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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As an ADHD-haver currently in berserker mode, I concur.

A tweet quote replying another tweet. First tweet by @zerowoolfe says "Every neurotypical thinks they could power through ADHD if they just "went Berzerker
Mode."" And the tweet quote replying by @Garrodactyl says If you have ADHD you can in fact finish a PhD by unlocking berzerker mode, but it comes at a Great And Terrible Price

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lots of good polling for Democrats right now. Keep in mind, however, that polling in the last few cycles has been significantly off (~4 points in big races), generally to the benefit of Republicans. My sense is that this is because voting for Trump drives shame. So respondents simply lie.

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I made a video about voting in Louisiana (start getting your shit together). I know everyone here is paying attention but maybe share outside your normal network to make sure your ppl know

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Linktree changed their policies to allow for AI scrapers to enter the landing pages wherever the links lead - to take effect July 5th. So I replaced my Linktree with a Carrd website. It took me about a 1/2 hour to make and I'm using it exactly the same way I used Linktree. mvandiver-art.carrd.co

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Work by New Orleans-based artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Googling "surgery card for gay" didn't turn up any usable results so I made one for my friend Stole the copy from an old Speedo ad... Then added a Speedo to the reference photo I was using because I didn't want to draw pornography today

A folded card standing up with a watercolor and ink painting and typeface on it, of a hunky young man in a Speedo laying down suggestively and hand-lettered text that says "feel as good as you look." Sitting on a paint colored table with a watercolor palette and brushes in the background. By New Orleans artist and illustrator Melissa Vandiver.

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I needle-felted this for my mom for Mother's Day. Only had to clean off a LITTLE blood!

A photo of a felt magnolia flower on a green fabric background in a gold picture frame, sitting on a beige runner on a dark wood table. Some other table decor is in the background, as well as a lamp and chairs and windows in the distance. By New Orleans artist and illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #needlefelting #textileart #fiberart #fiberarts #southern #southernart

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Union Migrante wants to help New Orleans area immigrant families recover financially from the immigration occupation. I am offering a free 8x8" watercolor pet portrait similar to the ones here to anyone who donates $300 or more through the end of Mardi Gras (Feb 17th). $10 shipping within the US. 1/

DONATE
TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT LOCAL IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES RECOVER FROM THE BORDER PATROL
OCCUPATION with a QR code that goes to https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/M5B2FFV5WSLDJ

A colorful splattered watercolor portrait of a striped cat looking up by New Orleans artist and illustrator Melissa Vandiver

A colorful splattered watercolor portrait of a dark color dog, by New Orleans artist and illustrator Melissa Vandiver

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Malber1 @malber1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Fuck 🧊!

The back of the cross stitch finished in orange felt.

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Well I've taken a break from posting to this account because I got bogged down in holiday work and now I'm bogged down by *gestures around* but here's our (much less little) pup Margie "enjoying" (hating) her jacket on this frigid day

A black dog sitting on concrete in the sun looking at the camera and wearing a pink and grey fleece jacket

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hello #portfolioday! I'm a New Orleans-based artist and illustrator, looking for representation. Most of my work is in picture books; I love animals, vibrant colors & texture, and elaborate, layered scenery. You can view more of my illustration work on my website. www.mvandiver-art.com/illustration

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Buddy #ArtAdventCalendar. For more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painting of a fluffy white dog on an orange and yellow background, with a black bone-shaped nametag with the name "Buddy" written on it, and a black and blue collar. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

And to go with yesterday's #ArtAdventCalendar post, my other dog, Louise, as the Grinch (very much her real life personality) To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

A painting of a furry green dog in a santa outfit on a yellow background, with her hands on her hips. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Another one of my Kirby, as the Grinch's dog #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painting of a brown dachshund on a green background, with a branch tied to her head with a red ribbon. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Those bitches, we all know em #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painting of two dogs on a dark green background. One dog is light brown with black ears, wearing a crown, furry vest, and purple shirt, and holding a glass of white whine. The other dog is dark brown, wearing a gold sequin top, and holding a martini. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

My next #ArtAdventCalendar post is the cover of the latest book I illustrated, Real River Rats by Anna Romano Johnson. It's a chapter book for early readers with just a few illustrations, about the rats that live on the batture in New Orleans. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

The cover o f the book Real River Rats, by Anna Romano Johnson and illustrated by Melissa Vandiver, published by Arcadia Publishing. Yellow text reading "Real River Rats" is in front of a painting of seven rats in different shades of brown and grey dancing. They are on a grey gravel path at the top of a levee covered in green grass and plants. In the very front is a river with rocks and long grass sticking out of the water. In the background is a blue and purple night sky with stars and a moon. Art by New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #artadventcalendar #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitillustrators #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #booksky #litsky #kidlitsky #art #neworleans #nolatwitter #nolasky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

This is my own dog, the late great Kirby, as Liberace. I call it Wienerace. "Why Liberace?" you ask. Because he dressed fun, that's all. I really miss her. #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A dachshund wearing a pink cape and collar with pearls sewn into it, over a heart-shaped bolo and frilly white shirt and dark pink vest. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This is Alan. I think he looks like an Alan. #ArtAdventCalendar. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com.

A painting of a brown poodle with fluffed out hair, wearing a purple, green, and yellow polka-dot bowtie, on a blue background. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 03/12/2025

We've had somewhere around 1200 images posted for #ArtAdventCalendar in the first 3 days and I would guess that less than 50 have been posted without AltText. Platform wide, AltText use is about 20% (apparently) For AAC...about 96% Over 450 artists leading the way. Fantastic job everyone.

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Oh hey it's Princess Luna. #ArtAdventCalendar To see more of my work visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painting of a pitbull dressed as Princess Leia from Star Wars, with plants behind her. The background is the night sky with the Death Star in the distance. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Continuing from yesterday's #ArtAdventCalendar post (bsky.app/profile/mvan...), I'll post Lulu's sister, Cricket, all decked out for Mardi Gras. To see more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painting of a furry grey dog on a green background, wearing a crown of flowers and several strands of Mardi Gras beads. A butterfly is perched on her shoulder. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver. #art #artist #illustrator #blueskyartmarket #artadventcalendar #petportrait #dogs #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 01/12/2025

Happy first day of #ArtAdventCalendar, folks. I’m sharing this excellent Wyandotte rooster I digitally painted for #birdtober. I work in #Procreate using natural media brushes. #chicken #birds #art #illustration #digitalArt #SciArt

A digital painting of a Wyandotte rooster, with black edged rust red feathers, long amber feathers trailing from his neck and bright red wattles. He has bright iridescent and black tail feathers arching up and back. The background is simple, washes of watercolor for brown dirt, sage green brushes, and a Robin’s egg blue sky.

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Sarah Crumb @sarahscrumbs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

An iris I painted for my mom after my grandma passed away in 2017. ❤️ #ArtAdventCalendar

A magenta iris with bright green leaves next to a stem of purple iris buds. Background is green gold blooming watercolor.

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Pursuits of Nancy Moniz @pursuitsofnancy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

‘Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar! Day 1️⃣ A kaleidoscope of paper butterflies boxed with specimen pins 🦋

Paper punched butterflies of various colours and patterns poked through by a specimen pin and into the back of a gold picture box frame.

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toril art @torilart.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Good Evening. In typical fashion, I'm late to the Advent kick-off. But hey! It's still day ONE!! #ArtAdventCalendar "Wisdom Of The Weeds" Acrylic On Canvas #painting #torilart #art #fineart #acrylic

A colorful abstract painting of dandelions, showing round white seed heads on thin brown stems against a vibrant background of greens, blues, and yellows, with soft glowing circles and blurred streaks of light

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Susanabbeyandfinn 🍁🇨🇦 @susanabbeyandfinn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar #artistsofbluesky Day 1 A view from a walk I took in the Yorkshire Dales this past April. What a glorious place. Please tap to see the full painting. You are missing most of it here.

A view from a walk I took this April in the Yorkshire Dales in England. A sheep looks at the viewer will cascading hills and valleys beyond. The sky is orange and red with the setting sun.

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Sam "The Patron Saint of Weirdos" Posnick @samposnick.com · 02/12/2025

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 1 Kicking things off light and breezy with this art deco inspired peacock pattern

Peach pattern with graphic arched fern shapes and line artwork of peacocks and peahens standing within.

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Hedgehoggrl 📎🦔 🐈 📷 🎨 @hedgehoggrl.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Breaking out some of my pottery for #ArtAdventCalendar. This is a large handbuilt platter with one of my favorite glazes, Celadon Bloom. #EastCoastKin #PottersOfBluesky #ceramics #MondayBlues

Handbuilt ceramic bowl with light blue-green Celadon Bloom glaze that creates random white "blossoms" in the glazed surface.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

'Everything has its proper name. I shall call it “Armadillo” till I found out the real one…’ Illustration for The Beginning of the Armadillos, from Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, published by The Folio Society, 2012. Watercolour on Saunders Waterford hp, 140 x 240mm. #ArtAdventCalendar

Watercolour illustration of a pair of armadillos in a vertically-oriented composition, with the armadillos towards the top, and the grassy environment leading the eye downward in gestural, impressionistic brushstrokes. The palette is predominantly in warm ochres and oranges.

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𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚙 @matreyoo.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

In the spirit of an advent calendar, I decided to look for pictures I took on December 1st. Here's Crooked Lake in northern Michigan on December 1, 2021, looking spectacular. I didn't contribute to the art, just pointed the phone! #ArtAdventCalendar #Seasons #nature #photography

Photo of a lake at sunrise with what are likely Canada geese lined up in the (surely) frigid but not frozen water. In the foreground is the shore with snow.

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Daniel | ScienceSocks et al. @sciencesocks.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It's #ArtAdventCalendar day 1! Sharing the first ever piece of jewelry that I made* in sterling silver about 4 years ago. A pendant with a black rutilated quartz stone that I gifted to my mom 🙂 (* the first piece that didn't melt 😂)

Square pendant with bezel set cabuchon black rutilated quartz stone in sterling silver

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I need a new faux name @michele207.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I'm all in favor of more #Cookies in #ArtAdventCalendar

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Cathey @cathey.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Thought I'd inspire myself with this amazing dahlia for Day 1 of #ArtAdventCalendar. It's called Peppermint Swirl - so apropos for the season, don't you think? Happy December! ❤️🤍🌿 #Flowers #Garden #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling

A stunning red and white dahlia with its profusion of bi-colored petals and gold disk florets at center lights up against a mottled background of golds, greens, and pops of red.

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𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎 @donrice.art · 02/12/2025

Sketch art · donrice.art Shop · ebay.com/str/donrice #artadventcalendar art advent calendar · day one Beaver on a Bank

A beaver sits on the bank of a tributary that has become a home. Sketch art by Don Rice.

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I'm kicking off my #ArtAdventCalendar this year with one of my favorite pet portraits I did over the past year. Here is Lulu, as a mermaid. To view more of my work, visit www.mvandiver-art.com

A painted portrait of a furry white and brown dog with a crown of seashells and coral and kelp, with jewels and pearls, on a light sea-blue background. By New Orleans artist & illustrator Melissa Vandiver.. #artadventcalendar #art #illustration #illustrators #illustratorsky #artists #artsky #dogsky #dogsofbluesky #petportraits

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Sharing this from my other account because it's important info for those in New Orleans!

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Someone discovered her reflection today

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Anyone have experience with a puppy who doesn't want to go on walks? Doesn't want to leave the domicile?

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Watching the neighborhood stray cats take their morning strolls.

View from behind a small black puppy sitting on a porch looking out. In the background area a fence, a street, and a blue house and a yellow house

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

New Orleans! If you're headed to Po-Boy Fest today, stop by Blue Cypress Books to get a signed copy of Real River Rats - written by Anna Romano Johnson and illustrated by me, yours truly! It's a chapter book for very early readers. I won't be there but you can say hi to Anna!

Flyer with Blue Cypress Books at the top, a photo of a woman and the cover of a book called Real River Rats. Text says 11:30AM - 1PM Anna Romano Johnson PO-BOY FEST
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16. #booksky #kidlit #kidlitart #neworleans Art by New Orleans artist and illustrator Melissa Vandiver

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Having a lot of trouble being motivated to potty in the morning because we like sunbathing so much!!

A black and tan puppy sitting in the sun on concrete in front of concrete stairs

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Melissa Vandiver Art @mvandiverart.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We have a new family member and we have finally named her! Introducing Large Marge! (I'm gonna call her Margie). She is some sort of dachshund+Chihuahua+??? mix. Very long wienerdog body though! I can only catch a photo of her when she's doing lazy stuff but she's got big puppy energy 🤣

A black puppy leaning on a pillow and looking at the camera. #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky

A black and tan puppy, sprawled out sleeping on an orange and blue blanket on a blue couch. #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky

A black and tan puppy looking at the camera on a blue and orange blanket. #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky

A black and tan puppy sitting on a man's lap. He's wearing jeans and sitting in a yellow chair. #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky

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