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Nora Thompson
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Nora Thompson @norathompson.bsky.social · Jan 27
I'm an artist and author who creates twisted little creatures and the stories to go with them.

Find more of my work at:
🌎 the-rots.com
🛒 the-rots.square.site
📷 instagram.com/norathompson_/
💀 facebook.com/slightly.irr...
📍 www.pinterest.com/norathompson...
🎨 www.doodleaddicts.com/norathompson/
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Heatwave again.

This is Lucie. She knows it's hotter here than the place she is.

Lucie
24"x24"
Acrylic on wood

the-rots.square.site/product/luci...
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#Lucifer #devil #DevilCat #DemonCat #HotterThanHell #heatwave
July 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Because spooky season should be all year, here's a little batty bat for you.
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#LifeIsHard #SaveTheBats #SpookySeason #EveryDayIsHalloween #Procreate
July 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Just shipped this little fool off this morning to Cactus Gallery (Los Angeles) for LOTERIA! Safe travels, little one.

Fool in the Rain
Loteria card 5: The Umbrella
8"x10"
Acrylic on cradled wood

Show opens July 19. Contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com for pre-sale info.

#loteria #elparaguas
June 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Here's a music box I sculpted that plays "Funeral March of a Marionette".

Funeral March
3¾" high x 4" deep x 5½" wide
Acrylic, Apoxie Sculpt and metal on wood with music box movement

www.circusposterus.com/store/exhibi...

#CustomToys #OriginalArt #CreepyCute #LowbrowArt #monster #creature
June 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Looking forward to a beautiful day here in southwestern PA! Happy June!!

Flowering Can
5"x7"
Acrylic on wood

Prints and cards of this little monster are available here:
the-rots.square.site
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#BeautifulDay #SpringFlowers #MonsterMonday
Painting of a cute red monster against a yellow background. Arms and legs are super skinny. One arm is raised high holding a watering can, watering a white Daisy growing out of the top of its head.
June 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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With all the grimness going on, I hope this one lightens things a little for you. It's called "Peeps."
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#birds #BrighterDays #HangInThere
Acrylic painting of a character with white flowers growing out of his head and holding a single flower up to his nose. Seven blue and white birds sit on his hand and hand. He's wearing a green sweater with a white flower and a blue and white bird knitted on the front.
May 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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#NationalDraculaDay

That is all.
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#dracula
May 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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20% will be automatically discounted at checkout!

Frostbite
8”x10” mounted and framed to 11”x14”
Acrylic on wood

cactusgalleryla.com/collections/...

#ItsAllArt2025 #CactusGalleryLA #frostbite #yeti #CuteMonster #OriginalArt #MonsterArt #YetiArt #art #MonsterMonday
May 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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It's Zombie Awareness Month!

This is Rita. I used her for the cover of my book TWISTED: TALES TO ROT YOUR BRAIN VOL. 1. Go to the-rots.square.site and search for "Rita" for prints or "Twisted" for the book. And thanks for your support!
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#ZombieAwarenessMonth #zombie #waitress #DigitalArt
This is a digital painting of a zombie waitress in a pink dress and wearing roller skates. The tray she's carrying holds a full-size brain, and the small diner behind her has a neon sign that says "BRAINS."
May 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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#MonsterMonday

Zombie Café
Image: 11¼"x18⅛"
Total: 15¼"x22¼"
Acrylic on repurposed cabinet door

Available at Main Exhibit Gallery in Ligonier, PA.
Painting of a green monster wearing a white shirt, black bowtie and a waiter's apron. He's carrying a tray with a skull filled with brains, a cup with dip, and an Amaryllis zombie flower.
May 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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This is Esmeralda.
She'd like to wish you a Happy Caturday.

#Caturday #cat #kitty
#art #illustration
Painting of a striped orange cat with a damaged ear and sly smile, sitting beside the bones of a fish.
May 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Here's to Leo.

No, seriously. This guy's name is Leo. I named him that because I originally doodled him on a napkin at a restaurant called Leo's. I drew this version in 2014.

Anyway, bottoms up, Leo.
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#Leo #art #illustration #GraphiteDrawing #Beer
Graphite drawing of a man with a large, toothy, creepy smile holding a dark beer out in front of him as if offering a toast.
May 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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This is LEIF. He's for Cactus Gallery's upcoming show, 'In the Garden of Blooms and Ballyhoo'!

Opens May 17 at 12pm PT

Leif
8"x10"
Acrylic on wood

Find the show online here: cactusgalleryla.com/collections/...

Contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com for pre-sale info.
This is a painting in muted tones of a creature wearing glasses with a small bug on its finger. Its skin is green, and its nose has a leaf texture. Two red-toned leaves are growing from the top of its head.
May 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Here's a monster music man I made paying homage to Miles Davis.

Smooth
10½” high x 7” deep x 3¼” wide
Acrylic on Apoxie Sculpt

www.circusposterus.com/store/exhibi...
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#CustomToys #DarkArt #MusicArt #TrumpetToy #StrangeAndUnusual #OriginalArt #CreepyCute #LowbrowArt #monster #creature
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Here's one for National Tuba Day! It will also be making its in-person debut at a local two-person show I'll be having with my husband opening August 16.

Tuba Tuesday
2"x3"
Ink on toned gray paper
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#PenAndInk #InkDrawing #NationalTubaDay #OriginalArt #art #illustration
Black and white ink drawing on toned gray paper of a character in the shape of a simple tuba with a tuxedo collar and bowtie, and one bare foot.
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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More cowbell at Stranger Factory!

More Cowbell
11”x14”
Acrylic on wood

Here's the dedicated page for MORE COWBELL in their online shop: www.circusposterus.com/store/exhibi...
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#illustration #RockArt #art #OriginalArt #LowbrowArt #DontFearTheReaper #MoreCowbell #PGHArtist #PittsburghArtist
This is an acrylic painting of a creature very excited to be playing a cowbell. The colors of the painting are shades of brown: sepia, umber, white, and cream. The painting is a preview for collectors of lowbrow and twisted original art.
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Here's a little guy I painted on a drumhead, currently dancing his way around Stranger Factory! His name is Jangles, and he's framed.

Jangles
8"x8"
Acrylic on a mylar drumhead
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#MonsterMonday #art #illustration #DrumheadArt #OriginalArt #peculiart #StrangeAndUnusual
Painting of a cute, rust-colored monster kicking up sand as he's dancing and playing a tambourine against a blue sky with small clouds. Painted on a drumhead.
April 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I called this one "Missing You." I was going to use it for a card. The sentiment and the concept worked, but the quality wasn't up to standards. I do like the idea, and I might revisit it someday, but I'll need to work on the image a little more.
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#UnfinishedWork #MissingYou #art #illustration
Digital painting of a boy standing against a wall with an apple on his head looking stunned. Three arrows are stuck in the wall around his head.
April 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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I started this on my iPad nine years ago and never finished it. I was mostly playing to learn what Procreate could do and lost interest for whatever reason. Don’t know if I’ll ever feel like finishing it, but here it is for your amusement.
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#UnfinishedArt #UFO #AlienAbduction #art #illustration
April 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A little booklet of ideas that I put together for the times I get “stuck.” I have maybe 100, 125 (?) prompts in there? I’ve never been good using prompts—I’m better with automatic drawing—but I’m hopeful these will work!
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#CreepyPrompts #DrawingPrompts #ArtIdeas
Handmade booklet titled “Creepy Drawing Prompts.”
April 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Here’s the little monster I painted for our show at Cactus Gallery in LA! And now, 20% will be automatically discounted at checkout!

Frostbite
8”x10” mounted and framed to 11”x14”
Acrylic on wood

#ItsAllArt2025 #CactusGalleryLA #frostbite #yeti #CuteMonster #OriginalArt #MonsterArt #YetiArt #art
Painting in blue, white, and black of a yeti monster with a wind spinner on its head, white fur, a blue face, ears and feet, a blue-and-white striped bowtie, and a toothy smile. Painting in blue, white, and black of a yeti monster with a wind spinner on its head, white fur, a blue face, ears and feet, a blue-and-white striped bowtie, and a toothy smile. Painting in blue, white, and black of a yeti monster with a wind spinner on its head, white fur, a blue face, ears and feet, a blue-and-white striped bowtie, and a toothy smile.
April 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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It's official! I'll be vending at the Allentown Night Market (Pittsburgh) this June 14, and this little guy will be tagging along!

7-11 pm
RE360 Warehouse at 856 Manton Way

Mummify
2"x3"
Ink, graphite, markers
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#AllentownNightMarket #ThingsToDoInPittsburgh #DarkMarket #DarkArt #art #illustration
Black and white ink drawing on gray paper of a creature with horns, black eyes, a toothy smile, striped legs, and a torso wrapped like a mummy.
April 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Here's a little digital monster I did on my iPad five years ago (yeah, Covid). It's called "Spring."
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#spring #DigitalArt #CuteMonster #art #bumblebee
April 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Work in progress for my show at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Ligonier, opening August 16. Who thought painting a mouthful of teeth would be a good idea. I’ll need to have a talk with them.
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#WIP #WorkInProgress #AcrylicPainting #art #illustration
Close-up of a painting in progress of a creature with just the eyes finished.
April 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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1/2 Here's a painting I did for @cactusgalleryla.bsky.social's It's All Art! exhibit and their 20th birthday. The second image shows the initial drawing. Available for adoption!

Frostbite
8”x10” mounted and framed to 11”x14”
Acrylic on wood

#ItsAllArt2025 #CactusGalleryLA #art #illustration
April 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM