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@neocortex.bsky.social

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GER / NRW Insta:@prokrasti.nette #watercolor #coloredpencildrawing #inkdrawing #graphitedrawing #pleinair #urbansketching #art #artchallenges #kleineKunstklasse #gardening #Abrissbirnchen #fkbp14 photos and drawings are mine *only repost*

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Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 14h

5th of #owltober Autumn leaves Platinum and Taccia ink #inktober #inkdrawing #penandink #sketchbook #kidlitart #art #animalart #birdart #kleineKunstklasse

Ink drawing of an owl flying against a night sky, stirring up autumn leaves, beneath which a mouse is rearing up.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

4th of #owltober Stygian owl / Styxeule (Asio stygius) Platinum ink and a bit of Faber Castell Pitt Artist #inktober #inkdrawing #penandink #sketchbook #birds 🪶 #sciart #art #animalart #birdart #kleineKunstklasse

Ink drawing of a Stygian owl at night sitting on a branch.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Since the weather forecast predicted rain for the #uskdortmund meeting on Thursday, I paid a visit to 'Slim Mathilde' 🕜 on Tuesday. #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #penandink #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Pencil sketch of the 'Schlanke Mathilde' clock tower and a market stall.

Sketchbook in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The bird of September is the Black woodpecker / Schwarzspecht (Dryocopus martius) for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #ballpointpendrawing #penandink #sketchbook #birds 🪶 #BirdWhisperer #sciart #art #animalart #birdart #kleineKunstklasse

Multicolor ballpoint pen sketch of a black woodpecker at a tree hollow.

Drawing in my sketchbook with ballpoint pens on the left.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#naturesketching on Sunday at the Main Cemetery. A visit to Lilly and Willi, the black swans. And they had visitors—an Egyptian goose family. 🥹 😍 (Finished at home) #uskdortmund #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor and graphite drawing of the black swans at the pond.

Sketch in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday #uskdortmund met at Propsteihof ⛪ It looked as though the Franciscan sisters were wrapping up for the day. But does a sister of the congregation ever really clock off? 🤔 #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

A sketchbook in front of the building entrance. Two Sisters of the Congregation have just left. A pigeon marches past.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good for me: spectacular clouds along the Emscher yesterday and lots of birds. Bad luck for me: constantly changing light. Hard to find a focus. 😬 (Finished at home) #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #watercolor #gouache #mixedmedia #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor and gouache painting of a river landscape. A crane is flying overhead.

Watercolor sketch in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dann schick ich Dir jetzt Herbstzeitlose aus dem Garten. 🤗 Lieb sie sehr.

Blühende Herbstzeitlose umgeben von Akeleilaub.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That’s what it looked like when it ended. #uskdortmund #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Bleistiftskizze vor der Szenerie.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund at the Europabrunnen. Unfortunately, it started to rain. I left the meeting with the pencil sketch and colored the drawing at home. #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Aquarellierte Bleistiftskizze einer Sketcherin, die vor einer U-Bahnstation an einem Kinderkarussell sitzt und malt. Es beginnt zu regnen, eine Taube spaziert vorbei.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oooh - ich habe nun einen echten Bummtero zu Hause. 🥹 Vielen lieben Dank @plummbumm.bsky.social 🩵🩵🩵 #kleineKunstklasse #FineArt

Ein echter, freundlicher, fröhlicher, pummeliger Bummtero umgeben von Farngrün.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ein gesundes und fröhliches neues Lebensjahr wünsche ich Dir, liebe @rabensturmig.bsky.social 🦉🥳😁

Tuscheskizze einer unausgeschlafenen, grummeligen Eule.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another attempt with gouache. Beautiful sky, beautiful birch tree, beautiful light. And peace and quiet. 😍 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #gouache #coloredpencil #mixedmedia #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Gouache painting of a meadow surrounded by trees, with light flooding through. Dark, cloudy sky.

Painting in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund at MKK. We sketched surrounded by the greasy smell of snack stands and the noise of car posers. (View into Lütge Brückstraße.) #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #graphitedrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Pencil sketch of the corner of a house with a woman with a Vespa in front of it.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

View from the Deusenberg yesterday and an attempt with gouache - on what was presumably the last hot day of the year. (Finished at home.) #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #gouache #coloredpencil #mixedmedia #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

View across the fields towards houses, trees, and the harbor in the distance. In the foreground, parsnips that have finished flowering. (Gouache and colored pencil.)

Painting in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Und nicht weit entfernt steht der Birnbaum... 😱 😂

Foto einer Birnenhälfte, die durch Madenfraß ein gruseliges Gesicht zeigt.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sunday cycling. 🌞 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #watercolor #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Double-page spread in a sketchbook featuring a watercolor sketch of the canal bank.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Solanum cyclopum 😱 #Wackelaugen #gardening 🌱

In Tomatenpflanze fotografiert. Eine rote Tomate schaut den Betrachter mit einem Wackelauge an.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

'Heaven on earth' Based on a true story. 😌🩵 A4 on watercolor paper #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #watercolor #gouache #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Blue kayak on the canal bank. Above it, a cloudy August sky reflected in the water.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All the other sketchers were already finished—except me... (Completed at home.) #uskdortmund #Dortmund #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #inkdrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Unfinished sketch in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund in front of the customer center of the energy and water utility company DEW21 at Günter-Samtlebe-Platz #Dortmund #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #inkdrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor and ink sketch of a Fiat Topolino at the entrance of DEW21

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Cycling and finding walnut trees. 🤗 #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #ballpointpendrawing #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Blue ballpoint pen and watercolor sketch of walnut leaves and two bicycles.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund at the 'Paradiesgarten', an annual pop-up garden project by the City of #Dortmund #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #coloredpencildrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketchbook in front of the garden fence, an imposing plane tree, a historic façade in the background, two sketchers and bicycles in the foreground.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Waiting at the doctor. But not long enough. #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #urbansketching #urbansketchers #coloredpencildrawing #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Orange colored-pencil sketch of a woman sitting in an armchair and looking at her smartphone.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Second invitation from the St. Martin parish as part of #Manifesta 16 #Ruhr Unfortunately, I was too tired for everything. 😕 #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #uskdortmund #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor sketch of a cross-shaped tombstone surrounded by trees, bushes, and two birds.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund 33°C, headache, lots of noise. But it was nice watching the pigeons. (Added a bit of color at home.) #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor sketch of the water cascades of the Gauklerbrunnen with many pigeons. Hanging above are the branches of the Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia).

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Yesterday, I noticed bright yellow flowers on the opposite bank. Perhaps bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)? 🤔 #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #ballpointpendrawing #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Colorful ballpoint pen sketch of the canal bank featuring a couple in love, bright yellow flowers, and trees in the background.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Öhrchen für die Öhrchen-Expertin @rikedraws.bsky.social Happy #caturday 🐈‍⬛😸 #cats #CatsOfBluesky #Mimmi #Abrissbirnchen

Foto der schwarzen Katze Mimmi, die unter der Zimmerdecke in ihrem Donut schläft. Man sieht von ihr nur ein schwarzes Öhrchen.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A quick sketch before it started to rain lightly. Lots of water striders (Gerridae) on the surface. They look as if they only have four legs. #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #inkdrawing #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Ink sketch of the canal with information about water striders (Gerridae).

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Much too warm in the kitchen yesterday evening. 🥵 Ballpoint pen in A5 sketchbook. #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #Küchenkritzelei #ballpointpendrawing #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Ballpoint pen sketch of a water bottle and a mobile phone on a kitchen table; a fan stands in the open doorway.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Admired two white storks yesterday 😍 and sketched on location. Acrylic markers and ballpoint pen in A6 sketchbook. #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #naturesketching #mixedmedia #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketch of the canal; two storks are flying in the sky.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Invitation from the St. Martin Congregation as part of #Manifesta 16 #Ruhr It was very nice there. 🩷 #uskdortmund #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor sketch of the church tower from the cemetery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The bird of July is the Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social #watercolor #coloredpencildrawing #penandink #birds 🪶 #BirdWhisperer #sciart #art #animalart #birdart #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor painting of a Green-tailed Sunbird.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund Lots of activity at the central station. And the risky transport of a metal shelf on an e-scooter. 🙈 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketchbook in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Hier ist meins. Rezept noch mal im ALT-Text.

- 5 Eier (alternativ 120g Apfelmus + 60g geschrotete Leinsamen, gequollen in 150ml lauwarmem Wasser)
- mit 250g Zucker + 1 Pkg Vanillezucker sehr schaumig rühren
- dabei 250ml Öl langsam zugießen
- 400g geraspelte Zucchini + 200g gemahlene Haselnüsse + 1 TL Zimt langsam mit einem Gummischaber unter die Schaummasse heben
- 300g Mehl + 1 TL Natron + 1 TL Backpulver + 2 EL Kakao gut mischen und danach unter die Masse rühren
- Teig auf ein mit Backpapier ausgelegtes Backblech streichen
- bei 160 Grad Ober- + Unterhitze ca. 45 Minuten backen (Stäbchenprobe)

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Nachtkerzenduft speziell für @rikedraws.bsky.social 🌼💚 #Oenothera #gardening #BloomScrolling

Leuchtend gelbe Blüten der Nachtkerze vor pinkfarbener Staudenwicke. Die Sonne geht grade auf.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy #caturday 🐈‍⬛🤗 #Mimmi #Abrissbirnchen #cats #CatsOfBluesky

Foto der schwarzen Katze Mimmi, die mehr oder weniger entspannt auf der Seite liegt und in die Kamera schaut.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thursday meeting of #uskdortmund on Brückstraße, near the Concert Hall. Advertising slogan: "This is where the music plays." And it was played - on the piano. #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketchbook in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

@melaniegywer.bsky.social hat mal meine Aufmerksamkeit mal wieder auf schöne, alte Wohnmobile gelenkt. 🤗🚐 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #inkdrawing #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Skizzenbuch vor einem weißen VW LT Caravan. Er hat ein H-Kennzeichen.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Liebe @nathasliteratur.bsky.social Ich schließe mich gerne an mit einem Hummelschlummer - Gruß an und wünsche Dir ein gesundes und fröhliches neues Lebensjahr❣️✨☺️

Foto einer Erdhummel, die in der Blüte einer roten Rose schlummert. Dahinter unscharfe, grüne Gartenlandschaft.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#naturesketching by #uskdortmund at Ostfriedhof. Three sculptures on the graves of Brügmann, Treeck, and Hoffmann. A jay could be heard clearly and then landed in the tree above one of the sketchers. #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #pleinair #urbansketching #urbansketchers #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketchbook in front of the scenery.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ich habe meine Berufung gefunden: Ich werde ein Landeplatz für Schmetterlinge. 🥹

Photo of a red admiral butterfly sitting on the photographer's forearm, near the elbow.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I can't work like this. 🤔 #IchKannSoNichtArbeiten #gardening #garden 🦋

Photo of a red admiral butterfly resting on the pocket of a pair of gray trousers. However, the photographer is currently wearing the trousers.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Will das nicht mehr. Drinnen 28,5. 😑

Thermometer auf Balkongeländer. Es zeigt 36,3°C

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Sommerliches Treffen von 🫠 @dienail.eurosky.social 🫠 @melaniegywer.bsky.social 🥹 fühl das

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌼 Noch unverfänglich bezaubern gelbe Blüten verkünden Großes. 🥒 The start of #ZucchiniInEverythingSeason 🤓 #Haiku #gardening #garden 🌱 #BloomScrolling

Foto gelber Zucchiniblüten mit ersten Fruchtansätzen.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#naturesketching by #uskdortmund on Sunday. The problem with this hot weather is getting to the places where it is cool and pleasant in the first place. 🫠 #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #pleinair #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Sketchbook in front of a shady path with daylilies.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🤫... das ist mein Pool. Okay, nicht ganz meiner. Aber ich teile ihn gerne. 😍🐸

Foto eines Teichfroschs, der an einer Strebe der Spundwand sitzt. Darunter schwappt grünliches Wasser.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The best way to end the day. 🩵✨🌊 #pleinair #Ruhrgebiet #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Watercolor and ballpoint pen sketch of the canal in the sketchbook.

Confusion 🧠 @neocortex.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thursday's meetup of #uskdortmund at Europabrunnen. At 31°C, it was a mix of outdoor pool atmosphere and heat exhaustion. I’m among the exhausted ones, by the way. 😑 #pleinair #Dortmund #Ruhrgebiet #uskdo #urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #sketchbook #FineArt #art #kleineKunstklasse

Double-page in my sketchbook with the fountain and lots of people and a random pigeon.