anticipated sequel to The Backwards Knight. You do not want to miss out on the next installment of my Eldritch Remnants series. You can help bring it to life. #Booksky

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The Forgotten Princess - Eldritch Remnants Book 2

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 29/09/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula This one's my husband's librarian vampire. Don't mess with his books.

Abstract energetic painting in watercolor of a figure in pink, black and gold. It looks like he's casting a spell. Butterflies are everywhere, escaping the light in his hands.

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Sygnin @sygnin.com · 29/09/2026

Come, Sweet Death #darkart #sygnin

Art of death with skull head and scythe, with large white wings

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THE DIVINING HEART (2005)  Acrylic on Canvas - 36" x 24"   "Stepping stones" of ammonite fossils represent the lessons of history and are the only havens of safety for the figure in the foreground. #art

A dark haired beauty stands on a spiral fossil that rises barely above the surface of shallow water. A path of these ammonite stepping stone meanders out across placid water past a natural breakwater of rocks but doesn't quite reach the horizon. She doesn't appear to notice the path forward; she's stopped to admire a red glass heart that dangles from a cord. Her eyes aren't fixed on it though as her thoughts retreat inward. The pure white cloth draping her body spills down to reveal the bare skin of her back.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 29/09/2026

One of the deer for September! Might paint a bigger one, maybe. It's one of the closest attempts at deer + tree that I've gotten. patreon.com/fallenlights

Pink and olive green deer shaped like a tree branch. It looks like it's still growing.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 28/09/2026

Finished up all the deer sketches and paintings for patrons this month! Need to figure out what kind of Halloween pieces I'll be doing in October (bookmark the page if you want art, I have 2 spots I think starting Oct 1st!)

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Deer! | Laura Siadak - Fallenlights Art

I'll be at District Frights this weekend <---(event link) - October 3rd from 5-9pm if you're in the St. Louis area! It's in O'Fallon, IL, o

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Sygnin @sygnin.com · 28/09/2026

October's almost here, here's your collected list of draw-tober things to choose from! *If you want to do one! If you don't that's fine too! Many are just 'draw what you want'! Don't break your hand!*

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HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈 @holboldoart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Given today's news I'm not sure if he's such a good guard dog...

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Luzon Bleeding-heart for a kind anonymous donor! Thank you for your contribution! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt The #Waymakers Challenge raises funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US! Donate by Sept. 30 - only a few days left! youngcenter.donordrive.com/campaigns/Bi...

Illustration of a Luzon Bleeding-heart, a dove with a patch of deep red feathers in the center of the breast that look as though the bird has a bleeding wound. Otherwise its cap is gray, throat is white, lower belly is orange, and the wings are barred blue-gray and black. It is perched on a mossy log amidst lush green, implying a tropical jungle.

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 27/09/2026

Introducing my new brand of food... Beware the Ibe Nire Cinnamon Rolls! 🍽️ Frosting to be applied later.

A pan of eldritch-horror-like cinnamon rolls that have been freshly baked.

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Every Day Original Gallery @everydayoriginal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rabbit Had the Strangest Dream by Laura Siadak ( FB:@gymnopedie IG:@fallenlightsart ) - Rabbit had the dream again. He was king,... If you want early access to our gallery every day, hit our link to join the mailing list! f.mtr.cool/4kv66kqdo8

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 25/09/2026

Hey @democrats.org @govpritzker.illinois.gov - not sure if you need to be louder or something but a cashier and bagger in a suburb of metroeast IL blamed you for the gas prices while I was checking out You're not reaching everyone Granted, they gave me a blank stare when I mentioned the war, so...

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Helping my awesome creatures artists pals since the times are difficults to get commissions. So check them out and give them a ko-fi, patreon or a little commissions. Anything helps 💖 The list is complete so I can't add anyone anymore. go.bsky.app/C4cqmZp

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ӄᴀʀᴀօӄє🌷✶ @berrycutepixels.com · 25/09/2026

Shut. Up. This is so fucking cool @kieranlampert.com made the coolest little interactive website based off my bee tamagotchi!! (For a nice trip eat the batteries) CHECK THIS OUT

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Bee Tamagotchi

An interactive 3D bee Tamagotchi. Original 2D art by BerryCutePixels; 3D model by Kieran Lampert.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 24/09/2026

My kid was ALSO born on this day. And her imagination is through the roof. :D

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 23/09/2026

Happy Bisexual Visibility Day from my pretty boy vampire!

Watercolor painting of an athletically muscular pale man draped in a bisexual flag colored veil. He is looking at the viewer.

A portrait of a man whose face is partially obscured by pink, purple, and blue paint/goo, the same colors as the bisexual flag. He is looking directly at the camera.

A blue and purple skinned male looking at you. The background is bright pink, which is reflecting off his skin. He is wearing a large pink feather boa and a white swan tiara.

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ElieraDraw @vendyjurikova.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy First Day of Fall folks! After tiring summer we finally made it to the best season! 🍂 as always enjoy your season knight 🎃 (And I have new art finally. Stay tuned!) #Autumn #pumpkin

Pumking knight standing in fall cornocupia he has four arms and holding scythe, ax and shield with skeleton holding sun/moon. Hisnhead is pumkibg he has armor of iron feathers and shoulder are covered by deamons head

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 23/09/2026

Were you to have a super power, what would it be? Would it change who you are, your day-to-day life? What ramifications or costs might this power enact? Want to know more? Look no further than The Dark Side of Super! Check it out today! #Booksky #Booktok #IndieAuthor

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H.S. Kallinger (he/him) @xakana.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh, gosh, my next book is going to be here in ONLY THREE DAYS!! Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJFD2TG9 Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Itch: hs-kallinger.itch.io/vampire-wolf Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/aa192f1e58

To the left, in pink on a black and space background, next to a pink nebula: What happens when you expose someone carrying an infection-based form of vampirism to a werewolf disease? It's something Gabriel and Lex never even imagined having to answer.

Coming home for the summer didn't exactly provide the vacation Gabby was hoping for. In the middle of a stressful fight, he freaks out and attempts to replicate the gift he used to meet Lex three years ago, despite repeated failures. It works.

Landing in a new world, that conundrum is carved into Gabby's skin. Will they cancel each other out? Gabby hopes so. If not, then he's going to have a whole new problem on his hands—or claws—if he can even find his way home!

The worst part is, that isn't even the last big question in store for his family. Everything he knows is about to change. Of course, no matter what his first feelings may be, change isn't always bad. Sometimes, it's the very thing you didn't know you needed.

To the right, the cover for Vampire Wolf by H.S. Kallinger: A nighttime forest under a pale, full moon barely visible behind heavy clouds, is blanketed with snow, all in tones of blue, except for the trail of blood following wolf footprints away into the darkness. Distantly, various sets of eyes glow from the shadows. The title is rendered in blue light in the sky. Author name is blood red in the snow in the lower left corner. In white lettering at the top is "Book Three of the Found Humanity series."

Middle: book spine reads Vampire Wolf, H.S. Kallinger, 3.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 21/09/2026

I've got a bunch posted here from two years ago. Public post :) If you hit follow, you get notified when ever I add photos for reference. www.patreon.com/fallenlights...

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Monarch Butterfly Reference Images | Laura Siadak - Fallenlights Art

Go ahead and use these for paintings or phone backgrounds :) Only seen the one so far this year. She's feeding on a Savannah Blazing Star

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 21/09/2026

Monarch was in the backyard last week :) They come through the area in the spring on their road north, then back again August through October. #Invertebrates 🌱🦋

large orange monarch butterfly with wings spread wide, feeding from a purple blazing star flower.

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 22/09/2026

We are 37 days away from the launch of #BookBazaar26. What does that mean? That means in a little over a month you'll be able to throw your love and support at #TheForgottenPrincess to help bring it to life. I would love YOUR HELP! I'd love to hit 50, or even 69, maybe even 100, by launch.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026

All hail the patron saint/alien of Bluesky, long may he and his hog reign

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 22/09/2026

Hurrumphfry and Rainbow Brite for scale. Got a Halloween show in October and finishing up a few witch familiars.

A grumpy looking toad in a frame. He is olive green in front of a red polkadot background like a mushroom. Funko pop of rainbow Brite next to him.

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Evelyne Park @evelynepark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh hi. It's my birthday 🙂 I have to say that diving into acrylic painting and book illustration over these last few years has been incredibly rewarding, and I enjoy learning more, painting more, and getting older really is quite great!

Cover illustration for "Fusion Fragment" showing a portrait of a woman facing upwards, as a mirror shatters around her. The mirror shards all show eyes of other women trapped within them. Two mask shards are also falling around her face, inspired by Japanese kabuki masks, representing her mixed heritage.

Acrylic painting showing Sauron's defeat by Lúthien and Huan at Tol-in-Gaurhoth

Book interior illustration for "Fangs for Nothing", showing the MC Winnie in a castle hallway. The scene takes inspiration from Gothic horror and Gothic romance movies, from the nightgown design to the candelabra.
A black cat hides behind Winnie's leg, a vampire hides in a dark doorway, and the red candlelight reflects of a suit of armor and several empty painting frames.

Acrylic character illustration for a fantasy book commission. The two characters are shown in a sparse, partially destroyed ice palace hall. Both characters have unnaturally pale skin and are clad in black.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 22/09/2026

Rabbit Had the Strangest Dream Rabbit had the dream again. He was king, the world burned. It did not concern him. --- Will be available on @everydayoriginal.bsky.social this Thursday!

A pale rabbit with a zoned out expression. Behind him looks like roots in red and yellow, almost like they're a strange fire. Framed painting is on marigold plants.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 21/09/2026

Today is your monthly reminder! Back. Up. Your. Stuff. 💻💽💾 Art, writing, personal photos, etc etc... Back it up back it up! Repost to remind a friend and save a life

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The strawberry overkill @tsoverkill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Now she's all dressed up and ready for her tea party 🐙🧡 What do you think about the finished piece? Would you like to join her? #octopus #artsky #sketch #surrealism #art #originalArt #tea

Calender turned sketchbook on a wooden surface.

In it an inkpen sketch of a skinny, elegantly clothed young woman with an octopus for a head, the tentacles curling in front of her.

She is wearing an elegant black satin corsage vest with a short sleeved white blouse underneath, a short, black pleated skirt, nearly knee high suede stilettos and under that bright suspender stockings with an octopus like pattern on it.

She is sitting, legs crossed in a very upright stance, on a vintage style wooden chair at a fitting café table, a cup of tea delicately held up with one finger and braced by the rest with one hand, the other hand is reaching for a cupcake with a creamy topping on a plate on the table.

On the coffee table there's, from left to right, a simple vase with some plain, stylized flowers and leaves in it, a sugar dispenser, a saucer for the tea cup and behind that the plate with the cupcake.

Above her an elegant lamp with beads and string hanging from it.

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Arlen! 🐗 @ratwednesday.art · 21/09/2026

starting to feel autumnal around here 🐉

WIP watercolor and gouache painting of a dragon colored like autumn leaves in gold, orange, brown, and green

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 21/09/2026

Some of the little halloween witch familiars i painted for a town show!

watercolor paintings of a rabbit with pink spiral coming out of him. the other is a little owl with books.

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Laura Siadak @fallenlights.net · 21/09/2026

Monarch was in the backyard last week :) They come through the area in the spring on their road north, then back again August through October. #Invertebrates 🌱🦋

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 21/09/2026

Only 9 more followers until my next digital reward of my second tophat, I think! Orn needs to look dapper, so click through and follow my Backerkit campaign today!

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Caroline✦ @carolinejamhour.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Gouache skull paintings from a few years ago

Three gouache paintings of human skulls on dark backgrounds, over a wooden surface.

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Jillian Tamaki @dirtbagg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Prepping some original ink drawings from one of my fave projects ever, Lady Gregory’s “Irish Myths and Legends”, published by the @foliosociety.bsky.social in 2011. Thanks to @athenaeumcomicart.bsky.social for facilitating this sale ✨

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Still love Scott Eagle's art for the limited edition of Absolution. Happy to say he did several severe variations, one of which will likely work for the Southern Reach coffee table book. Which, although a "found object" of files of images and text found in a strongbox, is not gonna look boring.

A silhouette with green texture with an alligator down the middle and then two skeletons and water all around.

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