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Pauline

@paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Mara 🥰
The diver drawing is part of a little series I made in June based on #Junesea prompts. Here they are all together 🐈‍⬛💛

A digital drawing of a small diver watering a little patch of colorful corals with a yellow watering can on the bottom of the ocean

A digital drawing of a diver holding a lantern in a dark underwater scene, attracting a swarm of glowing neon tetra. At the bottom of the drawing, the shape of a dark cat with glowing yellow eyes is hidden between algae

A digital drawing of the diver greeting a giant duck that is diving from the surface. Only the head and part of a for of the duck are visible. The black cat with yellow eyes is watching with interest

A digital drawing of the diver resting on top of her coloful houseboat. She has taken off the helmet to reveal a friendly face and long orange-red hair. The houseboat is covered in plantpots containing underwater plants, the yellow watering can from the first image, some underwater lanterns, windchimes and a hammock with some yarn. The black cat is resting on top of a plant covered patio roof and a seagull has stopped to greet the diver on top of the main roof.

November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM

Rebecca, House of Ogg

@earthlingnoreally.bsky.social

🎉Updated #BlueSkyArtShowsss list has arrived!

Monthly challenges with daily themes for November have been added, as well as a new daily challenge with a daily theme, and a couple of day-of-the-week challenges.

Comment on this post any errors or additions. 🙏

Go make some art already!
✨✨🎨✏️🗿🪡🧶📸✨✨

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

All challenges are 📸+🎨 unless otherwise specified. 🚫 AI / Original Art Only
Use of [ALT text] strongly encouraged for equal accessibility for the visually challenged/impaired, legally blind
(*ECK = East Coast Kin Arts Collective host)

Monthly Current & upcoming - (for previous months this year go to the end of the list)

‬‬November -
🎨 #Dinovember - @kaseysnow
‬#NightmareNov - @wealiearts
🎨 #Nudivember - @nudibranch
🎨 #Temnovember - @batmanelvisigodo
🎨 #USkNovemberPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
🎨 #Neighvember - Not Hosted on Bluesky

December -
#ArtAdventCalendar -@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
#XtraXmas - @wealiearts

Unhosted, Unidentified Host, Not Hosted on Bluesky
🎨#brrrdcember #Decembird #Dinocember #DinoDecember

Weekly (year-round) New theme each week
#AlphabetChallenge - ECK - @sheena-mck
#SensoryArt - ECK - @subicrn

Monthly theme - Hosted on BlueSky
🎨#ENDANGART - @nollthere

Other Not originating on Bluesky 🎨
#AnimalDayCal2025 –
http://tinyurl.com/3vh22kn6
#The100DayProject – https://the100dayproject.substack.com/about

Daily posting (year-round) - No theme
#ArtShow
#ArtYear - @annalarssonstudio
#onlybeautifulthings
#SciArt🐡- @flyingtrilobite.com
#urbansketchers - @urbansketchers
#ClassicMono - ECK - (📸 monochrome) - @fotonstudio, @clcart, @victorbz, @fotodefer, @wolfgangwhyte, @dmimaging, @starlitwaltz, @mclellandphotography.com

Daily posting (year-round) – Daily theme
#BirdOfTheDay - @alan678, @robcrank68
#FotoVorschlag - @fotovorschlag.de

One Day per Month
#BirdWhisperer - @birdwhisperers
#TheCampfire (1st Tuesday)- ECK - @pmgibbs

November 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss

Specific Days (year-round) - Hosted

Mondays
#BlueSkyMonday - ECK - @arminausejo.com @rina2012
📸 #MacroMonday - ECK - @genypher @elaschneider43 @freyasnowball
📸 #MountainMonday - ECK - @rouxroamer

Tuesdays
#AnimalArtTuesday - @mikecoffeyart
📸 #RockinTuesday - @xobreex3‬
📸 #TagTuesday - @richardbcolon.com
📸 #TidesOutTuesday - @runningpast

Wednesdays
#WackyWednesdayArt - @itsmtntime

Thursdays
📸 #humansOfBlueSky - ECK - @luiscordoba
#PalacesandGardens - ECK - @sabineshutterbug
📸 #UrbanGaze - ECK - @rnantel

Fridays
#FishyFriday - @victoriapfeiffer
#FiveMinFriday - @captzerp
#Flyday - @grays.art
#FoodOnFriday - @lorettarobinson
#ForestFriday - ECK - @chrisclougholy
📸 #MacroFeatherFriday - @marjoriemcdonald
📸 #macrophotofriday - @macrophotofriday
#Scape - ECK - @jaycee-visionlogic, @rina2012

Saturdays
#BlueSkyArtShow - ECK - @churchstreetimages.com
📸#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto

Sundays
#bnw_macro - ECK - @geraldmfoto
📸 #ImageAndVerse - ECK - @niamhie +team
📸 #SelfPortraitSunday - ECK - @selfportraiture, @lotuscarroll, @eustace.link
#ShotsInSlots - @kerrieneet
#Stunday - ECK - @handcranked, @alinagrafik, @skarabara
🎨 #SundayFishSketch🐡- ‪@lampichthys ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

#ColourADay / #ColorADay - @wealiearts
#MagentaMon or #PinkMon
#CyanTue or #BlueTue
#RedWed
#YellowThu or #GoldThu
#BWFri or #BlackFri or #WhiteFri
#GreenSat
#OrangeSun

November 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Specific Days Year-Round
Unhosted 📸 # Challenges

Mondays
#AllMetalMonday
#Market Monday
#MinimalMonday
#MosaicMonday
#MossyMonday
#MushroomMonday

Tuesdays
#TelephoneBox #Twosday
#TerraceTuesday
#TextureTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TilesOnTuesday
#TinyWindowTuesday
#TulipTuesday

Wednesdays
#RoseWednesday
#Stumpday
#WallsOnWednesday
#WaterfallWednesday
#WeirdBirdWednesday
#WhiteFlowerWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday
#WordlessWednesday

Thursdays
#AdoorableThursday
#ThrowbackThursday
#ThursdayBins
#ThursdayChairs
#Thursgate
#PubSignThursday

Fridays
#FerrousFriday
#FloralFriday
#FlowersonFriday
#FontsonFriday
#FungiFriday
#PubfrontFriday
#ShopfrontFriday

Saturdays (#Caturday)
#PostBoxSaturday
#SatARTday
#SaturdayStairs
#SteepleSaturday
#StripesonSaturday

Sundays
#FlowersonSunday
#SignsonSunday
#SilentSunday
#SundaySkies
#SundayYellow

***@saveredlandlibr has tons of suggestions for other daily hashtag challenges to participate in.

November 2025

#BlueSkyArtShowsss
Completed This Year, Monthly with a Daily Theme (May return next year – 2026)

January
#Birbfest2025 - @monkeymintaka
#JanuArty/#JanuArty2025 - @whitneyyoh
#Creaturanuary - @spectralashwood
February
#FebruArty - @whitneyyoh
#FebArt/#FebArt25 - @elunajewelry
#FebruaryElemental - @omegamom
#Februllage - @missprinted @rhedfawell @edincollagecoll
#FishyFeb - @victoriapfeiffer
March
#MakersmARTch - @whitneyyoh
#MarchOfTheMammals - @shunosaurus
#MarchIntoLandscapes - @victoriapfeiffer
#mARTch - @elunajewelry
#MathArtMarch - @ayliean
#MutationMarch - @galusaurus ‬
#smARTist - @kac-art.bsky.social
April
#4Art25 - @elunajewelry
#acoloraDAYpril - @whitneyyoh
#AprilColors - @faunwood
#smARTist - @kac-art
May
#streamink2025/#doodleawaymay2025 - @streamink
#MayBlooms/MayLeaves - @birdsinboughs
#MayJewels25 - @elunajewelry
#Maysozoic - @paleorex
#MothMay - @loadofolbobbins
#shrknd0petography - @shrknd0
June
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuneSea - @birdsinboughs
#smARTist - @kac-art
July -
#dyicad2025/#daisyyellowart - @tammy999
#JuliArty - @whitneyyoh
#smARTist - @kac-art
#USkJulyPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
August -
#AbstractAug - @wealiearts
#AuGhost2025 - @therealaughost
#AugustAdventures2025 - @byjessicaelena
#AvianAugust - @cookiedoves
#smARTist - @kelseycarnellart
#USkAugustPrompts2025 - @urbansketchers
September -
#LillasStylePlay2025 - @makeartthatsells
#SciArtSeptember - @lizlagomorph + @LucyGemArt
#SleepySep - @wealiearts
October -
‬#31DaysOfFungi - @malinadowling
#ArchInk - @blacktrowel
#Invertober - @fossilforager
#Epochtober - @romanlandry
#Paleoctober - @djigr.bsky
‬#Sharktober - @requinoesis
#Spacetober - @morgandenman
#Spooktober - @wealiearts
#streamink - @streamink

#Figuary, #frogfebruary
#Marchitecture
#Plein Airpril
#MerMay
#DrawEverythingJune2025 #Junicorn (unicorns),#Kaijune
#Birdtober, #Entober, #mabsdrawlloweenclub, #Inktober inktober.com #Mathober mathober.com, #Sciartober
November 2025

November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM

kxs

@kxswanson.bsky.social

#ColoraDay #BlueTue #TidesOutTuesday #ocean #RockinTuesday #JuneSea #TwoferTuesday #twosday #Seals #coast #photography #EastCoastKin #photographersofbluesky

July 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM

Kigyo Michio

@evanmichio.bsky.social

We went back to the spot where we got engaged . . .
#Summerdaze #junesea #photography #Blueskyartshow #scape #Aloha

July 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Brock’s Photographic Journey

@bar44.bsky.social

The Big Island, Hawaii #JuneSea #Photography 📷

July 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM

Robyn

@handcranked.bsky.social

Here are the art challenge hosts and creators that I know of. Everything is in the alt text.

Art challenges: Hosts

#AlphabetChallenge: @sheena-mck.bsky.social
#ArtOfSelfPortraiture: @lotuscarroll.bsky.social + @biggaboss.bsky.social
#ArtYear: @annalarssonstudio.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow: @churchstreetimages.com
#BlueSkyMonday: @arminausejo.com
#bnw_macro: @geraldmfoto.bsky.social‬
#ClassicMono: @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social + rotating hosts
#ColorADay: @wealiearts.bsky.social‬
#ContemporaryTuesday: @mikecoffeyart.bsky.social
#dyicad2025: @tammy999.bsky.social‬
#FiveMinFri: @captzerp.bsky.social‬
#FishyFriday: @victoriapfeiffer.bsky.social‬
#FoodOnFriday: @lorettarobinson.bsky.social‬
#ForestFriday: @chrisclougholy.bsky.social
#HumansOfBlueSky: @luiscordoba.bsky.social
#JuneSea: @birdsinboughs.bsky.social‬
#JuliArty: @whitneyyoh.bsky.social‬
#LLJP: @jam2estph.bsky.social
#MacroMonday: @elaschneider43.bsky.social + @freyasnowball.bsky.social
#MountainMonday: @rouxroamer.bsky.social
#RockinTuesday: @xobreex3.bsky.social
#scape: @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social + @rina2012.bsky.social‬
#SelfPortraitSunday: @lotuscarroll.bsky.social + @biggaboss.bsky.social
#SensoryArt: @subicrn.bsky.social
#smArtist: @kac-art.bsky.social
#Stunday: @handcranked.bsky.social
#TidesOutTuesday: @runningpast.bsky.social
#UrbanGaze: @rnantel.bsky.social
#WackyWednesdayArt: @itsmtntime.bsky.social

July 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM

peacedove.bsky.social

@peacedove.bsky.social

#JuneSea #grey #silhouette
The face on the lamppost

July 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Janet 💙 ⭐️🌲 📷

@bluemoon3143.bsky.social

Where the sky meets the sea and the sea meets the #shore.
Cape Cod National Seashore
#JuneSea (a couple of days late)
#EastCoastKin #photography #Seascape

A pale blue sky meets the sea with colors of blue, aqua, and white foamy waves, which meets a shore of sand.

July 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Kigyo Michio

@evanmichio.bsky.social

The energy for the next 6 months:
Let yourself revel in joy
Notice the small wins
Give kindness freely
Live with gratitude
Express your love.
#YungPueblo #inGratitude #scape #photography #selfportrait #pacificocean #juneSea #peace #cancersurvivor #meditation

July 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM

GSpence

@gspence2.bsky.social

Good morning Bluesky 🦋😃🌦️🥵
Happy Tuesday 🙏🏾💙💐☕️☕️
Have a great day everyone
#ChooseKindness
#GiveGrace
#EastCoastKin
#RockinTuesday
#TidesOutTuesday
#TagTuesday
#ContemporaryTuesday
#JuneSea #share
#sensoryart #elephant
#smArtist #maple
#PhotographersofBluesky
#PhotographersUnited

July 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM

Pauline

@paulinedrawsbears.bsky.social

This little diver is saying goodbye to #junesea on her way to the #shore 🌊

#artyear #smartist #catsky #birds #cuteart

A digital drawing of a diver without her helmet on sitting on the roof of a colorful houseboat. She has a round, happy face and bright orange hair. The houseboat is covered in different objects, such as corals in plantpots, gardening equipment, a small guitar or big ukulele on the wall, and a hammock with some knitting wool hanging out of it. The houseboat has a small trellis spanning its terrace on which a black cat with large yellow eyes is hanging out. There is also a seagull, curiously watching the diver.

July 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM

tamantha.k

@tamanthak.bsky.social

Kempenfelt Bay at Sunset #JuneSea #shore #scape #eastcoastkin #kempenfeltbay #barrieontario #photography

July 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Leah & Sons Leather Goods

@lsleather.bsky.social

#blueskymonday #smARTist #transience #junesea #shore
#reflections #photography
A necessary escape.

Three people on the shore of an ocean, carrying a shovel and a net.

July 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM

Jamie Glass

@jglass8.bsky.social

And there it goes, goodbye June!

#sunset #JuneSea #goodnight #shore #sundown #photography #coastalvibes #EastCoastKin #goldenhour #peace #midyear #photorgraphersofbluesky

July 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Keyser Lauze 🇨🇦

@keyserlauze.bsky.social

Goodnight my #bluesky friends!💙🌊🫶😎🦋 Here one for #JuneSea the last theme #shore

"Ripples from our prosperity
Build increased life for all
Our sharing makes a difference
Whether it’s big or small"

- Christopher Westra

#ripple #sharing #friends #sunset #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #westcoast

July 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM

Jen tiNGtiNG

@tingting.bsky.social

Another pocket sketch on another dog walk to the mountain lake with Zeus and some ink #ArtYear #MountainMonday #JuneSea #shore

On the top, a thumb anchors a small piece of paper with an ink brush sketch of a lake shore. On the bottom, the sketch with added watercolor and a prominent pine tree. By Jen Schultes

July 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM

Jen tiNGtiNG

@tingting.bsky.social

I have been carrying these little pieces of Fabriano paper and ink pens with me on my walks with Zeus. Sometimes I can stop for a sec and sketch a scene. And sometimes I add watercolor later (if I used waterproof ink). #ArtYear #MountainMonday #JuneSea #shore