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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sadly, it was red onion and scallions. Forbidden veg. Pls don't report me.

Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ugh he's just so perfect 🦄. His hopeful face is bc he heard me using the chopping board. I never deny him a tiny taste of any doggy-safe fruit or veg.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh thank you for the tag, appreciate you thinking of me! ❤️ I'm Ashley and I paint primarily in watercolor, typically nature but I'm inspired by a wide variety of different things. 👋

Watercolor painting of an autumn Northern red oak leaf

Watercolor painting of Mount Rainier and coastal rocks and trees

My tribute piece to Sam Kieth of the leopard Queen 👑

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy first day of Autumn! Er, yesterday. I went outside and picked up a leaf and painted it. Highly recommended. 🍁🍂 #watercolor #humanmade #traditionalart #autumn #art

Photo of my studio desk and my current painting of a leaf turning color for the fall. The painting is on the right and the actual leaf on the left. Painted in watercolor.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I intended to only do a value study, but I kept going. Ope. Cape Lookout lighthouse in #alcoholmarker with a tiny touch of #ink and white on bristol postcard #traditionalart #capelookout #landscape

An alcohol marker drawing of the lighthouse at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, rendered in grey scale.

The same drawing with an expanded view to show my desk and reference photo

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Finally getting back to it and it feels so good! Confirming to myself that this is what I need to be doing. #watercolor on cotton postcards #landscapes #traditionalart #painting #art

Watercolor scene of a rural Ohio landscape depicting an Amish School house

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The marker studies have really informed my painting process. I feel like I've leveled up a little! Monochrome (Payne's Grey) #watercolor #painting on 6x6 block #capelookout #nc #obx #landscape

Watercolor monochrome painting of a coastal scene. A tree overhangs a boardwalk, covering it in dappled sunlight leading to the white sands beach ahead.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Struggling a little with a death in the family, but still keeping up with #studies. 🌞 #alcoholmarker in my #sketchbook #art #marker #drawing

Alcohol marker drawings in my sketchbook - one of the lighthouse keeper's residence on Cape Lookout, a rando stock photo of a restaurant window, and a friend's reference photo of some French architecture

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

More marker madness! Drawing the same scene over and over to practice some discipline, practice drawing with a marker vs a pencil, and using different color value studies to try keep my brain from completely checking out 😄. #drawing #sketchbook #traditionalart #alcoholmarkers #markers #mixedmedia

Alcohol marker study captured at the stage where I have only white, light, and mid tone down, not black

Alcohol marker study in white, light blue, purple, and black. The scene is a coastal pathway on the shores of Cape Lookout NC

Spread in 2 sketchbooks shown. Alcohol marker studies in various neutral tone value studies. The scene is a coastal pathway on the shores of Cape Lookout NC

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Oops, let's try this again. Man I am never prepared for these #portfolioday 😅 Hello! I'm Ashley, a #traditional #artist and I love to push paint around on paper. Lately I've been doing monochrome studies in #watercolor, but I enjoy a wide range of subjects and #landscapes. See anything you like?

Monochrome watercolor of Cape Lookout, NC.

A sketchbook spread of alcohol marker value studies, some of vacation photos, others from free stock photos

My tribute piece to my favorite author and inspiration, Sam Kieth. A watercolor and ink painting of The Leopard Queen from the Maxx sits on a mossy log facing away from the viewer

Watercolor painting of a winter woodland with trees and branches and fallen logs covered in snow. There are deep purple blue shadows.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

North Carolina Coast, Cape Lookout Practicing dunes and shadows. #monochrome #Watercolor on Magnami 1404 6x6 block #art #traditionalart #painting #obx #landscape

Monochrome watercolor painting of a beach landscape featuring dark shadows on the dunes and sandy pathway, leading to the ocean. You can easily cover your footsteps in the sand should you need to murder anyone.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Marker madness! I am having a blast with these alcohol markers and the 10:4 method. I feel like I'm leveling up #marker #mixedmedia #drawing #traditionalart #valuestudy #art Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook

Sketchbook page of alcohol marker value studies using warm and cool grey colors. These are all various landscapes from my vacation photos or free stock photos

Photo of my sketchbook depicting a downy woodpecker in grey scale alcohol marker

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Well I guess I'm doing monochromes for a bit, they are really fun! Leaving this one a little undercooked. #watercolor on paper, #landscapes #traditionalart #painting

Monochrome (Payne's Grey) watercolor of a country lane leading back to some houses and the coast. There are puddles of rain on both the road and in the grass. Towering pine trees line the path, their trunks are reflected in the puddles.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Have you had your snack today? Merlin is checking #caturday

Photo of my cat licking his lips with his cute little teefs poking out

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Monochrome #watercolor study of a vacation photo taken from the car 😄 Payne's Grey on 6x6 pad #painting #watercolour #art #coastal #landscape

Monochromatic (blue and white) watercolor of a coastal scene on paper. There's a line of posts leading you into the painting and out to sea. Don't look in the bushes there's bugs in there, huge mosquitoes

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I've been doing more of the "10:4" exercises (draw the scene in 10 lines or less, using 4 values) and learning my way around alcohol markers. Some are more clumsy than others, but it's addicting! #art #traditionalart #marker #ink #drawing #valuestudy #alcoholmarker

Value studies of scenes in grey scale marker

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Something different from me, trying out Jarred Cullum's "10:4" method with some markers, also new to me. The gist is to draw a scene using 10 lines or less, using 4 values. Really fun, I highly recommend it! #art #markers #landscape #study #drawing #traditionalart

Photo of 4 value studies drawn with grey markers, all landscapes of various kinds - 2 cities, a wide sheep farm view, and a snowy fence line

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Finished with this project! I was super inspired after going to an art show and also using colors I don't normally use. Still red yellow blue - yellow ochre, perylene maroon, cerulean and cobalt blue. #watercolor #landscape #mood #painting #art #traditionalart

Photo of 2 watercolor paintings, side by side, of a big ol' log in some water with crispy reflections of dark maroon scented with bright, saturated blue, with a bright yellow ochre background.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Progress on this little project. I hope everyone's weekend was minimally bothersome! #watercolor using colors outside my typical palette

Progress photo of my watercolor painting, using colors I don't typically use. Namely, yellow ochre. The painting is of a maroon log or piece of driftwood in the bright yellow ochre water, with accents of bright cerulean and cobalt blue. No promises that there isn't any weird stuff under it though.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Trying something a little different, using colors I don't normally use, simply because it's fun! Practice run. #watercolor

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

On the desk at the moment, working through some reference photos 😊 #watercolor

A photo of my watercolor paper divided into sections showing various watercolor landscapes.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Congrats 🎉🎉! I especially love your color palettes, always an inspiration on my feed. ❤️ Hi 👋 I'm Ashley and I love watercolor, ink, and other traditional media. I'm inspired by nature, film, literature, comics, and other artists. Here's my most recent, and some favorites.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Hhnnnggg I'm so proud 🦚. The Leopard Queen 👑 I started watercolor learning landscapes, but it was always my working goal to transfer those skills to other subjects. After ~ a decade, I can do decent tribute work! #samkieth is a huge inspiration & #themaxx holds a special place #Watercolor & #ink

Watercolor and ink illustration of the Leopard Queen from Sam Kieth's The Maxx. She is seated facing away from us, on a curvy log covered with dripping moss and spiky grasses.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A little #wip on my #samkieth piece of the Leopard Queen, from #themaxx. #Watercolor and black #ink. I tend to work completely transparent, but these colors have some opaque properties. Having a lot of fun! First time ever painting a figure 😬

Watercolor in progress of The Leopard Queen from Sam Kieth's The Maxx. Plain, stark white background featuring a topless lady sitting on a very curved log with very spiky grasses and drippy moss.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Man, I thought the Discover tab was rough... It's the For You tab that gets me. Gonna have to keep an eye on that for my own mental health 😬🗑️. Anyway, have an art! I painted these about a year ago #watercolor #painting #art

Photo of 2 watercolor paintings, one on top of the other. The top painting is a rural farm scene at dusk featuring barns and a tall weather vane thing they have at farms. The bottom painting is a closeup of a white blossom dogwood tree at the arboretum

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

@clarajeffery.bsky.social You're a coward who's getting ratio'd to shit because you think you can scold people into... What exactly? What political cause? Not enabling Nazi press conferences? Please acquire some fucking perspective. 🥰 (Apologies, will return to art and watercolor next time y'all.)

A shitty person cosplaying as a journalist

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Color! 🎨 It was fun negative painting around the bright yellow flowers. #watercolor on paper 5x7 Fabriano #traditionalart #painting #landscape #northcarolina #dixpark

A watercolor landscape painting featuring a large walnut tree in a field of bright yellow flowers. There's a stand-alone open doorway in front of the tree, to the right. There's a sign that claims the doors are an art installation, but I saw the robed figures doing their rituals and waltzing widdershins in a circle. It's a bright, sunny day with a few soft, fluffy clouds in the sky

Value study and color study, side by side, painted in watercolor

Close-up of the doorway watercolor painting

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#valuestudy complete! I'm always tempted to skip this step, but it always helps. One day I'll learn, I'm sure 😉. #watercolor on Fabriano 5x7 #landscape #traditionalart #painting

Photo of a monochromatic watercolor painting completed as a value study to determine the lights and darks of a painting

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Problem solving... Value studies and finding the major shapes, deciding on lights and darks. #studio #workspace #painting #watercolor #traditionalart

Photo of my studio workspace showing reference photo, value study and transparency film with market to denote the major shapes

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Using the techniques I've learned in various classes, I am pleased with my progress. :) #watercolor on #arches rough paper #landscape #painting #traditionalart #watercolour

Watercolor painting of a coastal scene. Tall evergreens come right up to the very rocky shore. Someone was courteous and left the way clear for the bodies to float through! It's either early morning or late evening, a dominantly warm scene of warm yellows and cool purples.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It's #caturday that's still a thing right? Well, any day is a good day to remind you of this sweetheart, Merlin. Merling. Merlin Eugene. Toots Magruder. Dingleberry Jones. #cat #catsofbluesky

Photo of my cat, Merlin, wrapped in a blanket like a burrito 🌯. His front feet are tucked in, making him an orb

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Oh it's #portfolioday ! Howdy 👋, I'm Ashley and I love to work in watercolor. I'm inspired by nature and being outside whenever I can, painting in the local parks. I'm still working on a website, but in the meantime, I am "troopofechos" on Cara and Instagram if you wish to view more.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#pleinair from the car! 😉 I enjoy using a little 6 inch ruler to get precise lines for structures and then be loose with the foliage and organics. Finished at home and left a little unfinished #watercolor in Stillman and Birn #sketchbook #pleinapril #watercolour #cityscape #urban

Watercolor painting of an urban scene with apartments in the background and an older house in the foreground with overlapping foliage. There have been 5 murders in this house but it's cool now, lawyers own it these days.

A photo of my painting setup in the car - my green and red go bag with mushrooms on it, travel watercolor palette and watercolor sketchbook

A photo of the scene I was painting, a typical urban landscape with overlapping trees and foliage among the apartments and historic houses

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A small #pleinair yesterday around the corner from where I used to live. I sat down among the little buttercups and violets, in my happy place outside. #watercolor #watercolour #pleinapril #painting #landscapes

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Lmaaaoo what is this stupid shit? "AI slurs"?? Please get fucked. 😂 Apparently I'm on a list of AI haters. Good! Sign me up

A sad moderation list by folks invested in your cognitive decline and trying to co-op the word slur

A sad moderation list by folks invested in your cognitive decline

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

When I get new #watercolor paper, I like to do a few quick exercises to see how it will hold up. So far so good, regular blue tape pulls up a tiny bit. Haven't tried scraping, masking fluid, or very heavy water use yet. #Fuumuui brand, 140lb cold pressed 100% cotton

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I forgot to ask him for a Cadbury ❤️

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It's the first day of #pleinapril and I'm going to cheat just a tiny bit, already! 😄 I took my gear out to the NC Museum of Art the day before yesterday, a favorite spot to paint 🎨. I'm using this as my first one haha! #art #pleinair #painting #ncma #watercolor #watercolour

Photo of a watercolor plein air painting at the North Carolina museum of art. There's a pond in the background and trees that are still bare of leaves, it's a bright sunny day with a few clouds

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Attempt no. 3. Let's see how we do 🫠. Yong Hong Zhong is a master for a reason! From one of his demos. #watercolor #painting #art

Photo of my art desk set up to paint a watercolor of a colorful street scene. This is part of a free demonstration from Artefacto with Yong Hong Zhong.

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

My favorite artist and inspiration 💔

Photo of a book, The Worlds of Sam Kieth

Photo of a book cover, Kieth the sketchbooks vol 2

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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Had a really fun time streaming yesterday, I'm hoping to do more today or tomorrow, with more Maxx content. I'm pleased with my ability to eyeball a reference (as indicated on transparency film)! Tap the bell to be notified when I stream, and come say hello! 👋 www.twitch.tv/troopofechos #art

Photo depicting a printout of one of my favorite Sam Kieth pieces of art from the Maxx comics. The art is of the leopard Queen from the outback and Julie's alter ego. I have drawn the image on paper to understand his use of curves and rounded shapes. I then transferred the drawing to watercolor paper where I will paint the image.

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