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butijustmether.bsky.social
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@butijustmether.bsky.social
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New England artist with barely restrained inappropriate language and behavior. Polymath. Kitchen Experiments(TM). Miniaturist. Watercolor and oil paintings: www.etsy.com/shop/longefellowes
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Evidently my color printer is low on yellow ink, but I'm compensating for that. Progress is very slow, but it's still progress, so I'll take it. My 1/24 scale rendition of LaCigale by LeFebre; lots of work left. #miniatures #dollhouse #painting #oilpainting #lacigale #fineart #scaleminiature #art
Miniature scale oil painting of La Cigale in progress. Color printer reference on right. Painting is of a nude woman against a cement wall, half scale (1/24) miniature of the original by LeFebre.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Here's an evening shot with the candles
Evening shot of the loft view with lit garlands and candles
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Getting a head start on Friday. No decorations on the tree yet. And I think I might put up the Porch Tree this year too. No, I don't know why the tree looks like it has lemon yellow lights, they're white. Stupid phone.
Wide shot of the loft bannister with lit pine and apple garland. Red and gold pine garland on the mantel, and three velvet stockings decorated with tartan deer are hung from the mantel. Undecorated lit tree with white lights. Dumbass phone camera has helpfully decided to leave all the other colors more or less correct, but make the tree lights pisshole-in-the-snow yellow. Seasonal, at least. *eyeroll*
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Ooh, maybe like this old Tom and Jerry cartoon.
Tom Cat having had his gun backfire and blow his face off.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.

Got me dead to rights, man.
Cory Doctorow, 'Attack Surface' quote: Fuck Off. Then keep fucking off. Fuck off until you come up to a gate with a sign saying 'you can't fuck off past here'. Climbe over the gate, dream the impossible dream, and keep fucking off forever.
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
butijustmether.bsky.social
If you see this, post a bird.
Mr. Rogers giving you the bird
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Getting some wicked awesome aurorae tonight. Caught this flare behind a white pine just now.
Aurora borealis in greens with two red flares, one of which is backlighting a large white pine tree
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Zohran meme poster that says "i can't wait for these to stop"
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, walking and talking. "Is he dead yet?" asked Piglet. "No," said Pooh. "Fuck," said Piglet.
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Want an example of how color affects perception? Two identical giclee prints of my Winter Barn watercolor painting, framed and matted differently. #art #artist #watercolor #painting #barn
Two identical giclee prints of the same painting, my Winter Barn watercolor. Left: white frame with royal blue mat; right: black frame with white mat
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Timeline cleanse! Just finished this poppy earlier today; it's been removed from this work board and will be going to the printer tomorrow for reproduction. #art #botanicalart #watercolor #painting #poppy
Watercolor painting of a red poppy flower on a black background, still taped to the work board. Watercolor on 300lb soft press paper, 127x178mm
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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We need a timeline cleanse. Post a photo of the sun.

Photo of one of my watercokor paintings in progress, a winter sunrise, and a completed painting of an autumn sunrise.
Watercolor painting in progress. Pink, purple, and orange sunrise over a snow covered field with a red Dutch barn. 127x178mm Completed watercolor painting of a sunrise in autumn. Gold and red leaves and gold field with glaring sunrise and ground mist behind the dilapidated barn. 127x178mm
October 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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I think I'm calling these done. Summer and Autumn barns. Now to work on Spring and Winter, then get them all to the printer for reproduction. #art #artist #watercolor #painting
My watercolor painting of a barn in summer. Ripe fields, cows grazing. 127x178mm My watercolor painting of a barn in autumn. Cold sunlight refracting off the barn roof, illuminating the trees in brilliant orange. 127x178mm
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Not best chuffed with how this is going. Maybe I'll like it in the morning. Probably not though. Bleh. #art #watercolor #painting #artist
Watercolor painting in progress. Bright sunlight behind an old barn, with orange and yellow leaved trees, and a split rail fence in the foreground
October 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I decided to ignore doing yardwork, and got some painting time in, instead.
Watercolor painting in progress. 127x178mm on 300lb soft press. Barn in autumn, backlit by the sun, in tones of yellows, browns, and reds.
September 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Progress on Summer and Autumn barns. Finally got back to my desk after a lot of yardwork (which is still not finished, but I'm ignoring it today). Each is 178x127mm (7x5 in) on 300lb soft press paper. #watercolor #art #artist #painting #watercolorpainting #finearts
Progress on Summer. Barn surrounded by fields and trees, with grazing cattle and pond in foreground. Watercolor painting 127x278mm on 300lb soft press Progress on Autumn. Barn surrounded by fields and trees in tones of yellow, brown, and red. Backlit by bright sunlight. Watercolor 127x278mm on 300lb soft press.
September 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Everyone is too tired to go out to the big orchard for cider donuts, but I realllllllly wanted donuts. So I, uh, learned how to make donuts. We managed to save half the batch for later.
Remainder of a batch of fresh cinnamon sugared apple cider donuts on a white and black plate sitting on a grey swirled granite countertop. 6 donuts remain.
September 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Thanks for asking! I'm working on the next series of 5x7 watercolors, plus two miniature oil paintings. Shown: progress shots of spring, summer, and fall barns.
Progress shot of summer barn watercolor painting Progress shot of spring barn watercolor painting Progress shot of falll barn watercolor painting
September 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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How about a timeline cleanse? Show me what you're working on. Heres mine, progress on spring, summer, and fall barn watercolor paintings. #art #watercolor #painting @bsky.art
Progress on summer barn, watercolor, 178x127mm. Underpaintings of background trees in greens, fields in greens and browns. Progress on spring barn, watercolor, 178x127mm. Underpainting of trees in background in greens, yellows and reds, foreground field with wildflowers in greens, yellows and pinks. Progress on fall barn, watercolor, 178x127mm. Background underpainting of yellow and orange foliage, near ground is a tree with back-lit branches with red, brown, and orange foliage.
September 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
Well now I'm piling on. I mean... IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE NAME.
New Ham-shire state flag. Laurels of ham hocks surrounding a clipper ship on a field of blue.
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
butijustmether.bsky.social
I prettied up my favorite Cory Doctorow quote:
Cory Doctorow (Attack Surface) quote reading: Fuck Off. Then keep fucking off. Fuck off until you come up to a gate with a sign saying "you can't fuck off past here". Climb over the gate, dream the impossible dream, and keep fucking off forever.
September 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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*sigh*
Piglet and Pooh Bear walking through a [presumably] winter scene with snow on the ground and bare vegetation. Text reads: "Is he dead yet?" asked Piglet. "No," said Pooh. "Fuck." said Piglet.
August 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Thanks! And sure, here's a four-up of the set. Details in the Alt Text - they're not in the Etsy shop yet, I have to finish framing and then take photos of them and do the write ups. Probably be up around Aug 20 or so.
Set of four giclee prints made from my original watercolor paintings. Each measures 127x178mm (5x7 inches). Clockwise, from top left: white tulip flower, purple and pink iris flower, white magnolia flower, and pink roses. Originals are watercolor on 300lb soft press paper. Currently being framed; orginals and giclee prints will soon be available in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/longefellowes
August 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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One each flavor, 5x7 giclee print, framed. Iris and Tulip are in hanging/desktop dual frames,rose and magnolia are in wall frames.
Photo of 4 5x7 giclee prints,framed for the show. L to R, purple and pink iris with white mat and black frame, pink roses with black mat and hold frame, white magnolia with white mat and ask frame, amd white tulip with white mat, silver filled and black frame.
July 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Framing choices for 2 originals...thoughts? (Apologies for shitty lighting) #art #artist #watercolor #painting #fineart
127x178mm watercolor painting of pink roses in a gold art nouveau frame with black mat that has gold edges. 127x178mm watercolor painting of an iris flower with a black mat and white edge in a black woodgrain frame.
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM