Samantha Ireland
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Samantha Ireland
@lightningfirefly.com
Artist, software dev, and pet mom. Calgary, Canada
Something I've been building for fun & to learn,
Lightning Engine: an open source Java framework for multiplayer game servers. Deploy game logic as JARs, hot-reload & run multiple games isolated on one node github.com/ireland-samantha/lightning-engine

#gamedev #opensource #dev #programming #java
GitHub - ireland-samantha/lightning-engine: Lightning Engine is an open source multiplayer server and backend game development framework built in Java. The core idea: multiple games and matches run co...
Lightning Engine is an open source multiplayer server and backend game development framework built in Java. The core idea: multiple games and matches run concurrently on the same node, each inside ...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
January 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Can you feel the wind? WIP oil painting on a canvas panel

#art #oilpainting #progresswork #artistsofbluesky #abstractexpressionism
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A whacky flower painting I impulsively made late last night, lots of hitting the canvas with my palette knife #art #artistsofbluesky #artist #painting #floralart #abstractexpressionism #acrylicpainting #impastopainting
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I usually prefer darker palettes but Iove learning.

White Shade Colour Study (Digital, Procreate)

#art #artstudy #abstractart #neoexpressionist #abstractexpressionist #artexperimentation #digitalart #digitalpainting
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Alien invasion: taking a short break planetside while the crew finishes up on the ship.

#alieninvasion #acrylicpainting #surrealart
#8x8canvas #moodyart #dystopianart #scifiart
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Fear of Being Photographed

I tried to paint that feeling of wanting to be seen, but also wanting to hide at the same time. Basically: my anxiety about sharing art.

#acrylicpainting #abstractart #phobiaart
#monsterart #emotionalart #paintingprocess
#yycartist #calgaryartist #8x8canvas
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Experimenting, somewhere between fire and rainfall. I tried to paint the feeling of holding chaos and calm at the same time. Still experimenting, still learning.
#blurredsky #abstractemotion #fireandrain #innerweather #expressionism #abstractart #8x10canvas #abstractexpressionist #paletteknife
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM