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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'll be fairly quiet on here for a while: My grandma has stage 4 colon cancer and is embarking on her final journey. She's 95 years old and we spent the last 5 of those years living together. I want to honour her final wish and let her pass away in her own home. She's very brave 💙

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Jolee @woodchuckles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just leaving this here...

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🍩Truck The Polar Bear🍩But Moriarty @truckthepolarbear.co.uk · 20/09/2026

I missed Talk Like A Pirate Day! yesterday. Moriarty thinks he a bit of swashbuckler. Artwork bu @umpleframple.bsky.social and @pokelai.bsky.social

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Taffy was meant to look like a mouse, but she really does look as if a chinchilla had a rather frivolous night with a Teletubby

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Crew, what for halibut's sake are you doing, put your uniforms back on!!

Counter admiral in a kitty costume & Taffy in a mouse costume, clowning around!

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

By golly I didn't expect to get so much love on that bunny suit admiral doodle. Glad folks are tuning in for some bluesman-branded silliness. More masqueraded silliness scheduled for tomorrow! (if I can finish it, watercolours take their sweet, sweet time)

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Barnaby @barnaby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'd say Barnaby suffers, but it seems like he really enjoys them, too! 🤭

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

He agreed to do this, I swear. It's okay, we're totally safe. Haha!

Counter admiral in bunny costume about to lose his temper in 3... 2... 1...

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What was that saying again? Great minds think alike? I doodled it this morning, but couldn't post it because I didn't have access to my scanner!

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Alberto y El Hocico @alberto.ink · 08/09/2026

Because this mental image wouldn't leave my head

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Jolee @woodchuckles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is the exact face I make when I see new Frample arts on my timeline!!!

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Jolee @woodchuckles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

They wait for the return window to close before they start acting like little furry demons

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Alberto y El Hocico @alberto.ink · 06/09/2026

Doesn't Pay a damn thing...

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ladies and Gentlemen: the first three panels in storyboard All of my thumbnail sketches look like this. The goal is to put the idea on the paper while it's fresh. I can always decipher it later!

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Perfect aim! (apologies for the reupload, I got sloppy with the colouring)

Comic, page 1: Taffy scarfs down snacks, hears a monster, sees a monster, then books it out of the place

Comic, page 2: Taffy continues her escape, encounters a slight obstacle, conquers it and reaches her destination

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Jolee Josephine @fitchnmoan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

jolee: loves baking, scrap booking, and tending to her herb garden. homebody, despises socialising and avoids it unless absolutely necessary. quiet, thoughtful, refrains from public displays of affection, but secretly very romantic. self-conscious about her body. fan of pretty smells

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Jolee Josephine @fitchnmoan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

my skunks, let me show you them jae, designed by boog. lazy, fat, loves non-fiction horror/true crime, drinks too much soda, eats too much junk food, listens to too much sad music i can't talk about jae without mentioning finch the gwin. he's jae's bff, based on @umpleframple.bsky.social !

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ay, and Taffy in navy uniform is canon! I have a comic of her receiving it from a while ago, but it's old, outdated & I'll have to redraw it. Her purple bow is her flagship (ha), but she may wear the uniform whenever she's helping* her master around! * wolf down crème brûlée

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A salute to my Zig fineliners - I've been inking with these pens ever since I started drawing traditionally. They saw me learn new techniques, they watched my characters change and develop. They're dry & scratchy now and I'm preparing to say goodbye, but not without gratitude!

Photo of a watercolour doodle of Taffy the Persian cat in her navy uniform (and one of my Kuretake pens)

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🍩Truck The Polar Bear🍩But Moriarty @truckthepolarbear.co.uk · 26/08/2026

It's international Dog day. I have two dogs. Moriarty, who thinks with his tummy and is good at fishing. Then there is Moriarty Christoph. The Baron, smart, charming and big. They might look similar but they're both very different dogs.

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Jolee @woodchuckles.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I couldn't reply to this until I was at my computer!!! I just showed them my new character: buttswain the smelly seal (Taffy's expression here is KILLIN' me, man, and the Admiral's little kicky feet ohmigosh! <3 It's SO good to see your kids on my timeline again)

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation

Screencap from Ned's Newt episode "Planes, Trains and Newtmobiles" (episode 9b, season 1)

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You must've told them a very good joke!

Counter admiral & Taffy laughing their butts off

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Can't forget about my best buddy, Jose Rodriguez!

Jose the Siberian cat resting in his favourite cat bed

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today is International Cat Day, please show me your favourite animated felines! These are my boysss

Pink Panther from "The Pink Panther Show"

Jack and Oggy from "Oggy and the Cockroaches"

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This really is one of the best pieces of advice. It's the highest honour to find folks who like your creations, but try to be your own fan and love your characters first! Cherish them, draw them or buy artwork of them. They are for you & meant to make you happy

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If you see this post a smiling OC!! What in heaven's name have they done

Counter admiral & Taffy are in trouble (as usual)

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Oh sweet Neptune, the navy has found out about Moriarty's venture into piracy (No worries, admiral's just a drama queen. He'll be fine) Lil somethin' for @truckthepolarbear.co.uk!

Pirate Moriarty looks a tad stumped as counter admiral's waterworks are in full swing

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🍩Truck The Polar Bear🍩But Moriarty @truckthepolarbear.co.uk · 11/07/2026

You can't go wrong with heavy set toons.

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Jolee @woodchuckles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

She loves @umpleframple.bsky.social's stork!!!

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bluesman ⚓︎ @umpleframple.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Dang, I miss being able to simply sit at my desk and draw for hours while listening to music I have just enough whimsy in me to do that, but never enough time. My life is firmly stuck in a job, chores & doctor visits limbo. But once my health crisis is dealt with, I'm gonna bounce backkk

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shipwreck @maritimedisaster.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It's been exactly one year without Dimka, yet I still think about her every single day. She was my most loyal and affectionate pet, my very own sunshine. There will never be another like her! Art by @/woodchuckles, @/mijfly & me (thank you all again for drawing my beloved friend)

Dimka the Neva Masquerade cat, chilling on the floor

Dimka as an angel, bautifully drawn by @/woodchuckles!

Cameo portrait of Dimka & Jose (my cats), bautifully drawn by @/mijfly!

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