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Arthur
@arthurjw.bsky.social
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☀️ Santa Cruz, CA
Sketching and such with my very opinionated cat
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Today’s figure drawing was a portrait session, Chris was an awesome model!
A colored pencil profile of a dark skinned man with fabric covering his hair
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Another study from figure drawing! This time with gouache and colored pencil. Why are faces so hard…
A painting of a woman relaxing on a brown chair holding her right arm with her left hand. She is wearing a blue robe that is open
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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went figure drawing yesterday, it had been a while and I had a great time!
colored pencil drawing of a person leaning on a seat. their head is resting on their hands.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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detail shots of my painting, Oak Net. this piece has some of my favorite color combos 🌳
Detail shot of artist signature over a bled of yellows to deep greens A purple net fractures greens, blues, and browns of an oak tree Light blue sky is seen through a purple net behind a large tree branch painted with expressive strokes
October 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Gouache landscape study at Elkhorn Slough
A gouache painting of a light gravel path going over a body of water and towards rolling golden hills. There are power lines receding on the left and a jetty in the center. It was a beautiful day.
August 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Pen study of eucalyptus leaves awaiting the monarchs (soon to arrive!)
A sketchbook with a pen drawing of eucalyptus leaves being held up against its subject
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Quick cafe succulent sketch
A long vertical sketchbook being held in front of some succulents in a planter box. The page has an ink drawing of said succulents.
August 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Linocut print of my sweet friend going Otter Mode (we are swimming in the ocean)
A linocut print of a smiling face going underwater. There are bubbles and reflections in the rippling water. The print is in a murky teal with texture from the ink being too dry.
July 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Gouache study of the cliffs up the coast
A sketchbook with a gouache painting of coastal cliffs, the beach, and power lines. There are flowers stuck into each of the clips holding the pages. The same sketchbook in the sand below the view of its subject.
July 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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The first time I visited the palace of fine arts I laid beneath the dome, captivated by its intricacies. I found myself here again today, feeling quite the same.
A pad of paper with a sketch of the palace of fine arts being held below its subject A pen and ink sketch of the palace of fine arts, including the trees and pond. It is in a loose style with vibrant colors.
June 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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blooming sweet peas
An oil painting of purple and white sweet pea flowers. There are three purple flowers blooming in the right third and two white flowers in early stages of bloom in the bottom left. There are two bud clusters in the center and top. There is a dark bamboo pole behind them starting in the top left and arcing towards the bottom center. Behind it all is a dark brown fence with the dappled shadow of the shade cloth above.
June 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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June garden bouquet 💐
An ink and alcohol market drawing of a bouquet of calendula, sweet pea, nasturtium, coral bells, and one other I cannot remember the name of
June 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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It’s my first time growing nasturtiums and I am loving it!
A pen and marker drawing of vining nasturtiums. Only the yellow flowers are in color. A close-up photo of yellow-flowered nasturtium vining up a trellis in part shade A close-up photo of my red nasturtiums in hanging baskets. Behind them are yellow flowers and a blue sky.
May 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Tommy among the lemons 🍋
An orange cat standing on the branch of a lemon tree looking past the camera The same orange cat, now sniffing the end of a branch above
April 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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I found the most compelling reference for this in one of my Nona’s old photo albums. Now I’m trying to decide if I’m done 🤔
An oil painting of two cats on a couch with a window and a bookshelf in the background. The cat on the right is a sleeping brown tabby. The cat on the left is white with yellow eyes and one dark spot on its head and is seated looking at the viewer. They are both resting on a loose plaid blanket that’s mainly blue. Behind the cats are five pillows of varying patterns, colors, and fringe status. On the bookshelves are books shelved. Can you believe it? On the windowsill are two old cameras or something, I couldn’t really tell.
March 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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I’ll just have to pose more cat pics!
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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An orange cat sleeping on a white blanket on a blue couch
March 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Beautiful flowers at the UCSC Arboretum
#flowers #eucalyptus #UCSC #arboretum #spring
A king protea flower, viewed from the top. The flower emerges from the end of a branch of green leaves with red rims. Its petals are long and bright pink with a white hairy edge, and create a sort of bowl around the hemispherical center of the bloom. A bee is visible inside the flower. Four eucalyptus caesia blooms, viewed from the side. The top one is still opening. The flowers look like a large collection of small yellow balls on the end of red strings.
February 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Him…. The lizard jester, king?
#ceramics #clay #mud
An in-progress ceramics piece of a large elf-like head with a small 4-point crown and what looks like frills emerging from its neck (but they are actually lizard feet)
February 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Net in the Oak Grove

Pleased with my first painting of the year! I found this net strung up in oak trees near a trail I used to ride often as a kid.
#oilpainting #botanicalart #impressionist #trees #oaks #painting
A painting hung on a white wall with a lamp on the left, table below, and cat stand on the right. A painting of a net in an oak tree, done in a mosaic-like style.
February 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Study of a net high in this oak grove from last year. Currently working on a painting using this sketch as reference 🎨
#sketchbook #coloredpencil #botanical #pattern #california
A toned tan sketchbook being held up against a background of oak branches. The art on the spread is done in colored pencil and uses two large branches to frame a net captured in purple. You can see the leaves, branches, and sky through the holes in the net, creating an interesting mosaic-like effect.
January 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Dreaming at the Locks ✨

I’m calling it done! Now it just needs to dry and I’ll hang it in my stairwell :)

#oilpainting #landscapeart #figurepainting #salmon #fish #seattle #dreaming #fantasy
January 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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A view across the Monterey bay
#sketchbook #landscapeart #gouache #coloredpencil #beach #ocean
A gouache and colored pencil sketch of a view from the beach looking across the bay. In the foreground is a pile of sand, then the flat beach, followed by a line of rocks leading the eye to the wide expanse of water in the mid ground. In the background is a purple silhouette of the mountains across the bay and two smoke stacks at Moss Landing.
January 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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mr small
January 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Finishing up a new piece in oils! I started this painting as just a landscape and got bored with it, then added a layer on top to capture the experience of the Locks in Ballard: one of my favorite places to spend time when I lived there 🐟
#WIP #painting #oilpainting #landscape #salmon
A painting on an easel of a large ghostly figure with 5 ghostly fish swimming by a landscape of the locks in Seattle.
January 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM