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Beverly

@picturedragon.bsky.social

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Illustrator, cat mom, bookseller.
See more art at picturedragon.weebly.com

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🍩yay treats!

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This one always appears exhausted. Except around Eff-it O'Clock in the morning.

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Heh. You're only shocked if you forgot I work with the public! 😸

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I've been poking at this for a couple days. I'm really pleased with the light effects and environment, but I may have overworked my character a bit. I wonder if I'd regret going over with gouache to smooth him out a bit?

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Sometimes you just feel a certain way about the world, but you want to dress that up a little

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Jim Hoover's avatar Jim Hoover @jimhoover017.bsky.social
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They are going to do to every industry—including children’s publishing—what they are doing nation wide with reproductive health care. It is going to be chaotic and ugly by design. Please VOTE accordingly.

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Small painting before I have to start working today

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With Disability Pride Month in full swing, I've been thinking about how a lot of writing productivity advice is actively harmful if you're dealing with chronic illness, disability, or anything other than default factory settings. Be kind to yourself and do what works for *you*.

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If you need trees and magical creatures I'd be delighted to be considered!

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Local towns "Soddy-Daisy" and "Sequatchie" are just fun to say. Someday I'll research their origins.

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Ok, ok, but hear me out -U.S. PRESIDENT amoral wizard owl. Beats the hell out of the rancid jack-o'-lantern 🎃

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No particular purpose for this, I was just having fun creating places

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That's what campgrounds sound like at night. 😁 How about backyard camping?

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I generally prefer to say "old is what happens to you when you forget to have fun."

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It's not THAT many ..... *looks around* um well It's not like they're ORGANIZED or anything. Not one of them could tell you who Dewey Decimal is.

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Why does everyone keep mistaking my house for a library? 😁 But yes, absolutely

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I'd be an oversized floof monster living in a library or bookstore, sleeping on important books people are trying to read and looking pitiful and starving anytime there's a tuna sandwich in the staff break room.

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I've already been thinking about magical coffee shops. I don't know if I have a book in my brain, but I'd certainly illustrate one if someone else wrote it!

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It makes me very happy that so many people appreciate my little friend here! I'd like encourage everyone to support each other and share our small friends' songs even after Pride month is finished!.

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True, but you could also stop at "I am not willing to entertain the "there are too many books" argument" and still be on the right side of the argument! (I may possibly be a bookish magpie enchanted by every shiny new cover that falls into my path)

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All I really want today is to jump into a nice cold river.

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Eh, don't ask me to explain it, I don't understand either.

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The world needs your song, even if you sometimes feel small!

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“Satan is in Libraries” Well if he can provide photo ID with his current address then he is entitled to sign up for a library card. We also have other ways he can sign up if he is currently without identification

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If you see this, quote reply with something summery from your portfolio! 🌞 🏖️ 🐢 🐊

(Nothing says summer like making new friends at the lake!)

#KidLitArt #Illustration

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They tried to write it down, but ran out of paper. I expect there's no book they wouldn't try to read, given the chance!

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This may be the best science news headline I've seen in a very long time.

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Let’s have an art show! If you are an artist here on bluesky just respond to this post between now and 9:15 pm EST with your (non-violent, non-pornographic, non-AI generated) cat-themed art and I will repost it. Also include your etsy store or any other links/info you want shared.

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KITTIES! I haven't done a lot of new portraits, but I'm playing with characters for stories.

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Someone PLEASE research the laws used by the original inhabitants of the area and post them alongside! Also, I know the Iroquois had something that a lot of our historical stuff was based on, but my history is a little fuzzy. Seems like it would be relevant tho, yes?

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Just playing around a little with inks and paint to see what new effects I can get

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Would anyone like to have a Bluesky pride parade?
Create a character and illustrate them in the way they'd join the parade, whether they're strolling, driving or (if they're really adventurous) hang gliding!
#BskyPrideParade

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