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River Wintergreen (they/them) 🍉😷
@riverwintergreen.bsky.social
They/them
🎨Internationally-collected #artist
🎹Award-winning musician
🍃 #inspiredbynature, light & finding & sharing magic in the darkness.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️LGBTIQA+ & ND ally.

www.rwintergreen.com
Instagram @riverwintergreen
Kofi http://ko-fi.com/riverwintergreen
Hi! I'm powered by colour & sky & tree-gazing & coffee.

I love drawing & painting things I can see around me without letting myself look at the page & making music out of every day sounds - helping me reconnect with the magic of the current moment.

Living on Wurundjeri country.

What powers you?
May 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“Yarra libraries have extended their hours to 8pm today in 2 branches… a good way to escape the heat. They have air con, water & don’t cost money.” - just in from a friend. www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/our-libraries #heatwave #Melbourne #Melbourneweather #CityofYarra
December 16, 2024 at 1:47 AM
So thoughtful of the tram to colour coordinate itself with my outfit! (Yes, I had my feet up. Don’t worry, the tram was mostly empty & I wasn’t inconveniencing anyone. Had an appointment this morning. Got back home before the worst of the heat hit.) #dopamine #colours #Melbourne #artistlife
December 15, 2024 at 7:24 AM
This colour! Stunning bougainvillea spotted in a laneway. #artistwalk #magenta #fuschia #Melbourne
December 15, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Gorgeous clouds today. Anyone know what they’re called?

#sky #clouds #cloudwatching
December 10, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Good overview of key takeaways about the looming H5N1 pandemic -

“Highlights from my H5N1 Workshops”, @sharonastyk.bsky.social, 9 December

ko-fi.com/post/Highlig...

#H5N1 #birdflu
December 10, 2024 at 1:13 AM
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Which monster are you today?

1. Says whilst spitting blood “I have to do the groceries”
2. Reciting “Sometimes living means burning the fire escapes” (quoting Andrea Gibson)
3. Pondering “where do birds go when it rains?”
4. Screaming “give me all your coffee!”

#art #drawing #monsters #lyndabarry
December 7, 2024 at 6:15 AM
“Brighter Times Are Coming” (close up of details), HIMI gouache on 300gsm acid free watercolour paper.

#artforthesoul #joyfulart #abstractexpressionist #australianpainting #kundalinienergy #abstractartlovers #colourtherapy #vibrantart #abstractpainting #australianart #art
December 5, 2024 at 1:33 AM
“Brighter Times Are Coming” (close up of details), HIMI gouache on 300gsm acid free watercolour paper.

#artforthesoul #joyfulart #abstractexpressionist #australianpainting #kundalinienergy #abstractartlovers #colourtherapy #vibrantart #abstractpainting #australianart #art
December 5, 2024 at 1:31 AM
December 5, 2024 at 1:29 AM
✨Manifesting more of this energy for us all.✨ What do you think the bird is thinking?

#intuitiveart #naieveart #australianpainter #sketchbookpage #naïeveart #playfulart #joyful #joyfulart #inspiredbynature #artforthesoul
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM
My plants are loving the recent heat and humidity. So much new growth!

#indoorplants #Melbourne #melbourneweather
December 1, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Ah, the perfection that is a freshly unfurled new leaf 😍

#monstera #plantlove #indoorplant
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Dreamy late lunch on a hot summer’s day after spending several hours in the heat on foot doing errands.
November 29, 2024 at 6:28 AM
…tidied, declutterred & dusted my desk

But then started looking at pictures I’ve been meaning to put up, and I’ve made it cluttered again. 😂

#procrastinating
#artistlife
#artistdesk
#artstudio
November 27, 2024 at 5:06 AM
…Washed my squishy fidget toys… (Have heard I should use cornflour on them once dry, to reduce stickiness, but haven’t ever done it. Might have to try this time?)…

#procrastination
#artistlife
#fidgets
#fidgettoys
November 27, 2024 at 5:01 AM
November 27, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Oh, you’re work is so beautiful! All of it! But I have a particular soft spot for this one. So intimate and a beautiful capture of the light, too.
November 27, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Have you started following any feeds (like lists in Twitter)? You might find following these ones helpful for getting more covid conscious, still masking folks into your timeline. And of course, I’m sure there are many many more.
November 27, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Here is a much more recent and less glamorous photo. 😂
November 26, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Pretty things I saw outside today: part 6 of 6

Neon orange and hot pink wattle blooming on a tree

#artistwalk
November 26, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Pretty things I saw outside today: part 5 of 6

A tree covered in these orange fruits. Do you know what they are called? I’ve forgotten. I know I used to eat them as a child.

#artistwalk
November 26, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Pretty things I saw outside today: part 4 of 6

Purple status flowers growing on a street verge, which I cheekily picked a bunch of.

#artistwalk
November 26, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Pretty things I saw outside today: part 3 of 6

Flaming red luscious flowers blooming on a cluster of fishbone cacti plants grown in potplants in someone’s front yard along their front fence line.

#artistwalk
November 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM