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Nickie V
@meternicole.bsky.social
Freelance Illustrator
https://www.nickievanmeter.com/
vanmeternicole@gmail.com
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Love art and The Sims?

Check out our current silent auction, the stunning Bella Goth Portrait done in soft pastels.

It could be yours if the price is right!

#DB2025
Bella Goth Portrait
Sommeil de Plomb The painter captures Bella in a state of deep relaxation that is only achieved when told to pose for a painting. Environment: 2 This Sims fan-art depicts the fan-favorite character...
desertbus.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Donations for #DB2025 are live and the prize schedules are up! I am so honoured to be part of this community and able to contribute to such an great cause. Check out all the other phenomenal items. Make sure to flag the one's you like so you know when to enter to win!

desertbus.org/2025/prize/V...
The Unicorn At Rest In The Lilac Wood
This tapestry crochet blanket depicts The Unicorn herself nestled on a bed of moss and surrounded by the vibrant flora of The Lilac Wood. Whether you're frolicking with the butterflies, admiring yo...
desertbus.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Only a few more days till Desert Bus for Hope 2025 and the brilliant craft along prizes have be announced. Make sure to take a look at everyone's amazing work. Here's my first crafty contribution to a great cause.

desertbus.org/2025/prize/T...

#DesertBus #DB2025 #DBCraftalong
Street Fighter Pixel Art Lace
Pixel art lacework of Chun-Li and M. Bison from the Street Fighter game series. The lace was crafted using a process called tatting, which involves knotting cotton thread into small interconnected ...
desertbus.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Desertbus 2025 starts next Friday! 🥳 So I'm sharing the prize I made for the #DBcraftalong

My homage to The Sims and Sargent will be up for silent auction on Wednesday Nov 19th. Please consider donating to a great cause!

desertbus.org/2025/prize/G...

#DB2025
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Desertbus 2025 starts next Friday! 🥳 So I'm sharing the prize I made for the #DBcraftalong

My homage to The Sims and Sargent will be up for silent auction on Wednesday Nov 19th. Please consider donating to a great cause!

desertbus.org/2025/prize/G...

#DB2025
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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I am really excited to announce this Kickstarter for my first art book, ESSENCE is going live 10/10/2025!

Make sure you are signed up to the mailing list on my website and keep an eye out for updates and please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!

192 page, full-color, hardcover
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The 24th and final page of Chapter 2 is up!

Thank you for reading so far 🥰 Thoughts/feelings? I wanna hear all about it!

I will be on a break for a while before Chapter 3 starts going up. Tips would be lovely if you feel I've earned it 💕

#comics #webcomics #ocs #ocsky #punkrock #horror #romcom
Chapter 02 - Page 24 — CUT FLOWERS
It’s a bitch though, ain’t it?
cutflowerscomic.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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For this whole dream sequence I did the colors in acrylic paint on transparent Duralar. I wanted imperfection and texture and this method turned out to be a ton of fun!!! 🤘🏼
June 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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i almost never like my art on release but.... I'm really proud of this one!!!!! Hope everyone enjoys Lorwyn, it's one of my favorite planes. I got to work on it from concept stage to final art ^^ <3
June 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Popping my head up to prove I still exist ❤️

I've been working with pastels lately and still feel self-conscious posting my work. Something about traditional art feels more personal to me I guess

Anyway here's Medusa
June 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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posting both because i still like the lines better. Caelius and the Blue Queen.
June 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Just gonna put this here

Portfolio Review on YouTube with Lauren A. Brown & Inkwell
submission form

forms.gle/6LNffKpYtQmb...

All skill levels are welcome. The goal of the video will be to help prepare artists who are seeking to break in to commercial/entertainment industries.
Portfolio Review with Lauren A. Brown & Inkwell
By submitting to this form you agree for your work to be shown publicly on YouTube, along with anything recorded in this form. All skill levels are welcome. We hope for this to be a constructive exper...
forms.gle
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Are you an acrylic artisan, proficient with paper, unmatched in upcycling, or creatively skilled in any number of alliterative ways?

GREAT NEWS: The #DB2025 Craft-Along is accepting applications for potential prizes for this year's run!

desertbus.org/2025/partici...
May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Spellcasting
April 2025
Glaze has eaten a bit of the background texture, but I reckon that's worth the sacrifice.
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Queen of the Bees
April 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Lazy Nezumi is hands down one of the best bits of software I've spent money on.
I absolutely would not have been able to get through the urban 3 point perspective piece I've just finished anywhere nearly as easily or as speedily as I did without it.
It is such a powerful tool - don't hesitate!
March 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Today it's my birthday ! ✨️🥳

So let me just share my favorite illustrations because i don't have new work to share.

may I ask you to repost this, it would mean a lot 😊
March 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Today is my birthday and marks 37 years on this beautiful rock in space! 🥰🍰
Hopefully to many more. 💚

May I ask for reposts of my art? It would mean a lot to me!
February 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Hello Bluesky! As I learn this new platform, please enjoy this little sampling of my work from this last year 😄 #artist #artvsartist #fantasyart #originalart #paintings #drawings
February 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Another old painting of a chonky boy. I just love painting cats
February 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Good news: the Imaginative Realism Foundation has (2) scholarships to the Illustrative Intensive for 2025

It's a full ride of tuition, food, transportation to attend for an underserved artist in fantasy/sci-fi

Big thanks to @deveric.net and Nathan Weber for making this all work! More news soon!
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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I'll be in the main show at IlluXcon in October!
To anyone who will be there, are there any particular paintings you would like to see me bring? I've got...a lot, and I'm overwhelmed by choice. 😅

October 22-26, 2025
at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
January 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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System Update 🤖
January 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Hello friends, I’m going to make a go of it here at Bluesky.
January 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM