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talonserena.bsky.social
Meghan Taylor
@talonserena.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 She/they. 1985 vintage. Artist, writer. Current projects: Prophecy of the Circle (webcomic and future novels) and Alpha Base (WIP - future novels)

https://linktr.ee/talonserena

Married to @timmcosfur.bsky.social ❤️
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Prophecy of the Circle: Jacind. It's Jacind.

He's a good dad, he's brave, he's calm, he's kind, he's pretty, he had a bit of a bad boy streak when he was younger - what's not to like?

#art #oc #furry || #ProphecyOfTheCircle #Jacind
A full colour drawing of Jacind enjoying a drink in the early morning. He's a brown-furred furry character with long, gold-striped ears and a gold-striped tail. His hair is long and golden yellow and tied back in a ponytail. Hes wearing dark blue robes with gold detail on them. The cup he's holding is blue. In the background is his son Jahrd, a white furry with blue markings and blonde and blue hair. He's wearing loose brown clothes and peering around the corner of a wall. An illustration of two furry characters, Jacind and Jahrd. They both have dog-like face and big ears. One, Jahrd, is white with blue stripes on his ears and scruffy short blonde hair. His dad, Jacind, is brown-furred with yellow stripes on his ears and long blonde hair. Jacind has Jahrd in a gentle headlock with one hand on Jahrd’s face, covering his eyes. Jahrd has a toothy little smirk on his face and a little heart in a speech bubble over his head, clearly enjoying the attention. Jacind is smirking down at him, amused, and lovingly calling him a “weirdo.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Alpha Base: You'd THINK it would be a powerful prettyboy like Errick or Heinrich.

But no. It's Elliot's uncle, Jacob. He's the politest, kindest sweetheart, and knows how to fix EVERYTHING. He will solve every problem and be cute while doing it.

Regrettably: taken.

#oc #art || #AlphaBase #Jacob
A grayscale portrait of Jacob. He's got dark skin, darker curly hair, a narrow face with a scraggly mustache and chin scruff, halfmoon glasses and a very kind and gentle smile.
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I toyed with the brown hair a bit back in the early days of his design, but we pretty quickly mutually agreed that it’s just not him.
A simple portrait of Paul with his original brown hair. Notably this is the first time I ever drew him, back in September 2023. A portrait of brown-haired Paul wearing an impractically overdesigned cyberpunk respirator mask in bright red and white. A sketch of Errick and Paul as Bob and Doug McKenzie from the Great White North, reciting the Canadian Twelve Days of Christmas. Paul has a beer bottle.
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Paul is the only one I can think of. He’s not a natural blonde. His original hair colour is a rather uninspired shade of dirt brown, and he’d lose his little mind if the base ever had a shortage of bleaching agents.

#art #oc #ocart || #AlphaBase #Paul
Digital art of Paul - a young white man with an undercut hairstyle where its long and blonde on top and very short and dark underneath. He has a spectacularly bloody nose, and is recoiling angrily, looking like he just got socked in the nose. The art is painted mostly in soft shades of light blue, except for the vibrant spray of bright red blood. Paul is positioned to the left of the canvas, baring his teeth and swiping at his nose. A digital painting of Paul standing in profile, facing to the right. He has a rifle in a low position, resting at his shoulder, and he’s wearing goggles, a respirator mask, and a grey cloak with the hood pulled up. He has his red collar pulled up over the respirator like a scarf, and a thick tuft of his blonde hair is sticking out of his hood above his eyes. The background is a messy, splotchy red, and a stylized lightning bolt is striking from the top left corner of the background towards the bottom right, following his line of sight. A digital sketch in tones of brown of Errick snuggling against Paul. Errick’s hair is long enough to cover his eyes, and he’s wearing an oversized heavy sweater with a wide collar. He’s nuzzling into Paul’s shoulder and hugging him, but he looks a little depressed. Paul is nuzzling him back and looking down at him with a little smirk. He has one hand on the back of Errick’s head. He’s wearing a plain, light coloured hoodie.
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I didn’t have a brain to choose a subject for zen doodling so my Thingpicker Wheel of characters dictated that I draw Kaleen. It’s been a hot minute since I drew any of my characters from Prophecy of the Circle. 🧡

#art #furry #oc #ocart || #ProphecyOfTheCircle #Kaleen
A long horizontal digital art piece of Kaleen, a furry character with a fox-like face, long ears, and long wavy blonde hair. Most of her is shades of gold, but she has a white muzzle and orange stripes. She’s wearing a cape and something with puffy sleeves, and she’s smiling and looking back over her shoulder.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The vibe:
Heinrich, a man with long, black hair and wearing a sweater and jeans, lying sprawled on his side, defeated. He has a tiny speech bubble with a skull in it. The drawing is in black and white. Paul facedown on a bed, looking thoroughly done. His hair is two-tone: long and blonde on top and short and dark underneath, and the blonde hair is sticking up in the back. There is a little speech bubble over his head that simply has a little doodle of a face with x’s for eyes. A black and white pen drawing of Derec, a furry character with a long tail, sprawled facedown on a tile floor. He has a little speech bubble with an angry face doodled inside of it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Well, that’s the biggest number I’ve ever had on a social media account.

I don’t generally put a lot of stock in numbers because I’m just here for fun and not profit but I’ll admit that it makes a bad day feel better.

We’re social creatures and it’s pleasant to be liked.
A screencap of the header of talonserena’s Bluesky profile, showing an even 600 followers.
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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It took me so many attempts and references to get this one right.

Tough angle indeed. x_x

#art #oc || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
Digital art of Heinrich with the camera positioned low so that we’re looking up at him from approximately hip height. He’s leaning back, one arm outstretched to the viewer’s left and out of the frane, head turned as if looking around a doorframe, and long dark hair curling dramatically behind him. He’s wearing his Command jacket, zipped up, with a focus on the angled panels at the front. The hood isn’t visible, except as bunched fabric near the high collar at his throat. He has a belt slung at an angle over his hips. The entire piece is painted in a red tint.
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Finally: pants.

Bonus! A shirt!

#art #wip #oc #ocart #ocsky || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
A screenshot of a work-in-progress reference sheet for Heinrich, including front view and back. He’s wearing basic black pants and a dark gray tank top.
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Current followers on this platform? Probably Heinrich because all they know is my Alpha Base phase and -I- won’t shut up about him.

But all-time fave is likely one of my tikedi from Prophecy of the Circle. I’d say Jahrd himself, or maybe Stiggs. There’s a -lot- of love for Myrnak, too.

#oc #art
A black and white drawing of Heinrich in profile from the shoulders up. He’s tall, has a long face with a slightly crooked nose, dark eyes, and long, straight black hair. He’s wearing a pair of goggles pushed up on his forehead into his hairline and a few layers of clothing that are just visible through his hair as a multi-layered high collar and fabric draped at his chest. He’s also wearing a cloak or capelet over his shoulders. His expression is neutral and serious. Framed in the background are trees and bushes on an embankment leading up to a chainlink fence. A watercolour painting of Jahrd, a white-furred furry character with blue markings on his big ears and blue and gold hair, surrounded by a thick field of sunflowers and smiling up at the viewer. A drawing of Stiggs, a white-furred furry character with pale green stripes on his forehead, under his eyes, and a broad stripe along his very long, twisty tail. He’s wearing a black and navy blue outfit featuring a black silver-trimmed vest over a dark blue long-sleeved shirt, and he’s sitting on a stone seat with fingers steepled, long feet crossed, and a devious smirk on his face. The background is a pale blue wash of colour constrained in a rectangular border. A digital painting of Myrnak, a gold-furred furry character with side-swept orange hair, a blue patch over one eye, and wearing a gray-blue shirt, beaming proudly as he stands beside a cactus that is covered in fluffy pink and white blooms.
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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RIP little guy.
A photo of Pavi, a little black cat, relaxing.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Heinrich personally does get sort of used to the sun, though.
A sketch of Heinrich ready for the beach in a baseball hat, shades, swim trunks, and a crop top that says Babygirl on it. If he’s aware of what that means, then he’s sure not showing it. He’s tied his hair back for once.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Most of my Alpha Base cast would be traumatized by virtually -any- kind of weather. The base itself doesn’t have any: no sun, no clouds, no moon, no stars. It’s dark, dry, and cold 24/7.

Sketches from a couple of years ago: Heinrich in summer on Earth = miserable.

#oc #art || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
A scan of a sketchbook page. At the top is a sketch of Heinrich in a tank top and shorts, sitting on the floor and leaning heavily back against a couch. His hair is limp and he looks absolutely miserable, muttering: “…should have stayed at the base. Deep space, I miss you.” An oscillating fan on an end table is ineffectually blowing a breeze in his general direction. The second sketch is a very sweaty, angry Heinrich yelling at, presumably, anyone outside enjoying the lovely summer weather. The speech bubble reads: “Why are you all so happy?! This is literally HELL. FUCK JULY.” Beside him is a smiling cartoon sun and a little thermometer reading 30C.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Guaranteed that Bluesky moderation is going to once again deem this much too hot for your dashboard, but he’s got COLOUR now.

He’ll also get pants soon, I promise.

#art #wip || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
A work-in-progress reference sheet for Heinrich. He’s still nude, but full colour now with tan skin, black hair, brown eyes, and scars on his chest, right side, right leg, and across his upper back.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Ach. It’s not so much that when it rains, it pours, it’s that it never stop raining.

Got a lil feline guy in my life that’s not doing so great and I’m worried.

I painted a portrait of him - my buddy’s cat, Pavi, a few years back. He’s tiny and sweet and loud and good. Send good thoughts, guys.
A watercolour portrait of a green-eyed black cat on a tan background. He’s got a calm, gentle expression.
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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It's time to bash my head into my novel manuscript once again.

Theory: Beer will help me write.
A can of pumpkin ale from St-Ambroise sitting on a ceramic coaster emblazoned with the words “The Cedar Chapel by the Salish Sea” - a gift from Tim’s uncle who built said chapel. Beside the beer, on the gray wood side table, are the books “Everything is Tuberculosis” by John Green and “The Apollo Murders” by Chris Hadfield, both with bookmarks in them at about the halfway points. In the background is a framed art print by @kelpienet of Errick and Paul kissing, adorned with a Love Is Love rubber bracelet, and leaning against the wall is a red katana with white plastic dragon hilt. There’s another frame on the wall, barely visible but containing a document. It has a pair of goggle and a pride flag hanging off of it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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lol - I figured yeah, okay, we label this as non-sexual nudity.

Bluesky moderation, however, thinks ken-doll Heinrich just standing there is far too hot.

I do have friends who would agree.
A screenshot showing that this image was labelled as non-sexual nudity by the poster, and sexually suggestive by Bluesky’s auto moderation.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Making some progress. I got a little further than this last time but I like this version better.

Woe, Heinrich butt be upon ye.

#art #wip || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
A screenshot from Procreate showing a work in progress canvas for Heinrich’s character sheet. The old sketch remains on the far left side, but on the right there are now two nude (but neutered) drawings of him as well, showing front and back poses. They’re just line art so far.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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💙
Aleksi the cat curled up to nap with his paws tucked around his face.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Baby boy. Baby.
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#cat #caturday || #Aleksi
A close up photo of Aleksi, a fluffy pale orange cat with a white face a chest, napping on a blanket.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Starting in an obvious spot. Again. I’ve tried to do a ref sheet for Heinrich twice before but both times I ran out of attention span.

The first sketch of him on the left is from 2023 when I’d only known him for a week. Redraw on the right.

#art #wip || #AlphaBase #Heinrich
A screenshot of a segment of a work-in-progress reference sheet for Heinrich. There’s an old colour sketch of him on the left of the Procreate canvas, and on the right is an unfinished line art version of the same drawing, but new, improved, and updated. The canvas is zoomed in to only show them both from the chest up.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Doing fine 👍👍👍👍👍
A text message that reads: “Physical status as reported approximately one week ago: trucking along with one wheel missing Physical status currently: imagine that same truck, but now rolling -somehow- (with a great deal of wobblage) on -only- one wheel, propelled solely by momentum and the incompetence of gravity” A text conversation, reading as follows: Person 1: “I hunger for reasonably priced art of my babus” Person 2: “Yesss, that would be so good to get a commission from them. Blah. I'm real sorry about your existence right now. :(“ Person 1: “It's okay. (thumbs up emoji) The truck is still upright and it'll get maintenance this weekend. I'll get back on the road with at least two wheels for Monday. (multiple thumbs up emojis)” Person 1: “Goal: not on the same side” Person 2: “You're reminding me of those soapbox race videos in Beam NG I watch where the track is so rough, sometimes one or more wheels fall off and the car is just sliding along anyway XD” Person 1: “Correct! You are picking up all the pieces that I am accidentally putting down (while at speed)”
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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There was this mural of Queen Elizabeth riding a bicycle. At one point someone defaced the Queen with graffiti (fair), and in response the original artist returned and transformed her into an octopus instead.

They just decapitated the octopus. RIP :(
A photo from late 2024 of a mural featuring an octopus riding a bicycle while dressed as Queen Elizabeth. There’s a honking Canada Goose in the bicycle basket, and crows in flight following her. A photo from November 2025 of the same area, taken from a distance behind caution tape and orange pylons. The area is being dug up by construction equipment and the wall with the mural has been partially destroyed.
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Writing is a lot like drawing sometimes: there is so MUCH scribbling that goes onto the page first while I'm figuring out the structure of where I want to go.

I've written, rewritten, torn apart, and put this scene back together at least a dozen times over the last month.

#writing #AlphaBase
Text, reading: "...he kept talking. “It’s nice to finally get to meet you properly,” he continued, with a surreptitous glance to his patient, “Although I don’t suppose you remember much of yesterday. We have met before.” Predictably, the boy said nothing in response. Very, very subtly, however, he bristled. The shift was like a heavy shadows rolling in – slow, silent, but a clear threat building. His eyes narrowed and his whole expression darkened. Nathan couldn’t quite tell over the soft thrum of the room, but he thought for a moment that he heard a faint growl. This worked on everyone else, didn’t it? It’s not that he hadn’t expected it, at least to a degree – beyond the evidence of Aeryn’s injury, there was Geraldine’s readiness to press him to the task, and the perfunctory nature of the handful of nurses’ visitation notes that he had resting under his thumb. All of them, he saw, had been in, done, and out again as quckly as possible. His patient seemed to be counting on it again, or at least hoping for it. But that wasn’t how this worked. Not in his mind, anyway. After a moment’s hesitation, he replaced the smile that had slipped free and he continued. “Right.” he said, “How are you feeling?” The boy’s heavy eyebrows spiked into a downward V shape, digging a trench of annoyance and confusion between his eyes. There was a twitch of his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but then he stopped himself. The eyes had it all, though: How do you think I’m feeling, you ignoramous? Something like that."
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Proof! It’s not much, but a work in progress (or three) is still progress.

At least one of these is ultimately destined for my AD account. I’ve been doing “anatomy” studies lately.

It’s educational.

#art #wip || #AlphaBase #Paul #Heinrich
A rough sketch of Paul from behind. He’s smirking smugly down at someone who’s represented only by a placeholder circle at the moment. A rough sketch of a tired looking Heinrich in shades of purple. There’s the gesture of someone standing over him, but they’re only made up of rough blue construction lines for now. A very loose sketch of Heinrich with his respirator and goggles on. It’s mainly scribbles of coloured lines.
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM