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Lee Gruber

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Lee Gruber @leegruber.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The world keeps asking us to hurry. So I drew socks @makeartthatsells.bsky.social that suggest the opposite. 🐌 Resist Speed. 🦋 Look Closer. 🐦 Sing First. Which one feels most like you?

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Lee Gruber @leegruber.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A quote journal inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, exploring curiosity, adventure, quiet bravery through whimsical, reflective prompts." I want to shape this into a formal book pitch. Have any of you taken "My Arty Book Pitch"? makeartthatsells.com/online-cours... ? #aliceinwonderland

Open illustrated book spread inspired by Alice in Wonderland, featuring a watercolor-style Dodo bird and whimsical characters, with the phrases “I survived hard things” and “All must have prizes!” set in soft blue typography and surrounded by delicate floral and wave-like motifs.

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Lee Gruber @leegruber.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

That's My Dog :) #illustration #papercraft #handmade #worldbuilding #visualstorytelling #wirefoxterrier #stilllife #artistprocess #cutpaper #contemporarycraft #artdirection

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Lee Gruber @leegruber.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Inspired by colonial art, which happens to contain kids casually holding pet squirrels, which feels… risky. Photoshopped my bottles onto @lillarogers.bsky.social photo. Shelf is brutal. Everything is shouting. Very little gets heard. Maybe the answer isn’t louder. Just a little stranger. 🤓

Three brown glass bottles of flavored seltzer arranged side by side. The center bottle has a green “Fresh Lime” label with illustrated limes; the others are “Blood Orange” in orange and “Cherry Vanilla” in red. The labels have ornate, folk-art inspired shapes, and the bottles are decorated with small, sketch-like drawings of animals and objects.

Red background with a stylized “Cherry Vanilla Seltzer” label. The label features illustrated cherries with leaves and a blossom, decorative ornate borders, and the text “est. 1808” and “Made in Williamsburg Massachusetts.” Small hand-drawn doodles—a dog, a person, a ribbon, and a fish—surround the label.

Green background with a stylized “Fresh Lime Seltzer” label. The label features illustrated limes with leaves and blossoms, ornate decorative borders, and the text “est. 1808” and “Made in Williamsburg Massachusetts.” Small hand-drawn doodles—a deer, bird, house, carrot, stars, squirrel, and abstract figures—surround the label.

Grocery store beverage shelf with rows of bottled drinks and price tags. In the middle row, several brown glass bottles labeled “Fresh Lime Seltzer” with green illustrated labels stand among other brands.

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Lee Gruber @leegruber.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Hi everyone — new here. I’ve been hearing a lot of artists are gathering on Bluesky, so I thought I’d join and share some work. Here is a Work in Progress from a @makeartthatsells.bsky.social prompt. #illustration #artistsOnBluesky #illustration #wip #MATSArtChallenge9

Guess My State Plate painting, illustration of a decorative plate featuring the phrase “Montani Semper Liberi.” Surrounding the text are small watercolor drawings referencing West Virginia, including a shaggy Bigfoot character, a banjo, pickaxe, trout fish, New River Gorge bridge, constellation, maple leaf, wildflowers, and native pawpaw fruit in warm autumn colors.

Underpainting of Big Foot in Yellow Ochre surrounded by small ink drawings of animals, a bridge, moon lantern, leaf, and mountains on a sketchbook page.

Overhead photo of a watercolor illustration workspace on a wooden table. A large sheet shows a shaggy brown Bigfoot character walking with a determined expression, surrounded by small ink drawings of Appalachian-inspired icons including birds, a fish, a bridge, a crescent moon lantern, a quilt star, a banjo, stars, and leaves. On the right are watercolor paintings of mushrooms and fruit, while torn sheets of paper with handwritten color swatches sit beside the main artwork.

Close-up of my hand using a small paintbrush to fill in the lettering “Montani Semper Liberi” on a watercolor illustration. Above the text are small drawings including a quilt star pattern, the New River Gorge bridge, a banjo, and a maple leaf in warm autumn colors.

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