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Lilaena
@lilaena.bsky.social
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Living what Stephen Fry calls the artistic life, trying to unseriously take life seriously.


Advocating for knowledge, creativity and the destigmatization of mental health.
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Honoring both ecology and human cultures 🖤 Caucasus Beetle x Barong Mask

#ecology #culture #surrealism #procreate #artwork #lineart #beetle #illustration
Honoring Balinese ecology and culture 🖤 A short and sweet tribute to the interconnectedness between the human and natural world. A surrealistic drawing of a beetle merging with barong masks - using predominantly linework with black rendering to give it that little bit of depth.
June 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
If our forests had eyes… maybe people would be kinder to them.

They are worth saving even without 🌸

• #digitalpainting #procreate #red #chromatic #artwork #surreal #forest #environment #tribute
A surreal digital illustration of red mushrooms with all-seeing eyes on their caps and stems. The artwork features deep crimson tones with detailed textures and a dreamlike atmosphere, blending fantasy and symbolic visual elements.
May 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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My painting SAN DIEGO SUNSET
An acrylic painting by artist Jim Musil depicting a sunset over a San Diego neighborhood street lined with tall palm trees. The painting features strong light, saturated colors and loose brushwork.
May 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
Would the taste of a pup cup to a pup equate to that first sip of hot coffee in the morning?

• #surreal #artwork #procreate #drawing #pupcup #dog #illustration
Surreal ink drawing of a dog with an impossibly long, flowing tongue spiraling around a creamy pup cup. The wrinkled, calm face feels sculptural, blending humor and dreamlike abstraction in a tribute to the joy of puppuccino moments. A surreal, highly detailed black and white ink drawing of a dog with exaggerated, flowing features. The dog’s elongated tongue twists out in oversized ribbons, curving around a whipped cream-filled pup cup. The dog’s face appears almost statue-like, with textured folds and a calm, entranced expression. The piece blends realism and surrealism, inspired by dogs enjoying puppuccinos, creating a dreamlike yet humorous visual that merges canine joy with abstract fluidity.
May 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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May 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
Molting 🫶
Feeling as raw and vulnerable as a molting crab.

Foreshadowing the introduction of some colour 🖤 Happy belated easter!

#surreal #crab #art #procreate #patterdesign #vulnerable #artisr
Digital illustration of a monochromatic black crab with a symbolic floral pattern on its shell, placed against a dark checkerboard background. The artwork explores themes of transformation, vulnerability, and growth, blending surreal and symbolic art styles. Digital illustration featuring an elegant blue floral pattern enclosed within egg-shaped forms. The repeating design references Easter symbolism while merging modern botanical illustration with a classic ornamental aesthetic.
April 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel whatever it is that needs to be felt? 🌸

A little piece of art in solidarity of anyone struggling too 🖤 I suppose it comes with the territory of being human.

#surrealism #illustration #anatomy #art #mentalhealth #solidarity
A surreal digital painting of a weeping heart… art in solidarity of everyone and anyone having a hard time - struggling comes with the territory of being human. Black and white artwork done with procreate, soft rendering using the blur tool and gaussian blur. Sparkling tears. Eye art. Dark surreal artwork.
April 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The viking dung beetle!

An homage to the little beings that came way before us 🖤 A little reminder that biodiversity conservation includes saving even the most little of beings! Small but pivotal!

#insect #art #procreate #illustration #entomology #surreal
An illustration of a dung beetle merged with a winged viking helmet - black and white illustration of a surreal insect inspired by viking culture! Lineart, line artwork, rendering, line after line, biodiversity conservation awareness!
April 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
It‘s Aries season 🔥

• #illustration #aries #artwork #procreate #lineart #art #fanatic
A piece of art depicting a spiritually inclined mighty ram - made with a whole bunch of lines. Black and white aesthic styled artwork. Digital drawing using Procreate - using lines and dot shading to achieve the textures within the drawing. A little homage to Aries season 🔥 A piece of art depicting a spiritually inclined mighty ram - made with a whole bunch of lines. Black and white aesthic styled artwork. Digital drawing using Procreate - using lines and dot shading to achieve the textures within the drawing. A little homage to Aries season 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
Never underestimate the value of movement 🖤

Daisy dancer… Dancer Daisy?

#daisy #flower #illustration #art #procreate #lineart #digitaldrawing
A pieace of lineart of a surreal daisy dancer. Black and white artwork of a dancing figure with a daisy for her head. Line illustration, digital art, digital drawing, lineartist, black and white line art, surreal art, surrealistic artwork, daisy figurine, a lot of tiny lines, procreate illustration, digital artist, inked inspo A pieace of lineart of a surreal daisy dancer. Black and white artwork of a dancing figure with a daisy for her head. Line illustration, digital art, digital drawing, lineartist, black and white line art, surreal art, surrealistic artwork, daisy figurine, a lot of tiny lines, procreate illustration, digital artist, inked inspo, surrealistic fine line artwork of a dancing daisy in a long and flowy dress.
March 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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it's working, keep going
solomonmissouri.bsky.social Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Mar 4
I'm sure this is fine
Tesla down 124
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
Someone please go save Shrek…Something happened to his face and I‘m sure he did not consent.

#shrek5
March 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Researchers in Egypt recently uncovered a nearly complete skull of a newly described apex predator from 30 million years ago.

Shorouq Al-Ashqar joins us to discuss the discovery and the picture it helps paint of ancient life.
Meet Bastetodon, A 30 Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
A nearly complete skull of the creature was found in the Egyptian desert. Its lineage indicates that it was a top carnivore of the age.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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If you could just fly or swim away - would you want to?

An homage to the wonderfully biodiverse world we live in.

#biodivsersity #surreal #digitaldrawing #entomological #art #procreate
An illustration of a flying fish with butterfly wings, capable of roaming our oceans and our skies 🖤 Linework, line art, line drawing, biodiversity appreciation, entomology art, procreate artwork, line artist, illustrative drawing of a fish, surreal art An illustration of a flying fish with butterfly wings, capable of roaming our oceans and our skies 🖤 Linework, line art, line drawing, biodiversity appreciation, entomology art, procreate artwork, line artist, illustrative drawing of a fish, surreal art, close up of the drawing
February 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Stronger together 🖤 Now more than ever!

Have you ever wondered what it would look like when you merge discus fish with Japanese fans?

…Well I have 👀

#surreal #fish #art #procreate #drawing #digitalart
An illustration of two discus fish with Japanese fans as their fins, black and white drawing of two fishes, line artwork, line art, fish art, artwork, linework, red colour pop, details, line details, linework drawing, black lines, procreate art, linework art, line for line, illustrate, animal art, line artist, marine art, fish illustration, rendering, two exotic fish artworks, procreate drawing, digital art, animals, animal, marine life, surreal, surrealism, surrealist artwork, surreal art, tattoo, inspiration, inspired, linework
February 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I’m just saying…
No AI will ever be moved to create in the way a human can be.

Cheers x

#skull #art #digitaldrawing #procreate #noai #blackandwhite
A black and white skull illustration with a phone reading “not AI and so much more than the algorithm”, procreate drawing, skull drawing, artwork, lineart, linework, tattoo inspiration, procreate artist, illustrative art, skeleton artwork, skeleton, draw, artworks, lineartwork, line artist, black inked art, black, white, drawings, sketching, digital art, inking, societal critique, digitalisation, AI, criticism, critical thinking, lines, procreate art, female artist, contrasting, contrast art, phone drawing, skulls, skull, algorithm
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The Town Musicians of Bremen - from the Brother Grimm’s collection (1819).

“Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten”

An attempt at keeping fairy tales alive 🖤
#animals #art #illustration #fairytale #procreate #artwork
A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster - illustration of german brothers grimm fairy tale of the town musicians of Bremen. Old German storytelling, lineart, black and white drawing, illustrative artwork, artist, procreate art, just black ink, black artwork, farm animals, illustrating animals, farmlife art, German fairy tale, history, Bremen, Germany, animals, animalistic pyramid, stylized, sketch, draw, artpiece, tattoo, inspiration, monochromatic Bringing to life the old stories told by the brothers grimm in their collection of old fairy tales from 1819. Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten - the Town Musicians of Bremen
February 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Origami Black Hole xkcd.com/3033
January 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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How to read a paper

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February 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Merging entomology and that Venetian mask flair 🖤 An homage to the human-nature connection.

#entomology #insect #art #illustration

made with @procreate.com and a whole lot of imagination!
An beetle with a venetian mask as the body of it - black and white illustration, digital art, insect artwork, entomology, venitian mask, venice culture, cultural mask, pop of red, insect art, artist, illustration, art, black and white with a colour pop of red, linework, black shade rendering, intricate details artwork, beetle, beetle art, insects, passion
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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POV: when someone is trying to sell you something as the truth but there is ample made public evidence that it’s not.

#frog #illustration #pov #sideeye
February 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I actually hate the "lol the giant asteroid will deliver us from this suffering" jokes.

Are there any other people in the progressive movement who think that humans are actually fucking amazing?
February 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
lilaena.bsky.social
The dog playing Hooch alongside Tom Hanks deserves a fucking oscar!
#80s #movies
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
lilaena.bsky.social
the air smells like crude oil.
#worldpolitics
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM