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chris 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦
@chguise.bsky.social
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Writer, painter, potter, knitter, cartographer/illustrator, DM, & flake. If I don't have a project in my hands, I'm probably asleep or playing ESO. She/her. Safe place.
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My local value study for this week. #mfa #chiaroscuro #charcoal #drawing
Three item still life in charcoal to study the local value of items and their shadows.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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I’ve started research for my thesis. My masters thesis. It took me 30 years but I’m here. I’m actually here. Enjoy a color theory assignment I did last week while I ponder bugs, perspective, and apocalypse. #MFA #thesis #artist #painting
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Color Theory has been an amazing class. I’ve never used gouache to any kind of real success but I feel like I may be on my way. I still can’t believe I’m getting my masters.

#MFA
Red boat with mountains in the background demonstrating depth through color placement.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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My great uncle Michael died in the Hürtgen Forest November 2, 1944 and is buried in the Netherlands. He was a member of #antifa
Grave marker in the Netherlands of Michael Rapko.
October 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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So charcoal is a thing I’m not used to. #mfa #drawing
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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My order from ThriftBooks came in and the local thrift shop was having a sale on books so, another haul. I’m not ashamed. #booksky
September 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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My latest haul! We are currently sitting at 565 books! My library has become an obsession, but a good one I think. #booksky
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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My masters program starts tomorrow and I feel absolutely sick with anxiety, anticipation, call it what you will. I’ve been waiting 25 years for this.

Anyway, gaze upon my Peruvian Cereus.
September 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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My masters program starts next week. It may be 25 years later than I’d planned, but I’m doing it now. #mfa
August 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Jumping spider! This color is harder than red to get my darks. #drawing #jumpingspider #MFA #artist
July 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Finished my bee last night. Drawing, I’ve always felt, was my weakest skill. Next, I’m on to a spider to strengthen my technique before classes start. #drawing #bee #MFA #artist
July 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Made considerable progress between last night and this morning. Pretty happy. I’ve never been great with pencil, so this makes me feel a bit better as I hurtle toward drawing class in September. #drawing #artist #bee #MFA
July 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Working on my pencil game today. It’s been a long time since I’ve spent time working purely in pencil. #drawing #bee #artist
July 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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So, I’m going to graduate school to earn my MFA. This isn’t spur of the moment but it’s happening way faster than I’d planned. #MFA #student #painting
July 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I just applied to graduate school to earn my MFA in painting. I’m sitting here wondering just how insane this is.
July 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Always another one on the drawing table. #crows #drawing #sketch #artnouveau
July 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Ended the day here. Poppies and such. Learned to use math to draw an oval and nearly finished the initial drawing. #sketch #artnouveau #drawing
July 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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The sketch is getting there. I’m shuffling through all my ideas to get them on paper before my brain misplaces them. #sketch #poppies #portfolio
July 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This is how it starts. Rulers, compass, red and blue pencils, lots and lots of overlapping line that look a mess. #drawing #painting #artnouveau
July 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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At it again. This is the part where I hate it and resist the urge to tear it into a million tiny pieces then burn them in a ritual fire to get my mojo back.

#watercolor #painting #impostersyndrome #selfdoubt
July 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Spent most of the day painting. #watercolor #scarab #artsky
June 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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What’s up #booksky ! My current read… loving #murderbot

#readbooks
June 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Decided to work on both on my current WIPS. #mucha #artnouveau #drawing #scarab #art
June 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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My newest piece in the works. #artnouveau #drawing #art
June 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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I finished my dragon today. I’ve been working on him on and off for a couple of years. Watercolor, ink, gouache, and pen on watercolor paper. It feels a bit anticlimactic. #painting #fantasyart
June 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM