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Christine Ridgway [Commissions Open!]
@skidarstudios.bsky.social
🎨 Illustrator: Commissions open!
🌵 Author of #Skytown
🦎 Environmental Conservation Major
🦚 Bird Nerd
🎲 Dungeon Master
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I'm Christine, I'm an animal fantasy illustrator and Environmental Conservation student.

Commissions Open!
See more of my work and my commission sheet: linktr.ee.com/skidarstudios
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The one who protects the forgotten city

[ #furry #art #furryart ]
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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It was this time last year that I was wholly distracted from pressing project deadlines by making this ragtag troupe. Currently resisting the pull to add new recruites...
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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The full oil painting process for "The Woodland Harvest" 12x16 inches, oil on copper panel 🥧

Prints are up on Gallery Gerard!

#oilpainting #painting #oil #traditionalart #magic #faerietale #womenartists #illustration #fantasyartwork #fantasystory #fantasyartist #opossumart #blackcatart
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
11 months later and SAD has me by the throat again x.x

I hate being blindsided by it every other day. Dunno where it even came from this week
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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growing up on the internet has meant a steady stream of information about creators that, in previous generations, you would have likely never heard about.

30 or so years of horrific revelations teaches you to have people you respect, but abandon the idea of holding a special 'favorite' anything
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
season depression leaching into my personal life can bite me
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"

guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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As you can see Waseem is busy preparing shelter for his family. If you want to help him out materially the link is here:

gofund.me/f023414e1
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Throw Back Thursday to the time I dm'd at the bar and made up a scene girl ancient silver dragon npc who's entire horde was early aughts memorabilia.
The table instantly became her besties and it was so adorable 😍
#Bellinghamlet
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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This is an insane metric of how awful the American government has become.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Photo painting study, I challenged myself to not use the color picker this time (it was hard lol)
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Dammit me...
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Diving gannets #sciart
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Get cozy my dudes.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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THE SKY IS ON NOTICE: The best time to see it is the next several hours. Go find pretty sky! share in a moment with humanity that isn't sadness and rage! www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aur...
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Gonna make myself draw today, calling myself out if I don't
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Scenes from last night’s Aurora (Townsend, MA) Pink and purple pillars at the absolute peak of intensity. I could see it still going from bed just before midnight but decided I wasn’t gearing up again 😴. We’ll see if tonight has more in store! #northernlights #auroraborealis
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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With the aurora popping up again last night, I thought I'd repost this adventure from last year. I drew this when the great @nepeteaa.bsky.social wondered what night-migrating songbirds might make of it all. Part 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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🍂 Raven Eclipse 🔴
Gouache on watercolor paper, approx 6x9"

I've been having a lovely time playing with my paints again 😊
This will be up on my Inprnt shop soon!
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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If you see this post your bird art 🪶

I got lots 😛
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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This is the only Least Bittern I have photographed in my life. This is the smallest member of the heron family, and its conservation status is of Least Concern. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. For the #least theme of #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Happy Exploding Whale Day to all those who celebrate! #ExplodingWhale www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...
Exploding Whale 50th Anniversary, Remastered!
YouTube video by KATU News
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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US customers: contrary to what you might have heard, art and books from the UK are still TARIFF-FREE! Plus, all import duties are pre-paid by me, so you WON’T have to pay any extra!
It’s proving hard to get this message out there, so if you could please repost this. 🙏
(Shop link in pinned post).
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Cover Artists!

QRP with your covers!

First is my novel, Skytown, an anthro western I finally published in 2017. (www.skidarstudios.com/skytown-novel)

The next two are the box art covers for two different board games for Plague Island Games I did a few years ago
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM