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Jen
@jenillustrates.bsky.social
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Artist. Wafts pencils across paper, dabbles at watercolouring-in, refuses to get the scary bush pen out & somewhat distracted by crochet

Hoping to get back to drawing soon…

No AI/NFTs

Ko-fi.com/jenillustrates
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Jen @jenillustrates.bsky.social · Oct 18
It’s about time I joined in with a Davis art share!

Hi I’m Jen & I work traditionally with pencil & paper, sometimes ink & watercolours happen. It’s a bit sporadic at the moment & I will get back to drawing soon, if the day job ever lets up
Photo showing two Mari Lwyd illustrations on a white drawing board. The one on the left is of a woman wearing a horse skull with ribbons & flower garland. Completed in ink, watercolour & coloured pencil. The drawing on the right is a simple ink illustration featuring a side profile of a woman & a horse skull, lots of stylised flowing hair & ribbons. Photo of an ink illustration completed using a 0.5 Staedtler fine liner, my fave pen for pointillism. The subject is a side profile of Darth Vader, behind him is a peony but wait…! That’s no peony! That’s a Death Star lurking in the middle of that flower!! Photo of a portrait completed in pencil on Bristol board. My favourite medium to work with. The portrait is of a covered face, only the nose, mouth & chin are visible due to the amount of tight curly hair. Have I mentioned that I love drawing hair? I do love drawing hair Photo of a pencil portrait on toned paper. The subject is of the best version of Sherlock Holmes, Jeremy Brett. His head is turned to look towards the viewer who’s treated to that infamous gaze of his. Completed in pencil & white pencil for highlights & still one of my favourite ‘fan art’ pieces as I did manage to capture his likeness
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himmapaan.bsky.social
I keep wanting to return to the Holiday Hadrosaur theme, perhaps with a different hadrosaur each time, but I'm worn down just thinking of the time and work required, because that's where I am these days. 🥲

This is still Parasaurolophus because that crest feels so redolent of festive fanfare to me.
Brown pencil sketch of a Parasaurolophus in side view, carrying pannier baskets filled with goods, facing and walking towards the left. It bows its head with its beak almost touching the raised hand of a hooded, cloaked figure, who walks alongside it, carrying a staff and leading the way.
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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heknitt.bsky.social
I know this lil gal isn’t a Christmas frog but look at her perfectly round face 🥹

#whimsical #cottagecore #frog #christmasvibes #christmas
Knitted frog with big eyes, wearing a long white textured top with flowers made of beads at the top. Also wearing coral frilly pants and a shoulder bag matching the flowers. Same bug up close Same but taken a bit from the side
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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canarylittle.bsky.social
Latest #wip.

Her head is made of joint plaster compound, it was an experiment that ended up pretty OK.
She is one of my Forgotten dolls, she has been waiting for a body for over 6 months now.

#handmade #mixedmedia #outsiderart #perfectlyimperfect
A snow girl with a clay head, a white dress and a stick arm. She has only one eye (black glass) and an oversized bow on top of her head.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
Digital illustrations of the prehistoric jawless fish Anglaspis, Doryaspis and Drepanaspis.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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marcwithasea.bsky.social
New prints & old favourites- tomorrow at the Plaza Market Greystones!
Come say hello. Pick up a calendar?
Always nice to meet people in ‘real life’! ☺️
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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lri.bsky.social
Done, and easily the best thing I’ve drawn this year. ‘Predator’, portrait in 2-4B graphite on 110gsm paper.

#illustration #Handmade #pencilart #monsters #creatureart #Creaturedesign #pencilart #graphiteart #Predator #Alien #sciart #drawing
A predator states back at you, his mandibles twitch as he snarls. One eye is milky and scared from a previous conflict. His dreads flow down his shoulders. Black and white.
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
Used some Morris and co images as reference (as well as my normal influence of beardsley and Harry Clarke) to do this mari
A mari playing a harp
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
Granary Cottage, Saltoun East Mains
Digital painting of Granary Cottage at Saltoun East Mains, East Lothian.
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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introvertebrates.bsky.social
we got Christmas T-rexes! and molecular biology t-shirts! and a flamingo!

we don't have an active sail as both of us are swamped with our actual genomics jobs before the holidays, but we are going to have a stall at two local science campus Christmas Markets!

www.etsy.com/shop/theintr...
screenshot of the etsy page for theintrovertebrates (logo is a little mosquito in a labcoat on an orange background) Cambridge, England 5.0 stars (9), 314 sales, 1 year on etsy items reviews about shop policies all 44 crochet patterns 1 t-shirts 18 crochet planters 14 christmas decorations 2 stickers 3 request custom order contact shop owner 314 sales 49 admirers all items a crochet owl planter a crochet flamingo pattern child with a dark blue tshirt with a cartoony ammonite guy with a dark green tshirt with a sad t-rex ceratops skull green tshirt cream and green CMYK molecular biology themed tshirts ammonite sticker tapping the sign NO ONE HOME!
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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gingertotty.bsky.social
Thanks Andy! And Emily!

And cor blimey, strikealight guvnors… please peruse me art and nonsense art sites to see if you’d like to buy anyone something for Christmas this year…

Greetings at
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com

Art
Artofnote.sumupstore.com

Misc nonsense
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop

#bsnm
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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emilyhare.co.uk
Thanks Andy! Mine is here, last international post (to EU and a few other places) on Monday! So get your orders IN! www.emilyhare.co.uk
The Art Of Emily Hare
Illustration and watercolour art. Monsters, fairytales, fantasy and creatures. Dragons, unicorns and everything myth and legend. Unicorns and paintings, fairies and fae, horror and humour. Whimsy, mag...
www.emilyhare.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
Jeff Bezos will be fine if we ignore him for one day.
This Black Friday, support a small creator.
Artists: drop your shop links below, whether you’re running a sale or not, and please repost everyone else’s.

No NSFW. No AI.

Here’s mine:
dragonsofwales.etsy.com
The banner from my Etsy shop, with illustrations of dinosaurs and dragons, and text which reads “25% off, 24 Nov - 3 Dec” and a “No AI” icon.
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
Mari Lwyd Charity Auction Info

Artwork, books and goodies raising money for @womensaid.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @galopuk.bsky.social @lovingmeuk.bsky.social and Mankind Initiative

Preview page: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com

Auction page: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
I’ve just completed this new wallpaper illustration for @castrojo.bsky.social
It’s great to see dinosaurs being used as the basis of Project Bluefin’s visual identity. Find out more here: projectbluefin.io
A digital illustration of a feathered dinosaur perched on a branch next to an egg-filled nest in a dimly-lit jungle. The dinosaur has a covering of blue feathers, with orange highlights.
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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mattgarvey1981.bsky.social
Do you like #comics?
Do you like #independentcomic?
Do you like comics that aren’t the same story repeated over and over again with no consequences?
IF you said YES to ANY of those three questions…you MIGHT like Gangsters Versus Nazis…just saying
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...
Please share 🫶
GANGSTERS VERSUS NAZIS #1 to #3
The third explosive issue in the blood-soaked, pulp-action series. Missed the first two? Catch up with the story so far bundle!
www.kickstarter.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE

bumper update of wonderful work today:

Jonkkonnu (mari jamaican rele) by @tamsinwilson.bsky.social
Lino print and decoration by @rosannepowellart
2 large maris and 3 mini mari cards by @harkthorn.bsky.social

See them all here
skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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pennedguin.bsky.social
S916 - In Charge
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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swansonian.bsky.social
"I prefer his earlier, funnier work"
A box with a screen that reads "TITS" above it is written "A message from the future"
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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louisecollisart.bsky.social
Painting at Croyde a full weeks ago.
8”x6” oil on board

I love my autumn painting trips to North Devon.

#croydebay #croyde #northdevon #devon #pleinair #pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #oilpainting #art
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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canarylittle.bsky.social
Pumpkin Poppy would love to spend her 1st Christmas on a beautiful 🎄 she knows it is not exactly her place but a pumpkin girl can dream 🧡
See her on littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com/product/pump...
#bsnm #handmade #artsky #bsnm #artmarket #Christmas
A pumpkin doll in a dress with a big grin. She wears a lovely outfit and holds a poppy seed head in her arms. The picture is split in two, one half showing the front, the other half showing the back.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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happytoast.co.uk
Maybe no one heard me, 20% off sale on happytoast.co.uk today and all weekend. Hell, I'll include commissions in that too.
Prints
Artwork you can buy on paper!
happytoast.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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theweeowl.bsky.social
Black Friday. While the world races for bargains, Folksy are celebrating The Real Deal, It’s not about slashing prices; it’s about shining a light on the true value of handmade.
folksy.com/find/shop/th...

#TheRealDeal #Artist #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #SupportSmallBusiness #bsnm
A photo collage of some of my original artworks, all available on Folksy: A Glencoe mountain scene, a swallow in flight, mushrooms with clover, golden marigolds, a northern lapwing anda landscape with oxeye daisies.
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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canarylittle.bsky.social
Christmas Fairies looking for Christmas Trees💛

Each one of them is unique and designed to look wonderfully weird and perfectly imperfect.
Adopt 1,2,3 or even 4 on my website
littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com

#christmas #shopindie #artsky #bsnm #originalart #artsky #handmade
4 textile fairies. 2 with golden dresses, one white dress ne one red dress.
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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craftycow.bsky.social
Now I’ve got a new boiler … I’ve got to pay for it… I’ve worked out that I need to sell:

23 cat sofas or
80 foot stools or
199 lap mats

You know what to do.. craftysharp.etsy.com
A black cat is sitting on a bright teal lap mat with butterflies. A bright green footstool with peacock feather design fabric legs. A cat sits on top of a pile of lap mats. https://craftysharp.etsy.com A black cat is sitting on a bright pink chaise long style cat sofa.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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hannahartwork.bsky.social
Use code BLACKFRIDAY25 for 25% off website orders over £10 💕 Live for a few days!
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM