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Ashley Weaver
@troopofechos.bsky.social
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"Retired" Animal Scientist pushes paint around on paper.
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Watercolor, ink, and pencils 🎨
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Ashley Weaver @troopofechos.bsky.social · Feb 25
Howdy Bluesky 👋

I'm an artist that likes to paint and draw with traditional media. Being outside is my happy place and my hope is to share that peace and quiet calm.

Here's my most recent #watercolor #landscape I painted, channeling my inner Tony Couch for a class.
Winter watercolor painting of a murder barn with 2 prominent trees and a snow covered fence
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Doors
Watercolor
22x15 Inches
#art @bsky.art
November 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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More parks! It's been wonderful getting outside and makes me feel so much better. Forest therapy 🥰

PS - it sounds like the children playing in the park are playing in the sewer hahaha

#pleinair #sketching at Laurel Hills
#art #drawing Stillman & Birn #sketchbook
November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Drawing at the park while the weather was so nice! 🍁 🍂

Lassiter Mill
H pencil in Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook #pleinair #drawing #sketch #landscape
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Halloween card illustrations.
2014.
Pencil on parchment.
11”x14”.
Illustration of a pumpkin-headed scarecrow-like figure with his tree branch arms outstretched in a corn field. Illustration of an elegant witch conjuring unspeakable things from her cauldron as her black cat sits studiously perched on her lap. Illustration of a zombie approaching a trick-or-treating child dressed as a ghost holding out his pumpkin bucket, requesting candy from the undead.
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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😂 I can't even make eye contact
landeg.world Landeg @landeg.world · Oct 11
Being an artist trying to talk with other artists is just embarrassing. "I like your shapes and colours!" Mortifying playground shit
October 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Thrilled to have my painting “Obsession “ juried as one of the 50 Finalists for the British Art Prize 2025.
Thanks to Artist and Illustrator Magazine, UK, to Parker Harris Art Consultants, to the OXO Gallery , London Oxo Tower Wharf and to the jury for this honor . #art @bsky.art
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Hey. This is my reminder to you to wear insect repellent. 👍
A selfie of some dummy that forgot bug spray and went outside to draw. She's pictured here with her pencil in her mouth, don't put stuff in your mouth. The sun is shining but it's cool enough for a light jacket. She opted for flannel.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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I guess I got a wild hair for going outside? Going to lean into it!

Decided to go to nearby Shelley Lake to draw and paint.

Stillman & Birn Alpha series #sketchbook and Strathmore #watercolor postcards.
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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I've felt really good this week so far, went to the art museum for about 4 hours the other day, just enjoying the sunshine, the birds, and people watching while I sketched and painted. 🥰
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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whew
whew! this sucks! at least I won't have to do it again tomorrow.
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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The world outside is bathed in autumnal hues. It's my favourite season and I like to celebrate with some autumn colour in my art, I have a whole collection dedicated to autumn...
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#Autumn #Fall #Landscape #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
Description: A photo collage of some of the art in my autumn collection. A Glencoe mountain landscape in autumn, a patch of marigolds, yellow mushrooms, pumpkins, an autumn landscape with orange trees and a blue sky, a spooky autumn sunset scene.
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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One of my favorite oldies from 2011! Kingfisher in acrylic on cardboard

#art #kingfisher #queerart
Acrylic painting of a black-backed dwarf kingfisher on a branch. It has a white chin, yellow cheek tummy and underside, an orange beak, blue wings, and a purple head and back. The background is a splash of blooming acrylic in red, yellow, black and green.
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Whew, finished with this one. 🥳
Lots of layers involving tricky timing and I am proud.

#watercolor on Arches cold press 9x12
#landscape #mountainscape #forests #traditional #painting #aquarelle #art
Watercolor painting of a misty mountain top with heavy, moody cloud cover and evergreen trees encompassing the mid ground and a grassy path in the foreground. The path is great for transporting the dead bodies from the murder barns, it's super convenient! Pops of yellow flowers are in the foreground and there's a prominent tree to the right.
October 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Finally finished with this one! 💀
That yellow was a bit unruly, but I think I handled it ok.

#watercolor on 9x12 New York Central 100% cotton block

#watercolour #painting #traditionalart #landscape #forest #coastal
Watercolor painting depicting a serene, coastal scene at midday. The shores are rocky and the forest comes right up to the water. This is especially convenient for folks wanting to float bodies down the water and for ease of distribution. The water is calm and reflects the forest in quiet waters with a few ripples.
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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a lil chocolate treat for day 12/30 of the #colorcardchallenge using gouache paint 🤎

#painting #gouache #art
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Smaller version of a bigger painting I'm working on. It helps me problem solve.

#watercolor on Legion 100% cotton block.

#landscape #painting #traditional
Watercolor painting of a coastal scene, featuring large, green trees and their reflection in calm waters. The bears drag the dead bodies from the water into the woods. The trees are verdant with hues of cool blue and bright fresh greens.
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I've been waiting all year to repost this 🎃
A pumpkin patch in a variety of shapes and colours, some with carved faces with different expressions. Between the pumpkins are black and white cats, crows, frogs, bushes, twigs and mushrooms.
October 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Whirlwind trip to DC and back to see Deltron 3030 was a dream come true! I never in my life thought I would get to see Del in person. Kid Koala was amazing and is a machine. I had a blast, if you get the opportunity please go see them! 🤘
#deltron #delhiero #kidkoala
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Carson just killing it over here ❤️
carsondrewit.bsky.social CarsonDrewIt @carsondrewit.bsky.social · Oct 8
Traian's Curios

#dailysketch Day 124
#art #illustration

Technically took us two days to make, but I think it paid off. Really happy with how this one turned out!
A digital sketch of a woman behind the counter of a magical curio shop. A cat sleeps on the counter next to her while a dog sits on a stool trying to get her attention. There's also a frog with a crown. on the shelves behind her are various additional artefacts.
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A little art dump for y'all 😄

#WIP on my next #watercolor #painting and #sketchbook doodles for October prompts.🎃
Work in progress watercolor painting of a coastal scene Pumpkin guy drawings Practicing color mixing with this crazy yellow that looks like mountain dew slurm. Filling a bookcase with completely normal items
October 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I painted this autumn scene a few years ago. medium: Photoshop
a digital painting of a girl and a fox in front of a torii gate and shrine; autumn colours
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Small practice piece while working on a larger version. Sometimes I like to go through the entire steps on a smaller scale first.

#Watercolor in my new little baohong #sketchbook . #art #artshare #traditional
Small watercolor depicting a misty mountain forest with tall evergreens and a low hanging cloud cover in the sky. The snow cover in the mountains should be sufficient to cover any dead bodies, if needed.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Shakespeare's Cliff near Dover
#watercolour #watercolor #art
September 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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#watercolor
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Manifesting ......an art sponsor to afford a run to the art store for more materialssssss ✨
September 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM