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Umbra Arcana 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Ex-Merchant Sailor, Neurodivergent, Artist, Bookworm, Goth, Pagan and Cat Dad often found bumbling about in The New Forest and along the South Coast of the UK
He/Him or They/Them
Thoughts and musings are my own.
Art for sale: UmbraArcana.etsy.com
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"Despite everything, it's still you."
Happy 10th anniversary to #Undertale, the game that helped me make some of the most amazing friendships and gave me the push to be more "me" than I'd ever felt in my life. ❤️
#undertale10th #undertale10thanniversary
Artwork of the cast of Undertale; Frisk with a mended soul, Papyrus with spaghetti and candle, Undyne holding up Alphys, with the kid popping out of the corner, Toriel with a pie and candle, Dapperblook, Mettaton with pouty lips, holding up a mini Box-ton, Asgore and Flowey.
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Sketchbook additions from over the second May bank holiday weekend.
Image is of an unfinished black pen sketch on off-white paper depicting part of the Glamping at 5 Acres campsite near North Currey, Somerset. Image shows a sketchbook page with an abstract watercolour marker doodle in shades of violet and turquoise with cobalt blue linework Image shows a sketchbook page with an abstract painting in muted pastel hues and silver wax linework. Image is of a sketchbook page showing an black ink sketchbook of two foxgloves on a messy metallic watercolour background.
June 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Monday evening, I attended a workshop run by artist James Morgan Williams and hosted by The Southampton Art Society. His work draws inspiration from Celtic and Norse Mythology, and this is what I had painted by the end of the workshop.
Image depicts a sketchbook page with a painting of a mushroom being standing/growing in a patch of grass. Painting was created with a combination of W&N Cotman Watercolours and Faber-castell watercolour markers.
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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It has been a while since I've really completed any canvases, but this is the most recently completed one. I haven't thought of a name for it yet.
The photograph shows an abstract painting on an easel. The focus point of the canvas is painted in turquoise and dark metallic blue while the rest of the canvas is painted in shades of silver, pthalo blue, prussian blue and payne's grey. The text in the bottom right of the canvas reads "Zaquiel '25 "
April 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Two new sketches were added to the sketchbook over the weekend. This is a sketchbook I am desperately trying to complete because I have a love/hate relationship with the paper inside it.
The photograph shows two pages out of an A5 sized sketchbook, the left-hand loose watercolour, and ink sketch shows part of the Chalice Well gardens in Glastonbury. The black ink line sketch focuses on part of a branch from one of one of the many plants in the aforementioned gardens.
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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I finally finished up and varnished the canvas. I haven't thought of a suitable title for it yet. I photographed it in natural light, but sadly you need stronger sunlight (or blacklight) to really show off the glowing pigments in the piece.
The photograph shows a completed abstract painting hanging on a cream coloured wall. The painting is painted in different shades of red, orange, yellow brown, and grey. The painting is signed in the bottom right hand corner, in black, it reads 'Zaquiel '25 '. There is a little glare on the bottom right corner of the canvas due to the natural light.
March 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Hey artist friends! Heads up if you’ve ever wanted to illustrate for Magic the Gathering or Dungeons & Dragons - You can submit your portfolio to them!

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February 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

20/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
The photograph shows a paperback copy of The Triumph of The Moon, A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton. The book is displayed on a grey and black velvet cushion.
February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment.

Black eyeliner pencil
Sea glass
Battered sketchbook
Fountain pen
Fingerless gloves
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Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment

Knife
Narcan
Power bank
Fancy pen
Pepper spray
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Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment

Bullet Journal
Vyvanse
Multitool
Random things my kids handed me while we were out in the world and which I forgot to take out once we got home
Rocks
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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we must choose the perfect strawberry for tonight's bake !
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#fairyillustration #faebruary2025 #watercolour #ecolinewatercolor #traditionalart
February 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Tomar & Ginzin Shorts comic book cover reveal 🎉

56-pages of gay slice of life nonsense coming to the shop next month!

Watch this space for excerpts and teasers 👀

#indiecomix #queercomics #boyslove
February 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

19/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Photograph shows a hardback copy of the book Grow Your Own Drugs by James Wong. The book is resting on a grey and black cushion. There is also additional text under the main title of the book, which reads 'Easy recipies for natural remedies and beauty fixes ' and in the bottom right of the book cover there is a small BBC logo with text saying 'As seen on BBC'
February 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

18/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
A photograph of a very battered 24 year old paperback copy of Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques. The book is displayed on a black velvet cushion.
February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I have finally managed to add a little more to the current canvas, but I think I need to dull down the orange on the bottom half, maybe lightly glaze it with an ultramarine blue or something similar. It glows really nicely under blacklight but it's too bright under indoor lighting.
The photograph shows an abstract painting on an easel. The background is painted in shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and buff titanium. The focal point of the canvas is painted in shades of pale orange, bright orange, red, grey, brown, and gold. The photograph shows an abstract canvas on an easel. It is the same canvas as the previous photo, but it is shown under blacklight to highlight the uv reactive orange detailing that is not readily visible under normal indoor lighting.
February 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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If you see this post your purple art 💜💙

This is one of my older encaustic works from 2019. I really do need to bust out the wax blocks more often
Image shows an encaustic painting of an abstract landscape in shades of blue, green, purple, and violet. The work is called "Moor and Mountain" and was painted by myself in 2019. In the bottom right of the painting in silver text, it says "Zaquiel '19"
February 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

17/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
A photograph showing a paperback copy of Dance of the Goblins by Jaq D Hawkins. The book is displayed on a black velvet cushion.
February 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

16/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
The photograph shows a paperback copy of Culpeper's Colour Herbal. The book is resting on a silver and grey velvet cushion.
February 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

15/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
The photograph shows a paperback copy of Sabriel by Garth Nix. The book is displayed on a black velvet cushion
February 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

14/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
The photograph shows a slightly dog-earred paperback copy of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. The book is resting on a grey and black velvet cushion.
February 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

13/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Image shows a copy of the book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
February 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

12/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Photograph shows an old and well worn copy of The Dragon and The George by Gordon R. Dickson. The book is displayed on a grey and black cushion.
February 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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QRP with some of your aquatic themed art.

This is one of my older works from 2019.
Image shows an abstract encaustic painting of a coral reef in shades of red-violet, blue-green, and prussian blue, with white detailing where the waxes have been scratched away to show the bare card underneath.
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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You probably can't see much difference, but I promise I added a little more brown into the base today.
The photograph shows an abstract work in progress canvas on an easel. The background of the canvas is in shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown, while the focal point is in shades of grey, brown, red, and pale orange. Heavy gel medium has been mixed into the paint of the focal point to create a thick spikey texture.
February 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share!

There are now nearly 31 MILLION Bluesky accounts!

In a world that feels particularly chaotic, let’s take a moment to find each other and celebrate one another.

Spread the post to reach the most! 💙
a digital illustration with a traditional appearance on yellowed paper, of a reimagined banjo-kazooie. kazooie has a speech bubble saying "art share!"
February 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

11/20

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Photograph shows a hardback copy of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is resting on a wooden desk, and partially resting on a space themed mouse mat.
February 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM