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MNCuddleCub
@mncuddlecub.bsky.social
Bear loving, geeky, artist & author living in MN with his husband & dog

Still not entirely sure how I’m gonna treat this account, but for now it seems I’m just sharing my (mostly bear themed) art and lusting after the guys I follow
I took the Christmas weekend to do some “just for me art”, but it’s time to get back to the projects. Speaking of - I’m (very slightly) revising my plans which I’ll post more about soon. But for now, here’s the drawing for the next Bear Portrait painting
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Happy Christmas to those who celebrate it 😊
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The gAyBearC's: Smells Like Bear Spirit

Dec. 2025 | 11 x 11 | Gouache Paints and Coloured Pencil on HotPress Watercolor Paper

A Bearish tribute to the classic cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, "Nevermind".
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Finished the painting. Varnishing it tonight and letting it dry. Will scan and post the final tomorrow or Tuesday 😊
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Got the drawing down for the next gAyBearCs illustration.
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Bear Portrait: Rob Ayotte
Dec. 2025 | 11 x 11 | Gouache Paints and Coloured Pencil on HotPress Watercolor Paper

A handsome Bear chilling out, look'n good.
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Had a few hiccups in my time to work on this since I started it - but I finished it today. I just varnished it, so it’s currently drying, but I’ll be able to scan and post it tomorrow 😊
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Ches Clark purchased this print of my Bear Portrait of Randy Wyatt, on metal and was kind enough to shared some pictures with me - I think it turned out quite nice 😊
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The gAyBearCs: Be a Good Bear...

Sep 2025 | 7 x 4 | Gouache Paints and Coloured Pencil on HotPress Watercolor Paper | Purchase

A bearish take on the photo of Janet Jackson used for the cover of the Sep. 16 1993 issue of Rolling Stone
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The gAyBearCs: Bellied Victory

Sep 2025 | 7 x 4 | Gouache Paints and Coloured Pencil on HotPress Watercolor Paper | Purchase

A bearish homage to the classic Greek Sculpture,The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Something I didn’t realize when I posted the last completed “Bear Portrait” was that it was the 50th painting (and half way point) in the project! To celebrate, I designed the logo for the series that will be used on the book cover and put together this collage.
October 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I updated my website to include a page about my book. It looks better on a desktop than phone, but still, here it is:
www.thegeekcanpaint.com/the-secret-w...
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
So it’s official - the rerelease of my first book is out! There’s more to say about it, but for now if you look up “Return to Deaths Province” or “The Secret War, Book 1” at a book seller - you should be able to find it 😊

Barns & Nobel: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/return-to-...

Amazon: a.co/d/8gT9zVh
October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I actually got really far into this piece last weekend, but got sick and didn’t do much of anything for the week after. Luckily I’m feeling well enough now that I was able to almost finish it this weekend. Tomorrow, I’ll give it a look over, do any final touches it may need and wrap it up!
September 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Smaller piece, with no background, and a simple colour palette… meant getting this piece done in less than a day. Despite all those advantages that helped make it happen, it still felt good to get something done.
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
There is still more to be said about my book - specifically its release announcement, which I expect I’ll be able to do very soon. But for now, it’s time to move along and get back into my Bear art. Here are the drawings for the next “gAy,Bear,Cs” illustrations and “Bear Portrait”
September 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Unless something goes wrong, the next time I post about the book it will be to announce its official relaunch and where you can get it. For now, here are the final scans of the art with the new title logo added to the front cover. I’m really happy with how this all turned out 😊
September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The paintings are all done. They’ve been scanned, and are now digital files. I still need to digitally “clean” them, format for printing, and then upload them for publishing. And unless I encounter a technical issue with the upload, that will all be done by next weekend!!!
September 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I posted yesterday about cutting out the portions of some of the paintings I did for the project I’m working on. But before that, I’d forgotten to post the last piece of the primary painting for said project. So, here it is
August 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Welp - that was about the most stressful thing I’ve ever done
August 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
These aren’t all that much to see right now, but they go with the rest of the project I’ve been working on and will be more significant in time.
August 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
15 TV shows to get to know me

Buffy/Angel*
LOST
Six Feet Under
Avatar: TLA/ LOK*
Voltron TLD
New Radio
Batman/Superman/JL: TAS
Mary Tyler Moore
Veronica Mars
Animaniacs
Clone Wars/Bad Batch/Rebels/ Tales of…*
Battlestar Galactic
Arcane
Demon Slayer
Schitt$ Creek

*the franchise is counted as one
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Posted this on other social media a little while back- forgot to do so here as well 😊
August 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It took longer to get here than I wanted, and like the front cover, there is still more to do - touchups and effects. Before I can do those - I need to do the boarder art for these illustrations next.
August 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM