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Kelsie Oreta
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IRL lover, community builder, artist.

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Day 2 of my #oilpainting workshop with @alaiganuza.bsky.social at Studio Slew in #brooklyn #artsky
Photograph of an easel with two colorful paintings of a donut and one work in progress painting of a hot dog stuffy
April 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Tried my hand at a different style of oil painting today with @alaiganuza.bsky.social. Day one of a two day workshop, check! #oilpainting #brooklyn #studioslew
Picture of an oil painting of a brightly colored pink donut with sprinkles on an easel near its reference photo at a shared art studio space in Brooklyn, New York
April 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Let’s be real, school was boring for many, especially lessons on government. Condemnation of anti-facism makes clear that much is forgotten or ignored from secondary education, so I put together this simple comparison of fascism and democracy to share with others.
Image in red, white and blue comparing Democracy vs Fascism, that reads as the following: Characteristics of Democracy -Equal ability for all citizens to vote -Freedom to make choices that affect the self and not others, such as speech, religion, assembly -Policy is decided by the majority of people -Rights of minority groups are respected by policy -Competing opinions, ideas and political parties allow for open debate -Separation of powers Characteristics of Fascism -Creates barriers for voting; fraudulent elections without oversight -Human rights can be ignored in cases of "need" determined by leader's goals -State control of economy, corporate power protected, labor power suppressed -Rampant sexism, homophobia, anti-intellectualism and suppression of arts -Suppression of the media and opposing views -Bribes and corruption used to centralize power for single leader with little to no accountability
April 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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My view when I first came upon the National Mall today for the Hands Off protest today in Washington D.C.—truly inspiring seeing all of the brave folks bussed in from all over the country! #handsoff #washingtondc
crowd of protestors at the hands off rally protest at Washington monument in D.C. on April 5, 2025
April 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Resistance as a source of joy #handsoff #washingtonDC #littleliberty
Photo of two protestors in costume at the hands off protest in Washington DC, one dressed as the Statue of Liberty and the other as an American revolutionary
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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“Not my Dog” acrylic art on canvas, 2025 #acrylicpainting #artsky
Acrylic painting of grey dog with black and blue shadows on a white background by Kelsie Oreta
March 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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. @merriam-webster.com out here with the subtle activism, I see you!
Screenshot of Merriam-Webster dictionary website that reads “'Fascism' Lookups for fascism have remained high for months, and it was one of the most looked-up words again this week. In a city that became a seedbed for fascism in the 1930s, [Vice President J.D.] Vance aligned the "new sheriff in town" with European hard- and far-right populist parities that have been on the rise in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Britain. - Nick Bryant, The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, 24 Feb. 2025 While fascism is often used broadly to refer to any tendency toward (or exercise of) autocratic or dictatorial control, historically it refers to a political philosophy, movement” binging attention to current events in America where there Elon-Trump regime is representing facism
February 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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FaceTimed my mom the other day, she was in the company of two MAGA relatives. They *finally* expressed mild #dissent against their guy, so I anonymously sent @timothysnyder.bsky.social‘s On Tyranny to their door. Is there a name for nonconsensual book gifting? Book bombing? #booksky
Photo of book On Tyranny Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
February 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The magic of @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social at Southport Park in Fairfield, CT ♥️✨
Little boy reading a book in front of a freelittlelibrary small library box on a bench in a public park
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Color palate & underpainting ready for my next #oilpainting! It’s been a while since I’ve started an oil painting from scratch—a long stretch of finishing up large pieces with small acrylics peppered in
Picture of a colorful artist’s palate with dark neutrals and bright pinks purples yellows and blues for a sunset forest scene
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Bedridden for days with a pinched nerve, so glad I learned about #digitalpainting with #artrage a few months ago. Painted this scene of downtown #FairfieldCT with no mess. #painting #connecticutartist
Digital painting of a downtown scene brightly colored shows two red buildings, one Firehouse Deli and the other a candy store. Many children are crossing the road to go to the deli in the impressionist-style painting
February 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Almost done with this #digitalpainting of a #fairfieldct treasure, our resident enthusiastic sign spinner #wip #artrage #lovelocal #connecticut #artsky
Digital painting of sign spinner for Candlewood Market in Fairfield, Connecticut in front of the rec center. Uses thick brushstrokes, vivid color and an impressionist style to illustrate a man holding an ice cream slab sign and pointing at a car in the street from the sidewalk
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Finished just in time for the #SuperBowl halftime show “Panem et Circenses” acrylic on canvas. #painting #acrylicpainting #artsky
acrylic painting of a still life of colorful balls, challah bread, a knife, and circus animal cookies, referencing the Juvenal quote “give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt”
February 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Making progress with this acrylic painting I started last night. “Give Them Bread and Circuses” #WIP #acrylicpainting #painting #stilllife #revolt #artactivism
Incomplete acrylic painting of a still life of colorful balls, challah bread, a knife, and circus animal cookies, referencing the Juvenal quote “give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt”
February 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Work in progress, “Give them Bread and Circuses” still life. Acrylic on canvas. #acrylicpainting #stilllife #painting #artsky #wip
Incomplete acrylic painting of a still life of colorful balls, challah bread, a knife, and circus animal cookies, referencing the Juvenal quote “give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt”
February 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Was on cloud nine this morning after revealing this commissioned painting to my first international collector! Can’t wait until it’s safe & snug in their home :) #art #painting #oilpainting #impressionism #postimpressionism
February 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Some images just stick with me. I paint them so they’ll stick with someone else. Acrylic #painting on canvas #artsky #art reference from @nytimes.com I think I’ll call this “New Year, New U.S.”
Acrylic painting of A photograph provided to The New York Times in January of 2025 that shows a glimpse of some of the changes underway at the F.B.I., specifically the F.B.I. Academy at Quantico, shows a man painting primer grey over a mural that portrays words like “respect” “cooperativeness” “integrity” “stability” “leadership” “diversity” and “compassion.” Words that do not resonate with the Trump administration
February 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Today’s #bookhaul! I FLEW through last week’s. Feeling agency and urgency for grassroots solutions. First term, I was debilitated by hopelessness, but this is round two. 🥊 #booksky #community #activism
Picture of four books: Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman, on tyranny by Timothy Snyder, pleasure activism by Adrienne Maree Brown and Our Band Could be Your Life by Michael Azerrad
February 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Another reason to #leavetheleaves: more material for your kids to help build a snowman from your #nativegarden
Snowman made with winter garden materials: pine needle branches, dried thistle flower heads, empty pokeweed stem for a smile
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Fresh off the easel! “After the Ovation” acrylic painting on recycled canvas. #art #painting #thrifted #acrylicpainting #artsky
Acrylic painting about a woman’s experience in the patriarchy. Art shows a woman backstage behind a crooked open door surrounded by flowers in front of a vanity. Woman looks exhausted and distraught, folded over onto herself
February 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Finally done! Can’t wait to reveal this commissioned painting of the Palace of Fine Arts to my collector. Oil on 30x40 canvas #art #painting #sanfrancisco #pointilism
Colorful and bright impressionism and pointillism inspired oil painting on canvas of a busy day at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California by artist Kelsie Oreta
February 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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“Made in the Shade” impressionist-inspired oil painting of Southport Harbor in Fairfield , Connecticut. #art #artist #painting
Brightly colored impressionist style painting in lime and Kelly greens and blues of a woman resting in the shade and a man painting en plein air on the harbor in Southport, Fairfield, Connecticut
January 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Book delivery day! What are you guys reading? My focus these days is #revolution through #art and #community #booksky
Flat lay picture of four books: Create Dangerously by Albert Camus, The Master’s Tools will Never Dismantle the Master’s House by Audre Lorde, The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and You Don’t Look Fat, You Look Crazy by Ashley Longshore
January 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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That moment when you resist leaving a confrontational comment and close the app #OC #painting #art #artist quote with your #mentallywell moment
Modern art Acrylic painting of a colorful birthday cake with icing that reads “mentally well” in front of a mixer painted by Fairfield Connecticut Artist Kelsie Oreta
January 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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magnetic poetry, poem titled “-ism”
Poem made out of refrigerator magnets by Kelsie Oreta that reads ism OBSERVE as I capture form experiment write empty draw raw approach junk pain free sculpt aesthetic create beautiful mess know only this bold life
January 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM