Keith Petersen
@keithpetersen.com
Oakland, CA based artist and photographer
Happy Friday! This week my favorite state and my favorite city combined Wonder Twin powers to give a big old middle finger to Droopy McTurdface, and give me a sliver of hope for democracy in this country. I painted this little homage to mark the occasion 🇺🇸🗽🖕
#prop50 #mamdani #newyorkcity #california
#prop50 #mamdani #newyorkcity #california
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Happy Friday! This week my favorite state and my favorite city combined Wonder Twin powers to give a big old middle finger to Droopy McTurdface, and give me a sliver of hope for democracy in this country. I painted this little homage to mark the occasion 🇺🇸🗽🖕
#prop50 #mamdani #newyorkcity #california
#prop50 #mamdani #newyorkcity #california
I painted an ICE recruitment poster 🍆🔬😬
#lineandwash #inkandwash #penandink #inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #ice #iceicebaby #babyitscold
#lineandwash #inkandwash #penandink #inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #ice #iceicebaby #babyitscold
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I painted an ICE recruitment poster 🍆🔬😬
#lineandwash #inkandwash #penandink #inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #ice #iceicebaby #babyitscold
#lineandwash #inkandwash #penandink #inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #ice #iceicebaby #babyitscold
I only managed to snap a few pictures while at rest stops on my whirlwind road trip, but I love this one. The washed out minimalism reminds me of some of the large format color works of the 70s 📷
#colorphotography #70sphotography #convoy #reststop #saltlake #keepontruckin #photography
#colorphotography #70sphotography #convoy #reststop #saltlake #keepontruckin #photography
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I only managed to snap a few pictures while at rest stops on my whirlwind road trip, but I love this one. The washed out minimalism reminds me of some of the large format color works of the 70s 📷
#colorphotography #70sphotography #convoy #reststop #saltlake #keepontruckin #photography
#colorphotography #70sphotography #convoy #reststop #saltlake #keepontruckin #photography
Driving through the Nevada and Utah badlands over the past couple of days inspired the colors in this piece. Would’ve loved to wander into the desert and forage for pigments but I’m on a tight schedule 🚗📆
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #art
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #art
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Driving through the Nevada and Utah badlands over the past couple of days inspired the colors in this piece. Would’ve loved to wander into the desert and forage for pigments but I’m on a tight schedule 🚗📆
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #art
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #art
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I made this painting of my wife based on an amazing photograph that our friend’s son took. It’s for our daughter to hang in her dorm room 🥲
#watercolor #watercolourpainting #watercolours #Oaklandartist #bayareaartist #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting
#watercolor #watercolourpainting #watercolours #Oaklandartist #bayareaartist #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting
August 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I made this painting of my wife based on an amazing photograph that our friend’s son took. It’s for our daughter to hang in her dorm room 🥲
#watercolor #watercolourpainting #watercolours #Oaklandartist #bayareaartist #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting
#watercolor #watercolourpainting #watercolours #Oaklandartist #bayareaartist #portraitpainting #watercolorpainting
I’ve been relearning life drawing and painting over the past few months. I got pretty good at drawing in my youth but always hit a wall with painting, getting frustrated at my efforts and giving up. Apparently the secret is to stop caring and just keep painting, because I’m starting to like these.
August 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’ve been relearning life drawing and painting over the past few months. I got pretty good at drawing in my youth but always hit a wall with painting, getting frustrated at my efforts and giving up. Apparently the secret is to stop caring and just keep painting, because I’m starting to like these.
Happy Friday! I’ve been playing with a couple of homemade copper inks with some interesting results 🎨 📸
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #experimentalart #experimentalphotography #organicforms #artandscience #abstractphotography #biomorphic
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #experimentalart #experimentalphotography #organicforms #artandscience #abstractphotography #biomorphic
July 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Happy Friday! I’ve been playing with a couple of homemade copper inks with some interesting results 🎨 📸
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #experimentalart #experimentalphotography #organicforms #artandscience #abstractphotography #biomorphic
#patternsinnature #biologicalart #scienceart #sciart #experimentalartist #biomorphicart #experimentalart #experimentalphotography #organicforms #artandscience #abstractphotography #biomorphic
I’m doing an “elimination diet” for the next month if anyone has any good recipes for sawdust
June 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m doing an “elimination diet” for the next month if anyone has any good recipes for sawdust
Reposted by Keith Petersen
for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle
I found the well preserved skull of a lesser goldfinch in my backyard (ID’d by the feathers, and the fact that he was a regular at my feeder 😟) #birds #birding #skull #skeleton #goldfinch
June 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I found the well preserved skull of a lesser goldfinch in my backyard (ID’d by the feathers, and the fact that he was a regular at my feeder 😟) #birds #birding #skull #skeleton #goldfinch
Open Studios time! I’ll be at Norton Factory Studios in Oakland CA all this weekend and next. There's music in the afternoons, and new artists at the space too, so come see some fresh art and say hi 🥳
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #openstudio #openstudios
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #openstudio #openstudios
May 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Open Studios time! I’ll be at Norton Factory Studios in Oakland CA all this weekend and next. There's music in the afternoons, and new artists at the space too, so come see some fresh art and say hi 🥳
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #openstudio #openstudios
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #openstudio #openstudios
I raided various corners of my garden for this still life. Any thoughts on how to improve it?
#garden #gardening #stilllife #art #drawing #gnomesaying
#garden #gardening #stilllife #art #drawing #gnomesaying
May 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I raided various corners of my garden for this still life. Any thoughts on how to improve it?
#garden #gardening #stilllife #art #drawing #gnomesaying
#garden #gardening #stilllife #art #drawing #gnomesaying
Mars has been the only planet in the night sky for a few weeks now, but I enjoy 'painting' with it. It has a nice sepia quality, and the color temperature varies as I pull the focus.
Sky 092 (Mars)
Archival Pigment Print, 12x12
#art #photography #fineart #abstractphotography #artist #finearts
Sky 092 (Mars)
Archival Pigment Print, 12x12
#art #photography #fineart #abstractphotography #artist #finearts
May 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mars has been the only planet in the night sky for a few weeks now, but I enjoy 'painting' with it. It has a nice sepia quality, and the color temperature varies as I pull the focus.
Sky 092 (Mars)
Archival Pigment Print, 12x12
#art #photography #fineart #abstractphotography #artist #finearts
Sky 092 (Mars)
Archival Pigment Print, 12x12
#art #photography #fineart #abstractphotography #artist #finearts
Here’s a “kitchen sink” piece that I finished last night. Often I’m only able to get a handful of shots of a plane, so I throw them in a folder until I have enough to make a piece.
So yeah, this is hundreds of shots of airplanes over a several week period ✈️ 📸
Sky 090
So yeah, this is hundreds of shots of airplanes over a several week period ✈️ 📸
Sky 090
May 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here’s a “kitchen sink” piece that I finished last night. Often I’m only able to get a handful of shots of a plane, so I throw them in a folder until I have enough to make a piece.
So yeah, this is hundreds of shots of airplanes over a several week period ✈️ 📸
Sky 090
So yeah, this is hundreds of shots of airplanes over a several week period ✈️ 📸
Sky 090
Jupiter has been low in the sky when the sun sets, but I have a half hour or so to play with it before it dips below the horizon 📷✨🌚
Sky 080
Archival Pigment Print, 22x34
#photoart #sciart #spaceart #outerspace #lightart #jupiter #paintingwithlight
Sky 080
Archival Pigment Print, 22x34
#photoart #sciart #spaceart #outerspace #lightart #jupiter #paintingwithlight
April 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Jupiter has been low in the sky when the sun sets, but I have a half hour or so to play with it before it dips below the horizon 📷✨🌚
Sky 080
Archival Pigment Print, 22x34
#photoart #sciart #spaceart #outerspace #lightart #jupiter #paintingwithlight
Sky 080
Archival Pigment Print, 22x34
#photoart #sciart #spaceart #outerspace #lightart #jupiter #paintingwithlight
Happy zombie jesus day! Here are a few vaguely egg-shaped works of mine. I suggest you print them, cut them out and hide them around the house 🐣🗿
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #bioart #art #photography
#bioarte #abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmediaartist
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #bioart #art #photography
#bioarte #abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmediaartist
April 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy zombie jesus day! Here are a few vaguely egg-shaped works of mine. I suggest you print them, cut them out and hide them around the house 🐣🗿
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #bioart #art #photography
#bioarte #abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmediaartist
#bayareaartist #bayareaart #sfart #oaklandart #oaklandartist #bioart #art #photography
#bioarte #abstractart #contemporaryart #mixedmediaartist
this shady character has been lurking about my yard, trying to sell me one of these cheap knockoffs
March 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
this shady character has been lurking about my yard, trying to sell me one of these cheap knockoffs
Watching the CONCACAF Nations League ⚽️ games this weekend. It's pretty fitting and hilarious that we were defeated by Panama in an upset, and now have to play Canada for the bronze while they play Mexico for the cup 🇨🇦🥉🥲
March 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Watching the CONCACAF Nations League ⚽️ games this weekend. It's pretty fitting and hilarious that we were defeated by Panama in an upset, and now have to play Canada for the bronze while they play Mexico for the cup 🇨🇦🥉🥲
Reposted by Keith Petersen
Good morning guys, 🌞
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Introducing Six New Feeds & Video Support - bsky.art
Six new feeds introduced for specific creative outlets. Video support added to all feeds.
Bsky.art
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good morning guys, 🌞
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
What, they’ve never had a Vulcan milkshake? 🖖🥤
January 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What, they’ve never had a Vulcan milkshake? 🖖🥤
I got a new flight tracking app for my Sky series. I have the slightest urge to run out in my yard and wave and yell "byeee, have fun in Hawaii!!"
January 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I got a new flight tracking app for my Sky series. I have the slightest urge to run out in my yard and wave and yell "byeee, have fun in Hawaii!!"
Just got a tsunami warning, that's a little freaky
December 5, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Just got a tsunami warning, that's a little freaky
Am I crazy or does my dog's paw look like these little weirdos from Alice in Wonderland?
December 4, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Am I crazy or does my dog's paw look like these little weirdos from Alice in Wonderland?