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Candra Hope
@candrahope.bsky.social
· Jul 8
I'm currently available for this kind of work 👇 Contact candrahopeart@gmail.com
#portfolioday
#portfolioday
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Spanish illustrator Gonzalo Llanes 🖤
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Spanish illustrator Gonzalo Llanes 🖤
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One of the first oil paintings from the Earth & Sea series, and likely one of the most popular.
Thank you to models Grant Newton and my daughter Naomi for making this a successful painting!
Progeny
36" x 60" Oil on Panel 2009
private collection
Thank you to models Grant Newton and my daughter Naomi for making this a successful painting!
Progeny
36" x 60" Oil on Panel 2009
private collection
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
One of the first oil paintings from the Earth & Sea series, and likely one of the most popular.
Thank you to models Grant Newton and my daughter Naomi for making this a successful painting!
Progeny
36" x 60" Oil on Panel 2009
private collection
Thank you to models Grant Newton and my daughter Naomi for making this a successful painting!
Progeny
36" x 60" Oil on Panel 2009
private collection
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I occasionally do editorial illustration about science/nature (as well as picture books about it)
ANCIENT ELK- the skull of a huge extinct Irish Elk found in a lake
PLASTIVORE- recent discoveries of mushrooms breaking down plastics
would love to do more of this kind of work this year
#art
ANCIENT ELK- the skull of a huge extinct Irish Elk found in a lake
PLASTIVORE- recent discoveries of mushrooms breaking down plastics
would love to do more of this kind of work this year
#art
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I occasionally do editorial illustration about science/nature (as well as picture books about it)
ANCIENT ELK- the skull of a huge extinct Irish Elk found in a lake
PLASTIVORE- recent discoveries of mushrooms breaking down plastics
would love to do more of this kind of work this year
#art
ANCIENT ELK- the skull of a huge extinct Irish Elk found in a lake
PLASTIVORE- recent discoveries of mushrooms breaking down plastics
would love to do more of this kind of work this year
#art
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Does anyone else feel that in recent decades movies rarely depict average working people? In the 70s and 80s we had movies about struggling families, stories about people most of us could understand. Not necessarily about the struggle, but where it was an obvious factor.
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Does anyone else feel that in recent decades movies rarely depict average working people? In the 70s and 80s we had movies about struggling families, stories about people most of us could understand. Not necessarily about the struggle, but where it was an obvious factor.
I'd disown them. If someone's too lazy or stupid to form their own thoughts into words to answer me, they're no friend of mine. Way past giving grace to idiots in my life xx
can you imagine if you found out your friend was using AI to talk to you via text and email? what planet are these jerks living on?
February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I'd disown them. If someone's too lazy or stupid to form their own thoughts into words to answer me, they're no friend of mine. Way past giving grace to idiots in my life xx
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I just can’t get over the wholesale abandonment of all standards in this fucking industry. Literally anything flies as long as it inflates a bubble
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I just can’t get over the wholesale abandonment of all standards in this fucking industry. Literally anything flies as long as it inflates a bubble
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31 years ago.
That was when I opened my first booster, and read the words 'Illus. Mark Tedin' on the card Lord of the Pit.
I never thought i'd actually get here. And there's so much more work to do, and so much to work towards. but this is the only place i've ever wanted to be.
i'm home.
That was when I opened my first booster, and read the words 'Illus. Mark Tedin' on the card Lord of the Pit.
I never thought i'd actually get here. And there's so much more work to do, and so much to work towards. but this is the only place i've ever wanted to be.
i'm home.
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
31 years ago.
That was when I opened my first booster, and read the words 'Illus. Mark Tedin' on the card Lord of the Pit.
I never thought i'd actually get here. And there's so much more work to do, and so much to work towards. but this is the only place i've ever wanted to be.
i'm home.
That was when I opened my first booster, and read the words 'Illus. Mark Tedin' on the card Lord of the Pit.
I never thought i'd actually get here. And there's so much more work to do, and so much to work towards. but this is the only place i've ever wanted to be.
i'm home.
This is who runs this account...
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is who runs this account...
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Congratulations and IT'S ABOUT TIME to @thecure.com and @robert.thecure.com for winning Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Alternative Music Album! Being able to work on this poster was one of the high points of my career!
February 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Congratulations and IT'S ABOUT TIME to @thecure.com and @robert.thecure.com for winning Grammys for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Alternative Music Album! Being able to work on this poster was one of the high points of my career!
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The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
Happy Birthday Brandon Lee
Gone never forgotten 🖤
Gone never forgotten 🖤
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Happy Birthday Brandon Lee
Gone never forgotten 🖤
Gone never forgotten 🖤
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so who's the brave novelist who's going to poison Grok?
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
so who's the brave novelist who's going to poison Grok?
So they want an established author of the calibre of Stephen King and they're going to pay him $40 an hour to fix the robot that cant write because they scraped all the bullshit from places like reddit and twitter to train it on. Right.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 AM
So they want an established author of the calibre of Stephen King and they're going to pay him $40 an hour to fix the robot that cant write because they scraped all the bullshit from places like reddit and twitter to train it on. Right.
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So how does Darren Aronofsky’s AI dross differ from any random asshole’s AI dross exactly
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
So how does Darren Aronofsky’s AI dross differ from any random asshole’s AI dross exactly
5 jobs I've had
- hotel chambermaid
- night shift in a local petrol station
- directory enquiry operator for BT
- international operator for BT*
- handyman (person?)
*I used to know the international dialling code for every country in the world.
- hotel chambermaid
- night shift in a local petrol station
- directory enquiry operator for BT
- international operator for BT*
- handyman (person?)
*I used to know the international dialling code for every country in the world.
5 jobs I’ve had
- clerk at video rental place
- receptionist at stroller factory
- retail and marketing assistant at shopping mall
- intl sales manager at single use surgical device manufacturer
- illustrator
- clerk at video rental place
- receptionist at stroller factory
- retail and marketing assistant at shopping mall
- intl sales manager at single use surgical device manufacturer
- illustrator
5 jobs I've had:
Cemetery plot sales.
Concrete laborer.
Auction house staff.
Inventory management for a dancefloor manufacturer.
Tier 1 IT.
Cemetery plot sales.
Concrete laborer.
Auction house staff.
Inventory management for a dancefloor manufacturer.
Tier 1 IT.
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
5 jobs I've had
- hotel chambermaid
- night shift in a local petrol station
- directory enquiry operator for BT
- international operator for BT*
- handyman (person?)
*I used to know the international dialling code for every country in the world.
- hotel chambermaid
- night shift in a local petrol station
- directory enquiry operator for BT
- international operator for BT*
- handyman (person?)
*I used to know the international dialling code for every country in the world.
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ballpoint pens are a great drawing tool but when i see fine artists who use bic pens for their commissions... i wonder if they (and their clients) know archivality(??) of bic pens is at best... bad
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
ballpoint pens are a great drawing tool but when i see fine artists who use bic pens for their commissions... i wonder if they (and their clients) know archivality(??) of bic pens is at best... bad
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lol I was only joking chill out
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
lol I was only joking chill out
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Some Martian artillery or whathaveyou
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Some Martian artillery or whathaveyou
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European goldfinch
Watercolour on silk mounted on paper, 84 × 118 mm.
Referenced from a photograph by Paul Fisher.
Watercolour on silk mounted on paper, 84 × 118 mm.
Referenced from a photograph by Paul Fisher.
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
European goldfinch
Watercolour on silk mounted on paper, 84 × 118 mm.
Referenced from a photograph by Paul Fisher.
Watercolour on silk mounted on paper, 84 × 118 mm.
Referenced from a photograph by Paul Fisher.
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This would take such a weight off my shoulders
The correct answer to this is "Yes, and everyone else too."
Should artists get a basic income like they do in Ireland?
Could the government pay salaries to musicians and artists - no strings attached like they do in Ireland?
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This would take such a weight off my shoulders
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One from my Earth & Sea series, focusing upon the shorelines and fascination of the sea I experienced in my youth.
Voyager:The Offering
36”x48” oil on panel 2011
Voyager:The Offering
36”x48” oil on panel 2011
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
One from my Earth & Sea series, focusing upon the shorelines and fascination of the sea I experienced in my youth.
Voyager:The Offering
36”x48” oil on panel 2011
Voyager:The Offering
36”x48” oil on panel 2011
I've been spending a bit of time cleaning out my friends lists. Over the years I've had people follow me yet never once like or share my art, which makes me wonder why they wanted to be "friends" in the first place, if art is what we're mutuals for...
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I've been spending a bit of time cleaning out my friends lists. Over the years I've had people follow me yet never once like or share my art, which makes me wonder why they wanted to be "friends" in the first place, if art is what we're mutuals for...
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eat the slop www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
eat the slop www.artnews.com/art-news/new...