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Sandpiper in Paradise
@sandpiper-paradise.bsky.social
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She/her | 🖤🤍💜🩶| Beach bum in Maine | Animal lover and cat worshipper.
I make art of things that make me happy:
- Video games (BG3, Zelda)
- Animals (especially birds and cats)
- Painted jars/rocks and other random stuff. Currently vampire obsessed. 🩸
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Also a greyscale version, which I was lucky enough to give to Neil when I met him this weekend. (I ran out of time fighting with my printer to get the colored version to print properly.)
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A year of drawing Astarion - a collage of portraits capturing his essence.

I can’t thank @neilnewbon.bsky.social and @nuckpang.bsky.social enough for the love and talent they poured into this character who means so much to me and whose story touched me on a very personal level. ❤️

#astarion #bg3
A collage of portraits of Astarion that I’ve drawn over the course of a year. They are done in greyscale, pencil style, but most have his eyes colored in red. Top left he is smiling and tilting his head back. Top right, he looks sad/puppy eyes. Middle he is looking over his left shoulder and looks serious. Bottom left he is smirking. Bottom right is a profile and he has blood dripping from his mouth. The background is wispy shades of red and purple and there are white star flowers (the flower you leave on his grave) showing through the colors on the left side.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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I’m very late for this, but it looked too fun!

Hairstyles for both Emmeryn and Arrovan (who I’m starting to play with more). Em would love trying new hairstyles, Aro would hate it. He’s happy just pulling his hair into a messy ponytail.

What are your favorites for each of them?

#tav #bg3
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Congrats on 2k and thanks for the art share!

I do a lot of video game fanart. Here are some recent pieces - a redraw of an older Astarion portrait (less obscure) and the Lord of the Mountain from BotW (slightly more obscure??)
pencil-style portrait of Astarion from BG3 done in greyscale but with his red eyes colored. He is standing in front of a full moon and tree branches with red leaves. A drawing of the lord of the mountain from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. There is a blupee standing on its hind legs on the lord of the mountain’s back. It is nighttime and the background shows mountains and the night sky with pale green northern lights and stars
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Here is the drawing from last year:
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Happy Halloween! 🌕🦇 I’m also posting this (late) for the “Full moon” prompt for #vamptober2025

This is a redraw of my first Astarion fan art (that wasn’t a sketch). I drew the original a year ago and wanted to see how I had improved over a year (OG is in comments).

#astarion #bg3 #vampires
A pencil-style portrait of Astarion from BG3 done in greyscale but with his red eyes colored. He is standing in front of a full moon and tree branches with red leaves.
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Today is National Black Cat Day and the perfect day to celebrate my sweet Moxie! 🖤🐈‍⬛

#cats #blackcats #nationalblackcatday
A pic of my cat Moxie as a kitten. She is lying upside down stretched out on a sofa and has a playful look in her eyes. A picture of my cat Moxie. She is lying upside down on a table and you can see her little fangs poking out. My cat Moxie sitting under an orange and black bandana that says “Moxie” on it.
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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I would love to enter my girl Emmeryn! Thanks for hosting this raffle!
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Artist! Quote with your night art 🌌

Clearly I love the Aurora Borealis…
A drawing of the northern lights at night. The sky is glowing with various shades of pink, purple and green and the foreground has some hills with pine trees. A drawing of the lord of the mountain from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. There is a blupee standing on its hind legs on the lord of the mountain’s back. It is nighttime and the background shows mountains and the night sky with pale green northern lights and stars.
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Stayed up late to finish this drawing of my two lovebirds enjoying an autumn evening. ✨🍁

I want to be more active here again soon. Work has just been crazy. Hope everyone is having a lovely October! ❤️

#astarion #bg3 #tav #fanart
A drawing of Astarion and my Tav, Emmeryn, enjoying an autumn evening. Astarion is holding Emmeryn and she has her arms and legs wrapped around him while they look into each other’s eyes. Emmeryn has long blonde, mint green hair with braids and sober gems. She is wearing a peach top and bodice and tan pants, all with a viney leaf design on them. Astarion is wearing a brown jacket. They are sharing a dark orange scarf. The background has autumn colors and falling leaves.
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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My main girl, Emmeryn, has never worn anything not pastel so I’m featuring a different Tav this time! This is my wood elf sharpshooter rogue/ranger who lives in earth tones. He’ll make it out of Act 1 when I pick the game back up eventually…
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Too many drawing prompts and not enough time! 😩

Between Vamptober, Linktober and plain old Inktober, I wish I could spend all of October drawing.

As a lifelong Zelda fan, I wanted to do at least one #linktober prompt, so here is Blupee.

#zelda #botw #fanart
A drawing of the Lord of the Mountain from Zelda BotW. He is standing in front of some mountains and there is a green Aurora and stars in the night sky in the background. A blupee is sitting on his back.
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Congrats on 200!!
I think my girl Emmeryn would fit with 16 or 19.
October 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I don’t expect I’ll get all of them, but want to try some prompts for #vamptober2025.

This one is sad, I know. I was in the mood for angst. A redraw of Astarion’s eyes based on the trope that vampires can cry blood (even though he doesn’t in game).

#vampires #astarion
A drawing detailing Astarion’s eyes. The eyes have a sad expression and there are tears of blood dripping out of them. The drawing is in greyscale except for the red irises and blood.
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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It’s bird day again! The bird this month was the European Green Woodpecker. 🪶

#birdwhisperer #natureart
A drawing of the European Green Woodpecker clinging to a tree trunk. The background is green watercolor and there are green henna-style vines going down the right side of the drawing.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Happy Fall, y’all! 🍁🍂

#bg3 #astarion #fanart
An autumn-themed drawing of Astarion. He is smiling and wearing a scarf and sweater. The frame of the drawing has leaves and acorns. The drawing is in greyscale but there are pops of red and orange color for his eyes, the scarf and the leaves on the frame.
September 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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One day late for the Day 14 prompt of mimic for #sciartseptember, but here it is.

I chose the Viceroy butterfly, which mimics the Monarch.

#natureart #butterflies
A drawing of two Viceroy butterflies - one from the side and one from above with its wings open. The background is shades of pale green watercolor.
September 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Thank you for the art share!

I enjoy drawing nature (especially birds) and fantasy art (often from video games, currently BG3). 😊
A drawing of the Pompadour Contiga bird. It is different shades of red with a yellowish beak and some white on its wings. It has some yellow feathers interspersed in its underside and tail. The bird is sitting on a branch facing to the right. The are yellow ish brown watercolors in the background and a frame of henna-style flowers. A portrait of Astarion done in blue tones with a blue paint/watercolor background. He has a haunted expression on his face A watercolor style drawing of the northern lights, featuring purple, pink and green colors. There are dark silhouettes of pine trees on the horizon.
September 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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#bg3dyevpweek25 today is orange! 🍊

These were fun ones, heavily featuring scenery from the House of Hope. Of course Karlach had to jump
in for some orange pics!

#bg3 #astarion #karlach #tav
A screenshot of Astarion sitting in the portal of the House of Hope. There is orange glowing light from the portal on the floor and around him and some sparks. The rest of the room is faintly visible in the background with some candelabras and pillars. A screenshot of Karlach standing on a balcony in the House of Hope with orange mountains and clouds in the background. She is standing sideways and flexing her left arm. She is holding out her right arm in a way that it looks like she is holding one of the distant mountains in her hand. A screenshot of Emmeryn posed in front of a devil statue in the House of Hope. She is posed so that it almost looks like the devil’s wings and horns are part of her. Emmeryn, Astarion and Karlach posing on the balcony of the House of Hope. Karlach and Astarion are standing on either side of Emmeryn doing fighting poses. Emmeryn is doing a more flamboyant pose.
September 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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#bg3dyevpweek25

Gonna combine yesterday’s pink/purple and today’s red here since I’m running a little behind.

Featuring Astarion (of course), bard Tav Emmeryn and rogue Tav Arrovan!

#bg3 #tav #astarion
My rogue Tav Arrovan from BG3 in the Nautiloid. He is sitting/crouching in front of one of the walls which looks like vertebrae and there is glowing red light. He has dark brown hair in a ponytail and blue eyes and is wearing Halsin’s camp clothes in dark green and black. Astarion sitting/lounging on the ground ina pile of red leaves. He is in front of a stone wall that has more red ivy/leaves covering it. My Tav Emmeryn in the gauntlet of Shar. She is standing in front of a statue of Shar of which you can see the torso. The area of bathed in a pinky/purple light. Emmeryn has long blonde hair with braids and mint green highlights and is wearing a pink outfit.
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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#bg3dyevpweek25

Day 2 is blue! I have a lot of blue screenshots! I’m not done with spellcasting shots just yet, but snuck in some environmental scenery and the sassy couple as well.

#bg3 #astarion #tav
A screenshot of Astarion from the chest up. He is wearing the wavemother’s robe and looking to the side. His hand is up almost in a pensive pose and glowing. The background is blue light and geometric patterns with some lighter sparks. A screenshot of my Tav, Emmeryn casting a spell that causes blue light to come from her hands and swirl around her. She is facing away from the camera and has one hand held out to the side and one above her head. She is wearing the wavemother robe and has long blonde and mint green hair with silver hair gems. A screenshot of my Tav and Astarion standing on the balcony of the water queens house overlooking the architecture, blue banners and the ocean. They are doing sassy poses, with Emmeryn standing close to Astarion and looking over her shoulder. An environmental screenshot of the Baldur’s Gate harbor at night with a blue light and silhouettes of the ships. The full moon is shining on the water.
September 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Yay, it’s #bg3dyevpweek25!

Starting off with my favorite color! 💚

#bg3 #astarion
A screenshot of Astarion casting the Hunter’s Mark spell. This causes a green aura with floating leaves spring his hands. He is standing in front of a green door with vines on the wall nearby. The whole area is cloaked in a green light.
September 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Happy Birthday, Tevans! Hope you have the best day. 🎉 Thanks for the share!

I really only have one OC to share, which is my Bard, Emmeryn, from BG3. So the art I have of her includes Astarion as well. 😂

Sketch of them for BG3 regency week and a darker more vampire-themed one.
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Finally have something for #SciArtSeptember for the Day 7 theme of boreal.

Based on a picture I took last May of the northern lights overlooking the forests in Northern Maine.

#natureart #art #auroraborealis
A watercolor style drawing of the northern lights, featuring purple, pink and green colors. There are dark silhouettes of pine trees on the horizon.
September 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I’m not as talented as others (and limited with mods on console), but here are some I like.

1) Astarion and pretty background.
2) Em being magical.
3) Dramatic lighting in HoH.
4) My rogue Tav who needs more love and who I really should introduce here.

#bg3 #astarion #tav #bg3screenshots
A screenshot of Astarion from BG3 with the city of Baldur’s Gate in the background. Astarion has his hand on his hip and a sassy expression. He is wearing the wavemother robe and a silver circlet. My Tav Emmeryn spell casting. She is wearing the wavemother robe and surrounded by blue light white blue wisps and sparkles. Astarion in a half kneeling/sitting pose in the portal at the House of Hope. There is a fiery colored light around him. You can dimly see the rest of the room behind him and the light, including candelabras and columns. My rogue Tav Arrovan from BG3 standing in front of a wall with ivy. Half of the wall is visible while the other half is in shadows. He is facing away and looking over his left shoulder with a serious expression. He has dark brown hair in a ponytail and is wearing Halsin’s camp clothes dyed in dark green and black.
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM