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corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

Sunday drawing with friends. Hosted by @oamyoamy.bsky.social .
#drawing #inkdrawing #illustratedjournalling #sketcbook #stilllife

August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

Sunday drawing online with friends. Thanks to @oamyoamy.bsky.social for hosting and reference pics.
#drawing #sketch #sketchbook #illustratedjournalling

Ink and colored pencil drawing of an apple on top of another.

August 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

Sunday drawing with friends. Thank to @oamyoamy.bsky.social for ref pic and hosting.
#inkandwatercolor #inkandwatercolour #drawing #sketchbook #illustratedjournaling

Watercolor and ink drawing of a bowl of lemons with a half lemon next to it.

August 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM

Reposted

Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉Final August update to the #BlueSkyArtShowsss list!✨

A comprehensive list of art challenges on Bluesky

Comment below for errors/omissions - or if you have an art challenge to add, including any non-English language (*also include the host name if you know it).

🎨✏️📸🪡🧶
Go make something already!

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
All challenges are 📸+🎨 unless otherwise specified. 🚫 AI / Original Art Only
Use of [ALT text] strongly encouraged for equal accessibility for the visually challenged/impaired, legally blind
(*ECK = East Coast Kin Arts Collective host)

Monthly Current & upcoming - (for previous months this year go to the end of the list)

Hosted on BlueSky
August -
#AbstractAug - @wealiearts
🎨#AuGhost2025 - @therealaughost
🎨#AugustAdventures2025 - @byjessicaelena
🎨#AvianAugust - @cookiedoves
#smARTist - ECK - @kelseycarnellart
🎨#USkAugustPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
September -
🎨 #SciArtSeptember - @lizlagomorph
#SleepySep - @wealiearts
‬October -
‬🎨 #ArchInk - @blacktrowel
🎨 #Invertober - @fossilforager
🎨 #Epochtober - @romanlandry
🎨 #Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
‬🎨 #Sharktober - @requinoesis
🎨 #Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
🎨 #streamink - @streamink
‬November -
🎨 #Dinovember - @kaseysnow
‬#NightmareNov - @wealiearts
🎨 #Nudivember - @nudibranch
🎨 #Temnovember - @batmanelvisigodo
December -
#ArtAdventCalendar -@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
#XtraXmas - @wealiearts

One Day per Month
#BirdWhisperer - @birdwhisperers
#TheCampfire - ECK - @pmgibbs

Monthly theme
Hosted on BlueSky
🎨#ENDANGART - @nollthere
Unhosted, Unidentified Host,
Not Hosted on Bluesky 🎨
(for previous months this year go to the end of the list)
- #SeptemBird
- #Birdtober, #Entober, #Mathober
mathober.com, #Sciartober, #SciCommInk
@scicommlexicon.com
- #Neighvember
- #brrrdcember, #Decembird, #Dinocember,
#DinoDecember

Other Not originating on Bluesky 🎨
- #AnimalDayCal2025 –
http://tinyurl.com/3vh22kn6
- #The100DayProject –
https://the100dayproject.substack.com/about

Weekly (year-round) New theme each week
#AlphabetChallenge - ECK - @sheena-mck
#LLJP - @jam2estph
#SensoryArt - ECK - @subicrn

August 2025

BlueSkyArtShowsss

Daily posting (year-round) - No theme
#ArtShow
#ArtYear - @annalarssonstudio
#onlybeautifulthings
#SciArt🐡- @flyingtrilobite.com
#urbansketchers - @urbansketchers
#ClassicMono - ECK - (📸 monochrome) - @fotonstudio, @clcart, @victorbz, @fotodefer, @wolfgangwhyte, @dmimaging, @starlitwaltz, @mclellandphotography.com

Specific Days (year-round) - Hosted
Mondays
📸 #BlueSkyMonday - ECK - @arminausejo.com @rina2012
📸 #MacroMonday - ECK - @genypher @elaschneider43 @freyasnowball
📸 #MountainMonday - ECK - @rouxroamer

Tuesdays
#AnimalArtTuesday - @mikecoffeyart
📸 #RockinTuesday - @xobreex3‬
📸 #TagTuesday - @richardbcolon.com
📸 #TidesOutTuesday - @runningpast

Wednesdays
#WackyWednesdayArt - @itsmtntime

Thursdays
📸 #humansOfBlueSky - ECK - @luiscordoba
📸 #UrbanGaze - ECK - @rnantel

Fridays
#FishyFriday - @victoriapfeiffer
#FiveMinFriday - @captzerp
#FoodOnFriday - @lorettarobinson
📸 #ForestFriday - ECK - @chrisclougholy
📸 #MacroFeatherFriday - @marjoriemcdonald
📸 #macrophotofriday - @macrophotofriday
#Scape - ECK - @jaycee-visionlogic, @rina2012

Saturdays
#BlueSkyArtShow - ECK - @churchstreetimages.com
#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto

Sundays
#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
📸 #SelfPortraitSunday - ECK - @selfportraiture, @lotuscarroll, @eustace.link
#ShotsInSlots - @kerrieneet
📸 #Stunday - ECK - @handcranked, @alinagrafik, @skarabara
🎨 #SundayFishSketch🐡- ‪@lampichthys ‬‬‬‬‬‬

#ColourADay / #ColorADay - @wealiearts
#MagentaMon or #PinkMon
#CyanTue or #BlueTue
#RedWed
#YellowThu or #GoldThu
#BWFri or #BlackFri or #WhiteFri
#GreenSat
#OrangeSun

August 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Specific Days Year-Round
Unhosted 📸 # Challenges

Mondays
#AllMetalMonday
#Market Monday
#MagentaMonday
#MinimalMonday
#MosaicMonday

Tuesdays
#TelephoneBox #Twosday
#TerraceTuesday
#TextureTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TilesOnTuesday
#TinyWindowTuesday
#TulipTuesday

Wednesdays
#RoseWednesday
#WallsOnWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WeirdBirdWednesday
#WhiteFlowerWednesday
#WindowWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WordlessWednesday

Thursdays
#AdoorableThursday
#ThrowbackThursday
#ThursdayBins
#ThursdayChairs
#Thursgate
#PubSignThursday

Fridays
#FerrousFriday
#FloralFriday
#FlowersonFriday
#FontsonFriday
#PubfrontFriday
#ShopfrontFriday

Saturdays
#PostBoxSaturday
#SatARTday
#SaturdayStairs
#SteepleSaturday
#StripesonSaturday

Sundays
#FlowersonSunday
#SignsonSunday
#SilentSunday
#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow

***@saveredlandlibr.bsky.social has tons of suggestions for other daily hashtag challenges to participate in.

August 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Completed This Year, Monthly with a Daily Theme (May return next year – 2026)

Challenges Hosted on Bluesky
January
#Birbfest2025 - @monkeymintaka
#JanuArty/#JanuArty2025 - @whitneyyoh
#Creaturanuary - @spectralashwood

February
#FebruArty - @whitneyyoh
#FebArt/#FebArt25 - @elunajewelry
#FebruaryElemental - @omegamom
#Februllage - @missprinted @rhedfawell @edincollagecoll
#FishyFeb - @victoriapfeiffer

March
#MakersmARTch - @whitneyyoh
#MarchOfTheMammals - @shunosaurus
#MarchIntoLandscapes - @victoriapfeiffer
#mARTch - @elunajewelry
#MathArtMarch - @ayliean
#MutationMarch - @galusaurus ‬
#smARTist - @kac-art.bsky.social

April
#4Art25 - @elunajewelry
#acoloraDAYpril - @whitneyyoh
#AprilColors - @faunwood
#smARTist - @kac-art

May
#streamink2025/#doodleawaymay2025 - @streamink
#MayBlooms/MayLeaves - @birdsinboughs
#MayJewels25 - @elunajewelry
#Maysozoic - @paleorex
#MothMay - @loadofolbobbins
#shrknd0petography - @shrknd0

June
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuneSea - @birdsinboughs
#smARTist - @kac-art

July -
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuliArty - @whitneyyoh
#smARTist - @kac-art
#USkJulyPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers

Challenges Unhosted, Unidentified Host, Not Hosted on Bluesky
#Figuary, #frogfebruary
#Marchitecture
#Plein Airpril
#MerMay (mermains/mercreatures)
#DrawEverythingJune2025 @adorkastock.com, #Junicorn (unicorns),#Kaijune

August 2025

August 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 6/61. Pretzel.
It’s been a very long time since I had a hand baked pretzel and looking at pics of them sure made me want one.
#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart

June 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 5/61. Hydrangea
I played with adding the color first, then the ink drawing. More pleased with it today than when I did it.

#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart
#hydrangea

Watercolor and ink drawing of hydrangea blossoms

June 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 3/61. Cobalt
Cities of the hills and cities of the plains.

A bit behind in posting but catching up little by little.
#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart

June 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 4/6. Iguana
The is Herbert. He always had a hard time because his nose is short and he has glasses but he loves to read!

#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart

Drawing of an iguana with glasses and holding a book.

June 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 2/61. Spring
A little doddle time is good for the soul .
#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart

June 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

ICAD 1/61. Glimmer.
Well pshaw. This looks almost nothing like my card. Am a bit behind but working on it. Mysterious Blue fountain pen ink.
#dyicad2025
#daisyyellowart

Ink drawing of star shapes with cross hatching between them

June 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

My ICAD title card for this year (with self portrait). Thanks to @tammy999 for hosting this fabulous challenge. See her feed for details. Check it out and play along.
#daisyyellowart
#indexcardaday2025

Dark blue background with the words ICAD and MMXXV for 2025

June 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

Sunday drawing with friends. Thanks to @oamyoamy.bsky.social for hosting and reference pics. Ink and watercolor drawing
#inkandwatercolor #sketch #sketchbook

Ink and watercolor drawing of three cherry tomatoes attached to the vine.

April 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

One of the drawings from an online session with friends hosted by @oamyoamy.bsky.social . Was going to add color but I think I like it as is.
#drawing #sketchbook #artichokes #sketch

March 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

Drawing with friends. A great start to the week. Thanks to @oamyoamy for the reference pics and for hosting us all. This is actually two owl pics combined (Frankenstein’ed). Ink and watercolor.
#inkandwatercolor #blueskyart #sketch

Drawing of an owl on a post done ink and watercolor.

March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM

corkturtle.bsky.social

@corkturtle.bsky.social

My 12 inchies from the @amymaricle challenge. Some I like better than others but I’m intrigued by my color choices and how much I like this grid. Lots of new starting points.

#inchiechallenge2025 #mindfulartstudio #inkandwatercolor

A grid of 12 inchies (two inch squares) of patterned in ink and watercolor.

February 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Reposted

Kim Nelson

@themoosh2025.bsky.social

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