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Reclusive Dug Rusin
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Reclusive Dug Rusin @captainpurple.bsky.social · Sep 4
I’m Dug. Living in Metro Detroit I put in 25 years as a page-builder (graphic designer) until the small paper I worked for closed. Now (mostly) retired I’m returning to my surrealist roots, usually working with traditional pen and pencil drawing & polymer clay sculpture

Here is a sampling of my art
A pen and color pencil drawing of a young woman with an oversized head, her red hair gently moved by the wind stands in a black-hulled small ship (based on a Little Tikes tugboat shaped sandbox), holds onto the white cabin with her left hand. There is nobody at the wheel of the ship. In her right is a white bird house that has a brown leather suitcase handle attached to the green roof. Above her head is a blender, the black electric cord curving around like a halo. And around the blender is a swirling cloud of razor blades. The grey sky is overcast, and there are gentle but pronounced swells in the vibrant blue green water. At the bottom right, just below the green blue waterline a circling shark can be seen. A fairy house made of polymer clay. It appears to be a taller, upside down terra cotta pot with green door trimmed in blue. There is a flat, terracotta awning supported by twigs over the entrance. The 2nd story features half-round green windows, also trimmed in blue. Also visible is a more conventional square green window. Yup! Trimmed in blue! A pen drawing of a rhinoceros with a house-shaped burden on its back. The rhino is mostly grey. The house has the number 20 and letter “w” and a scissor headed bird on the front. There is a long brass pole that extends out horizontally from the structure that has a pumpkin dangling from it A side view of an Indian rhino from the left, based on Albrecht Durer’s 1515 engraving. This one is made of polymer clay and polychromed in shades of yellow, green and purple
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bruib.bsky.social
A blade as defence.

#Art
abstract. a black diamond shape, radiating dark beams in the clouds.
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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snossnos.bsky.social
#art #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #snail #snailworld #gastropoda #juvenil #moos
Die Wickelkinder der Schnecklinge (Gastropoda nanus) sind noch winziger als die adulten Exemplare. Zum Schlafen werden sie in Gruppen im Moos abgelegt. Also Vorsicht beim Spaziergang im Wald!
Vier winzige Babys stecken in verschiedenartigen Türmchenschneckenhäusern, die im Moos liegen. Eines lächelt zufrieden im Schlaf, eines schreit, eines lutscht am Daumen und eines träumt ganz still. Die Szene ist gerahmt mit einem Fries von Schnullern, Rasseln, Milchfläschchen, Strickschuhchen und -mützchen sowie einem Plüschbären.
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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ishiko.bsky.social
1日1枚(よく照ってるわね…)
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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snossnos.bsky.social
#art #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #snail #snailworld #heuschnecke
Heuschnecke (Gastropoda fenum)
Die Heuschnecke ist eine Kreuzung, von der nicht ganz ausgemacht ist, ob es sich dabei um einen Schneck oder um einen Schreck handelt.
Der Rumpf dieses Tierchens besteht aus einer Türmchenschnecke, während Kopf, Beine und Flügel die einer Heuschrecke sind. Es besitzt lange Fühler, die Stengeln und Rispen von einer Art Wiesenschwingel gleichen, und damit auch auf die Welt der Botanik verweisen.
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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canarylittle.bsky.social
This wee pumkin girl is so cute with her leaf looking like a bow 🎃💚
She is handmade inspired by folk art and available on my website littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pumk...

#art #textileart #handmade #bsnm #originalart
A portrait of a orange pumpkin girl doll made of textile. She has a green leaf on top of the head. One eye, one crossed one, tiny stitched nose and mouth. She wears a dress.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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mikez.bsky.social
The Snowman Wizard and his squirrel companion. #art
The Snowman Wizard, wearing a pointy hat and carrying a crooked staff. A pinecone hangs from the staff. A squirrel sits upon his shoulder. Painted with watercolor and white gouache on toned paper.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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bruib.bsky.social
Nuclon Tunnelling.

#Art
an abstract rainbow tunnel, with a rainbow sphere hanging in the middle. It is surrounded by 12 small dark orbiters.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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shiftypumpkin.com
If you'd like some prints of my oil paintings, INPRNT is having a sale, with free shipping over $30

www.inprnt.com/gallery/shif...
screenshot of shiftypumpkin's INPRNT shop showing various prints on sale
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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emophilips.bsky.social
Happy Halloween (Orthodox)
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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dtdelosh.bsky.social
Have a look at my #illustrations on EVERYDAT #greetingcards #BSNM
www.greetingcarduniverse.com/dianascards
Greeting card with my ink and watercolor illustration of a folk art inspired tree with 2 blue birds in it. © Diana Ting Delosh Greeting card with my ink and watercolor illustration of bunny grandparents cuddling and playing with their grandkid. The words, "Congratulations to the," are at the top of the card and the word, "Grandparents," are at the bottom of the card. © Diana Ting Delosh Greeting card with my ink and watercolor illustration of a 5 bear cubs baking something yummy. © Diana Ting Delosh Age specific greeting card with my ink and watercolor illustration of a chocolate cupcake with a pink buttercream rose on top. The numeral 10 is at the top of the card. © Diana Ting Delosh
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social
Quick Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) sketch/study for #FishyFriday.

I will soon be doing a larger, more detailed piece and I'm just trying to understand some of the ins and outs of their patterns.

#shark #marinelife #sciart #fish #fishart #animal #animalart #ArtYear #nature #California #art
Sketch/study of a Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) on Strathmore gray toned paper.
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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snossnos.bsky.social
#art #illustration #kleinekunstklasse #surrealism #snail #snailworld #dog #snaildog
Der Schneckenhund benötigt ein passendes Türmchenschneckenhaus für sein ungeschütztes Hinterteil. Hat er eines gefunden, wälzt er sich selig damit im Sand.
Ein Hund ragt mit seinem Vorderteil aus der Öffnung einer reich gemusterten Türmchenschnecke, wobei er mit dem Ausdruck höchster Wonne auf dem Rücken liegt. Gerahmt ist das Motiv mit einem Fries verschiedener Hundeattribute wie Puschen, Würste, Futternäpfe und Spielbälle.
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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mikez.bsky.social
Gnome de plume. #gnomevember
Monochromatic watercolor portrait of a long-bearded gnome. The brim of his hat is nesting material, the rest is feathers and birds looking upwards.
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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herbstgeraschel.bsky.social
Fächertaube.

#KleineKunstklasse #WattIsKunst #Birds
Stilisiert gemalte Fächertaube im Stil von Gouache. Dahinter ein orangefarbenes Rechteck als eine Art Einrahmung.
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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doryr.bsky.social
My pen running out of ink seems like a sign that the drawing is done. This one is Canmore, Alberta. #mountainart #nature
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
captainpurple.bsky.social
#art #pumkins #traditionalart

Me? After running another Inktober gauntlet and it’s 31 prompts I decided to draw something for myself and maybe renew my artistic license.

On a recent cider mill trip I got some reference photos of these gorgeous heirloom pumpkins. This 8.5 x 11 drawing took a while
A ballpoint pen drawing of a group of 15 heirloom pumpkins, the two in the foreground look vaguely like oversized bell peppers
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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debidoesdrawing.bsky.social
Posting one comic issue a week(ish)...Comic #169

A Cosmic Narrative: An extraterrestrial travel journal that asks the big questions by examining the small moments of life across the universe.

👽 #webcomic #webtoon #comic #writing #MicroFiction
Deep in the woods the fairies had revealed themselves to her. Seeing them dance joyfully, being so free, sparked hope into her weary heart. Her days were full of exhausting washing, cooking, cleaning, raising kids, waiting on her husband's every needs. The sight of actual fairies made her realize the world was a much bigger and wonderful place than she had believed. There was no going back now.
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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ishiko.bsky.social
1日1枚(ええ風じゃ……)
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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anjesen.bsky.social
"Just a little fix here and we're good to go." / "Sólo un pequeño ajuste aquí y podremos irnos."
Ink on paper / Tinta sobre papel
This man had to stop to fix a module on his cybernetic arm, but the walk continues.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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davidbrace2.bsky.social
In progress: "Untitled Christmas gift for my girlfriend and mother-in-law", oil on canvas, 24x36". Playing around with placement of stuff today, populating the bench with foxglove, a fern frond & gardening gloves.
A rustic floral still life painting in progress. It's a dark room, run down, perhaps a potting shed. On a bench is a Crown brand glass jar with a cut flower arrangement, orange rose, pink fancy tulip, a white rose, other flowers suggested in broad strokes. To the right of the flowers are 3 cut pink roses and a lit candle. Some foxglove and a fern frond are getting underpainted on the bench. The back wall has peeling burgundy damask wallpaper over crumbling plaster. The light of a window is cast on the back wall.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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bruib.bsky.social
Shortcut regrets.

#Art
a nervous shopper, silhouetted against a colourful background. Tentacles unfurl above the shopper, whos eyes widen.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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doryr.bsky.social
The arrival of snowy season births another round of winter landscapes.
Micron pen drawing of Rocky Mountains with a winding snow-covered road in the foreground. Canadian landscape, Banff National Park.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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anjesen.bsky.social
"Maybe some extra salt...?" / "¿Tal vez un poco más de sal...?"
Ink on paper / Tinta sobre papel
"With salt, even stones are good," Grandma used to say. A bearded man is cooking dinner.
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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burntflowers.bsky.social
November 6, 2025

Sunrise Hill

Paint: Mars Violet, with yellow, blue-violet, green, and red-orange
Colour Scheme: Double Split-Complementary

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #art #artYear #artSky #OnlyBeautifulThings #gravity #wetOnWet #abstract #abstractArt #landscape #abstractLandscape
An abstract watercolour landscape painting. The sun rises over a hill. The sky is yellow and orange. The hill is green, blue, and violet-brown.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM