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pencilislandstudio.bsky.social
@pencilislandstudio.bsky.social
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Drawer, animator, constant scribbler. Maker of all manner of merch sprung from my sketchbook.

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Halloween around the nabe . I’m the owl 🦉🎃
Enormous skeleton with round glasses and a shirt that says “Hocus Pocus We Need a New POTUS” displayed in front of a house. Close up of black cat and owl masks. Giant cat in front of a bar with a pitcher of candy to hand out on Halloween A version of hopscotch called Smash the Pumpkins, using drawings of pumpkins instead of numbered squares.
November 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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No Kings Tucson! One of the many protests across the city. We even had a Marine Corps frog, a small herd of dinosaurs and someone blasting Freebird. 🐸🦖🦅🇺🇸 #nokings #tucson #arizona #democracy
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Crows are smart birds. Some of 'em are a little salty. Tees, buttons & stickers available!
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#crow #nokings #cusswords #caw #crown #turnthatcrownupsidedown #crowsnotcrowns
October 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Summer ghosts of #aughost2025 …until next year 👻
September 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Whew! #AuGhost2025 30 & 31: Flip and Triumphant. Shout out to @jodichamberlain.bsky.social for the inspiration on 31! 👻🗞️🌭
September 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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#29 for #AuGhost2025: "Dissipate", or the salty ghost.
August 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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#AuGhost2025 28 & 29: Ruckus and Dissipate!
August 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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25-27 for #aughost2025: Page, Perforate, Brood. Almost caught up!
Ink brush drawing of the Page of Cups from a Tarot deck with a ghost instead of a fish in the Page's cup. Digitally colored: purple background. The Page has a sea foam green vest, light warm red sleeves and hat and is holding a yellow cup. Animated gif of a roll of paper with perforations that break off into a ghost. The word is "perforate". Animated gif of a hovering mother ghost with six baby ghosts that are bopping around her like chicks. The word is "brood".
August 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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21-24 for #aughost2025! Repulse, Flee, Zig Zag, Gelatinous.
Ink brush drawing of the side view of a ghost vomiting some kind of green ectoplasm looking stuff. The word is: "repulse". Ink brush drawing of a granny with a blue dress, apron, and red & white striped stockings chasing a ghost with a wooden spoon. She's cute and smiling, the ghost is looking over it's shoulder in dread as they skedaddle out of there. The word is: "flee". Ink brush drawing of a skinny Z shaped ghost. The word is "zig zag". Ink brush drawing of a classic 60's-70's era jello mold made of several ghosts side by side in a circle, with a medium/dark blue watercolor wash as background. The word is "gelatinous".
August 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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17-20 for #aughost2025: Catacomb, Sag, Evict, Wag.
Ink brush drawing of a cutaway of several ghosts zipping around catacombs underneath the grounds of a church yard. The church is a simple shape with a spire, there's an arch and a small house, all in silhouette. The word is "catacomb". Ink brush drawing of a content ghost with sagging breasts. The word is "sag". Ink brush drawing of a ghost holding a cross and pointing at a red devil ghost who is holding a suitcase and looking sad. The word is "evict". Ink brush drawing of a ghost with the head of a dog and a wagging tail. The word is "wag".
August 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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13-16 for #aughost2025: Flag, Rodent, Frantic, Bad.
Ink brush drawing of a ghost flag waving on a pole. It's a faintly colored American flag. The word is "FLAG" Ink brush drawing of a ghost mouse floating above the swiping paw of a tabby cat. The word is "rodent". Ink brush drawing of a bunch of ghosts flying every which way with dotted line trails between them. The word is "frantic" Ink brush drawing of a slightly blushing little ghost sitting in the corner on a stool, facing the corner. The word is "bad".
August 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Drawings 9-12 for #AuGhost2025: Necromancy, Spy, Bag, Brimstone.
Ink brush drawing of a ghost switchboard operator connecting to a crystal ball. Ink brush drawing of a ghost peeking around a tombstone. The word is "spy" Ink brush drawing of a ghost grocery bag full of colorful groceries that can be seen through the bag. The word is "bag" Ink brush drawing of a brimstone colored and shaped ghost with little horns in a plume of smoke. The word is "brimstone".
August 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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#aughost2025 drawings 5-8
Ink brush drawing of an ice cream cone with a ghost as the ice cream. The word is "Flavor". Ink brush drawing of a ghost in sunglasses on a skateboard. The word is "Rad". Ink brush drawing of a ghost sporting sunglasses similar to Andrew Eldritch. Ink brush drawing of eight ghosts flying in the formation of an "8".
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Drawings 1-4 for #aughost2025, the annual ghostly drawing fest.
Ink brush drawing of two ghosts doing the bump. Ink brush drawing of a ghost disguised as a brick wall, because they're shy. Ink brush drawing of a ghost who is serving as a basketball hoop. White line drawing of a stylized fly on a black background.
August 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Sunday in the park, church on the corner, radios & egg sammies. #gouache #pencil #drawing #illustration #Queens #LIC #Sunnyside #nyc #eastriver #HuntersPointSouthPark #becspk #summer
August 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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My favorite way to spend my birthday and #WorldElephantDay, at the #AMNH with my sketchbook. The cicada at the front door was a bonus. Also seen here: gemsboks, buffalo, my favorite AMNH diorama for as long as I can remember, subway mosaics. And there was cake.
Photo collage of pen & ink drawings done at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC: elephants, gemsbok, and Buffalo. Forest floor diorama at AMNH, and some insect mosaics at the 81st street subway station. Two shots of a cicada on a door frame at night: overhead and profile. Cake with lemon icing and dotted with blueberries.
August 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Saturday in the park, sunflower intervention, Bananas vs Firefighters (I'm not kidding that was the game. Bananas won.) #pleinair #painting #queens #nyc #sunflowers #baseball #bananas #firefighters #saturday
overhead view of a cement chess table in a nyc park with plein air painting supplies: paint box, paints, water, brushes, tiny paintings. Close up of plein air paint box with 3 tiny paintings of trees in front of the trees I painted in a nyc park. Sunny day in the shade. Green leaves, gray/brown trees, light wood paint box. Afternoon light. A huge gang of sunflowers growing outside a nyc apartment building. They look like they want answers. TV in a bar showing a baseball game between the Bananas and the Firefighters. Bananas' pitcher is on stilts. Bananas won, but the Firefighters had super cool uniforms on: black and day-glo yellow/green. I have no idea what league this is, but it was a gas.
August 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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#ChickenOut, #CrashesOut, whatever... #TACO #PinbackButton #resist #tariffs #trade

Got some tiny taco themed buttons available in my new Big Cartel shop:
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July 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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July 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Open offices are not for the faint of heart. #shark #officedesign #linkedin #9to5 #sharkweek #watercooler #oceanlife #office
July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The heck I "don't need 250 pencils..."! #tariffs #illustration #drawing #graphomaniac
May 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Why not make it a week (especially since Amazon decided to compete)? Celebrate at your local indy bookstore! #books #reading #mythology #minotaur
April 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Dedicated to writers, book lovers, and typewriter enthusiasts everywhere: Happy World Book Day! 📚
This vintage-style metal typewriter pin is made from recycled steel and available at Pencil Island here: lnkd.in/et9hbqid

#worldbookday #booklover #typewriter #gift
April 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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This tiny critter has heart to spare...just don't tread on them 💙 
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Music Sea level Serkor09 -- freesound.org/s/654842/

#valentine #blueringedoctopus #cephalopod #ocean
February 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM