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Xingcat

@xingcat.bsky.social
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Abstract painter, playwright, storyteller, online person. Xingcat everywhere, including MetaFilter. Buy my original abstract art at xingcat.bigcartel.com

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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 2h
I used the same colors from the tiny canvases last night on a couple of wood panels I’d bought at Walmart the last time I pet sat. I like the moody vibe.
Two square paintings of trees against a sunset sky.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 10h
Today’s doodle: Great white shark.
Pen drawing of a shark.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 21h
They REALLY don't want the gays coming back.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The quips and rudimentary judo performed in front of a blue screen are excellent in this version, I hear.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today’s doodle: Hummingbird.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a hummingbird.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Flowers of unknown origin.
Drawing of pink flowers.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s doodle: very basic skunk.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a skunk.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spooky eyes for sale! Hand-painted, ready for Halloween! xingcat.bigcartel.com/product/spoo...
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Spooky Eye Painting (6" Single Blue)
Acrylic painting on circular wooden panel.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two pairs of spooky eyeballs painted. Taking these to a Halloween night market in October, but also will have options for you to buy on my site tonight.
Two pairs of hand painted eyes, one in green and one in blue.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today’s doodle: A Trish with a terrible perspective.
A ballpoint pen drawing of a fish.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A theater colleague just sent me a Zoom project I wrote in 2021, a reimagining of "Tartuffe" written in anapestic tetrameter (Dr. Seuss rhymes). The very first actor onscreen was a lovely woman we shortly thereafter lost to Covid. My heart.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New art-related video up on my channel. Comments on the video (over on YouTube) really help out, so pop over and say hi! youtu.be/_nsCbZAyRwk
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Embracing the Weird: Finding my abstract artist roots again.
YouTube video by xingcat
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nobody wants to hear this, but Christmas season has begun. I received my annual Bonne Mamn advent calendar today.
A Bonne Maman advent calendar.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rose doesn’t often grace us with process videos, but I love the peek into a great talent showing her work. Excellence in action.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s just his chair now. I haven’t sat in it for any length of time because Arthur doesn’t ever leave it.
A small cat in a big chair.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today’s doodle: I did t have enough page space for a ferret.
Something brown that could be a ferret but probably not, badly drawn.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My art is the cover of another @nemesisvexmusic.bsky.social single! Check out this one, which is very rock-heavy (to my ears). Thanks, Greg! nemesisvex.bandcamp.com/album/hide-d...
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Hide Don't Seek, by Nemesis Vex
3 track album
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great info and a call to arms to help stop the war on science by the super rich. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...
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The Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History Museum
YouTube video by Miniminuteman
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Preparing for Halloween.
A ballpoint pen drawing of a ghost, a skull and a pumpkin.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You do, however, have to look fabulous in bisexual lighting. (Don't worry, EVERYBODY looks fabulous in bisexual lighting.)
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Reckless scribble kitties.
Two cats made entirely of scribbles.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If JCO turns her gently worded total disdain anywhere in your direction, start collecting rocks for your pockets and walk towards the sea.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To thwart the cats' claws, I replaced my couch with a daybed, and the benefit of replacing a couch with a daybed is when you want to hang on the couch, you're also in bed.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I must decline all polycules on the basis of my own ineptitude at keeping a shared Google Calendar up to date.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today’s doodle: a bat.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a bat.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am not buying this because I am working on trying to draw something like this myself, and I need to keep the idea of having it done by me is important, but this is fantastic work and you should buy it. Yes, you, specifically.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I have items that will be at the Newburyport Art Association gift shop in October, and also, I have a large piece of art up for auction right now! go.auctria.com/app/Redirect...
go.auctria.com
Auctria
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today’s doodle: A worried penguin.
A ballpoint pen drawing of a penguin.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Aunt Beru and Uncle Own didn't seem to be very good farmers.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I am trying to make art on YouTube as well as in real life, so come along with me as I paint some spooky eyeball paintings for Halloween. youtu.be/Y0bXPx9fqi4?...
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Painting Spooky Eyeballs for Halloween
YouTube video by xingcat
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One day, I’ll think I look decent while looking into the camera, but until then, I’ll take my quarterly haircut selfie while looking into the middle distance. Pretend there’s something fascinating just outside my car window.
A grey haired older dude trying to show off a haircut.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I got myself a new chair/ottoman set for my birthday, and was worried that the cats might take to clawing at the leather-like material, so I got a faux sheepskin to protect it. Now Arthur has claimed the chair for himself.
A leather and wood chair and ottoman. A small cat laying in a fluffy sheepskin blanket on a leather chair.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Getting much closer to a convincing eyeball, I think.
A round canvas painting of a blue eyeball pupil.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I started trying to paint a spooky eyeball painting for an upcoming Halloween market. I'm getting there, even though I've never painted an eye like this before.
A small round painting of an eye.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Tiny, simple flower variations.
A ballpoint pen drawing of various types of flowers.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2am dog sitting, and not to show feet willy-nilly, but these two managed to grab the bed while I was sleeping, lol.
My foot in bed, crowded by two fluffy dogs.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think I've discovered my new favorite thing. Original comedy, made independently? Just fun all around! youtu.be/zcskLJO60RY?...
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Pain in the Neck - Ep. 1 "My Greatest Pain"
YouTube video by Alyssa and Lauren
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Green headed tanager from my computer lock screen.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a multicolored bird.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Lil’ Cat.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a cat looking at a moth.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Did I buy one of these for myself as a birthday present just now? Yes I did.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Since I started this job, I’ve given hand-painted birthday cards to everyone in the office for their special days. Today…nobody knows it’s my birthday! Lol, I’m finding some whimsy in that.
A display of hand painted cards.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Iris.
Ballpoint pen drawing of an iris flower.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I replaced a huge, unwieldy, old sleeper sectional with a nice daybed, and as the mattress inflates, the Mattress Inflation Inspectors are doing their job.
Two cats sitting on opposite ends of a day bed, each facing in a different direction.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today's doodle: Sparrow.
Ballpoint pen drawing of a brown sparrow.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A rainy day at Newburyport Art Association, which meant a disappointing turnout for the art market, but I had a great time. Go watch my video and maybe leave a like and a comment over there...it really helps! youtu.be/G_UQ_NP8VSA?...
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Rainy Day, Disappointing Art Market
YouTube video by xingcat
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
An absolute downpour of rain outside today at the pop up at Newburyport Art Association, so we six artists are just kind of sitting and vibing today.
A forest in the inside of an art gallery, showing a very faint outside view.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A premise? Here's an idea. A bunch of the most beloved characters in the world put on a show every week in an old Vaudeville-style theater?
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today's doodle: The power lines along my walk last night.
Ballpoint pen drawing of power lines against a sky.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My Senator is way fucking cooler than your Senator.
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Xingcat @xingcat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today’s doodle: Flower gone wrong.
Ballpoint pen drawing of an unknown flower.
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