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Vanessa West

@vanessawest.bsky.social
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I make art :)

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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
More studies of photos I found online. With these, I wanted to practice two people interacting. Ballroom dancing has a nice elegance and flow to it that I wanted to capture. #sketch #artstudy #dance
Several digital sketches of ballroom dancers.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Studies of cats from pictures I found online. I wanted, especially, to practice their heads and faces. #sketch #artstudy #cat
digital sketches of cats in different positions.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I got a broccoli sprout from a local fair. I don't know how long it's been growing for already, but it seems that they take around 100 days in total to mature. I'll just keep taking care of it until it looks yummy. #gardening #broccoli
A broccoli sprout in a pot.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A hawk (i think) perched on the edge of a roof. After I took this picture, a flock of crows came by and poked at the (probably) hawk.
Bird that looks like a hawk and probably is a hawk on the edge of a roof.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Woodpecker from the same park
Woodpecker hanging on a tree riddled with holes.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A park I went to was also partly an aviary. There were a bunch of peacocks roaming around the park and they didn't seem to mind all the park visitors.
Peacock standing on a cage.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
frog photoshoot. when he isn't doing wizard things, he helps me hold my brushes and runs around naked. I ran out of clay so I'll need to make his clothes later.
Frog figurine standing on a windowsill holding a paintbrush.Frog figurine in the grass holding a paintbrush and wearing a sunhat.Frog figurine with his face close to the camera. Acorn the fish can be seen in the back.Frog figurine with his face close to the camera. His head extends off the edges of the frame.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
frog process
A tinfoil cylinder on a gridded cutting mat. I used this as a base to try to get a better shape and save on clay.The finished clay base for the frog. It can hold a stick balanced between its hand and shoe and face. It is unpainted.The first layer of paint for the frog. The body is green and the shoes are unpainted.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I got really busy suddenly, so I wasn't able to do one figure per week. I still plan to make 4 figures in total, but I will have to be content with 2 for the month of March. frog wizard thoughts
Drawing turnaround of a frog wizard. He is green, wears a yellow cape and hat, and holds a cane. The notes read, "I want to try the shoe again", "curve hand inward so stick can sit between shoe + hand", "cloth folds", "it's ok if inside is smooth", "painting happens after hardening. attach first? paint later. super glue"
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
photo shoot with Acorn the Fish
Photo of Acorn standing on a ledge next to a succulent in a mirrored vase. He is implied to be looking outside, but stares back at the camera.Photo of acorn on top of an arcade machine. The game is labelled Dragon's Lair.Photo of Acorn in nature. He is underneath a bush and the photo is taken at a low angle as to be eye-level with the small figure.Photo of Acorn the Fish taken from a top view as he stands on a rock. He looks like a line with two protrusions.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
process photos from the first week
A wire frame outlines a sketch underneath of a fish with legs. Also in frame are pliers and a rubber glove.The completed clay base. The clay is still unpainted, leaving it a white color.The first pass of painting. The fish is now and orange hue and the shoes are still unpainted. Watercolor and gouache can be seen in frame.The finished clay figure, fully painted. The shoes are now brown.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
fish thoughts
Diagrams and sketches working out the logistics of making a clay figure of a fish with shoes. The plan is to have a wire frame that clay can be built upon while still having the legs maneuverable.
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Vanessa West @vanessawest.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I'm going to make little clay figures every week of March. I'll be taking photos of them in progress and once completed to practice my photography, too.
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