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rachel sandene
@rachelsandene.bsky.social
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illustrator, storyteller, watercolor enthusiast, feeler of feelings, & creator of magical things ✶ #actuallyautistic (she/her)
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Peachy pink flowers and rosy sunset tonight. Flowers loved (and needed the rain)
Photo of peach roses "just joey" in garden after rains.
May 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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i know this is my ✨professional artist account✨ but it is also autism month and i am #actuallyautistic so i'm feeling like migrating my autistic fictional character headcannons over here from the old world would be an excellent idea. hmmmmm
April 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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scalzi.com
Jesus would 100% tell you to have a lovely International Trans Day of Visibility this Easter Sunday
March 31, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
The full set of my botanical series as it currently stands. What should i draw next?🌱
Illustration of California Poppies Illustration of English Lavender Illustration of Blue Gum Eucalyptus Illustration of Hybrid English Roses
March 24, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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serenamalyon.bsky.social
Rhystic Study - painted for MTG's Wilds of Eldraine. Probably my favourite painting I've ever made.
A mermaid sits on some coral in a treasure filled grotto. She reads a barnacle-encrusted book.
October 5, 2023 at 3:11 PM
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ginaperry.bsky.social
Ahoy! Next Thursday is #KidLitArtPostcard day. October is always a fun one. Get that art ready #kidlit #kidlitart and read more here: www.ginaperry.com/blog/2021/5/...
September 27, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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sleepimali.bsky.social
Bokmalar set 📚
September 26, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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rachelsandene.bsky.social
you know what, what the heck, we're posting now!

i dubbed this one "Space Race" and ngl it's how it felt trying to get onto this website & escape from the other one. crammed into a tiny little space navigating a very confusing, crowded process (although i think this character is having more fun)
a watercolor illustration of a girl with pink hair driving a bright yellow car through outer space, surrounded by colorful asteroids that resemble fruity pebbles cereal. she is accompanied by a star-shaped companion. the title of the work is "Space Race."
August 4, 2023 at 1:20 AM
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hi! I'm Rachel, and i LOVE watercolors, floofy cloud shapes, & fairytales!

it took a minute to decide what to share because I have SO many WIPs and most of my finished illustrations are over a year old at this point (thanks, art school burnout!), but here are a few that I'm still quite proud of ✨
A traditional watercolor painting depicting a young woman floating in outer space surrounded by golden yellow and mint-green planetary bodies. She is sitting on the edge of one of the planet's rings, holding a glowing yellow star in her lap. Her golden hair is fanned out behind her as if underwater. The title of the illustration is "Stargirl." A watercolor illustration of various mushrooms in luminescent shades of green and blue set against a red-violet sky with a glowing crescent moon. The sky has a variety of watercolor textures that seem to swirl around the growing fungi. A traditional watercolor illustration showing a red-headed girl in a dark teal dress and white blouse sitting in the crook of a tree branch reading a book. The tree has bright orange autumn foliage that matches the character's hair. The title of the work is "October."
August 7, 2023 at 5:42 PM
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i somehow do not have ANY finished illustrations that are green, but plenty of sketchbook spreads? so this is a sketchbook share for me!

🌿 repost with your green art! 🌿
September 24, 2023 at 1:22 AM
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I loved this and wanted to create a little comic for it. This is how I imagined the exchange going. I hope you like it @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com ☺️
One page comic. Panel one: Neil Gaiman is sitting in a chair reading, and his son, who is wearing a cape, says proudly, “If you need me…” Panel two: the some finishes his sentence as he walks away saying, “I’ll be in my mind.” Full page: the boy is in a crash of waves with a water dragon behind him. A sense of adventure. Final panel: Neil is smiling as his son plays in a cardboard box, pretending to be in the sea.
June 26, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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machete.gay
hello my name is jrr tolkien and i wrote a whole book series about what it would be like if some funny little guys who just like to hang out and eat and have friends were drafted into a nightmarish conflict vastly beyond their understanding and were forever changed by it also wwi was normal for me
September 24, 2023 at 9:36 PM
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rachelsandene.bsky.social
my watercolor palette collection is almost cooler than my actual watercolor paintings. my moon palettes by Sylvan Clayworks are my all-time favs!!
A photo of a variety of paint palettes taken on a well-lit wooden surface. There are two typical butcher trays of different sizes, three handmade ceramic palettes shaped like crescent moons, a small travel palette, and one palette shaped like a cat.
August 8, 2023 at 11:41 PM
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happy #BisexualVisibilityDay! to celebrate I'd like to share an illustration inspired by a song a former roommate of mine wrote & produced 💖💜💙 here's to all the joy and connection I have found over the years—and also the time my best friend told me "Rachel, you don't need statistics to be bisexual."
A illustration from the shoulders-up of an androgynous Black individual with electric blue hair and neon red winged eyeliner, set against a backdrop of purple stormclounds and bright blue lightning bolts. The sky is the same neon red color as the subject's eyeliner, whose ribcage glows through their chest like an X-ray.
September 24, 2023 at 12:53 AM
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thismousedraws.bsky.social
I have been thinking about Zelda.
Zelda holds a destroyed Master Sword, looking skyward. Tears leave her transforming eyes, and behind her is the abyss of losing herself —the price of her decision to become an immortal dragon.
August 28, 2023 at 6:30 PM
rachelsandene.bsky.social
i somehow do not have ANY finished illustrations that are green, but plenty of sketchbook spreads? so this is a sketchbook share for me!

🌿 repost with your green art! 🌿
September 24, 2023 at 1:22 AM
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hi! I'm Rachel, and I LOVE watercolors, floofy cloud shapes, & fairytales! my main focus is on creating magical kidlit illustrations.

I have a lot of WIP illustrations I'm working to finish so I can post some new things, but in the meantime, here's some old favorites from the portfolio✨
A watercolor illustration of a darker-skinned girl with pink hair driving a bright yellow car through outer space, surrounded by colorful asteroids that resemble fruity pebbles cereal. She is accompanied by a star-shaped companion. The title of the work is "Space Race." A traditional watercolor painting depicting a young woman floating in outer space surrounded by golden yellow and mint-green planetary bodies. She is sitting on the edge of one of the planet's rings, holding a glowing yellow star in her lap. Her golden hair is fanned out behind her as if underwater. The title of the illustration is "Stargirl."
September 24, 2023 at 12:41 AM
rachelsandene.bsky.social
happy #BisexualVisibilityDay! to celebrate I'd like to share an illustration inspired by a song a former roommate of mine wrote & produced 💖💜💙 here's to all the joy and connection I have found over the years—and also the time my best friend told me "Rachel, you don't need statistics to be bisexual."
A illustration from the shoulders-up of an androgynous Black individual with electric blue hair and neon red winged eyeliner, set against a backdrop of purple stormclounds and bright blue lightning bolts. The sky is the same neon red color as the subject's eyeliner, whose ribcage glows through their chest like an X-ray.
September 24, 2023 at 12:53 AM
rachelsandene.bsky.social
my day job is entering its slow season, so there's been a lot of downtime—so i've started a series of what i call "workadoodles," which is a thinly-veiled boredom activity disguised as me saying i want to "draw more."

we'll see what i come up with today!
A plain white, lined bookmark that has been doodled on. The doodle is of several fish, which resemble bettas. There are five of them swimming around the page, surrounded by small bubbles. Image shows a plain white bookmark that has been sketched on. The sketch is of a tranquil pond scene, with weeping willow branches hanging from the top of the bookmark over a pond with lily pads. The frontmost lily pad has a cartoon frog sitting on it.
August 27, 2023 at 4:53 PM
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thismousedraws.bsky.social
Hello there, I'm Mouse. I'm an illustrator from Northern California, let's be friends!

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An image of Midna looking at Twilight Princess Link, their ghosts waiting for the Link in Tears of the Kingdom to collect the legacy of the Twilight Tunic in the Depths. An image of Link from Tears of the Kingdom in the Ancient Tunic. He stands in the tall yellow grasses of the Great Sky Island looking wistfully in the distance at a dragon who seems somehow familiar... An image of Princess Zelda from Tears of the Kingdom as the blood moon rises. Something seems a little off about the princess, though. Maybe it's the hint of a smallest smirk... An image of Link from Tears of the Kingdom. He's wearing the Voe Armor set. Time seems to have slowed down for him in a Flurry Rush —and there is a sense of ultimate focus.
August 22, 2023 at 8:58 PM
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matelier.bsky.social
Happy Perseids night 💫 this is an old artwork but I still love it 🩷
August 12, 2023 at 10:05 PM
rachelsandene.bsky.social
hi! i'm Rachel and my favorite things include watercolors, fairytales, and turning everything into floofy cloud shapes ☁️

i also love book covers, and i'm eagerly awaiting bluesky allowing either movie or GIF uploads so i can share the animated version of the Le Petit Prince cover you see here! 🌟✨
August 12, 2023 at 2:01 AM
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✨ Art Share! ✨

I would love to meet more artists and I hope it will be useful for you too!

🌷 Show your art and introduce yourself~

🌷 Share this post so other artists can see and join!

🌷 Support each other in the comments and tag art friends if you want to! 💕

#artistsupport #art
August 11, 2023 at 2:27 PM
rachelsandene.bsky.social
it's either a shitpost that takes way too long to make or a full-blown illustration that ALSO takes way too long to make, there is no in-between
August 11, 2023 at 12:33 AM