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𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔖𝔞𝔰𝔰 ℑ𝔩𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
@blakes-art.bsky.social
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🌱🪲🐊 Blake: they/them non-binary. Illustrator. Animator.Nature. Occasionally nsfw. Kind of just draw what I want. ANTI-Ai/NO NFTS.
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Hey! If you're in Colorado and want this original painting it is now available! The most Denver thing I've ever done!
#Denver #Colorado #Blucifer
A painting depicting the Blue bear from the Denver convention center and Blucifer fighting. The two subjects are in the snow against a teal background and a red sun.
August 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Not me saying “I’m back” proceeding to vanish for the next month. #natureart #frogart #frog
A light green frog laying on its back on a leaf. Smoking a joint. Just chilling.
May 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Time to update my Pokémon team. Electric/poison☠️ #pokemon #fanart
Illustration of my Pokémon team on a red background. Pokémon include Nidoking (with some scars), Jolteon, Croagunk, Toxicity, and Raichu.
March 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
I love the frog exo terras and can’t recommend them enough. The little top window for light is so great for my frogs to judge me at all angles.
February 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Hope I can be a contributor! #addHerper
Two brown mourning geckos on a leaf under a golden magnifying glass. One gecko is behind the leaf with light shining behind him. The other is on the opposite side.
February 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Here ya go!! They’re like tiny judgmental Kermits.
February 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Attempting gouache again. I haven’t touched in five years and have only used it a handful of times. We needed an art for a red frame in our window. Hope I can exercise this muscle more.
A gouache painting of a moss and lichen covered branch. The painting is in a desk , a mat board on top of it. It’s surrounded by paint tubes, a pallet and brushes. The same painting but placed in a red frame on a window sill. A citrine rock and bottle is placed in front of it.
February 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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My self portraits so far. It’s really cool to see them all lined up like this.

The past 2 years I really just went full force into what I want to draw instead of just trying to create things fast for the sake of posting.

#art #selfportrait #darkart
A self portrait of myself. The subject is in the tree wearing a tiger onesie with a dead deer in their teeth hanging down. The background is at night, foliage all around. Very dark and moody imagery. Self portrait from 2021 similar subject matter. Me in a tiger onesie over a bloody dead gemsbok. Self portrait 2019. Me in a tiger onesie, this time leaping from the upper right side pouncing on an alive male deer.
February 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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I do these self portraits once and awhile. I felt it was time for a new one.

#art #selfportrait #darkart
A self portrait of myself in a tree. Wearing an orange tiger onesies holding a dear in my teeth. It’s nighttime, dark and the subjects eyes are glowing.
February 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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A mirror I made for our Animal Crossing themed bathroom. I’m working on rearranging it and making it not a place of chaos.

#animalcrossing #nintendo #mirrorart #painting.
A small mirror with a collapsed Gulliver from Animal crossing painted in the upper left corner. He is on a beach, wave highlights painted on the mirror. A small mirror with a collapsed Gulliver from Animal crossing painted in the upper left corner. He is on a beach, wave highlights painted on the mirror.
February 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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A riparium is like an aquarium but you have plants growing out of the tank that break the water’s surface. (Often this simulates like marshland) The plants filter the water while they grow.
A riparium shrimp tank with plants growing out the top.
January 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Illustration for the in-laws! It’s their two Australian shepherd dogs. I would love to do more pet portraits in the future.

#illustration #petportrait #australiansheperds #aussie #dogart
Illustration of two aussie dogs playing in the snow. The background shows a blue and yellow sky. Twigs and bramble in the foreground.
January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A photo as well! I hope I can find more vintage tanks like this with the metal frame. They’re so unique and I like how it contrasts with the plants.

#zelda #breathofthewild #paludarium #aquarium #gameart #gaming #natureart #tearsofthekingdom
A small metal nano tank paludarium with a breath of the Zelda goddess statue in the center surround by ferns and dripping water. An apple is presented in front of the statue.
January 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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My botw Zelda nano tank is one of my favorite builds of last year. It was an abandoned 60s vintage tank we found on the roadside. It’s one of those tanks I see when I get home and go “I made that!”

#zelda #breathofthewild #paludarium #aquarium #gameart #gaming #natureart #tearsofthekingdom
January 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Hello there! I’m Blake, an illustrator & animator based in Colorado who explores themes of nature, scientific illustration, surrealism, and occasionally horror.

Website: www.blake-sass-illustration.com
Illustration of a Grass Frog. The frog is up front in the illustration as though it’s on glass. The frog’s underbelly is transparent showing its internal organs. The background is mostly black with some leaves. A gig poster for the Bluegrass band Rusty Gears. The illustration shows a blue stellar jay bird a top a pile of rusty junk metal, gears sticking out of various parts of the pile. Grass and foliage have over grown on parts of the pile. The background is a dingy pale yellow/beige with the words “Rusty Gears” written on the background. A fluffy black and green jumping spider in a black hoodie with a pastel beanie doing a kick flip on a skateboard. The skateboard is neon green, has a fruit fly on it, covered in stickers. The subject is contrasted with a bright red background. Invokes retro punk feel. An illustration of a large group of pitcher plants. The pitcher plants of made of neon green, red and purple colors. A cartoon drawing of a sitting white frog is on top the plants breaking up the color. The frog is outlined in blue and wearing a pair of headphones.
January 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Mourning Geckos! Micro geckos are my other special interest that isn’t frogs. Mourning geckos are a common micro gecko. All of them of female, no males needed here. Let’s go lesbians.

#sciart #natureart #wildlifeart #reptileart #mourninggecko #reptilekeeping #lesbiangeckoarmy
Two brown mourning geckos on a leaf under a golden magnifying glass. One gecko is behind the leaf with light shining behind him. The other is on the opposite side.
January 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Glass Frog!! I have a pair of these frogs and they are wonderful if you want a very small fascinating arboreal frog. They have a lot of personality for someone so small.

#sciart #natureart #wildlifeart #frogart #glassfrog #reptilekeeping
Illustration of a Grass Frog. The frog is up front in the illustration as though it’s on glass. The frog’s underbelly is transparent showing its internal organs. The background is mostly black with some leaves.
January 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
I wanted to make an Alien tribute piece as Ripley was one of my first crushes. #alien #alien1979 #illustration
An illustrative drawing of Ripley from alien. She is in center of the image, holding a flame thrower. She is surrounded by characters. A Xenomorph in the upper left corner, Jonesy the cat in the upper right corner, a face hugger in the lower right, and Xenomorph eggs in lower left corner.
January 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Look at my graceful boy. #dartfrog #petfrog
A blue dendrobates dart frog, delicately perched on a bromeliad. That same dart frog attempting to jump and just being a blur of limbs.
December 16, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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I love drawing these guys cause they look freakin insane. The attitude is immediate.
November 25, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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The dart frogs are in their new setup. These guys are my pride and joy. #dartfrogs #nature #terrariums
A 24 x 18 x 18 dart frog vivarium. There is a philodendron “Birkin” in the corner. A small pilea plant carpets the floor with a Alocasia “African Mask” plant in the background. There are bromeliads on a branch above. The backgrounds mimics dark gray stone. Two Blue Dart frogs “dendrobates auratus, blue & black” on a vivarium floor. They are next to a Little Rock hut. A branch is in front of them.
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Last one for now. Main character and the ship mechanic. I need to work on names.
White dog with brown markings. Looking shocked and frightened. Wearing a blue jumpsuit, red bandanas, sneakers. Holding an axe, covered in blood. Peacock mechanic. Holding a wench, white tank top and blue jumpsuit with the top tied around waist. Talk black boots.
November 18, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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GORE WARNING: more of the space conservatory horror characters/concepts. I’m having fun with this.
TOP: dead pig character skull. He is covered in mold and fungus. Shaggy pink pig character with brown fur tuffs. He’s wearing a tan suit and looks tired. Repost of the grey donkey character leaning against hoe. Green jacket, white shirt, blue pants, and brown boots. Grey donkey character. Deceased leaned up against the wall. He is disemboweled with pitcher plants and mold growing out of the wound. The plants also pouring out his mouth. Murder is suspected. My Siamese cat investigator. Blonde fur with brown face markings. One sketch of him standing looking backwards towards camera. One sketch of him leaning over with an eye injury. Blood on his face and dripping in the floor. Top sketch of him in a hospital bed with an eyepatch.
November 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
Working on a space conservatory horror idea for fun. Just nice having characters again is so nice. (There will be a post with gore coming up. )
Dog anthro character in a light blue jumpsuit wearing a bandana, covered in blood. They’re hold an axe with dark lighting and a green background. Vivarium is written in red text above. Siamese cat character. Glasses worn, white t-shirt, black jacket and grey pants. Grey background. Grey donkey farmer, blue jumpsuit with a t-shirt over it. Green jacket and boots. Leaning on a hoe (garden tool) Grey background. Goat scientist with black fur. White lab coat, yellow shirt with a bolo tie and green pants. She is holding a pen up confidently. Grey background.
November 18, 2024 at 10:55 PM
blakes-art.bsky.social
At least I have a new season of Beastars to look forward to..

#Beastars #legoshi
Legoshi from Beastars clad in a red jacket, blue scarf, yellow backpack eating a carrot from a salad being offered by Haru on her tip toes wearing a pink puffer coat.
November 8, 2024 at 4:06 AM