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Jolly

@jollygay.bsky.social

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Neuroqueer designer, artist, and proud puppy and cat parent. Country fella entering my hermit era in rural NY rediscovering my love of making visual art

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Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Finally getting into procreate and loving it. #queerartist #procreate #portrait #character

Freestyle digital portrait with warm tones and vibrant neon highlights. 3/4 angle of chubby, bearded queer person with a dagger earring

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Silver Belle 🩶🩶🩶 Stunning Yaa Afriyie 🌟 #graphite #sketchbook #portraitzoomsession #portrait #drawing

Beautiful model Yaa Afriyie drawn in three poses wearing a silver shiny scarf in different ways. Her dark skin glimmers and short hair accentuates her strong eyes and beautiful gaze. 3 portraits drawn on a single page

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Snow bunny Beth #bethreeks ⛷️ #Graphite in #sketchbook #portraitzoomsessions #queerartist #portrait

Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 4/4

Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 3/4

Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 2/4

Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 1/4

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Always a pro, #johnacarrasco! So fun having a fully “Sleeved Santa” pose for the season. #Graphite in #sketchbook. Thanks, as always #karenmeneghen! #lifemodel #portraiture #queerartist

John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 4/4 (final 2 hour study)

John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 3/4

John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 2/4

John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 1/4

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

“Santa Muerte Yumémi Arai” Dia de los Muertos inspired masquerade pose in #portraitsketchzoomsessions #Graphite in sketchbook #queerartist #portrait #lifedrawing

Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 4/4

Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 3/4

Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 2/4

Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 1/4

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Handsome comandante, with a touch of glam ⚫️ Thanks for the amazing pose Giovanni Ortiz and Karen Meneghin as always for organizing these massively talented models 🙏 oil on 9x12 linen board

Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 4/4 final painting

Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 3/4

Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 2/4

Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 1/4

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Kenyatta really blew me away with this stunning look. Goddess!! Gamblin oil on 9x12 linen board #portraiture #allaprima #oilpainting

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hoar Frost. Watercolor and guache, 9x12. Lots of fun with this pic from my icy car ❄️

Abstract painting from the reference photo, playful and textured

Beautiful, blue, crystalline frost on car window

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Crystal, the muse. Graphite and watercolor on cotton rag paper. #portrait #queerartist #prismatic

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Sunday portrait of Jenne over zoom.Aabsolutely stunning! 🫶🏻 #allaprima #oilpainting 9x12 linen board with #Gamblin #portraitpainting

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Recent #livemodel portrait studies #oilpainting #allaprima #queerartist

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

“Giuseppe” Sunday two hour portrait study, oil on 9x12 linen board #oilpainting #queerartist #portraiture

IGiuseppe captured in limited oil color pallet on canvas. Chest and face at 45 degree angle to camera, shirtless Italian male model

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

Sunday live portrait session. Oil on 9x12 linen board. #allaprima #oilpainting #portraiture #queerartist

Final painting of a man dressed in lacy, swashbuckling garb. Seated with a snifter of dark liquor in a glass, backlit by a warm lantern to the left, and window light on the right

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Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Enjoyed #paintweek free courses ending with landscape composition exercise. Always learning!! #allaprima #landscape #queerartist #oilpainting

Oil painting of a small house near a shore of water covered in many bright green lily pads

Jolly @jollygay.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Recent paintings! Psyched to be here finally and start sharing stuff 😊 #queerart #portraiture #oilpainting #stilllife

Two still life oil paintings of a lemon and apple on a blue surface. One is more blocky and the other is rounder

Portrait painting of a woman with dark black bob haircut, looking to her right with light on her face from the window

Portrait painting of a woman with curly black hair, wearing a head scarf

Portrait painting of the artist looking hesitantly at a skull on the desk. he is touching the forehead of the skull cautiously with his middle finger. A recently extinguished candle disperses smoke, in front of an old metallic vanity mirror. In the background are various paintings