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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Had a friend visit recently and I drew this for him. I've been trying acrylic #paintmarkers and really enjoying them. Thanks again @vickimfox.bsky.social ! #mlpfim #mlp #kirin #AutumnBlaze I always did love the kirins in MLP FiM <3 Autumn Blaze rockhounding somewhere here in the Southwest.

My Little Pony kirin Autumn Blaze holding up a piece of petrified wood during a southwestern rockhounding trip.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Still kickin', busy with caregiving and ...well, more caregiving and helping people out. It's been a theme this year so far. But hey, have some #sketches of my main wild dog characters, all on 1 page! Rusty the Red #Fox pup, Yipper and Furr #Coyote and Yowler #Wolf (haven't drawn him in too long)

My "Out of Oakwood Forest" wild dog characters (I have a lot, lol)- Rusty the Red Fox pup, Yipper Coyote at bottom left, Furr Coyote at top right, and Yowler Wolf looking surly, as usual.

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✺ 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍 ✺ @mothsprout.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

‼️ COYOTE ECLIPSE LONG-SLEEVE PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW OPEN ‼️ Until March 10th! Sizes run from S-5XL $65 each > Shipped approximately April-June < PRE-ORDER HERE: www.mothsprout.com/product/pre-...

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

More of the Gray fox that comes to our yard lately. You can really see the distinctive tail stripe gray foxes have in this video. SHE IS SO CUTE. (I say she because I haven't noticed any, er, male parts yet, lol.) #grayfox #fox

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I got a trail cam for Xmas and have used it to see what's coming into our backyard (we feed feral kitties). LOOK AT THIS CUTIE THAT HAS STARTED SHOWING UP. This gray fox shows almost every night now!!! <3 We also have skunk regulars (Striped and maybe Hooded?) I'm in love <3

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Still busy, had to do a sudden trip down to Phoenix for Mom but things are better now. Gotta get in shape, too...if anyone I know well wants to help me during my upcoming bull elk hunt I got drawn for in November, let me know. I look forward to going up to the Kaibab again+ seeing sights like this!

Bull elk drinking from a water tank in northern Arizona. Photo by JC Amberlyn.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Posting this so I remember it this spring... Wow.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Something mindless+fun instead of dwelling on angst. Wasn't sure what the difference between "stayed, visited, and stopped" so went with stayed=overnight at someone's house or lodge, visit=camped overnight, stop=gas/stopover while traveling. West and South ftw tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....

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HOG HEAVEN @uniboar.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The artist behind these has been doing this longer than most of us and we are so lucky to be able to enjoy the breadth of her work. She needs heart surgery and could really use community support atm www.patreon.com/TerrieSmith

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Hi, I'm Unknown Virus That Mimics Meningitis (combined with an unknown-at-the-time pork allergy).

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year! It's now 40 years from 1986 and '87- I want to get back in touch with the creative+adventurous energy I had back then. So here's some new art! Last year, I tried making plush, posable #artdolls for the first time. A cotton candy fairy dragon, then 3 animal fairies as gifts recently.

My posable plush art dolls. L-r: Bichon Frise, Black Lab, Gray Kitty and Cotton Candy Dragon.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

A belated Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. I hope you've had good company, good food and good times. ... I tried to get my hobbits to wear these old "antlers" with varying levels of success. Rosie wisely stayed out of sight, lol. #dogs #germanshepherd #Kelpie #pittymix

Pippin is not sure this was in the job description.

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Felt shiny this morning so you all get some of my favorite art of my bird ranger and shiny hoarder, Fritti of the Smokecrest! [ #art #illustration #ttrpg ]

A digital illustration of a blue jay-like bird man standing on a tan background. He is wearing a red cloak and is holding an amazingly shiny red gem.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I meant to #draw a cute bat for Halloween. Better late than never! Allen's Lappet-browed #bat. I got the opportunity to follow biologists into a cave while they tagged some of these lil guys for a study.Got some great photos! Study showed they travel 50ish miles to get food near Grand Canyon! #art

Pencil sketch of Allen's Lappet-browed bat.

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them.

Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!”

Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.”

Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face.

Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.com · 05/11/2025

#SanDiego locals, on Dec 7 the Volcan Mountain Foundation is hosting an artist’s reception for their 2025 grant recipients (me!) where I’ll be discussing my painting “Forest Treasures - Mountain Lion” based on my Volcan Mountain residency. Hope to see you there! volcanmt.org/events/event...

A watercolor and pen painting of a mountain lion surrounded in a circle by the following elements: Western tiger swallowtail butterfly, Palmer ceanothus, Mountain quail feather, bigcone Douglas fir pine cone, Checkerbloom, Black oak leaves and acorns, Grape soda lupine

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Last post did not want to properly upload one of my gryphon sketches, trying again.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

#Gryphons! Sat down and sketched various gryphons, including a cockatoo based critter. Trying to draw more! #mechanicalpencil #drawing #Griffins

Old grizzled gryphon with feathers like eyebrows and muttonchops.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Reposting this so I can research it later. Searched the database and yup, one of my books is listed. AI companies need to respect copyright law like anyone else, especially when they're trying to profit off of other people's work. Anyone have any experience with this/this group?

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Here, have some engagement. Yes, I still exist! Just busy caregiving and trying to find hope and motivation in today's world. Also need more income, lol. Trying to get the gumption to post more often. Maybe have some art to post next. Hope ya'll are well.

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Not all pollinators are bees... but many still steal the yellow and black striped look.

A two panel comic with no dialogue. The first panel features a shaky nervous hoverfly, a type of fly that's yellow with black stripes like a bee, standing in a line only filled with other honeybees. One bee stands in front like a bouncer. Panel 2 is a closeup of the hoverfly holding out an ID that is clearly fake, as the picture is that of a bee.

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Shimi @shimi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hey There Little One

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Rebecca Lexa, Naturalist @rebeccanaturalist.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

My latest article goes into the kneejerk "kill it with fire/shoot it/etc." response that too many people have to #wildlife that are just minding their own business, instead of looking to more benign ways to deal with them. rebeccalexa.com/kill-it-with... #animals #nature #ecology #conservation 🌿

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Kill it With Fire: On Wildlife Scapegoats - Rebecca Lexa, Naturalist

If you’ve ever seen a photo of a spider and responded “KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!”, or responded to a picture… Read more Kill it With Fire: On Wildlife Scapegoats

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Storyboard art for The Secret of NIMH (1982), dir. Don Bluth, Don Bluth Productions Sketches by Don Bluth, paint by unknown artists

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Got a new computer recently (spiffy HP Omen-OMG those gamer LED lights, I love (I am easily amused)) Somehow got a free #Corel #Painter Essentials + #Paintshop Pro with it, so installed those. This is the result of playing around with the programs last night. #Rusty the Red #Fox #digitalart #sketch

Digital art sketch in Corel Painter Essentials 8 of Rusty the Red Fox pup. I used to love painting with Painter, apparently still do.

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Erin Hanson @erinhansonartist.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Crystalline light filters through the oak tree in this impressively large oil painting of the Texas Hill Country. The brush strokes are thick and impressionistic, conveying a sense of movement throughout the painting. Crystal Hues Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson, 2020 60 x 96 in #natureart

Crystal Hues
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2020
60 x 96 in

About the Painting
Crystalline light filters through the oak tree in this impressively large oil painting of Texas hill country. The brush strokes are thick and impressionistic, conveying a sense of movement throughout the painting. The colors vibrate with intensity, capturing the beauty of the wide outdoors.

https://www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/crystal-hues

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A lil tribute to the kelp forests along the California coast 🌊✨

An illustration featuring a leopard shark, bat ray, and the California state marine fish: the garibaldi. They are swimming next to giant kelp and illustrated on a vibrant blue background.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Heya.I haven't drawn at all in far too long, so tonight I sat down +made myself #draw something. Doesn't have to be good, just has to BE. I think it's a reflection of my state of anxiety about the world these days. Yipper Coyote, I don't think a cute gesture will help- but then again, maybe it will.

Yipper Coyote raises a paw up beseechingly while looking at someone with puppy-dog eyes.

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invertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

there seem to be more people to look at my bugs, please look at this one. it squeaks at you

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Worms & Bones @homemadehorrors.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

CHARITY AUCTION: We're offering a white ewenicorn for a quick 24hr auction, with all proceeds donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department. This is a brand new sculpt, and is ready for you to paint, or display as is! Shares appreciated! #art #wildfires #california #charity #sculpture #furryart

A small blue lamb sculpture lies curled in the palm of a hand. Its a soft blue colour, with crimpy wool and a curled long tail. Its expression is pleasant, a small smile with eyes closed beneath its eyelashes. A twisted unicorn horn points upward from its forehead.

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Lackadaisy Tracy @lackadaisy.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Chewy posted this for those in fire affected areas, in case anyone is in need of veterinary help, or is looking to donate resources.

Screen capture of a message from pet food delivery company Chewy offering free vet consultations to those in areas affected by the fires in California.

Screen capture of a message from pet food delivery company Chewy listing animal care resources in fire affected areas in California.

Screen capture of a message from pet food delivery company Chewy listing organizations to donate food and other resources to for those affected by the California wildfires.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/01/2025

Wikipedia editors need to up their opsec. There's a full on war against any independent sources of authority and the oligarch project of taking down Wikipedia is part of it. Donate to Wikipedia if you can. forward.com/news/686797/...

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Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors

The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

In my case, just ask the number/question you wanna know. doesn't have to be in order.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I have a tradition I've kept, started when I was probably 5 or 6 years old. I make the last drawing of a year just before midnight New Year's and then the first new drawing of/in the new year. (Also drawings for my birthday from age to age.) Here's this year's- Yipper and Furr #Coyote. #pencil

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kai*Starlight 🌟this little piggy makes comics🌟 @kaistarlight.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Art doesn't have to be good. Ever. Just make something. You'll be better for it. What matters most is that you *did* it. Please make something 💖

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Some AI/automation can be useful when it helps people do mundane tasks-but instead so much of AI seems to be used or pushed to replace real people, art, and experience. I'm currently trying to learn sewing- I'll have to be careful when looking for real advice. 1/ www.404media.co/bobbin-tatti...

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AI-Generated Book Grifters Threaten The Future of Lace-Making

“Unfortunately, for newcomers who might be excited to dive into this hobby, they could get burned by the inadequate books—and frankly the thievery—of the work of our cherished lacemakers and designers...

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Stardust #Butterfly. Inspired by the Pillars of Creation nebula. I did this in #markers for my Mom to look at in the hospital during her double lung transplant 2 years ago. Speaking of which, prayers and well-wishes for her are appreciated as she isn't feeling very good right now.

A cosmic stardust butterfly depicted in a starry sky and inspired by the Pillars of Creation nebula. Markers on bristol board.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Or just have a wonderful day <3 Part of a card I did recently for a family friend who lives in Northern California along the coast, thus there is a #blacktail #deer and some #bananaslugs (if you look closely). #markers

Blacktail deer juggles a present. In markers.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Have some whimsy-my half puffin, half #gryphon creature, which I call a "Puphon". I tried to see puffins in the wild visiting #BassRock in Scotland one year, but missed them by a week, d'oh. Speaking of Bass Rock, I did this #puffin and Northern #Gannet art afterwards. Amazing place. #digitalart

Puphons- my "Puffin" inspired gryphon, half gryphon, half puffin. All whimsical. Digital illustration.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Oooo I have so many, but here's one I did after seeing that video of a #coyote and #badger going through a tunnel together:

Coyote playfully encouraging a badger to follow it through an underpass tunnel so that they can hunt together (based on a video)

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Some #traditionalart #pencil #sketches of my character Rusty the Red Fox pup (from my Out of Oakwood Forest comic/story.) #fox

Rusty the Red Fox Pup sketches in pencil.

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JC Amberlyn @jamberlyn.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

After posting about my dogs, have a portrait i did of all 4 of them for my Mom's birthday card one year. She has it hanging on the fridge :D #dogs #dogart #traditionalart #markers

My dogs Samwise, Merry, Pippin and Rosie done in markers

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 @sugarkat.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

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Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.

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Meek 🍁 @themeekwarrior.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

OKAMI SEQUEL ANNOUNCED THIS IS NOT A DRILL❕ I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL❕

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Okami Sequel Reveal Trailer The Game Awards 2024

YouTube video by GamersPrey

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