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Katherine Souza
@kattysouza.bsky.social
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https://www.katherinesouza.art/

Storyteller (illustration, writing, + game design)
Making quests for Elder Scrolls Online
All opinions are my own
(she/her)

Follow me as I trudge through my upcoming fantasy artbook!
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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · Dec 16
Heyo! Check out my piece in drip literary magazine, where I tried to capture a timeless terror
www.driplitmag.com/issue-8-fear
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another round of close-ups without context,
cropped selections of larger paintings.

Freelance schedule now OPEN!
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Ever wondered where chin folds really come from?
December 23, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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Finished my first two oil paintings for the artbook. Feeling pretty happy about them and getting back into the swing of painting. The timelapses will be posted on IG @whispersoftruatra
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Some recent paintings.
Two pages of a sketchbook. One shows a dreamy landscape in green, blue, and purple. There is grass and two trees and a single figure. The other shows a goat-like person sitting in the open window of a stone building. They are holding a sachet. Two paintings. One is of a pig with a mushroom tied to its head. The other is of a rat biting a star. An oil painting of a blue squash sitting in a wooden fish bowl.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Some recent paintings.
Two pages of a sketchbook. One shows a dreamy landscape in green, blue, and purple. There is grass and two trees and a single figure. The other shows a goat-like person sitting in the open window of a stone building. They are holding a sachet. Two paintings. One is of a pig with a mushroom tied to its head. The other is of a rat biting a star. An oil painting of a blue squash sitting in a wooden fish bowl.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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‘Mother’ - New print available through Black Dragon Press -
www.blackdragonpress.co.uk/products/m0t...
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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opal fairy
#mlv_crystalfaebruary #украрт
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻They were cruising around my neighborhood this AM, “escorted“ by a cyclist and several honking cars. I did a donation drop-off at one of the centers this afternoon and believe me, no one there who needed food and diapers thinks there’s a ”draw down“ or positive change of any kind. 😡
smith.senate.gov Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 7d
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Bennu
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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If you see this, show your dark/nighttime art 🌙

(Pretty old piece I somehow still like)
An elven, warlock with long, white hair and black clothes leaps over a group of orcs in heavy armour, while casting a blueish spell on one of them.
February 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Some creature doodle!
January 30, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Malarkey has a lot of fantastic books and zines. Everyone I've shared with a friend/family member has had great responses. If you have the means, consider subbing to their book club or picking up a few short stories.
malarkeybooks.bsky.social Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 9d
Understand that we’re not for everyone and not everyone can buy books and especially that no one can buy every book—but, we have a lot of expenses coming up rapidly and every bit of support, from big to small, helps:

malarkeybooks.com/support
Support — Malarkey
malarkeybooks.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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This is our statewide hotline in MAINE. 207.544.9989

Text is great for non-urgent sightings

SALUTE protocol is highly encouraged
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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How do you paint Day and Night?
January 29, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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If you're not sure where to give and want one link, the Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund moves money quickly to trusted orgs on the ground.

www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...
Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
Your gift supports the immediate need for rights and resources in all targeted immigrant communities.
www.wfmn.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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In 12+ hours of meetings the past 3 days means I've accrued septic levels of self-induced cringe. I can't ruminate over every thing I said and did fast enough at this rate and the exhaustion only makes my foot go deeper into my mouth.
January 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Bad guys

#characterdesign
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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"Learn this, my Soul: two snakes lay coiled around the Great Egg, where the stars of the previous era had been gathered and sealed[...]"

A new piece for Ergo Cosmos, an illustrated sci-fi/occult collection of tales, created with the support of my patreons!
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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thanks for hosting Elwyn!
and thanks for the tag @danhawk333.bsky.social

no current watery art to show, but here are some medieval fantasy and fairy tale-y illustrations to make everyone's sunday a little more magical
illustration of a lady clad in armor and holding a richly ornamented shield. Her sword is lowed, her eyes are closed, her hair is flowing and she's surrounded by darkness an elf knight, riding a stag and holding an ornate wooden shield in the middle of a dark forest a dryad, her head blooming with twigs and branches in the middle of a dark forest. a red squirrel knight, with body armor and a cape, holding a lance in one hand and standing on its hind legs, with a golden halo aroung its upper torso and head.
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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All 110+ illustrations for my artbook are in the underpainting phase. With blocked in hues and values, they will receive some cleaned up lines before moving to oils. Here are some of my favorites which straddle the line between specificity and abstraction.
a rough painting of a tree illuminated from the side. In the foreground are some rocky rapids with fish jumping up them. a painting of a pink fleshy creature hovers over a desert. there are floating stones in the background a painting of twisted trees on shelf-like cliffs. there are small creatures in the foreground two figures observe a hatching egg in the foreground near stones. the sun is rising above mountains and a city in the background
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Indivisible has a tool here with a call script:

indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible
indivisible.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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lunch break
heavypaint drawing of two of my OCs at the end of their lunch break. they’re both wearing their work uniforms (not full gear tho), and since they’re doing different jobs the uniforms are very different. Rylan who’s standing with their front to us, is wearing their usual white protective gear made out of the material that resembles silicone. they’re tightening a long white band around their forearm, clearly finishing putting on the last pieces of their uniform. Diego, on the other hand, is not in a hurry and is currently finishing his cigarette. his uniform is more about keeping him warm and comfortable, and it is not as complicated as Rylan’s. here he’s wearing simple blue pants and a warm sweater. we can’t see Diego’s face (he’s standing with his back to us), but Rylan is looking at him with slight suspicion and amusement, like you’d look at a funny stranger who’s somehow taking all your attention while doing nothing in particular.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Hey Boston-area folks! If you're around, come say hi to me! I'm chatting with folks about game writing, story, and other cool stuff on February 19th
January 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Been reading these today. www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies

This website is also a very good resource for ways to help from outside the state, please give it a look.
Testimonies — Stand With Minnesota
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM