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Mike Z
@mikez.bsky.social
Guild Eleven co-founder and artist. I mostly work with watercolor.

Guild Eleven = my creative friends!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovf2usv5d7piqbfwwjq3puar/lists/3kmkp5p2bkp2b

Check out my Linktree! Prints & such.
https://linktr.ee/artistmikez
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Hello! My name is Mike, and I create traditional art. I mostly use watercolor, but I like to experiment with other media now and then.
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5haikuSpoken:
issue 20

Poets
Martina Matijević
Melissa Dennison
Dr. Deepak Dev
John S. Green
@lafcadiobsky.bsky.social

Dr Deepak Dev’s haiku with signpost:

RING
— answered softly

I hear your call
between the words I don’t say—
silence picks up first.

#5haikuSpoken #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Today, February 1st, is National #Axolotl Day. I love those things! I don’t do much non fantasy art but did this last year because I’m a fan. #NationalAxolotlDay
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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This is my first time seeing real Oak Tree leaves. Beautiful!
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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I haven't decided on a theme yet for sketches (still leaning towards figures, maybe masked), but at least for Feb's print in the mail, it'll be this fellow as he flies through the pink.

He heads out at The Earth tier :)
patreon.com/fallenlights
Sketch tiers are currently full.
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Happy Black History month!
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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We had some wild weather last night. Noodle enjoyed the snow show.❄️
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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“Corona,” animated version, from the “Into The Deep” collection of my “Artibles” series.

Also available as a 24"x24" ready-to-hang, float-mounted ChromaLuxe print on aluminum.

#art #opart #digitalart #blueskyartshow #artprint #chromaluxe #artibles #intheround #animatedart
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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TRIPOD WALKER (2016)

Acrylic on Watercolor Paper - 19" x 13"



Painted on the back of a misprinted Dark Tower image I was using as a mixing palette of mostly white, yellow ocher, and raw umber. 1/4
January 31, 2026 at 1:22 PM
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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It’s International Zebra Day! Zebras are such an obvious temptation to the printmaker, considering how to depict life in black and white. They are inherently so graphic in their very skin. Though they aren’t striped any which way.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Thinking about this today for no reason in particular
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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“Flounder,” animated version, from the “In The Deep” collection of my “Artibles” series.

Also available as a 36"x36" ready-to-hang, float-mounted ChromaLuxe print on aluminum.

#art #opart #digitalart #blueskyartshow #artprint #chromaluxe #artibles #intheround #animatedart
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Another bit of progress on the in office day piece. Mostly filling in details and such.
9x12 pen and paper #wip
#TraditionalArt #alien
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Blue goblin. #goblinweek
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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I skink, therefore I am

I’m so excite
I cannot think.
How cool it is
To own a skink.
They’re scaly
With such awesome feet
I cannot even -
They’re so neat.
A tiny dragon
You would think…
Oh holy fuck
I want a SKINK!
The amount of self discipline it takes me every time I go to the pet store to not buy this fire skink that’s been there for a year now is insane. I almost do it every single time.
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Show me how you draw armor. 🪖🛡️
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Double goblin + 🍄 guy for #Goblinweek
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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“Noise” (2024)
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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That time when the king was mind-controlled by that squid.
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Red junglefowl for today's #birbfest ! Can't believe I've made it this far TBH 😂

#BirbFest2026 #BirdArt
January 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Just finished my piece for @paeartforacause.bsky.social!

If you'd like to participate and support those affected by Alzheimer's, check out postcardartexhibit.com for more info and to register!

Tisha Mark ©2026, Soft Peaceful Sunset No. 2605, oil, 7"x5"

#art #PostcardArtExhibit #ArtForACause
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Good morning.
January 29, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM