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Summer may be over, but the big blooms are still partying like it’s August. #blooms #sunflowers #dahlias #flowers #portland #ourhouse

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 22h

Happily Ever After oil on unstretched canvas, 17 x 15 The zombie is in a lot of ways the perfect horror movie bad guy.- JAMES GUNN Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/h... #art #zombie #horrorart #oilpainting #painting #livingdead #horrorromance #couple #happilyeverafter Story-ALTtext⬇️

An oil portrait of a zombie couple.

The quote continues:

“It plays on so many fears all at once. The fear of predators, the fear of disease and the fear of loved ones betraying us - the ones we care about are turning around and trying to eat us.”

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 28/09/2026

Stop Stop Stop oil on Yupo 11 x 18.5 Say Stop. Keep your lips pressed together after you say the p: from Instructions For Stopping by DANA LEVIN Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/s... Story-ALTtext⬇️ #art #painting #abstractart #oilpainting #abstractlandscape

An abstracted landscape in oil paint.

The poem continues:
“(soon they’ll try
and pry
your breath out—)
―
Whisper it
three times in a row:
Stop Stop Stop”

When we left off, I was counting a flock of chickens before they hatched.

Hiking chickens, adventure chickens, solitude and surf and sand chickens. That'll learn me. An unexpected medical complication landed me smack on the sofa for most of our planned vacation. Someone must have whispered STOP STOP STOP. (It wasn't me, I swear it!)
I will appreciate our next hiking adventure even more.

There is a silver lining in being forced to stop. When you can do very little, you spend a lot of time looking - looking at the art, the writing, the website, the shop, the dust accumulating on the bookshelves and the cobwebs in one's head and art practice. There are many insights simmering in the cauldron of my mind.

And so we shall see what kind of soup results from this slow simmer over the coming weeks and months. The Yupo fairy (a dear friend) dropped a heap of Yupo (in various formats I had never even heard of) on my doorstep and now the imagination is running and ooooohing and aaaaaaahing and generally making me impatient.

Soon. Soon. Soon.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 27/09/2026

The Rivers Kept Speaking oil on canvas 36 x 36 On the fifth day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers. - JANE HIRSHFIELD Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/t... Story-ALTtext⬇️ #art #painting #landscapeart #abstractlandscape #river

An abstracted landscape suggestinf water, trees and sky.

The poem continues:

“The scientists who studied the air
were told not to speak of the air,
and the ones who worked for the farmers
were silenced,
and the ones who worked for the bees.
Someone, from deep in the Badlands,
began posting facts.
The facts were told not to speak
and were taken away.
The facts, surprised to be taken, were silent.
Now it was only the rivers
that spoke of the rivers,
and only the wind that spoke of its bees,
while the unpausing factual buds of the fruit trees
continued to move toward their fruit.
The silence spoke loudly of silence,
and the rivers kept speaking
of rivers, of boulders and air.
Bound to gravity, earless and tongueless,
the untested rivers kept speaking.
Bus drivers, shelf stockers,
code writers, machinists, accountants,
lab techs, cellists kept speaking.
They spoke, the fifth day,
of silence.”

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 27/09/2026

THANK YOU! It was my very first Quirk Show! All the enthusiasm, love, encouragement and, of course, bids and bins! To everyone who popped in, cheered, commented and collected. And to those who shared their secret superpower dreams during the giveaway (some of which left me in tears) - thank you!

A collage of works sold to collectors at the quirk show!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 27/09/2026

Three ways my phone camera did not capture the full moon at night…just the clouds it was illuminating and the lens flares it created! #moon #nightphotography #photography #portland #ourhouse

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 26/09/2026

A Wolf in Hare's Clothing pen and ink on Yupo 8 x 12 He may be a sheep right now, all in love and doting... He cannot change his colors, just temporarily camouflage them—he is just a wolf in sheep's clothing!- general proverb Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/a... #wolf #art #tickortreat

A pen and ink drawing of a wolf in a hare costume going trick-or-treating

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 26/09/2026

Wonder Mike is suspicious anytime a camera phome is near…makes me wonder what he has been up to! #shenanigans #chihuahua #wondermike #dogs #chichi #love

Our chichi specifically not posing for the camera!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 25/09/2026

Locked Rooms Pen and ink on wood 16 x 20 I want to ask you, dear sir, as best I can, to have patience about everything that is still unresolved in your heart; - RAINER MARIA RILKE Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/l... #art #fantasyart #werewolf #monsters #penandink Story-ALTtext⬇️

A young werewolf and his balloons.

The quote continues:

“Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms, like books written in a truly foreign language. Don’t look for the answers now: they cannot be given to you yet because you cannot yet live them, and what matters is to live everything. For now, live the questions. If you do, then maybe, gradually, without your realizing it, some far-off day you will live your way into the answer. “

Werewolves ponder things. They ask questions, they search for answers, they read Rilke. And the young ones like balloons.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 24/09/2026

I'd Like To Meet His Tailor pen and ink on wood panel 12 x 24 He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair - WARREN ZEVON Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/i... #art #fantasyart #werewolf #monsters #penandink #illustrationart Story-ALTtext⬇️

Pen and ink drawing of a werewolf on a wood panel. This is cradled wood and is ready to hang.

The lyric continues:

“You better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out, Jim
Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor
Ah-hoo, werewolves of London
Ah-hoo
Ah-hoo, werewolves of London
Ah-hoo.”

I think werewolves are likely dapper dressers.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 24/09/2026

The horse chestnuts know fall is here. They have been waiting all summer to drop their heavy spoinky bombs on heads and cars! The satisfaction of opening these beauties is one our our favorite parts of the season. #fall #horsechestnuts #portland #ourhouse

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 23/09/2026

Here are the pieces still available at the Quirk Show through Friday (except the MTV bot - she just sold!) The cool thing is they are all now offered at the starting bid price. Ooooooh!😁 DM me if any of them are calling you! #art #artshow #artauction #artevent #artgallery #fineart

A collage of pieces still available at the Quirk Show on facebook

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 23/09/2026

What happens when a werewolf loves both dance and pie? Get the original pen and ink drawing: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/w... #art #animation #werewolf #midjourney #dance #pie #tutu #penandink #fantasyart #illustrationart

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 23/09/2026

Omg so totally thrilled to send all of these pieces off to new homes after the Quirk Show!!! Thanks so much to all who popped over to take a look! Your enthusiasm is a treasure!!! There are a handful of pieces left which will be available thru Friday.😊 #art #artshow #artevent #artcollectors

A collage of my art pieces sold at Auctions With Stephanie Gagos Group on Facebook this week.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 22/09/2026

Werewolves Do Dance pen and ink on Yupo 7 x 11 The werewolf communicates through interpretive dance. — From the animated movie Open Season: Scared Silly. Get the werewolf: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/w... #art #werewolf #penandink #illustrationart #fantasyart #ballet #tutu #dance

A pen and ink drawing of a werewolf in a tutu

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 22/09/2026

Interior Art - Danger pen and ink on Yupo 5.5 x 10 inches Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/d... Get the book: waywordbooks.com/product/mons... #art #fantasyart #fairytales #monstrous #newrelease #therewillbeblood #waywordbooks #mustread #bookaddict #monsters #offthebeatenpath #penandink

An illustration from the new book release, MonstroUS. In this pen and ink drawing, a spooky gate with a danger sign

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 22/09/2026

The crows are very active and very hungry right now! Two peanuts? No problem! #crows #crow #portlandcrows #corvids #portland #ourhouse

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 21/09/2026

Today! Today! Today! My show day opens at 3 pm EST (noon here on the west coast) over at Auctions With Stephanie Gagos Group www.facebook.com/share/g/1E2i... Woohoo! I am so excited! #art #artauction #artevent #artshow #artgallery #quirky #peculiar #penandink #oilpainting #painting

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 21/09/2026

And so it begins! Fall is upon us, with trees changing and temperatures dropping. And hopefully the end of wildfire season as well! #fall #trees #leaves #portland #photography #morningwalka

A tree beginning its brilliant fall transformation!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 20/09/2026

Let’s talk about FOMA! What on earth is that, you may be wondering? Take a look! See you at the Quirk Show tomorrow at 3 pm EST (noon here on the west coast) Auctions With Stephanie Gagos Group www.facebook.com/share/g/1E2i... #art #artauction #artevent #artshow #auction #gallery

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 20/09/2026

The Author/Artist pen and ink on Yupo 9 x 14 A piece of original art from the book MONSTROUS, by Lola Jovan. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/t... Get the book: waywordbooks.com/product/mons... #fantasyart #painting #penandink #cycling #illustrationart #art #fairytales #monstrous

An illustration from the new book release, MonstroUS. In this pen amd ink drawing, a woman sits on a bicycle.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 20/09/2026

Two more sleeps! The Quirk Show debut of these pieces happens Monday, September 21 at 3 pm est (noon on the west coast) The Auctions With Stephanie Gagos Group www.facebook.com/share/g/1Hdh... #art #artshow #artauction #artevent #painting #oilpainting #quirk

Three oil paintings coming to the Quirk Show!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 20/09/2026

Tis the season of cold mornings and sleeping bees… #portland #flowers #bees #photography #morningwalks

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 19/09/2026

Double Dare You oil on yupo 22 x 21.5. Eleanor was absolutely positive that Milo was a big chicken. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/d... #fantasyart #painting #art #monster #oilpainting #hideandseek Story-ALTtext⬇️

An oil painting of a monster and a girl playing hide and seek

The narrative continues:

Afraid of his own shadow, hiding behind the curtains, nervous about every little noise - it was ridiculous. So she double dared him every day to come out and do something brave. She was known for her determination and grit. What could Milo do? He had to say yes. Eleanor was scary!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 19/09/2026

Three more sleeps until my show day at The Quirk Show! Monday, September 21 at 3pm est (noon here on the west coast) Auctions with Stephanie Gagos Group: www.facebook.com/share/g/1VA2... #art #artauction #artshow #artevent #originalart

Three oil paintings in my upcoming show!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 19/09/2026

More beautiful Porland pigeons in the early morning on the waterfront. #portland #pigeons #birds #waterfront #beauty #morningwalks #photography

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 18/09/2026

Interior Art - Raven pen and ink on Yupo 8 x 10.5 inches Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/r... Get the book: waywordbooks.com/product/mons... #art #fantasyart #fairytales #monstrous #newrelease #therewillbeblood #waywordbooks #mustread #bookaddict #monsters #offthebeatenpath #penandink

An illustration from the new book release, MonstroUS. In this pen and ink drawing, a raven sits atop a large book

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 18/09/2026

Cover Art pen and ink on Yupo 8 x 10.5 A piece of original art from the book MONSTROUS, by Lola Jovan. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/m... Get the book: waywordbooks.com/product/mons... #art #fantasyart #fairytales #monstrous #newrelease #therewillbeblood #waywordbooks #mustread

A pen and ink drawing of a monster’s paw and claws. The cover art from the new book release, MonstroUS!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 17/09/2026

Laundry Stains Are Stubborn Oil on cradled panel 24 x 36 I don't know about the werewolves where you are, but here in Portland they appreciate nice clothes and have a particular style. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/l... #fantasyart #painting #art #werewolf Story-ALTtext⬇️

An oil painting of a well-dressed werewolf in a bar.

The narrative continues:

Which is complicated by the challenge of keeping the nice clothes, well, nice.

There aren't enough stain remover sticks in the world to keep the werewolf's wardrobe clean. Which is one of the reasons they tend to stick to shadowy corners and dimly lit bars. If you squint, they look pretty darn good.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 17/09/2026

Oh sure, green now, but just blink in the next few weeks and all will be warm golden and red fall! #trees #fall #leaves #photography #portland #ourhouse

Green leaves and shadows in our backyard

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 16/09/2026

Hello Bluesky humans! I’m so happy to be here in the friendly place. 😁 Art does not always speak for itself, so you’ll see words with my paintings to help illuminate. Want more words? More art? Subscribe at www.lolajovan.com #art #painting #penandink #fantasyart #illustrationart #abstractart

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 16/09/2026

Messy and Marvelous oil on wood panel 14 x 11 The big secret is this: No one else can brave you. Messy, yes. And marvelous. - Rachel Hébert Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/m... Story-ALTtext⬇️ #art #painting #oilpainting #landscapeart #abstractscape #abstractlandscape

an abstracted landscape suggesting water reflections, fall colors, buildings and gray skies.

The poem begins like this:

“It cannot be always comfortable.
So love the thousand knives as they enter
and see your shape still sitting.
See that you too belong to paws
of soft silent hungers, to thirst-tangled
roots, to silver-spun constellations.
Know you’re no sicker than the rest of us.”

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 16/09/2026

My handsome, talented, brilliant husband had a birthday this week! I think 67 looks extra fabulous on him. 😊 As has become our delightful tradition, there was a gift of art from me. ❤️ #art #penandink #portrait #birthday #love

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 15/09/2026

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Months and months of paint and preparation. Weeks and weeks of photographing, writing and posting. A slowly simmering cauldron of inspiration, execution and excitement... And now, the Quirk Show is finally here! Show opens 9/17. My collection goes live 9/21. 😁 #art #artauction

A collage of all the pieces in my Quirk Collection which goes live September 21!

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 15/09/2026

A little animation and sound, just for fun! The original oil painting is from the new book release, MonstroUS, and will be available at the Quirk Show on September 21. #art #oilpainting #animation #midjourney #illustrationart #fantasyart #monstroUS

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 15/09/2026

A little taste of fall and winter this week as the morning clouds turned the world gray, gray, gray. #portland #waterfront #willametteriver #morningwalks #cityskyline #bridges

A gray morning on the Portland waterfront

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 14/09/2026

Nothing Is Free, Right? pen and ink on Yupo 9 x 11 inches A piece of original art from the book MONSTROUS, by Lola Jovan. Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/c/products/n... Get the book: waywordbooks.com/product/mons... #fantasyart #painting #art #fairytales #monstrous #penandink #illustration

A pen and ink drawing of the devil and his wife on a sofa.

An illustration from the new book release, MonstroUS

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 13/09/2026

A little animation and sound - just for fun! The original pen and ink drawing will be available September 21 at the Quirk Show! #art #animation #midjourney #penandink #strongwoman #badassfemale #woman #illustrationart

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 13/09/2026

Just a flock of pigeons, looking pretty and doing pigeony things… #pigeons #portland #birds #photography #flock #dailybird

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 12/09/2026

It is the time for bold women strong women confident women opinionated women. We don’t have to be tame to be peaceful. We don’t have to be in conflict to be wild. We can be both. Coming to the quirk show Sept 21 Story-ALTtext⬇️ #art #penandink #illustrationart #badasswoman #fantasyart

A pen and ink drawing of a strong woman with swords.

Jess makes her own rules and doesn’t take “no” for an answer. All while being cool as a cucumber, a lime popsicle and a lemon sorbet.

She will be available at the Quirk Show! DM me or comment for details.

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 12/09/2026

A little animation and sound just for fun! The original oil painting will be available September 21 at the Quirk Show! #animation #midjourney #art #oilpainting #painting #animalart #fantasyart #bobcat #crow

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 12/09/2026

Let me set the stage. 2nd floor slanted roof of a tall old house. Dog barking incessantly at the window. A family of raccoons, working at the screens, unfazed by the height, the dog, or us! They visit nightly. Hoping to get inside. Fortunately, they are very cute. #portland #raccoons #night

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 11/09/2026

"The life of the wood, meadow, and lake go on without us... bobcats track the snowy lake in winter." — Anonymous naturalist Coming September 21 to the Quirk Show! Story-ALTtext⬇️ #art #painting #oilpainting #bobcat #crow #fantasyart #animalart

An oil painting of a bobcat and a crow.

This bobcat and crow have an unusual relationship! Friends, adventurers, followers of the wild path. I like to imagine them out there exploring even as we sleep, even in the cold stillness of winter. I wonder where they are right now?

This painting will be available September 21 at the Quirk Show! DM me for details!😊

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Lola Jovan @lolajovan.com · 11/09/2026

Our neighbors do Halloween in the best and brightest way… #halloween #skeleton #portland #nightscene #photography

A neighbor’s house lit up for Halloween, complete with giant skeleton

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