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JC Amberlyn
@jamberlyn.bsky.social
Artist, author of nine how-to-draw books, photographer, animal and nature aficionado. Transformers/anime/cartoon geek. She/her.
I do not consent to AI scraping.
Posting this so I remember it this spring...
Wow.
My first long sleeve shirt, Coyote Eclipse, COMING SOON!

(Hopefully by this spring)
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Something mindless+fun instead of dwelling on angst.
Wasn't sure what the difference between "stayed, visited, and stopped" so went with stayed=overnight at someone's house or lodge, visit=camped overnight, stop=gas/stopover while traveling.
West and South ftw
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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The artist behind these has been doing this longer than most of us and we are so lucky to be able to enjoy the breadth of her work. She needs heart surgery and could really use community support atm

www.patreon.com/TerrieSmith
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hi, I'm Unknown Virus That Mimics Meningitis (combined with an unknown-at-the-time pork allergy).
Hi, I'm .22 bullet.
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Happy New Year! It's now 40 years from 1986 and '87- I want to get back in touch with the creative+adventurous energy I had back then.
So here's some new art! Last year, I tried making plush, posable #artdolls for the first time. A cotton candy fairy dragon, then 3 animal fairies as gifts recently.
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
A belated Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. I hope you've had good company, good food and good times. ... I tried to get my hobbits to wear these old "antlers" with varying levels of success. Rosie wisely stayed out of sight, lol. #dogs #germanshepherd #Kelpie #pittymix
December 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Felt shiny this morning so you all get some of my favorite art of my bird ranger and shiny hoarder, Fritti of the Smokecrest!
[ #art #illustration #ttrpg ]
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I meant to #draw a cute bat for Halloween. Better late than never! Allen's Lappet-browed #bat. I got the opportunity to follow biologists into a cave while they tagged some of these lil guys for a study.Got some great photos! Study showed they travel 50ish miles to get food near Grand Canyon! #art
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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#SanDiego locals, on Dec 7 the Volcan Mountain Foundation is hosting an artist’s reception for their 2025 grant recipients (me!) where I’ll be discussing my painting “Forest Treasures - Mountain Lion” based on my Volcan Mountain residency. Hope to see you there! volcanmt.org/events/event...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last post did not want to properly upload one of my gryphon sketches, trying again.
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#Gryphons!
Sat down and sketched various gryphons, including a cockatoo based critter. Trying to draw more! #mechanicalpencil #drawing #Griffins
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposting this so I can research it later. Searched the database and yup, one of my books is listed. AI companies need to respect copyright law like anyone else, especially when they're trying to profit off of other people's work.
Anyone have any experience with this/this group?
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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“One thing about us humans is that, wherever we go, we produce a lot of trash,”
#weird #animals #ecology #biology
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here, have some engagement.
Yes, I still exist! Just busy caregiving and trying to find hope and motivation in today's world. Also need more income, lol. Trying to get the gumption to post more often. Maybe have some art to post next.
Hope ya'll are well.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Not all pollinators are bees... but many still steal the yellow and black striped look.
August 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Hey There Little One
July 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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My latest article goes into the kneejerk "kill it with fire/shoot it/etc." response that too many people have to #wildlife that are just minding their own business, instead of looking to more benign ways to deal with them. rebeccalexa.com/kill-it-with... #animals #nature #ecology #conservation 🌿
Kill it With Fire: On Wildlife Scapegoats - Rebecca Lexa, Naturalist
If you’ve ever seen a photo of a spider and responded “KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!”, or responded to a picture… Read more Kill it With Fire: On Wildlife Scapegoats
rebeccalexa.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Storyboard art for The Secret of NIMH (1982), dir. Don Bluth, Don Bluth Productions

Sketches by Don Bluth, paint by unknown artists
July 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Got a new computer recently (spiffy HP Omen-OMG those gamer LED lights, I love (I am easily amused))
Somehow got a free #Corel #Painter Essentials + #Paintshop Pro with it, so installed those. This is the result of playing around with the programs last night.
#Rusty the Red #Fox #digitalart #sketch
July 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Siren
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Crystalline light filters through the oak tree in this impressively large oil painting of the Texas Hill Country. The brush strokes are thick and impressionistic, conveying a sense of movement throughout the painting.

Crystal Hues
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2020
60 x 96 in

#natureart
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A lil tribute to the kelp forests along the California coast 🌊✨
July 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM