J L Billings
@jlbillings.bsky.social
Neurodivergent painter and illustrator. jlbillings.com
I'm late to Valentine's shenanigans, but felt like drawing these two getting ready for date night. Modern setting for my OCs Drexel and Archimedes from my my webcomic Fortune's Fancy. They have different ideas of matching. #Datenight #illustration
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I'm late to Valentine's shenanigans, but felt like drawing these two getting ready for date night. Modern setting for my OCs Drexel and Archimedes from my my webcomic Fortune's Fancy. They have different ideas of matching. #Datenight #illustration
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I finished my post-baccalaureate certificate in studio art! This series is about my struggles after getting a divorce and rediscovering myself.
#oilpainting #artist
#oilpainting #artist
January 10, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I finished my post-baccalaureate certificate in studio art! This series is about my struggles after getting a divorce and rediscovering myself.
#oilpainting #artist
#oilpainting #artist
I made a set of animated wizard emotes. I think I kind of know what doing! I'm not sure which is my favorite, but probably confetti or vacay. #animatedemotes #illustration #animation
June 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I made a set of animated wizard emotes. I think I kind of know what doing! I'm not sure which is my favorite, but probably confetti or vacay. #animatedemotes #illustration #animation
My poor cat got bob cat fever! Luckily she is making a recovery. Unfortunately, I now have a lot of vet bills and work has been slow. My Etsy shop has Dungeons and Dragons Cat stickers available for download! See my linktree. #dungeonsanddragons #cats #stickers #Etsyshop
June 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My poor cat got bob cat fever! Luckily she is making a recovery. Unfortunately, I now have a lot of vet bills and work has been slow. My Etsy shop has Dungeons and Dragons Cat stickers available for download! See my linktree. #dungeonsanddragons #cats #stickers #Etsyshop
My cat, Autumn, got Bob Cat Fever. It has a 50/50 survival rate and my little shit is on the mend! I'm so happy she's getting energy back, but I have a lot of vet bills. I'm dipping my feet in emotes! Link to my Etsy in bio. #twitchemotes #illustration
June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My cat, Autumn, got Bob Cat Fever. It has a 50/50 survival rate and my little shit is on the mend! I'm so happy she's getting energy back, but I have a lot of vet bills. I'm dipping my feet in emotes! Link to my Etsy in bio. #twitchemotes #illustration
A mighty wizard cat, practicing magic in her study, surrounded by books, scrolls, ink, and magical artifacts! I'm imagining old stickers as full illustrations, first up is my wizard class cat! What cat class should I do next?
I'm slowing down my process, it's paying off #illustration #fantasy #cute
I'm slowing down my process, it's paying off #illustration #fantasy #cute
May 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A mighty wizard cat, practicing magic in her study, surrounded by books, scrolls, ink, and magical artifacts! I'm imagining old stickers as full illustrations, first up is my wizard class cat! What cat class should I do next?
I'm slowing down my process, it's paying off #illustration #fantasy #cute
I'm slowing down my process, it's paying off #illustration #fantasy #cute
I have the line art of my current illustration project. I decided to put my wizard cat from my DnD cats in an actual setting. Why did I decide to draw a bookshelf? UGH #workinprogress #illustration #DnD
May 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I have the line art of my current illustration project. I decided to put my wizard cat from my DnD cats in an actual setting. Why did I decide to draw a bookshelf? UGH #workinprogress #illustration #DnD
I love our two party system....not! #politcalcartoon
May 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I love our two party system....not! #politcalcartoon
The semester just ended and I felt like something super self indulgent. Let's go Sailor Gale, everyone's favorite wizard. #fanart #bg3 #sailormoon #gale
May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The semester just ended and I felt like something super self indulgent. Let's go Sailor Gale, everyone's favorite wizard. #fanart #bg3 #sailormoon #gale
This is my first plien air painting. I tried to capture my backyard when the evening sun hits the leaves and makes them golden and glowing. I think I got close. It's a small canvas board just to experiment with.
#plienair #outdoorpainting #landscape #oilpaint
#plienair #outdoorpainting #landscape #oilpaint
May 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is my first plien air painting. I tried to capture my backyard when the evening sun hits the leaves and makes them golden and glowing. I think I got close. It's a small canvas board just to experiment with.
#plienair #outdoorpainting #landscape #oilpaint
#plienair #outdoorpainting #landscape #oilpaint
Yay! I finally added the little guys!
I've been somewhat disinterested in my art projects, I think I'm mismanaging my blood sugar. It's so inconvenient that we need to eat multiple times a day. 😅 But I think I might be done with this one. Any title ideas? Right now it's just "The Climb."
#oilpa
I've been somewhat disinterested in my art projects, I think I'm mismanaging my blood sugar. It's so inconvenient that we need to eat multiple times a day. 😅 But I think I might be done with this one. Any title ideas? Right now it's just "The Climb."
#oilpa
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yay! I finally added the little guys!
I've been somewhat disinterested in my art projects, I think I'm mismanaging my blood sugar. It's so inconvenient that we need to eat multiple times a day. 😅 But I think I might be done with this one. Any title ideas? Right now it's just "The Climb."
#oilpa
I've been somewhat disinterested in my art projects, I think I'm mismanaging my blood sugar. It's so inconvenient that we need to eat multiple times a day. 😅 But I think I might be done with this one. Any title ideas? Right now it's just "The Climb."
#oilpa
My reddit critique videos are back! These are probably my favorite videos to make because it reinforces art concepts for myself and I get to help the art community. youtu.be/94KZ1cLAmek #artvideo #artcritique #artist
April 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My reddit critique videos are back! These are probably my favorite videos to make because it reinforces art concepts for myself and I get to help the art community. youtu.be/94KZ1cLAmek #artvideo #artcritique #artist
Excuse the not great photo. I think I'm almost done with this one. It's from my series based on Copland's "Rodeo" ballet. Cowgirl is lamenting not fitting in with the men or the women, while Fancy Lady wants to thank her for her hanker chief when she fell in the mud. #illustration #oilpastel
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Excuse the not great photo. I think I'm almost done with this one. It's from my series based on Copland's "Rodeo" ballet. Cowgirl is lamenting not fitting in with the men or the women, while Fancy Lady wants to thank her for her hanker chief when she fell in the mud. #illustration #oilpastel
This is the other still life I'm working on. I'm still thinking about how I'll add tiny people to it, but there's lots of still life left to paint first! #oilpainting #wip #art #painter
April 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is the other still life I'm working on. I'm still thinking about how I'll add tiny people to it, but there's lots of still life left to paint first! #oilpainting #wip #art #painter
But wait there's more! I think I'm happy with how the still life portion has turned out. Now to add some tiny men running around! I think I'll have them climbing up the white vase but I'm not 100% sure yet. I'll get some mock ups going. #WIP #OilPainting #stilllife
April 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
But wait there's more! I think I'm happy with how the still life portion has turned out. Now to add some tiny men running around! I think I'll have them climbing up the white vase but I'm not 100% sure yet. I'll get some mock ups going. #WIP #OilPainting #stilllife
I TOTALLY changed how I was going to do the background! Rather than having text, I made it a stage. It's so wild how different the figure looks in an environment rather than flat on a page. I usually plan my paintings as a whole rather than adding a background halfway in. #WIP #oilpainting
April 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I TOTALLY changed how I was going to do the background! Rather than having text, I made it a stage. It's so wild how different the figure looks in an environment rather than flat on a page. I usually plan my paintings as a whole rather than adding a background halfway in. #WIP #oilpainting
I decided to give fluid acrylics a try! They're like watercolor, but dry between layers and do not rewet. I painted my webcomic character, Drexel and I really enjoyed them! I also painted The Hermit Sketch in my sketchbook. #sketches #newmaterial #artist
April 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I decided to give fluid acrylics a try! They're like watercolor, but dry between layers and do not rewet. I painted my webcomic character, Drexel and I really enjoyed them! I also painted The Hermit Sketch in my sketchbook. #sketches #newmaterial #artist
Progress on my current project: Anatomy of Self-Esteem. I still need to add the text. I'm not looking forward to that. It's supposed to read like a text book but the negative things women are told about their bodies. #WIP #oilpainting #figurepainting
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Progress on my current project: Anatomy of Self-Esteem. I still need to add the text. I'm not looking forward to that. It's supposed to read like a text book but the negative things women are told about their bodies. #WIP #oilpainting #figurepainting
This piece is coming along! I'm really proud of the reflection of the grapes in the shiny vase and the shadow of the grapes on the white vase. I haven't decided where I want to add my little guys yet. #oilpainting #stilllife #WIP
March 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This piece is coming along! I'm really proud of the reflection of the grapes in the shiny vase and the shadow of the grapes on the white vase. I haven't decided where I want to add my little guys yet. #oilpainting #stilllife #WIP
Sometimes a throw away piece is the best thing! This was not working, I couldn't get the colors to read right. So I went full ham- I pushed the saturation to the MAX. I added hash marks, scraped the pastels. It's one of my favorite pieces! #oilpastel #artist #illustration
March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sometimes a throw away piece is the best thing! This was not working, I couldn't get the colors to read right. So I went full ham- I pushed the saturation to the MAX. I added hash marks, scraped the pastels. It's one of my favorite pieces! #oilpastel #artist #illustration
I was inspired to make some daily comics. This is my frustration that my phone camera keeps making the picture more vivid, which is not helpful when taking a picture of art.
#dailydrawing #dailyillustration #illustrator #digitalillustration
#dailydrawing #dailyillustration #illustrator #digitalillustration
March 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I was inspired to make some daily comics. This is my frustration that my phone camera keeps making the picture more vivid, which is not helpful when taking a picture of art.
#dailydrawing #dailyillustration #illustrator #digitalillustration
#dailydrawing #dailyillustration #illustrator #digitalillustration
Trump is going after the Smithsonian with an order to restore "truth and sanity" AKA white wash everything. It reminds me of the queen of hearts yelling about the roses being red and white.
#politicalcartoon #illustration #fucktrump #queenofhearts #smithsonian
#politicalcartoon #illustration #fucktrump #queenofhearts #smithsonian
March 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump is going after the Smithsonian with an order to restore "truth and sanity" AKA white wash everything. It reminds me of the queen of hearts yelling about the roses being red and white.
#politicalcartoon #illustration #fucktrump #queenofhearts #smithsonian
#politicalcartoon #illustration #fucktrump #queenofhearts #smithsonian