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Lirpa
@studiolirpa.bsky.social
Artist in the PNW
oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic
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studiolirpa.com

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Oh hey, it’s #PortfolioDay!
I believe in giving people a place to escape from the harsh reality of the world. Relish in #Joy in order to keep fighting.

#Artist #OriginalArt #Art #BSkyArt #AbstractArt #SkyArt #ArtYear #ArtShow #Watercolor #MixedMedia #OnlyBeautifulThings #TraditionalArt #Painting
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Sharing for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme, #autumn - my favorite season! 🥰🍂🍁

Tisha Mark ©2025, Autumn Mini No. 2503, oil on gessobord, 4"x4"

Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/autu...

*10% of proceeds from my art sales go to Project Bread's Resilience Fund (in MA) thru 11/30

#art #bsnm
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Another one for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #autumn

Tisha Mark ©2025, Golden Lights Marsh, oil on gessobord, 5"x5"

Available:
tishamark.com/product/gold...

*10% of proceeds from my art sales go to Project Bread's Resilience Fund (in MA) thru 11/30

#art #painting #bsnm #TraditionalArt #SciArt
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Consequence of Hope
oil on Yupo
20.5 x 20.5

Only hope can give rise to the emotion we call despair.
― SAMURAI CHAMPLOO

Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p586/t...

#art #painting #portrature #oilpainting

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October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A good ol’ PNW atmospheric river storm means that the helicopters won’t be used to drive Portland insane for the next two days. Enjoy the quiet and get your batteries and candles ready, we’re pretty much guaranteed to lose power.
October 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I live on semi busy street in Portland, it connects SE to the river. This morning was the busiest traffic I’ve ever seen since we moved into our home nine years ago. It was all headed west to downtown, and now it’s like a ghost town outside. I’m so proud of my fellow Portlanders! #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We don’t do violence in Portland unless you count passive aggression. Because we have that perfected.
September 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dear fellow Portlanders,

We use kazoos, not violence. Please learn the circus songs.
September 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I wish Gatorade was carbonated.
September 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I let the bastards get me down
September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The rapture happened, so if you’re reading this, you need to get right with Jesus. Start with practicing empathy.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Boxing with a tummy full of shawarma is just as gross as it sounds. Excuse me, *hork*

#Regret #Boxing #Fitness
September 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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🌈 Queer Artists of Portland — we want to hear from you!

Portland Queer Arts Foundation is launching a community needs survey to learn what support LGBTQ+ artists need most.

Your voice will shape future programs, funding, and opportunities.

👉 Take the survey: portlandqueerarts.foundation/survey
September 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Just a heads up! Artists don't owe you affordable commissions and it doesn't give you the right to complain and harass them. They work to pay bills and eat just like us If an artist values their own art at a specific price point... who are you to challenge that? Move on.
September 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Would you like more art, nature, & culture in your Bluesky life? I have a starter pack for that with some of my favorite artists, photographers, writers, & thinkers! Check it out and give them a follow!

go.bsky.app/UvkNfGJ

#art #photography #nature #writers #StarterPack #creatives
September 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Worst part about commission price discourse are other artists dogpiling & bragging about how they spend weeks on a piece and sell it for $150 because they “can’t expect others to pay outrageous prices”

Undervaluing yourself is not a flex. You’re catering to the wrong customer.
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Say no to environment destroying theft engines.
September 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Not Your Average Bigfoot
oil on wood panel
24 x 24

Bernard never failed to make a first impression…

Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p629/n...

#art #painting #bearart #polarbear #fantasyart #oilpainting

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August 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just found one of my nasturtiums covered in tiny black aphids when I went out to water this morning. It’s officially fall.

#Portland #Gardening
August 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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From paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery,
explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with the SciArt Starter Pack.

150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs.
August 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
August 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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alien + capybaras

prints to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...

t-shirts, pritns and much more to north america, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1720...
August 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Hi! With all the new people on here, I wanted to reshare my Starter Pack. These are some of my favorite people on Bluesky, posting about art, nature, and culture. Give them a follow to brighten up your day! 😊

#art #nature #culture #StarterPack #writers #photography #artist

go.bsky.app/UvkNfGJ
August 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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This year's participating stores for the October Daye pre-order campaign:

CANADA:

Bakka Phoenix Books,
Argo Bookshop,
Munro’s Books

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND:

Galaxy Bookshop,
Unity Books Wellington
August 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM