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Joseph Lucas
@jrlotaku.bsky.social
Mixed media artist from South Carolina specializing in Sumi-e and Gyotaku styled digital art. Sometimes my work can be traditional, other times it can be related to weeb culture or some place in-between.
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🌸 Okami style commission for @kasumiokami.bsky.social !

#art #commission #okamistyle
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Worked on some Japanese calligraphy or Kanji today. Its a interpretation of the meaning of my name Joseph. God will bring, or God will add, in this example its adding or bringing of the divine. #Kanji #Japanese #Calligraphy #Traditional #Japan #art
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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🌸 Okami style commission for @timescars.bsky.social !

#art #commission #okamistyle
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"Flowers and Cat" (or "Flower and Cat") by the Japanese artist Kayo Yamaguchi. 1983
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Tea Goldish King, a WIP. Soon to be a purchasable wall scroll for downloading. #Sumi-e #Ink #Japanese #WIP #Goldfish #Dragon #Tea #Art #Scroll #Yokai #Traditional
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tea Goldish King, a WIP. Soon to be a purchasable wall scroll for downloading. #Sumi-e #Ink #Japanese #WIP #Goldfish #Dragon #Tea #Art #Scroll #Yokai #Traditional
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Wisteria Bridge, Kyoto, Japan.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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just a moment before
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Maiko (apprentice geisha) posing for a photo. Japan
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Isn't autumn...
short this year?🍂

Winter is...
already coming⛄(≧◇≦)

#sumie #墨絵 #水墨画 #aiart #goodmorning #illustration
#autumn #winter #aiイラスト #inkpainting #画像生成ai
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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“This golden fish with a dragon like-head, shachihoko, were placed on the roofs of gates and castles as they were believed, according to legend, help prevent fires by spitting water out of their mouths onto the flames.” Text and image by photographer Rekisha no tabi of Flickr
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A 1,000 year old sacred camphor tree, known as Ookusu (or Goshinboku), located within the grounds of Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya, Japan. It is believed to be a source of spiritual energy. A shimenawa (sacred rope) is tied around the tree, marking it as a holy site in the Shinto religion.
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I made some improvements to the Inu statue painting, #Sumi-e #Japanese #Japan #Yokai #Ink #Art #Painting #Culture #Traditional #Digital
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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nice day for a stroll

#Vgencomm for @dayofnight.bsky.social 💖💖

#art | #ffxiv
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Main detail from a Japanese painting titled "Tiger" by Rogetsu Yoshimi Yutaka (1808-1909).
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I colored one of my first Sumi-e paintings. #Japanese #Japan #Art #Traditional #Digital #Sumi-e #Ink #Geisha
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A traditional Japanese lantern (chōchin) with the characters "金刀比羅宮" (Kotohira-gū) written on it. Kotohira-gū is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Zōzu in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the god of seafarers and is a popular pilgrimage site.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM