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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is Puma. He poses like and angel but he is a tiny demon.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

That… is a dangerous path that leads to time consuming, hand painted memes.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You also can really open up the opportunities for amusing haircuts.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join me and take a break from what ails you today with my friend’s new puppy. This is Puma.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I didn’t quite get the proportions (I claim artistic licence) right but it was a pleasant attempt. Watercolour on hot press paper.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Is #avianaugust a thing? I don’t know. Here’s a birb, an azure kingfisher.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Same good boy, about 1 year apart. It seems I have learned a bit more technique. You don’t really see the differences day by day.

Leo the dog, watercolour portrait on the day he graduated from
therapy dog school

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Someone’s walk was 30 minutes late, and suddenly she had the power to project her thoughts into my skull.

Fenchurch the dog, sitting and staring intently.

A watercolour of Fenchurch the dog, surrounded by thoughts about going for a walk.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Anyway, those were just concept sketches for this one.

Watercolour of Adonis the cat on a blue background

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Wow, OK. Adonis clearly has a few fans. As he should, he is a handsome lad. I should have waited for daylight for photos, so here are some better ones.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is it weird to do fan art of a random cat you see on the internet sometimes? Thanks @cait.bsky.social

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

RIP Icelandic singer songwriter Laufey's mentions.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Sometimes, you go to the gym. And sometimes you skip the gym to sketch the neighbour’s dog who has decided his toddler’s sunglasses are actually his.

A watercolour sketch of Weston, who is a caramel French bulldog. He is clutching a pair of white scalloped sunglasses in his mouth.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

In my 20s, I would be mad if i didn’t have epic plans for my weekends. In my 40s, here’s how I spend my weekends.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It’s Saturday. So here’s three views of the same dog, with different pens. Brush pen, needle point, and old school dip pen

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If I feel like I have not been sufficiently productive of a weekend, a bit of doodling helps fight the ennui. This is called “Once, we were hunters”.

Sidney the dog, in a pointer pose, as a watercolour.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Studiously ignoring world events. Here’s a cat I met on my way home today.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

One of my struggles is making paintings vibrant - I struggle to get this level of contrast in watercolour. Feathers are hard! Compare this kingfisher to Georgina’s stunning work.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

It’s taken me 4 days off work to even relax enough to pick up a pencil. I don’t know Alan but I guess I can taunt him for kicks.

A watercolour of kingfisher perched on a branch, from a
reference photo by Mike Melton.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Bumped into an old friend, Benny the Sydney Opera House seal. Local hero, champion layabout, with the best view in Sydney. What a mad lad.

Benny the seal’s view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Like, this deal had the best view in Sydney. What a mad lad.

Benny the seal’s amazing view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Anyway, here’s some cute animals. Ai can generate pictures of animals, but it can’t draw *my* pictures of animals.

Watercolour of Daisy the wire haired terrier

Watercolour of two cats in a yin yang pose.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Anyway here’s some cats and birds. Ai could draw cats and birds, but is can’t draw *my* dogs and birds.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Been a bit time poor lately so had to do this in pieces over a few days. I think they’re more of a classic 90s boy band rather than a goth band.

A watercolour of five groove-billed anis, sitting on a branch. From a photo by Mike Melton.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I’m way too pleased with myself on this one. Anyway, this is Sidney (the aggressor) and Daisy (the innocent party).

A watercolour of Sidney the oodle sneaking up on Daisy the oodle.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

What is ‘prototyping’, a story in three acts.

A pencil sketch of a red tailed black cockatoo

A rough watercolour of a red tailed black cockatoo

An impressionist watercolour of a red tailed black cockatoo

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

What a pack of flamin’ galahs

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Your one-hour piece is as valid as your ten-hour one. Just do something. And then keep doing it.

A pen and wash of a gawky juvenile magpie

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Practice doesn’t have to be good to be useful. Small and rough is still helpful skill building.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

October 2025 - behold the most judgmental owl I have even seen (another amazing @mikemelton.bsky.social reference).

Shadows painted in for the judgmental owl

A completed watercolour of the judgmental owl

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

September 2025 - Sunday afternoon life drawing sessions, fun with charcoal pencils

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a standing pose

Pencil sketch of a women in a reclining pose clutching a stuffed bear

Charcoal sketch of a man hanging from a rope

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

August 2025 - simplicity can be effective; Motherhood looks hard.

Pen and wash of a rather put upon bear carrying her cubs through a river.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

June 2025 - Landscapes are hard, but dogs remain good fodder (and are at least enthusiastic about the results).

A watercolour of Fenchurch impressed at the Mudgee countryside.

A pen and wash portrait of Miles the oodle.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

May 2025 - begun, the Birb Wars have. Thanks @mikemelton.bsky.social. Birds are much easier to draw than humans for some reason.

Watercolour of a Firey-Throated Hummingbird

Mixed media - watercolour and pencil - of a snowcap

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

April 2025 - crawl, walk, run? No, the lesson is, tracing is a useful tool and there’s not such thing as cheating, only technique.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

But also a good lesson in the importance of making a second attempt. These were done in dip pen with fountain pen ink - which reacts very differently to watercolour. It dries a lot faster but also has a kind of glow.

An ink painting of a nine tailed fox spirit, based on a Shiba Inu.

An ink painting of a mine tailed fox spirit.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

March 2025 - kind of fell down a hole hand-painting memes.

An ink and wash meme of a pelican with the caption ‘put baby in pelican mouth, good safe place for baby’

A satirical poster for the South Sydney Rabbitohs featuring Miffy

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

February 2025 - a lot of experiments. Ink drops into water produces a kind of fractal effect (shamelessly stole this technique from TikTok). How do highlights work in watercolour? What if gnomes were anarchists?

A pen and wash illustration of Tristan and Buddy.

A watercolour of an anarchist garden gnome.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

January 2025 - well, now it’s on. Christmas gifts included a dip pen set, India ink, and a new sketchbook, and plenty of new photo references. So now we move beyond just pencil to ink and colour illustrations, aided by a salvaged watercolour set.

A pen and watercolour of a kookaburra in a tree

A pen and wash sketch of a little snake that broke into my friend’s quail enclosure and ate all the eggs.

A pen and wash self portrait, looking over Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

An ink painting of two ducks, Summerland Point.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

December 2024 - experiments with fountain pens and fancy new Christmas present watercolour pencils. Kinda flamed out on fountain pens, a bit too much maintenance and faff.

A fountain pen sketch of Fenchurch the puppy.

A pen and coloured pencil drawing of Zombie the kitten.

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

November 2024 - experimenting with faces, and live drawing. Frankly struggling, faces are hard and perspective is a challenge. I probably should have looked up some tutorials but, no, I just persisted…

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Tim de Sousa @timdesousa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

So October 2024 - pencil sketching in a tiny notebook.

A pencil sketch of a giant robot at the Ghibli Museum, Tokyo.

A pencil sketch of Light Up Coffee, Tokyo.

A pencil sketch of Zacha looking out at Yotai

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