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Hilary
@essayer.bsky.social
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Cute but lethal, expert in excuse management, drawer, paint wrangler, reader, listener

https://www.essayer.com.au
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shiny!

The colour this week is Old Gold @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOldGold #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Three little birds decorating a relatively large star object with ribbon
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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…wheeeeeee

The colour this week is Zaffre @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCZaffre #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
three little birds swinging on a Christmas bauble
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Ginger Bird Biscuits!

The colour this week is Burlywood @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCBurlywood #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Plate of three biscuits shaped and iced like birds
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Woohoo!

The colour this week is Peacock @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPeacock #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
12 big yellow flowers with a joyous little bird above
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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hi!…

The colour this week is Oyster @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOyster #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #australianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Little bird balancing on a log says ‘hi!’ to a much larger flamingo
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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whoops…

The colour this week is Dark Charcoal @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCDarkCharcoal #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Two penguins working as waiters, wearing floppy bow ties, carrying tea towels over one wing and balancing a glass on a tray on the other
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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spoOooky

The colour this week is Persimmon @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPersimmon #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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plicky plucky plicky pluck…

The colour this week is Pickle Green @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPickleGreen #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
A frog on a log playing a banjo
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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squeeeee!

The colour this week is Heather @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCHeather #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Little bird holding a bunch of flowers
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Hey there!

The colour this week is Auburn @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCAuburn #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Last bug on a stem waving to camera
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Delivery for @phlaimeaux.bsky.social & @maxrushden.bsky.social
BOC tanker truck for What Did You Do Yesterday Pod
October 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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…and relax…

The colour this week is Prussian Blue @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPrussianBlue #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
A castle flying three flags on a hill
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The colour this week is Fallow @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCFallow #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
A teddy bear with glass eyes and a floppy bow around their neck
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Hi!

The colour this week is Forest Green @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCForestGreen #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Lots of little birds in amongst some leaves
September 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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squawk!

The colour this week is Dove Grey @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCDoveGrey #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Startled pigeon being beamed up by a flying saucer
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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All over the dam…

The colour this week is Palatinate @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCPalatinate #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Worm wearing goggles and snorkel on a hook
September 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Sprung!

The colour this week is Straw Yellow @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCStrawYellow #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Little bird wearing a daffodil flower for a hat
August 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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ahoy hoy!

The colour this week is Tanager Turquoise @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCTanagerTurquoise #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Little birds sailing on a rubber duck
July 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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swish…

The colour this week is Seashell @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCSeashell #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
A little birdie fishing with a fishing pole while sitting on a floating lily pad
July 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Read on McDuff
My version of: Young Man Reading, painted by Octavian Smigelschi in 1892. Brukenthal National Museum, in pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
July 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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purrrrrrr….

The colour this week is Coral Quartz @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCCoralQuartz #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
snoozing cat with five little birds watching on
July 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Well?

The colour this week is Cornflower @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCCornflower #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
Adult penguin looking at juvenile penguin while in the background the bottom half of a penguin is sticking out of a snowdrift, with its feet in the air
June 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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How you doin’?
My version of: Portrait of the Painter Hans Massmann, painted in oil and metallic paint on canvas by Egon Schiele in 1909, in pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Happy winter solstice 🥶

The colour this week is Opera Rose @clrcollective.bsky.social

#colour_collective #CCOperaRose #digital #procreate #drawing #illustration #autralianillustrator #melbourneillustrator #nopressure
A person bundled in coat, hat, scarf and toasty warm boots standing outside on a cold, foggy morning
June 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I do hope that puppy’s for sale?
My version of: 'Hugo Erfurth with his Dog,' painted by Otto Dix in 1926, using egg tempera on panel, in pencil and white charcoal on toned paper
June 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM