Kelly McKernan 🔜 Dreamwalker’s Oracle Deck 🔮
@kellymckernan.bsky.social
fine artist ✧ freelance illustrator ✧ audhd goblin ✧ advocating for artists ✧ they/them baddie ✧ trans rights are human rights ✧ on a quest to see every color ✧ 🚫AI ✧
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Hey #portfolioday, I’m Kelly McKernan (they/them), a fine artist and illustrator painting in watercolor and acryla gouache. My work is inspired by dark fantasy, art nouveau, surrealism, and pop culture. I enjoy creating art for books, comics, games, editorial, and galleries.
www.kellymckernan.com
www.kellymckernan.com
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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I hear a lot of people saying that ai makes art accessible.. well I personally think that's bullshit- so I made this to drive my point home.
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I hear a lot of people saying that ai makes art accessible.. well I personally think that's bullshit- so I made this to drive my point home.
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
#regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart
Soooo what if I made a bunch of 3 card pulls and sold them in my shop to recoup some of the cost of getting the prototypes made?
Is this something anyone out there might be interested in?
Is this something anyone out there might be interested in?
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Soooo what if I made a bunch of 3 card pulls and sold them in my shop to recoup some of the cost of getting the prototypes made?
Is this something anyone out there might be interested in?
Is this something anyone out there might be interested in?
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I wish I could bottle this feeling and share it, but I can’t so you’ll have to trust me: the feeling of holding the Oracle deck of my dreams after working on it for the last 2.5 years is utterly divine. This felt so far away once and now it’s in my hands!
Get updates on the KS: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
Get updates on the KS: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I wish I could bottle this feeling and share it, but I can’t so you’ll have to trust me: the feeling of holding the Oracle deck of my dreams after working on it for the last 2.5 years is utterly divine. This felt so far away once and now it’s in my hands!
Get updates on the KS: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
Get updates on the KS: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
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The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
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"Saints of No God" watercolor on paper. 2024.
The virtual market Love You To Death continues today! Head over to my shop for 10% with code DARKSOME - prints of Beezus here included www.dorywhynot.com/shop #watercolor
The virtual market Love You To Death continues today! Head over to my shop for 10% with code DARKSOME - prints of Beezus here included www.dorywhynot.com/shop #watercolor
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"Saints of No God" watercolor on paper. 2024.
The virtual market Love You To Death continues today! Head over to my shop for 10% with code DARKSOME - prints of Beezus here included www.dorywhynot.com/shop #watercolor
The virtual market Love You To Death continues today! Head over to my shop for 10% with code DARKSOME - prints of Beezus here included www.dorywhynot.com/shop #watercolor
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iluvu. gouache painting on paper
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
iluvu. gouache painting on paper
There’s nothing like walking into my studio knowing I have all day/night to create without interruptions 😍
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
There’s nothing like walking into my studio knowing I have all day/night to create without interruptions 😍
Mochi’s looking QUITE proportional this fine morning.
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Mochi’s looking QUITE proportional this fine morning.
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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Unexpected yuri in my Muppet Show
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Unexpected yuri in my Muppet Show
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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I'm Aaron, a fantasy illustrator working on non-Eurocentric stories including my own Pan-African fantasy world of #Ha-Nahn. I've done work for the Wagadu Chronicles, Into the Motherlands, @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social and more.
Find me at www.aaronradney.com and patreon.com/aaronradney
Find me at www.aaronradney.com and patreon.com/aaronradney
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I'm Aaron, a fantasy illustrator working on non-Eurocentric stories including my own Pan-African fantasy world of #Ha-Nahn. I've done work for the Wagadu Chronicles, Into the Motherlands, @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social and more.
Find me at www.aaronradney.com and patreon.com/aaronradney
Find me at www.aaronradney.com and patreon.com/aaronradney
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The final prototype of my Oracle deck came out amazing! Look at that holo foil!! This has been a labor of love and I can’t wait to finally share these with y’all soon.
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The final prototype of my Oracle deck came out amazing! Look at that holo foil!! This has been a labor of love and I can’t wait to finally share these with y’all soon.
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
The final prototype of my Oracle deck came out amazing! Look at that holo foil!! This has been a labor of love and I can’t wait to finally share these with y’all soon.
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The final prototype of my Oracle deck came out amazing! Look at that holo foil!! This has been a labor of love and I can’t wait to finally share these with y’all soon.
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
To get an update when my Dreamwalker’s Oracle deck is launching on Kickstarter, click here: tr.ee/gyHoffTB0L
For those following my health journey, I’m excited to say I’m starting low dose naltrexone to see if it helps with my chronic pain and suspected hEDS and POTS. Fingers crossed bc I hear great things.
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
For those following my health journey, I’m excited to say I’m starting low dose naltrexone to see if it helps with my chronic pain and suspected hEDS and POTS. Fingers crossed bc I hear great things.
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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Bezos, Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg, Ellison and a few others are like straight out of comic book villainy. These people make Lex Luthor and Dr Doom look sane. We should be talking about them the way they demonize immigrants, women and the poor. Be bigoted towards evil billionaires.
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Bezos, Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg, Ellison and a few others are like straight out of comic book villainy. These people make Lex Luthor and Dr Doom look sane. We should be talking about them the way they demonize immigrants, women and the poor. Be bigoted towards evil billionaires.
NGL, I feel terrible today. Right after I dropped my kid off at school this morning (for the first time in over a week since the ice storm), my body completely collapsed in bed. I’m EXHAUSTED after the last 10 days of this ordeal and I need to rest, but my to-do list is incredibly overwhelming.
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
NGL, I feel terrible today. Right after I dropped my kid off at school this morning (for the first time in over a week since the ice storm), my body completely collapsed in bed. I’m EXHAUSTED after the last 10 days of this ordeal and I need to rest, but my to-do list is incredibly overwhelming.
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We are half way through winter today, and the clocks go forward in just 53 days.
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We are half way through winter today, and the clocks go forward in just 53 days.