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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 26/09/2026

Various birds I saw in spring. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Vaux's Swift, Western Tanager, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Wood Duck.

Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 19/09/2026

In preparation for Running Down the Walls, I made a one-page zine with info about each of this year's ABCF Warchest recipients. Downloads are available here, if you'd like to print some for your regional event ↓ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

A photo of two copies of a zine laid out on a wood table. The cover features an illustration of morning glory climbing the bent bars of a fence reads "Anarchist Black Cross Federation Warchest Recipients 2026"

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 17/09/2026

Running Down the Walls is this Saturday! I designed this year's shirts! 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

A graphic illustration featuring two crows tugging on a curled segment of razor wire, that read "Running Down the Walls, 5K, 2026, PDX", in green.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 11/09/2026

Some birds I saw at the local wetlands. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Tree Swallow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Green Heron.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 04/09/2026

Three birds who visited my garden one day in April. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of White-throated Sparrow, Purple Finch, and Orange-crowned Warbler

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 01/09/2026

I’m incredibly proud to present the very first issue of Murmuration, a magazine of solidarity and struggle in the Pacific Northwest. You can read my blog post about the work I did on editorial design and illustration here: 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/blog...

A photo of two copies of a magazine arranged on a wood surface. The first is open to a black and white spread featuring a masthead, contents, and introduction, supplemented by various borders, patterns, and illustrations of starlings. The second is closed to show a cover featuring a full color illustration of starlings in flight, with the title "Murmuration - September 2026 - Issue #1"

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 06/08/2026

It's almost time for this year's Running Down the Walls! Come out and have a nice time while raising funds for the ABCF Warchest to support political prisoners. You can download the flyer for print here: 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

Event flyer that reads “Running Down the Walls, September 19 2026, PDX 5K. Meet under Tilikum Bridge East. $30 BBQ, $20 BBQ+5K. 11am check-in, 12pm race, 1pm BBQ.” The flyer is illustrated in a graphic style, with a pair of silhouetted crows atop a razor-wire-lined prison fence previously bent and broken in an escape, and currently being overtaken by morning glory vines and other foliage. It's backdropped by a crumbling watchtower against a vibrant orange sky. In the foreground, a wooden structure resembling the Snake River Correctional Institution sign has been marked with iron front arrows and broken into pieces.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 05/08/2026

There will be a limited number of these shirts at Defense Fund PDX Street Fair on Saturday. If you missed the campaign, now's your chance!

A graphic featuring a shirt with a printed design that reads "(971) 247-1072 — Mass Defense Hotline — Call From Jail!" accompanied by an illustration of a smiling person in a ski mask holding a corded telephone, and an icon of breaking handcuffs.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 24/07/2026

Squash Blossoms — oil on wood panel — 2022 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #gardening

An impressionistic oil painting of a pair of squash blossoms in blocky vibrant colors.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 16/07/2026

Five birds I saw in Amity. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Yellowthroat, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Common Raven

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 09/07/2026

There's a Defense Fund PDX Street Fair coming up in August. Come out and raise some money for bail! Flyer downloads available here ↓ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

A hand-lettered flyer that reads "Defense Fund PDX Street Fair — Music, Raffle, Vendors — Family Friendly! — August 8th, 1-5pm, on Clinton St & 25th — All Proceeds to the Bail Fund" featuring an illustration of a fist raised to break through prison bars, contained in a pop-up tent.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 25/06/2026

A little plein air digital painting from my bike trip through the gorge last week~ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/digi... #pleinair #digitalpainting #pnw

An impressionistic digital painting of a meadow interspersed with evergreen trees and shrubbery, backdropped by a forested mountainside.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 08/06/2026

Summer Garden — oil on linen panel — 2023 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #pleinair #oilpainting #gardening

An impressionistic, blocky oil painting of corn and dock growing tall amid a blanket of low-lying squash leaves, backdropped by a fence and deciduous trees on a sunny day.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 05/06/2026

Went to Wahkeena Falls to find some new birds, but ended up seeing more from the road on the ride over. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Osprey, Great Egret, and Ring-necked Duck.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 01/06/2026

There's a new section on my website where you can see the murals I've painted. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/mura... #painting #mural #pdx

Close-up thumbnail of a mural on a garage door, showing two black-capped chickadees in a fruiting cherry tree.

Close-up thumbnail of a mural on an interior wall, showing an organic pattern of bolting brassicas and flowering dandelions.

Close-up thumbnail of a mural on an interior wall, showing curving geometric lines inspired by knots.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 31/05/2026

It's a real shirt now! Thanks to everyone who ordered one and helped to raise over $1.5k for the bail fund.

Luka wearing a black shirt with an orange screen printed design that reads "(971) 247-1072 — Mass Defense Hotline — Call From Jail!" accompanied by an illustration of a smiling person in a ski mask holding a corded telephone, and an icon of breaking handcuffs.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 22/05/2026

Kelley Point — oil on linen panel — 2022 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #pdx

An impressionistic oil painting of Kelley Point, with young trees and brush backdropped by the river confluence on a sunny day.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 08/05/2026

Drew three new memorial portraits for people killed by ICE. 21 drawings so far. You can see them all together here. ↓ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/blog...

A portrait sketch of Miguel Ángel García Hernandez, 1994-2025

A portrait sketch of Huabing Xie, 1972-2025

A portrait sketch of Leo Cruz-Silva, 1990-2025

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 06/05/2026

Every part of this piece was hand-drawn. #lettering #sketch #anarchism

Digital sketch of the words of Louis Lingg: "The forces by which the workers are kept in subjugation must be retaliated by force", drawn in various blackletter and serif styles inspired by the Haymarket handbills, in black on a pale yellow background. The phrase is embellished with a decorative wheat spike and explosion.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 01/05/2026

Happy May Day~ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu... #lettering #mayday #anarchism

Digital hand lettering of the words of Louis Lingg: "The forces by which the workers are kept in subjugation must be retaliated by force", drawn in various blackletter and serif styles inspired by the Haymarket handbills, in gold tones on red. The phrase is embellished with a decorative wheat spike and explosion.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 21/04/2026

Brassica Patch — oil on acrylic panel — 2022 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #gardening

A vibrant blocky oil painting of a shaded garden bed full of brassica plants, backdropped by sunlit greenery, trees, and a house.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 18/04/2026

Here are some of the birds I saw in March. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Rufous Hummingbird, Cooper's Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, and White-crowned Sparrow

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 14/04/2026

Solidarity — illustration — 2024 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu... #solidarity #illustration #lettering

A vibrant illustrated poster with hand lettering that reads "turn your trauma into solidarity — your struggle is my struggle", featuring three hands holding a rock, a lit firework, and a lit molotov cocktail, respectively, surrounded by flames.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 09/04/2026

Made a mini guide to Mass Defense Hotline, detailing the many ways it can help you navigate an arrest in Portland. Print and propagate the zine. ↓ 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

A photo of two copies of Mass Defense Hotline — Mini Guide, printed and arranged on a wooden table, with one displaying the cover, and the other open to a page of print and illustration.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 26/03/2026

Love & Joy — illustration — 2024 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu... #birdart #illustration #lettering

A vibrant illustrated poster with hand lettering that reads "our oppressors will never keep up with the love and joy we create", featuring two house finches building a nest on a fence lined with razor wire, stringing a strip of police tape between their beaks, ready repurpose it.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 23/03/2026

Mass Defense Hotline has been a gateway to support for anyone dealing with the carceral system in Multnomah County since 2017. Wear this design as a reminder to memorize it when risking arrest. All proceeds to Defense Fund PDX, Portland's longstanding bail fund. 🔗 cottonbureau.com/p/E44M9H/shi...

A graphic featuring shirts with a printed design that reads "(971) 247-1072 — Mass Defense Hotline — Call From Jail!" accompanied by an illustration of a smiling person in a ski mask holding a corded telephone, and an icon of breaking handcuffs. The graphic reads "Limited Time!! Fundraiser" with broken chain ornaments.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 16/03/2026

Some exciting sightings, including some lifetime firsts, at Smith & Bybee Wetlands last month. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #birdart #illustration

Digital color sketches of Bufflehead, Pacific Wren, Pie-billed Grebe, Green-winged Teal, and American Coot.

Digital color sketch of Red-shouldered Hawk.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 11/03/2026

Cherry Blossoms — digital painting — 2023 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/digi... #art #digitalpainting #gardening

Loose digital painting of cherry blossoms against a vibrant blue sky.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 10/03/2026

Moving on to drawing the birds I saw in February. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #art #illustration

Digital color sketches of Anna's Hummingbird, Glaucous-winged Gull, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and House Sparrow.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 08/03/2026

Thus concludes the January bird log, totaling 36 different birds for the month. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/sket... #birding #art #illustration

Digital color sketches of Cedar Waxwing, Rock Pigeon, and Mourning Dove.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 06/03/2026

Three new memorial portraits for those killed by ICE, all in September last year. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/blog...

A portrait sketch of Santos Reyes-Banegas, 1983-2025

A portrait sketch of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 1985-2025

A portrait sketch of Norlan Guzmán-Fuentes, ~1988-2025

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 01/03/2026

Kelley Point Spring — oil on linen panel —2024 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #pdx

An oil painting of Kelley Point, featuring young trees backdropped by a confluence and distant mountains on a partly cloudy day, painted in blocky vibrant colors.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 20/02/2026

We Must Never Move On — animation — 2024 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu... #art #animation #lettering

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 18/02/2026

In the last month I have drawn 15 memorial portraits for those killed by ICE— Just short of halfway through the list for 2025. Really feeling the enormity of this project. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/blog...

A grid of 15 brightly colored memorial portraits of those killed by ICE from January 2025-to early September 2025.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 16/02/2026

Tide Pool — oil on copper panel — 2023 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #pnw

An oil painting of a close-up tide pool backdropped by sand dunes and a partly cloudy sky, in vibrant blues on a metallic copper panel.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 09/02/2026

One afternoon on Sauvie Island and I checked many special birds off my list for 2026. #birding #art #illustration

Digital color sketches of Double-crested Cormorant, Steller's Jay, Cackling Goose, Mallard, American Wigeon, and Gadwall.

Digital color sketches of Red-breasted Sapsucker, Great Blue Heron, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Northern Pintail, and Trumpeter Swan.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 08/02/2026

Here are some more birds I saw in January. #birding #art #illustration

Digital color sketch of Bald Eagle (Juvenile)

Digital color sketches of Bewick's Wren, House Finch, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Lesser Goldfinch, and Spotted Towhee.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 01/02/2026

Cricket on Basil — digital painting — 2022 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/digi... #art #digitalpainting

A digital painting of a cricket nestled in the leaves of a basil plant, painted in loose strokes with varied hues.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 29/01/2026

Flat Leaf Cabbage — oil on wood panel — 2022 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #gardening

An impressionistic oil painting of a head of cabbage growing in a garden, painted in bright greens and blues.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 29/01/2026

Four new memorial portraits for those killed by ICE in June and July last year.

A portrait sketch of Jesús Molina-Veya, 1980-2025

A portrait sketch of Johnny Noviello, 1975-2025

A portrait sketch of Isidro Pérez, ~1950-2025

A portrait sketch of Tien Xuan Phan, 1970-2025

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 22/01/2026

Four new memorial portraits for those killed by ICE in April and May last year.

A portrait sketch of Brayan Garzón-Rayo, 1997-2025

A portrait sketch of Nhỏn Ngọc Nguyễn, 1970-2025

A portrait sketch of Marie Ange Blaise, 1980-2025

A portrait sketch of Abelardo Avellaneda-Delgado, 1957-2025

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 17/01/2026

Here's the time-lapse of my latest oil painting, Zipper 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #protest

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 14/01/2026

I usually stick to more opaque painting, so I had to get some new pigments and test out the technique on the glowy parts of this little one first.

A hand holding a small oil painting of a silhouetted figure with a shield in a swirling cloud of smoke and teargas.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 13/01/2026

Look at how warm and glowy this piece gets when I apply translucent glaze around the edges of the flames. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #protest

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 12/01/2026

Zipper — oil on linen panel — 2025 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #protest

An oil painting of a person in bloc looking aside as another pulls the zipper of their backpack, backdropped by silhouetted figures and city lights shrouded in haze.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 12/01/2026

This design is free to download, including a stencil version and a temporary tattoo sheet. 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/illu...

A graphic composition that reads: "(971) 247-1072, Mass Defense Hotline", in solid and stencil versions.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 12/01/2026

I made a Mass Defense Hotline stamp. Ask a legal observer about it at your next Portland protest! Don't get stuck in jail with nobody to call.

A photo of a laser engraved rubber stamp on a trimmer board, with a Mass Defense Hotline info card in the background.

A photo of an outstretched arm giving a thumbs up, with the Mass Defense Hotline number, (971) 247-1072, stamped on the forearm.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 11/01/2026

I've been drawing portraits with a more saturated line lately and I'm liking the results. #art #portraitart #drawing

Digital portrait sketch of a person on orange.

Digital portrait sketch of a person on cyan.

Digital portrait sketch of a person on blue.

Digital portrait sketch of a person on yellow.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 10/01/2026

Incendiary — oil on cotton canvas — 2025 🔗 grafera.zone/archive/oil/... #art #oilpainting #protest

An oil painting of a lit molotov cocktail being released from the grasp of its thrower, backdropped by detonating teargas and a shadowy line of protesters in bloc.

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 09/01/2026

I painted this little piece to try out some new techniques before applying them to a larger painting that I’m excited to share soon. It turned out nicely in its own right. You can buy it if you like! 🔗 grafera.zone/shop/

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