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Gareth Rain
@newmoonrain.bsky.social
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He/they. Digital and mixed media art. 32 year old trans and disabled artist inspired by nature, magic, & fantasy!
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Yesterday’s adventure: went to the park, it’s still too hot to be out in the late morning 🥲
#Instax
Photo of Gareth’s lap from above. They’re holding three square instant films in their left hand, with black and white photos of trees and a lake. He wears a black and white plaid shirt around his waist and a beaded bracelet, and is sitting on a park bench. A large white bird with a long neck tucked into its body perches on the top of a tree.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Things are going better, I went back on testosterone mostly to see if it would help my fatigue and brain fog- and oh goodness it helps SO much! I’m able to function so much better now. I’m working on art again after a small hiatus.
Gareth stares into the distance with a small smile. He wears a green plaid flannel, glasses, and over the ear headphones. Behind him is a well lit room and window.
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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An old piece from 2021 when I was first trying out #procreate

#art #EelArt
A spotted purple eel with shells, a starfish, kelp, and bubbles against a dark purple background. The same drawing (a spotted purple eel with shells, a starfish, kelp, and bubbles) but against a light pink background.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Btw, thank you all for 100+ followers!! Here’s some of what I’ve been working on

#Art #ArtSky #TraditionalArt #MixedMediaArt
A photo of a small paper covered in writing, acrylic paint pour, and drawings of leaves and sparkles. Four pens rest next to the paper. A gold wire grid hangs on the wall. Pinned to the grid are paintings, drawings, and a collection of watercolor swatches. A sketchbook open to three pen drawings: a spider plant in a pot, a folk art design, and a design of an hourglass in a sun with a moon.
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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For August's theme challenge on Ko-fi's discord server, though I finished it late. I decided to explore the theme (identity and creative drive) through poetry and then illustrate it.

#Poetry #Illustration #ArtSky
Three illustrations with a poetry stanza next to each one. Text reads "New Moon Rain- a name evoking the cycles and new beginnings of my identity, my episodes, phases of life ever changing. Yet through the chaos, New Moon Rain survives. This world I've created within an iPad and a sketchbook is my safe space." In the first illustration, Gareth draws in a sketchbook emitting sparkling beams of light. Next stanza: "I seek expression of the storms, the droughts. Experiences so intricately tangled that only pencil to paper, metaphors and symbols, color and composition, can make sense of." The second illustration features a tangle of thorns and a pen. Third stanza: "And in all my art, a world takes shape. A place that is only mine, a cozy cottage where atmosphere is unnecessary and the stars rush in. Only in my illustrations and poetry am I home." The final illustration features swirls of light and sparkles coming out of a central point.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A drawing from 2021, sharing because it's autumn 🥰

#ArtSky #AutumnArt #NatureArt
Digital art of an orange-brown maple leaf.
October 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Overlayed a photo I took on the leaves. A little doodle

#ArtSky #ProcreateArt
A digital drawing of leaves, sparkles, and a crescent moon over a burgundy background.
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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For my birthday party in July, my friend showed us how to paint pour, and I added golden sparkles to one of mine! #PaintPour #AcrylicPainting #Painting #ArtSky

(Old photos but I never posted them.)
Gareth smiles while holding up a small square canvas which has been covered by an acrylic paint pour in black, pink-red, blue, gold, and glitter. Six golden sparkles are scattered across the canvas. A small square canvas stands on an outdoor table with a large black acrylic paint tube and a palette with paintbrushes. The canvas is covered with paint pour, glitter and sparkles.
September 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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#the_color_wheel
Colorsss
Twelve images arranged in a circle like a color wheel. Each drawing evokes a color from the color wheel and they feature creatures like unicorns, mermaids, moth, cat, fish, and more. Text reads @ new moon rain, #The_Color_Wheel.
August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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If you see this, quote post your cat art!
A digital drawing of a black and white cat sitting on a cloud in space. A digital drawing of a tortoiseshell cat loafing on the forest floor among grass and dead leaves. A digital drawing of a white cat jumping in mid-air in front of a sun design. A digital drawing of a pink cat’s head and chest, surrounded by leaves. Above its forehead is a glowing star.
August 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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#Fairytale #Poetry #VentArt inspired by my experience with #BPD
Digital drawing of a person in a dress looking over their shoulder through a hole in a stone wall. Signs on the wall say “do not enter”, “stay away”, “keep out”, “help me”, “please don’t leave”, and “save me”. In the background are a tower and mountains. Poetry at the top reads “it’s exhausting, stubbornly putting up walls while wishing someone would break them down.”
August 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I got new headphones today after needing new ones for years
Gareth is a thin white masculine person with short brown hair and glasses. He is smiling and wearing black Beats headphones while resting against some pillows and a unicorn stuffie.
August 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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#Sketch based on a photo I took on the drive from the desert to the mountains last year

#ArtSky #LandscapeDrawing #Arizona
Sepia digital drawing of low mountains against a sky of stylized clouds. The road in the foreground is blurry, and green saguaro cacti grow on the mountainsides.
August 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Recently got some supplies to carve stamps! The first one I had carved with an Xacto knife years ago and I was able to refine that a little better with a proper tool, then carved a new one on the back.

I'm a beginner but trying to learn what I can! It's fun so far.
Five rubber blocks, a roller, a carving tool, and a set of blades sit on a wooden desk. An eraser with a design carved into it sits on a desk, surrounded by carving and stamping supplies. The design is stamped twice on a note paper: a green stem of leaves with sparkles and a butterfly. An eraser with a design carved into it and a carving tool sit on a piece of paper. The design is stamped three times onto the top of the paper: a black symmetrical folk art design. A desk setup featuring three scrap papers that have been stamped with hand-carved designs.
August 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Posting an old doodle! 2021

#ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #ArtSky #Crystals #MagicalArt
Digital drawing of a cluster of glowing crystals, with an outline of leaves growing above and roots extending below. Signature reads new moon rain.
July 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Vent art.

#DigitalArt #ProcreateArt #CatArt #ArtSky #Drawing
Digital drawing of a cat hissing and arching its back. Behind it, a set of scales topples over, cracked. The background is outer space with cracks all over. Text reads “I am not the keeper of justice. I have my own storms.” Signature reads @ new moon rain.
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Taking sticker photos

#Stickers #ArtistsOfBluesky #ArtSky #ArtShop #StickerArtist
A Nikon camera points toward a setup of fake plants and a sticker of a teacup on a gold tray. The scene is shown on the camera screen.
July 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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A collection of cloud art that I’ve done the last few years. Stylized clouds are one of my favorite things to draw, so calming.

#CloudArt #SkyArt #ArtSky #NatureArt
A collage of eight drawings featuring clouds. Some art digital drawings while others are done with pen and mixed media. One is sidewalk chalk art.
July 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Content warning: reproductive organs imagery, surgery

A drawing to process mixed feelings about my surgery next week.

My blog post about it: ko-fi.com/post/Hystere...

#TransArtist #ArtSky #SelfPortrait #Sketch
Gareth sits cross-legged, his hands on his belly, eyes closed and smiling softly. Two branches of leaves form a shape above his shoulders similar to uterine tubes. Signature reads @ new moon rain.
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Repost with your moths/butterflies

(From #MothMay 2021)

#MothArt #InsectArt
A digital drawing of a luna moth flying in front of a waning crescent moon, leaving a trail of sparkles. The signature reads @ new moon rain. A digital drawing of a tiger moth sitting on a mushroom, with a log and tree roots in a grassy background. The signature reads @ new moon rain. A digital drawing of an atlas moth in front of a bundle of leaves and red flowers. The signature reads @ new moon rain. A digital drawing of a comet moth flying above a bottle of glowing liquid labeled “sun potion”. Two jars are labeled “chamomile” and “moon water”. A window shows a starry sky and there are herbs drying on the other visible wall. The signature reads @ new moon rain.
July 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Today’s adventure: working on art at my friend’s house

#Sketchbook #ArtSky #TraditionalArt #CatArt #StillLife
A sketchbook leans against a water bottle, open to a page with roughly sketched cats, opposite a sketched table with a potted plant and watering can. Around the book are art supplies and a goat stuffed animal.
July 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The first rain that falls. #MixedMedia piece that I added more to, it felt unfinished when I last posted it.

#TraditionalArt #Sketchbook #ArtSky
A sketchbook lies open, surrounded by paint tubes and other art supplies. A stylized cloud is drawn in pen, with newspaper and scrap paper pieces on it, rain created by strips of paper. Drops of blue paint splatter all over the page. The date is written 5/9/25. Text and writing glued near the bottom say “created with love by the first rain that falls.”
July 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Posting this late, but I participated in Ko-Fi server's June theme, Proud to be Me. This piece means a lot to me because it has a lot of personal symbolism for all I've worked hard on to manage and accept about myself the last year or so.

#SelfPortrait #TransPride #DisabilityPride #Illustration
A digital illustration of a thin, masculine person sitting on a ladder that extends up into flames and down into rainclouds. He is wearing a shirt with a transgender pin on the pocket. He holds a bouquet of pansies in one hand while the other hand holds the ladder, and he smiles with his eyes closed. Vines wrap around the ladder, turning red near the bottom. A walking cane hangs from a ladder rung and a rainbow arcs across the background. The only pops of color are in the flames, rain, rainbow, vines, cane, trans pin, and bouquet.
July 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A little stoat doodle!

#Stoat #Weasel #AnimalArt #NatureArt
Digital drawing of a brown stoat against a subtle background of leaves. Signature in the top right corner reads “@ New Moon Rain”.
June 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Added more definition and clarity to the bottles. It’s nice to get a change of scenery and find new things to draw here
A sketchbook page with a stretching cat and two glass jars with squiggly string or sticks inside. The lines are in dark brown pen and the shading is done with little dots. A pen sits next to the sketchbook.
June 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM