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Sue Ellen (ZooLN) artist
@zoolnartist.bsky.social
870 followers 700 following 270 posts
Old Cat Lady, Ancient Mtg artist, Old-school illustrator, she/her, AuADHD, Resist, Not going back. Meidas Mighty, Leguminati.
We could have had Kamala . . .
website: https://www.zoolnart.com/
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Merry Christmas!
A snowy Christmas tree is filled with intricately painted ornaments. It sits against a blue sky with snowflakes fall. A white bunny sits at the right corner of the tree, glancing back at you to come join him.
December 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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"On the 2nd Day of Christmas..."
December 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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In celebration of "Poinsettia Day", the gorgeous tropical flowers that bring color to our winter holidays.
A poinsettia blossom, in all its shades of red, from flame red to red violets, is kissed with drifting snow against an ultramarine blue background. A gold, decorative script spells out "Season's Greetings" at the bottom right.
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A partridge in a Bear's tree.
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Just my 2 cents - but it looks like an Ai artifact. Although why did they need to use it????
September 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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An homage to Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Children"
I borrowed from Goya's horrific image of the god Saturn devouring one of his sons to create this piece. I substituted trump for Saturn, and the American flag for Saturn's son. Trump's teeth tear into the flag as he grips it tightly. The flag's red stripes bleed.
July 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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An homage to Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Children."
Getting through the 4th wasn't easy.
a photo of my art desk with work I finished over the weekend. A Xerox reference picture of Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Children" sits to the left on my work replacing Saturn with trump, and substituting the American flag with the child Saturn is feasting on. The flag's red stripes drip blood.
July 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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We have a Full Moon tonight.
A large bright Full Moon rises in a midnight blue sky full of stars. The Moon has a radiating glowing halo. The Sea-goat of Capricorn is soaring across in front of the Moon. There is a decorative type design of the word Capricorn. The phrase reads "Full Moon in Capricorn."
July 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Magic, the Gathering Tempest Emerald Medallion Artist's Proof card - with its Monarch painted on the back.
#AncientMtGArtist
Yes, it's a very small painting.
A white-haired, white-bearded King wearing a silver crown with a square cut emerald, wearing a heavy silver medallion with a large emerald, and carrying a silver septre with an emerald at it's top. The king wears a cloak of heavy white fur over a green plaid tunic cinched with a woven leather belt. He also wear woven leather bracers. The background is a textured metallic gold. The King stares out at you, curious as to why you are here. An Artist's Proof card from the fantasy game Magic, the Gathering. It's from the Tempest set, and is one of the 5 Medallions. This one is the Emerald Medallion painted as a large rectangular cut stone set on a silver focal with three pearls hanging. The silver collar has a traditional Celtic interwoven design.
May 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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This is the only reason I've seen to vote FOR the CR. Leadership is doing its usual dreadful job explaining this. I would love the Republicans to be blamed for the shutdown, but the shutdown means no one will be there to block Doge's demolition.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Rock? or Hard place? Two lousy choices. But keeping the government open may truly be the "best" of the two. Schumer is just doing a dreadful job of explaining it.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Be the dragon.
Smeared black typewriter type on a white background. The meme states "They hunted us like we were small birds. They didn't realize we were dragons." by Erin Van Vuren
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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For those who love Democracy, we are all Ukrainian now.
Heroiam slava!
The background is textured like dragon skin, in the colors of gold and blue, like the Ukrainian flag. On it is written "Slava Ukraini" in gold ornate type. The first letters are like medieval Illustrated Manuscripts, with winged Dragons worked into the design.
February 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day!

My hand-drawn, hand-painted Ruby gemstone. Acrylic on illustration board. No Ai.
A sparkling ruby cut into the shape of a heart and set into an ornate silver setting. The setting is decorated with scrolling vines intwined into heart shapes.
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Dragon E is for Ember
That burns in its Eyes.
No one can remember
Once hypnotized.

Art prints available.
Hand-drawn and painted Dragons and Dragon skin, scanned and digitally designed into a new graphic with Photoshop.
No Ai.
A Medieval Letter E, as from an Illuminated Manuscript, designed as a Dragon. Shifting in colors from Emerald Green through Deep Blue to Purple to Violet, the Dragon is winged and is belching stylized decorative fire. The background is Dragon skin, with the image of a very large Dragon's fanged jaw, claw, and it's stylized fire running through it.
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Dragon D is for Dragon:
From Deep Dreams they arise
in a Dance of Defiance;
and Dive through Dark skies
In Deadly alliance.

Hand-drawn, hand-painted dragons and background dragon skin texture. Scanned and redesigned into a new graphic image. No Ai.
The center image is an ornate Letter D, like one from an Illuminated Manuscript, with a Dragon designed into it. It is horned and winged, and is belching stylized fire. It's extending it's elegant taloned hand out to the left. The color ranges from a rich burnt orange through gold to a rich leaf green. The background is a dragon skin scale texture, with the image of a very large dragon looking into the frame and sending its stylized flames across the picture behind the Dragon D.
January 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Dragon C is for Castle:
Standing readied for battle,
In case the one shackled damsel
Is refused, then the Dragon
Blisters the citadel
For some other choice vassal.

Hand-drawn, hand painted, scanned and recreated with photoshop into a new graphic art print. No Ai.
The letter C, but as a Dragon, with wings, creepy arms, taloned fingers, dragon head belching stylized flames. It shifts in color from bright turquoise to teal to blue to deep royal blue. The background looks like dragon skin with large stylized dragons and flames. Rawr...
January 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Happy "Appreciate a Dragon Day!" to those who celebrate.
"January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day" in gold chiseled Gothic type, with the word Dragon spelled out in my "Dracoserific" font, which has a dragon designed into each letter, like from Illuminated manuscripts. "Everyone needs their own Dragon" is below in smaller gold chiseled type.
January 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Dragon B is for Baleful:
An unyielding stare,
That chills the willful
Who recklessly dare
Challenge it’s masterful
Blood-freezing glare.

Everyone needs their own Dragon. (Especially now.)
An Illuminated Initial letter B, with a magenta shifting to purple winged Dragon curled at the base of a stylized tree trunk. In the background of a dragon skin pattern is the image of a very large dragon's snout and stylized flames.
January 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Full Moon in Cancer reaches it's zenith tomorrow night, the 13th. Mars will be so close it may be obscured by the Moon. Astrologically, when the Moon and Mars conjunct, emotions and ego impulses collide on full display.
A dancing crab upholds the Full Moon which has a halo like ripples in water. In the background of the deep blue sky are the phases of the Moon, from waxing to waning. The ocean below is coming into Full Tide with waves of deep blues and turquoise.
January 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Dragon A
is for Awful
Which is Ancient
for Awesome!

Dragon Letter A, from my "Dracoserific" alphabet, a font full of Dragons.
Inspired by my belief that "Everyone needs their own Dragon". (Especially now.)
This is an Illuminated Initial from my "Dracoserific" alphabet. It is a fire-breathing, pointy-winged ruby red Dragon crouched over and above a decorative tree trunk - all to create the letter A. The background is white dragon skin with a design element of a very large dragon's mouth belching stylized fire.
January 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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December 24, 2024 at 6:25 AM
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Merry, merry Catsmas!
A black and white fluffy kitty cat lying on a red pillow by a Christmas tree. The cat is surrounded by wrapped gifts. A little stuffed toy mouse sits by the pillow, tied with a gold cord robbon.
December 23, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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Christmas trees bring magic to the season.

#oldschoolartist
Originally done for Marcel Schurman Company. Mixed media: graphite shading with airbrushed acrylic and finished with fine brushwork.
December 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM