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Emil L’Amour
@vireosy.bsky.social
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30 ⟡ nonbinary ⟡ they/them ⟡ PNW ⟡ Hobby artist and nature enthusiast with a love for fantasy, aquatics, and palæontology. #art
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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hey there! I’m Emil, a hobby artist who loves the ocean, prehistory, and fantasy. Warm palettes with muted colours are my jam, and a lot of my work focuses on marine life.

Links: vireosy.carrd.co
Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/vire...
Tip jar: ko-fi.com/vireosy
Rendered in a rough painterly style, a shortfin mako shark leaps from a calm ocean tail over head, sea foam trailing its body in a loose arc. The shark, looking nearly metallic, is rimmed with orange light as a pale yellow sun hangs in a hazy orange sky and frames its streamlined figure. Drawing of a horseshoe crab rendered in warm browns and cool shadows. It has a smooth horseshoe-shaped carapace with occasional spiked protrusions along subtle ridges of its shell and the edge of its abdomen. Its long tail is angled sharply to the right as if in motion. The background is a pale teal color. Drawing of a coconut octopus. It has a small dark brownish red body with a yellowish siphon and striking white suckers along its wriggling arms. The background is a teal color. A California sea lion rendered in rich brown and orange tones rests upon a rock in teal shore waters below a softly glowing orange sky. Its slender head is raised to look over its back and to the right while a large crest of white sea foam frames its figure.
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transrights.northsky.social
Our cooperative member @ripperoni.com stood up a pronoun labeler after a popular community one shut down.

We have a different long-term solution in mind for our App, but this is a great solution for now!
pronounpicker.ripperoni.com Pronoun Picker @pronounpicker.ripperoni.com · 5d
Click into this thread to choose your displayed pronouns
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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athanaca.bsky.social
The wildest dream of a Cormorant🫧

#bird #birdart #illustration #digitalart #fish #bitterling #animalart #creature #artist
An illustration of a great cormorant standing in front of buttering
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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emmalerae.bsky.social
Dinosaurs Survived!

All 15 designs so far.

www.emmalerae.com/store.html
An image showing 15 illustrations of birds paired with dinosaur skulls. Below each reads the words "Dinosaurs Survived!" with the geological formations and locations of each.
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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katriaraden.bsky.social
generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023

people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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strflr.bsky.social
Pallid Bat ✨
A painting of a pallid bat hanging upside-down, head raised and ears perked. Sparkles and stars surround it.
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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keymonster.bsky.social
Ok, I figured out the settings on Etsy for a pre-order. All profits from sales of these stickers will be donated to Immigrant Defense Network:
immigrantdefensenetwork.org

You can pre-order here:
www.etsy.com/listing/4450...

#resist
A sticker mock-up of a loon on a red background with a white snake in its mouth. There is a white star above its head.
February 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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takaalive.bsky.social
Winter Cold ❄️
a weasel in its winter coat is up in a tree, gazing at an illuminated half moon in a snowy forest
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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ecology.wa.gov
Today is World Wetlands Day. We are celebrating the connection of wetlands to traditional knowledge and cultural heritage by highlighting a successful wetland restoration project led by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation that spurred the natural return of wapato.
World Wetlands Day: Celebrating cultural heritage
<p>World Wetlands Day is celebrated every Feb. 2 to help raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands to people and the planet.</p>
ecology.wa.gov
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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vireosy.bsky.social
cormorants at rest (2022)

#art #birds #wildart 🎨🐡
A pair of double-crested cormorant rest on some rocks in the water. The bird in the center looks over its shoulder toward the viewer, its wings spread out to dry, displaying the scale-like feathers across its back. The illustration is rendered in a limited palette of muted teals, creams, and warm browns.
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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keymonster.bsky.social
#resist
An illustration of a loon biting a white snake in half with an 8 pointed star above its head. The illustration is very high contrast in red, black and white.
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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ingenium.bsky.social
Anois teacht an Earraigh / 1st of Feb, 1st day of Spring, let's fucking go
Digital painting of a white foal splashing through a stream in a brightly-lit field. Vegetation in the foreground partially shades the scene while the background is dark. An orange square spiral is in the centre of the frame, overlapping the foal's body.
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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vireosy.bsky.social
‘ō‘ō‘ā‘ā (Kaua‘i ‘ō‘ō)

#AvianAugust #art #sciart #birds 🎨
Drawing of a black songbird with its beak open mid-song on an aged paper background. It has mottled light gray patterning on its throat, a sliver of white near its shoulder, and a flash of yellow feathers at the base of its legs.
August 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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forestarchie.bsky.social
It's giveaway time!! 🦔🌟

To enter:
✶ follow (new followers welcome)
✶ repost

That's all! You can send your reference (SFW, please) in the comments if you want!
I'll pick a winner on February 1st, and the prize is a sketch portrait! Good luck, everyone 🐌🙏
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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alextomlinson.com
Snowy Ptarmigans!
Flat illustration of a Willow Ptarmigan perched in wintry trees with 3 camouflaged in the snowy background. (From 2025)
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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vireosy.bsky.social
calm columnar smokestacks indicative of strong vitality (Fire Blast zine, 2022) #pokemon #art
Pokémon fanart in a semi-realistic style of a pair of Torkoal resting in a volcanic valley. They look nonchalantly to the right while columns of smoke puff from their shells. A gentle mountain range towers far behind them.
April 30, 2024 at 5:45 PM
vireosy.bsky.social
I’m open to tackle most natural subjects and depict them with a sense of appreciation or respect. My work is generally calm and quiet because of how I choose to set composition and colour.
alejandrapinal.bsky.social Alejandra Pinal @alejandrapinal.bsky.social · Jan 13
Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.

I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.

No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at

Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
Rusty, a one-month-break allegory.
Rough digital painting of an old rusty sword lost in a flowery landscape.
January 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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cartoonist.coop
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Washington State residents: they’re trying to pull online age verification bullshittery here too. This bill would require people to upload their ID/credit card to view online adult content. You can complain to your reps here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112
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January 11, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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rubylith-art.bsky.social
Flying loon among broken chunks of ice on a bright red background. Bottom text reads abolish ice.
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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poodlewool.bsky.social
snow fox!
watercolor painting of an arctic fox in the snow among dead & dried plants
July 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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keymonster.bsky.social
#resist
An illustration of an opossum holding a sign that says abolish ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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nataliadraws.bsky.social
Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!
A three panel comic titled "Portion control". A person is looking at art online. At first they are motivated "That's some interesting art... Maybe I should try that too?" They keep looking at more art and feel motivated: "Wow!! These artists are so good! I can't wait to go practise so I can catch up!". As they look at even more art, they get overwhelmed: "They're so many... Why am I even trying...?"
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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jlynnart.bsky.social
Easy swimming, though they have their eye on you…
Mosasaurus swimming, light filters in overhead, small fish travel in the background. The piece is simple, serene.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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hannahbluish.bsky.social
‘Sh*t’ art is better than no art
Make shit art on purpose, it’s fun and no one cares
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM