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Allison Frink
@theaqualatte.bsky.social
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Artist. Storyteller. Silly little muppet.
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Me and my tatting (and some prints) are at Irish Fest in Roswell today! This isn't my usual setup, so we'll see how it goes, haha. The weather is great and so is the music!
#tatting #artlife
A sunlit display of shuttle tatted jewelry in different colors of cotton thread. There's a row of lacy leaves, some cat paws with beaded claws, a row of hoops, and some intricate chokers.
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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It rained some on Sunday, so I had to spend a couple of days drying out my soggy market gear. I bet the sports bar behind my place has questions, haha.
Forty feet of white tent walls and a reflective tent top flutter off a second-story wooden deck, looking vaguely like ship sails or a large amount of laundry.
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I should be packaging prints for tomorrow, but I'm making more rainbow garlands for my booth neighbors instead. PRIORITIES! (Arya is halping.)
#artlife
A white coffee table with three chaotic piles of string and strips of fabricin rainbow colors. (They will become rainbow garlands for art market tents.) A tabby cat is crouched between the first two piles, clearly plotting.
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Got an art market coming up this weekend, so I had to sit down and do a MASSIVE restock on greeting card packs. I vanquished the tedious task lolsob!

#cards #artlife #watercolor
A array of greeting cards in plastic packages. The watercolor designs include: a lavender water lily with a yellow center; a paper airplane made of clouds; the shape of the state of Georgia made of peaches; a wreath shape filled with snowy pine trees and the aurora borealis; a blue splatter-painted snowflake; a realistic sprig of holly with red berries; and the shape of three hanging ornaments filled with an image of a cardinal huddled on a bare branch covered in snow and bright red berries.
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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It's heeeeeere! I'm so excited to read this @keezyyoung.bsky.social
A photo of the cover of Hello Sunshine, a graphic novel by Keezy Young. Four teenagers and a dog stand in a field of wildflowers under a starry sky. In the foreground, a teenage boy in a winter coat is lying under the flowers, covered in vines. The flowers have eyes in the center, and mystery hands are - pulling? caressing? - the boy. The vibe is cheerful and creepy at the same time.
September 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Congratulations! You deserve all the followers and support! Also, thanks for hosting. 😊

These days I do a lot of plein air watercolor and some drawing. Just trying to bring some peace to a chaotic world.
A charcoal drawing on cream paper of a hawk on a branch, looking to the right. Her back is to the viewer and her feathers are very detailed. A watercolor painting of a rusting trestle bridge bracketed by green trees running over a small river. The bridge and river from the painting are visible behind the easel on the other side of a wooden railing. A watercolor painting of a rope hammock strung between trees. The ground below the hammock is covered in sun-dappled ivy. The ivy from the painting is visible behind the easel.
September 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I actually got to paint a bit while teaching plein air this week at Olde Rope Mill Park! It was a nice creative break from all the car-related stress.

#art #painting #watercolor #pleinair #bridge #creek #landscape
A watercolor painting of a rusting trestle bridge over a large creek surrounded by trees. Behind the easel (and past a wooden deck railing) you can see the landscape that inspired the painting.
August 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Hi! I'm Allison, and I paint a lot of plein air watercolors. (I also draw people and pets.)

Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/TheAqua...

Twitch: twitch.tv/TheAquaLatte
A loose watercolor painting of a shadowy hammock in front of ivy-covered trees.
August 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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More Procreate shenanegains. I think I'm getting used to some of the tools? Model from @trueref.bsky.social

#art #drawing #procreate #portrait #valuestudy
A digital charcoal drawing of a medium-skinned woman with short hair looking to the left.
August 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Dany's really not going to like it when my art classes start back on Monday. She's gotten used to lazy mornings in my lap, getting pets while I work. Sorry, baby, we'll still have Caturdays. #cat
A photo of a dark grey cat with white on her nose and between her eyes sitting on the arm of a couch. She is looking very intently at the camera.
July 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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So I accidentally ended up getting an iPad? (Long story.) Anyway, Procreate is real fun for sitting on the couch and noodling. I can finally draw with a cat in my lap! (The sketchbook gets bitten and shoved.)

#art #procreate #digitalart #painting #artsky #cloud
A digital oil painting of a towering puffy cloud, tinged yellow from the setting sun, with a dark purple shadow on one side
July 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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QRP with how you draw hands
A pencil drawing of cupped hands with dramatic shadows.
July 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Your pfp is your therapist.

"Your entire problem is that you spend way too much time doing things other than petting ME. Just sleep and eat and play like a cat, your life will be so much better."
A grey and white cat with gold-green eyes, sitting in a lap looking up at the camera.
July 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Today's plein air attempt was much more challenging to draw, haha. The sun has moved too far to paint this one today, so I'll finish it in the studio using photos.

#art #drawing #pleinair #watercolor #artsky
A pencil drawing on watercolor paper of a boat hanging in a boathouse next to a vast lake. The boat and lake are visible behind the easel.
July 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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I actually sat down and painted today! This is the best wet-into-wet wash I've EVER done outdoors, and I was really loose. Maybe I leveled up somewhere.

#art #painting #pleinair #landscape #hammock
A watercolor painting of a hammock under shady trees with lots of lush greenery. Behind the easel is the carpet of thick ivy from the painting.
July 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Happy #PortfolioDay everyone! Most of my art is drawings and watercolor paintings. Landscapes show up pretty often. I've been teaching a lot lately, but sometimes I'm available for commissions.
A charcoal drawing on cream paper of a hawk perched on a weathered branch. The hawk is looking up to the right, and each feather is detailed. Two long narrow watercolor paintings. The top painting is a long beach, with green water and red-roofed hotels curving away into the distance to the right, under towering white clouds and a blue sky. The lower painting is of a lake shoreline, green trees occupying the foreground with a beached boat off to the left. A watercolor painting of a wooded road curving into the distance. Dappled leafy shadows cross the grassy tire tracks, and a faded sign that says "Mann" hangs from a tree on the right.
July 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Well, it's not done, but I think this is as done as I'm going to get for June, haha. This was really fun! I haven't illustrated in a loooong time, but I saw the pose and thought "Oh, she needs WINGS."

#TrueRefDT005 #art #illustration #fantasy
A half-finished digital illustration of a winged woman perched on a rooftop. She's wearing brown leather armor made of criss-crossing straps and a studded battle skirt. A large feathered crest rises from her head, and her fingers and toes have large talons.
June 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Had some refreshing sketchbook time today. Hands are always fun. Inspo by @trueref.bsky.social
#art #drawing #traditionalart
A pencil drawing of dark-skinned cupped hands with dramatic shadows.
June 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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My students were all in a groove today, so I also got to paint for a bit! Inspo from my in-law's b&b in the Fingerlakes. Watercolor on cotton paper, 5×7, 20 min.
#art #watercolor #painting
A loose watercolor painting of a shallow creek curving across a green meadow. Trees rise like a fence at the edge of the painting, and their shadows stretch across the grass and creek.
June 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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I spent today art coping. Really liking a weird ink brush from last month's humble bundle. I'm the world's slowest, lol, but hopefully I'll have something presentable by the end of the month.
#wip #birdlady #digitalillustration #TrueRef
A drawing in Clip Studio Paint on a tablet screen. It's half-inked, and shows a crouching woman with a feathered crest and long pointed ears wearing leather armor. The faint sketch shows large wings behind her shoulders.
June 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Working on the thiiiiiing, I actually got an ideeeea. #wip #sketch #TrueRef
A blue-pencil drawing in a sketchbook. A nearly nude woman with wings is crouching on a square pillar, holding a katana pointing down. Based on June's "Draw This" TrueRef challenge.
June 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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I feel the need to Learn Something, so it's time for another season of "get better at digital painting." This was partly sucessful; I kinda feel like I understand the program now, haha.

Oil brushes in Rebelle 7, reference photo by @trueref.bsky.social

#art #digitalart #portrait
A digital painting of a dramatically-lit woman with medium skin and dark wavy hair. She's looking up to the left against a half-painted blue background. A dramatically-lit photo of a woman with medium skin and dark wavy hair from TrueRef. She's wearing a black corset dress with tiny white ruffles and smoking a cigarette.
May 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Oh yeah, I made some new cicada stickers. Let's all scream together! *reeereeereeereee*
A sticker of a bright green cicada with red eyes is framed by the words "TIME TO GET LOUD." The sticker has a subtle rainbow finish.
May 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I'm all set up at Art on the Green! So far the weather is holding out, so if you're in the area, come on by. #CreateVibrancy
A booth at an art market. Aqua bunting hangs at the entrance and watercolor art hangs from the walls. The tables have textured white cloths, wooden crates, and chalkboard signs. A promo image for Art on the Green. May 24, 10am-6pm, and May 25, 11am-5pm, on the Event Green in Downtown Woodstock (Georgia, USA).
May 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I finished something! Now to figure out a frame; cream paper is always hard to mat.

Broad-Shouldered Hawk
charcoal on paper
8in x 10in

#art #drawing #traditionalart #charcoal #hawk #nature
A charcoal drawing on cream paper of a hawk on a weathered branch. The hawk is looking up and to the left, contemplating murder. Each feather is shaded in detail.
May 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM