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Jolly
@jollygay.bsky.social
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Neuroqueer designer, artist, and proud puppy and cat dad. Country boy entering my hermit era in rural NY rediscovering my love of making visual art
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Finally getting into procreate and loving it. #queerartist #procreate #portrait #character
Freestyle digital portrait with warm tones and vibrant neon highlights. 3/4 angle of chubby, bearded queer person with a dagger earring
August 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Silver Belle 🩶🩶🩶 Stunning Yaa Afriyie 🌟 #graphite #sketchbook #portraitzoomsession #portrait #drawing
Beautiful model Yaa Afriyie drawn in three poses wearing a silver shiny scarf in different ways. Her dark skin glimmers and short hair accentuates her strong eyes and beautiful gaze. 3 portraits drawn on a single page
December 29, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Snow bunny Beth #bethreeks ⛷️ #Graphite in #sketchbook #portraitzoomsessions #queerartist #portrait
Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 4/4 Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 3/4 Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 2/4 Portrait of Beth in red dressed for skiing. Progress 1/4
December 19, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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Always a pro, #johnacarrasco! So fun having a fully “Sleeved Santa” pose for the season. #Graphite in #sketchbook. Thanks, as always #karenmeneghen! #lifemodel #portraiture #queerartist
John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 4/4 (final 2 hour study) John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 3/4 John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 2/4 John with Santa hat, exceptional beard, wearing a black tank, showing flower sleeve tattoos, progress 1/4
December 15, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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“Santa Muerte Yumémi Arai” Dia de los Muertos inspired masquerade pose in #portraitsketchzoomsessions #Graphite in sketchbook #queerartist #portrait #lifedrawing
Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 4/4 Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 3/4 Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 2/4 Beautiful model Yumémi wearing black lacy masquerade mask and white pears around her neck. Progress sketch 1/4
December 8, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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Handsome comandante, with a touch of glam ⚫️ Thanks for the amazing pose Giovanni Ortiz and Karen Meneghin as always for organizing these massively talented models 🙏 oil on 9x12 linen board
Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 4/4 final painting Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 3/4 Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 2/4 Portrait of the model, Giovanni Ortiz dressed as an Italian commander with curly wig, fancy hat with a feather in it 1/4
November 27, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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Kenyatta really blew me away with this stunning look. Goddess!! Gamblin oil on 9x12 linen board #portraiture #allaprima #oilpainting
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Hoar Frost. Watercolor and guache, 9x12. Lots of fun with this pic from my icy car ❄️
Abstract painting from the reference photo, playful and textured Beautiful, blue, crystalline frost on car window
November 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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Crystal, the muse. Graphite and watercolor on cotton rag paper. #portrait #queerartist #prismatic
November 10, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Sunday portrait of Jenne over zoom.Aabsolutely stunning!
🫶🏻 #allaprima #oilpainting 9x12 linen board with #Gamblin #portraitpainting
October 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Recent #livemodel portrait studies #oilpainting #allaprima #queerartist
October 13, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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“Giuseppe” Sunday two hour portrait study, oil on 9x12 linen board #oilpainting #queerartist #portraiture
IGiuseppe captured in limited oil color pallet on canvas. Chest and face at 45 degree angle to camera, shirtless Italian male model
October 6, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Sunday live portrait session. Oil on 9x12 linen board. #allaprima #oilpainting #portraiture #queerartist
Final painting of a man dressed in lacy, swashbuckling garb. Seated with a snifter of dark liquor in a glass, backlit by a warm lantern to the left, and window light on the right Progress image 3 Progress image 2 Progress image 1
September 22, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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Enjoyed #paintweek free courses ending with landscape composition exercise. Always learning!! #allaprima #landscape #queerartist #oilpainting
Oil painting of a small house near a shore of water covered in many bright green lily pads
September 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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Recent paintings! Psyched to be here finally and start sharing stuff 😊 #queerart #portraiture #oilpainting #stilllife
Two still life oil paintings of a lemon and apple on a blue surface. One is more blocky and the other is rounder Portrait painting of a woman with dark black bob haircut, looking to her right with light on her face from the window Portrait painting of a woman with curly black hair, wearing a head scarf Portrait painting of the artist looking hesitantly at a skull on the desk. he is touching the forehead of the skull cautiously with his middle finger. A recently extinguished candle disperses smoke, in front of an old metallic vanity mirror. In the background are various paintings
September 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM