Halloran Parry
@halloranparry.bsky.social
Fine Artist and Illustrator.
https://happylittlenightmares.art
https://happylittlenightmares.art
artist's rendition of me reading the news every morning
5x7, oil on panel
5x7, oil on panel
April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
artist's rendition of me reading the news every morning
5x7, oil on panel
5x7, oil on panel
#pleinair week update: it has rained every day and I am aiming to be the queen of atmosphere.
Yesterday's painting was at the #oakland estuary, formerly a major shipping lane and now full of sunken boats. I painted what I think is a #shipwreck
Yesterday's painting was at the #oakland estuary, formerly a major shipping lane and now full of sunken boats. I painted what I think is a #shipwreck
April 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#pleinair week update: it has rained every day and I am aiming to be the queen of atmosphere.
Yesterday's painting was at the #oakland estuary, formerly a major shipping lane and now full of sunken boats. I painted what I think is a #shipwreck
Yesterday's painting was at the #oakland estuary, formerly a major shipping lane and now full of sunken boats. I painted what I think is a #shipwreck
Day 1 of plein air painting and I've got the classiest "website under construction" image known to man.
#pleinairweek #watercolor #trafficcone #underconstruction
#pleinairweek #watercolor #trafficcone #underconstruction
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Day 1 of plein air painting and I've got the classiest "website under construction" image known to man.
#pleinairweek #watercolor #trafficcone #underconstruction
#pleinairweek #watercolor #trafficcone #underconstruction
After doing initial setup of the Garden Gallery, I'm 100% convinced that the new decor trend should be walls of plants and paintings.
March 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After doing initial setup of the Garden Gallery, I'm 100% convinced that the new decor trend should be walls of plants and paintings.
TFW you finally learn enough #affinity publisher to wrangle all your greeting card designs in one place. 💪💪💪 Today I am a ✨god✨ among 💥men💥
March 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
TFW you finally learn enough #affinity publisher to wrangle all your greeting card designs in one place. 💪💪💪 Today I am a ✨god✨ among 💥men💥
Shaking off the rust from the first #studybuddies in a while
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Shaking off the rust from the first #studybuddies in a while
TODAY! I’ll be at the Livermore Civic Center Library for their “The Future Is Now” reception. 2-4pm. Stop by and see great art!
#livermore #livermoreartassociation #thefutureisnow
#livermore #livermoreartassociation #thefutureisnow
March 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
TODAY! I’ll be at the Livermore Civic Center Library for their “The Future Is Now” reception. 2-4pm. Stop by and see great art!
#livermore #livermoreartassociation #thefutureisnow
#livermore #livermoreartassociation #thefutureisnow
New blog post on being "good enough" to be an artist. www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/daily-p...
Daily Practice, or, The Myth of Good Enough
There's a particular type of brain rot that afflicts creatives, especially aspiring creatives: those people whose ambition vastly exceed their current skill. If you're an aspiring illustrator, you're ...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New blog post on being "good enough" to be an artist. www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/daily-p...
It’s gonna be one of those days where I drink my paint water and dip my brush in my tea. I can feel it
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It’s gonna be one of those days where I drink my paint water and dip my brush in my tea. I can feel it
February 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pros of making my own paint: I like my Prussian Blue better than Utrecht’s
Cons: it gets *everywhere*
Cons: it gets *everywhere*
February 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Pros of making my own paint: I like my Prussian Blue better than Utrecht’s
Cons: it gets *everywhere*
Cons: it gets *everywhere*
Hey writers, do you generally write in a straight line, from the start of the story to the end, or do you jump around writing various scenes randomly and then assembling a sequence later?
January 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hey writers, do you generally write in a straight line, from the start of the story to the end, or do you jump around writing various scenes randomly and then assembling a sequence later?
I have a long form newsletter where I write about big ideas and art. Check it out and subscribe to the email list if you like it. www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/big-ide...
Big Ideas: Scale
The newsletter is taking a turn this year. Definitely for the longer, hopefully for the better. If you have friends who enjoy this type of long form content, by all means forward this email to them. T...
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January 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I have a long form newsletter where I write about big ideas and art. Check it out and subscribe to the email list if you like it. www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/big-ide...
My mentor has me studying color by painting in ONLY the MOST saturated hues. I finally cracked it today so here's a little diagram about my strategy
January 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My mentor has me studying color by painting in ONLY the MOST saturated hues. I finally cracked it today so here's a little diagram about my strategy
Reposted by Halloran Parry
3 more knitted mushrooms (that's all of them now) from my 'Mushrooms in the Moss Beanie' pattern, available on Ravelry.
Maiden's Veil (Phallus indusiatus)
Morel (Morchella spp.)
Shelf mushroom (polypores)
🧶🐡🍄
Maiden's Veil (Phallus indusiatus)
Morel (Morchella spp.)
Shelf mushroom (polypores)
🧶🐡🍄
December 27, 2024 at 11:47 PM
3 more knitted mushrooms (that's all of them now) from my 'Mushrooms in the Moss Beanie' pattern, available on Ravelry.
Maiden's Veil (Phallus indusiatus)
Morel (Morchella spp.)
Shelf mushroom (polypores)
🧶🐡🍄
Maiden's Veil (Phallus indusiatus)
Morel (Morchella spp.)
Shelf mushroom (polypores)
🧶🐡🍄
2024 Art Train 🚂 ✨✨
quote this with what art you’re proudest of this year !
💚
Lemme tell you about this piece I did about my relationship between me and my art practice. We're finally helping each other out and it feels real good.
"Pygmalion II", oil on board, 18x24
quote this with what art you’re proudest of this year !
💚
Lemme tell you about this piece I did about my relationship between me and my art practice. We're finally helping each other out and it feels real good.
"Pygmalion II", oil on board, 18x24
December 14, 2024 at 9:54 PM
2024 Art Train 🚂 ✨✨
quote this with what art you’re proudest of this year !
💚
Lemme tell you about this piece I did about my relationship between me and my art practice. We're finally helping each other out and it feels real good.
"Pygmalion II", oil on board, 18x24
quote this with what art you’re proudest of this year !
💚
Lemme tell you about this piece I did about my relationship between me and my art practice. We're finally helping each other out and it feels real good.
"Pygmalion II", oil on board, 18x24
Years of working retail in a mall have left me with what you might call an allergic reaction to Christmas carols. But I like festive music, so I made a playlist that feels fun* and seasonal** without being overly commercial. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Escape The Dreck Festive Playlist - YouTube
It's like if a whole bunch of music legends passed a guitar around a fire in the snow. For the people that want to feel festive around the holidays but will ...
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December 14, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Years of working retail in a mall have left me with what you might call an allergic reaction to Christmas carols. But I like festive music, so I made a playlist that feels fun* and seasonal** without being overly commercial. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The holiday season is fun because when we went to pick out a Christmas tree there was a lady overwhelmed by the triumph of making her own butter mints for the first time and she was handing them out to anything with a pulse.
They were delicious.
They were delicious.
December 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM
The holiday season is fun because when we went to pick out a Christmas tree there was a lady overwhelmed by the triumph of making her own butter mints for the first time and she was handing them out to anything with a pulse.
They were delicious.
They were delicious.
I just painted the most magical pepper that has ever peppered. #botanicalart #gardenart
December 11, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I just painted the most magical pepper that has ever peppered. #botanicalart #gardenart
I'm back from #illuxcon and if you missed my talk there on The First Six Months Of An Art Career, you can see it on my website! www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/illuxco...
IlluxCon Wrap Up and First Six Months Video
Well, IX ended ::checks calendar:: a month ago so it's high time to welcome all the new folks to the list and tell the rest of you what's going on and how it went. IX is an annual convention for imagi...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I'm back from #illuxcon and if you missed my talk there on The First Six Months Of An Art Career, you can see it on my website! www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/illuxco...