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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Another #wip I am excited to finally get back to work on I started this with the intention of selling it, but it has lived with me for over three years, and I know I'll never be able to part with it now. That's my emotional support painting

An unfinished painting of herons flying across a turquoise background

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar day 4 I love this wip a lot

An unfinished painting depicting a wilted white daisy amongst a bouquet of other flowers

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

One of my favorite abandoned pieces for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 6.

An unfinished graphite portrait of a bear with its mouth open in something resembling a smile

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7 An iris from my sketchbook

A blue and yellow iris drawn in alcohol marker

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

A sketch of my oldest cat #ArtAdventCalendar Day 9

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Octopus in tempera paint on printer paper #ArtAdventCalendar Day 10

A pink and purple octopus painting on a black background

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Another old piece for today. This is a portrait of my best friend's cat. #ArtAdventCalendar Day 15

An ink drawing of a tuxedo cat with green eyes and a blank expression

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Thank you to my philodendron ring of fire for being such a great model 🐡

A colored pencil drawing of a green and yellow philodendron on grey-blue paper

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

You know what? I like my second sketch of the day, too.

A sketch of a warbler bird drawn in warm grey alcohol marker, acrylic marker, and graphite pencil

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It was hard to pick a subject to follow yesterday's beach sunset, but I think this egret fits well

A greyscale marker drawing of an egret in flight

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This piece at the Peabody-Essex was breathtaking to see in person All the Flowers Are for Me" by Anila Quayyum Agha

A light-filled cube in the center of an empty room projects a laser-cut mandala pattern onto the walls, ceiling, and floor

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Another favorite from our trip was the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Gorgeous museum, amazing collection of art.

A plant-filled courtyard surrounded by 4-story walls with arched windows and a glass roof

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And I still haven't been making a lot of art this year, but I did finish this study of a friend's dog a couple weeks back

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I realize I never even introduced you: This is Pearl. She's a Flat Coated Retriever puppy I brought home two months ago to train as my next service dog!

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In other news, Pearl is 18 weeks old now and training is going very well 🐕‍🦺

A woman and a medium-sized black retriever puppy sit with their backs to the camera. They are looking at a pond full of mallard ducks.

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am one month on Rinvoq without any side effects so far. Fingers crossed; this is medication attempt #6 and I'm really hoping this is The One.

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Okay fine, I'll start making art again

A messy sketch of datura flowers on an oval canvas

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I was diagnosed with AS two years ago. I started on Plaquenil. I had a bad reaction to it, so I was switched to methotrexate. My liver protested after a few months, so I started Cosentyx instead. Cosentyx gave me a GI bleed, so insurance approved Humira. Four months later, drug-induced psoriasis.

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Big Art Thread @bigartthread.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Textile sculpture installations by Argentinian artist Ana María Hernando, 2020s.

Large sculpture with a rectangle of gold tufted fabric on the wall and large swaths of blue and gray tulle cascading down to the floor.

Huge swaths of pink and white tulle cascading down a staircase with an ironwork banister, in an entryway with stone walls and a tall grandfather clock.

A group of tall matching sculptures lined up in a gallery, with brown and cream tower bases and tufts of bright blue and blue-gray fabric on top.

Large sculpture with a large square of bright orange tufted fabric on the wall and large swaths of orange and pink tulle cascading down to the floor.

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm finding it hard to feel anything except heat-sick and depressed by all of the things today. So in case anyone else needs it too... This is a reminder that good things can emerge out of chaos and mess. 🌿🌳

A test sheet for a drawing where almost all the species are connected through willow trees. Because its a test sheet it looks like absolute carnage. There's a central cluster of plants, lichen, fungi, and a hawk moth, but a lot of the page is covered in colour swatches of pencil and watercolour. None of the individual components are finished. There's scrawly notes everywhere. Mayhem I tell you.

The finished drawing that test sheet was for. It's very tidy and shows a bouquet-like arrangement of parasitic toothwort, woodland fern fronds, pussy willow catkins, grey amanitas, coral fungi, specklebelly lichens, willow falls, and a single snakehead fritillary. There's an eyed hawkmoth perched on the pussy willow. All the species here except the fritillary have a biological connection to willow. The fritillary connects to the commissioner and my previous work for them. I love this piece. You wouldn't know from the shit I wrote on the test sheet though, lol.

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Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For #WorldLizardDay, a Blue-spotted Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanostictus) basks on a petroglyph near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. This male's full breeding colors are on display. #herps #lizards #NaturePhotography 🌿

Angled-down image of a spiny lizard perched on a rock face, head up and facing right. The lizard's ground color is a brilliant turquoise blue from head to toe, interspersed with darker blue bands spots. There is a black collar on the neck, sandwiched in between two white collars. The rock face is an orangish brown, and there are lines and circle markings incised in the surface, using some percussive technique.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"weight (collective energy)", graphite on paper, 7 x 11", 2026- $300(Cdn). #art #sciart #invertebrates

A pencil drawing of a crushed, flattened Red Bull Ice Iced Vanilla Berry energy drink can. Most of it is very lightly shaded, subtly modelled wrinkles & folds. Ants are seen beneath the can, legs & antennae showing along the edges, working together to carry it off to someplace.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Found a teddy bear out front of my house. Tiniest teddy bear I've ever seen. Couldn't believe it.

a jumping spider looking so cute oh my god. All balled up so cute. on a leaf.

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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Young Pickerel Frog is out there hoping to score some bug snacks lured in by Pitcher Plant

A small Pickerel Frog is perched hopefully at the top of a pitcher plant pitfall trap- which is pretty crafty, as long as they don’t fall inside

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 15/08/2026

Folded paper like a tiny secret garden all from your fingertips. Amazing hidden world tucked inside these butterfly wings by Kit Davey.

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Dancing Vulture @dancingvulture.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just finished my latest cutie - a Blackburnian Warbler! Not only did we get some stellar views of one at Biggest Week this year, but they're in the logo for the new local birding club. Thinking of gifting him to the founder for all the fun walks and presentations ❤️ #birdart #sciart #needlefelt

A needle-felted Blackburnian Warbler standing on a sketchbook

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Emily Tull SGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"These Wasp Nests In Your Head" hand embroidery artwork of my friend, artist Justin Gilday. I haven't seen a single wasp this summer, its worrying. www.emilytull.co.uk/store/p253/w... #PortraitArt #embroidery #WildlifeArt

A square shaped artwork.
A pale yellow fabric background, with areas of tiny seed stitch coming from the light grey canvas human head silhouette. On top is hand embroidered details of a white male with his eyes closed, and face area down to his chin and his ear on the left side. the head is turned to the right. Also on the canvas to the left side of the face are eight hand embroidered wasps.

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Harry Frost @harryfrost.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A closer look at a collection of my pencil thumbnail sketches from the sketchbook ✍️✏️ #pencil #drawing #art #sketchbook

A collection of small pencil composition drawings

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A midsummer's evening in 2021 at one of my favourite lagoons in south-east #Iceland.

A small group of eider ducks fly low across a lagoon, reflected in the water. There is a mountain behind and some shafts of sunset light coming through from the right, also reflected in the water.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Looks like some of the first images of Mars' surface are down from the Psyche encounter. Images from camera A so far, and no color yet. flic.kr/p/2sdxp6e flic.kr/p/2sdsK58 flic.kr/p/2sdyE2N flic.kr/p/2sdyFQs

Cratered surface of Mars.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill

Clear filtered.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin M. Gill

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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Though hiking in a downpour is not super comfortable, it does bring out the features of mushrooms and lichen #fungifriends

A light grey crustose lichen with scattered black apothecia

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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Anna’s hummingbird about to launch. 🌿🪶

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zupiz @zupiz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Zebra longwing (𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢) ✨the only established native longwing in the so-called US (common in the southeast, and parts of the gulf coast). Loves subtropical and tropical climates, like most longwings. #natureillustration #sciart #butterfly

A specimen illustration of a zebra haliconian, shown in both pencil (below) and fully rendered (above). The rendered butterfly has black wings and body with very light yellow striped markings across the forewings and upper hind wings, as well as rows of pale spots along the middle and outer edge of the hind wings. A few small color swatches appear in the bottom right corner, and the text “ZEBRA HALICONIAN” is lettered in the bottom center.

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ellis 🪱 @mothdude.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

riso'd up some angels

angel risos on a bunch of different papers

riso print in blue and fluorescent orange of an angel statue on the ponte sant'angelo

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Christoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 14/05/2026

On the morning of our departure from the fascinating ghost town of Kolmanskop, we visited the beautiful wild horses of Aus! #bluesky #photography #nature #naturephotography

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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com · 14/05/2026

Debbie Lawson, “Prospero” (2026), carpet and mixed media, 52 x 19 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/05/debb...

a sculpture by Debbie Lawson of a monkey seated on a stool, covered in ornamental woven carpet

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And I still haven't been making a lot of art this year, but I did finish this study of a friend's dog a couple weeks back

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shel @oleander.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Life lately I'm something of a gym bro these days

A woman balancing in a shoulder stand on her acro partner's hips as he holds a bridge position. The flyers legs are in the splits

An aerialist performing a hip key on hammock

An aerialist in an arched position on hammock

An aerialist upside down on an aerial hoop

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Emily Tull SGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"A Collection Of Carpenters" Bee hand embroidery artwork #BlueSkyMonday #ArtYear #embroidery #wildlifeart

A square shaped artwork.
A brown herringbone fabric background with five different hand embroidered carpenter bees.

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Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Photos Added to Archive: Yellowstone 2008 I’ve reprocessed another collection of older photos, this time from my three trips to the GYE in 2008. Get a short preview here: www.maxwaugh.com/2026/05/02/p...

Moose at sunrise, Grand Teton National Park

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

More photos of the slightly foggy wander this morning among the dying bluebells and variety of fantastic trees at Ashridge. #AwesomeFoursome #Trees #Ashridge

A tree with lots of straggly branches with leaves on them and some dying bluebells below. There is a touch of fog, and some silver birch trees behind.

A little tree with new bright green leaves is surrounded by bare trees. Behind it is a horse chestnut with dark green leaves. There are some thick grasses in the foreground and some dying bluebells just visible.

A tree that is growing diagonally and is shedding some long pieces of bark sits above some dying bluebells. Lots of trees around with new green leaves.

A very early photo on a slightly foggy morning. Dark green leaves on the trees above a carpet of blue bluebells (they look more blue out of the sun). There's some blossom on a small tree in the middle.

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Earl GreyGory (he/him) @earlgreygory.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to see the Fae-ble show at Zoetropolis this weekend. It's a great show! These pieces are definitely worth seeing up close and in person if you can. #lancaster #fantasyart #darkfantasy #goblincore

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Emily Tull SGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"Scarlet Pimpernel" Hand embroidery thread painting artwork. www.emilytull.co.uk/store/p149/p... #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM #BotanicalArt #embroidery

A square shaped artwork.
A line green felt background with a hand embroidered Scarlet Pimpernel flower head in the middle.

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DiRebecca (Di) @direbecca.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This Great Egret in breeding colors was getting a #mouthful repeatedly on Friday at #PtReyes. You can see the bulge of many previous little fish in its neck.💚 #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #NaturePhotos #NationalParks #iNat 📷

Close-up of large white egret with green stripe near its eye, is in the middle of swallowing a small fish that's in its beak. There is lagoon water in the background.

Same large white egret from further out, as it continues feeding along the shore of the lagoon. There is another small fish in its beak.

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Laura Bundesen @laurabundesen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Turning an old beaded earring into a purkinje cell #NeuroArt #Neuroscience #Beads

Hand embroidery all in shades of green using different stitches and in the top right is what looks like a beaded green purkinje cell

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eolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A #painting for you from the southwest of Ireland now. "Youghal, Main Street" came out of a visit to the east Cork town where I got to enjoy nice food, nice beer, and nice rain, before cycling in the sun on a perfect green sky day. #Art #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear

Landscape format in acrylics on canvas. Under a bright lime sky we have a view from a junction down a main retail street of bold shadows straight ahead to the clock tower arch gate at the end, and to the left in the foreground is another street. With bright sunlight coming from the right the buildings on the right are in shadow, mostly pale blue upper stories and dark blue shop fronts, with dark blue shadow stretching across half of turquoise road. A pattern of shadows is also on side street to left. Double yellow lines are on roads. Closest building on the right along the right edge of the painting is pale pink and blue. Buildings on the left are in the sun so are bright most notably the yellow 3-story corner building nearest the viewer. It has red corner blocks, red Kodak signs, and dark windows with shadows under window sills. The building next door to it is red with a red canopy, then further down the street the buildings are pale pinks and blues. Black bollards are on the pale turquoise footpath. Signed bottom right in dark blue, Liam Daly

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Leslie Levings @leslielevings.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

All available work can be found at archimedesgallery.com/collections/...

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