KIRISKA
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Simultaneously
For the POSTED group show that opened last night. This ended up being more of a challenge than I anticipated. The stamp shape is really fun, but it also made for a lot more surface area to paint along the borders. Painting in the trench between the main part of
out to dry
Another with the Soleil Couchant à Étretat ink. Desaturated the scan a bit so it s closer to the original, available here. If this feels like climate commentary it s because I ve been stuck inside for four days and it s 90 F in my apartment because the window seal for vent hose
Soleil et fumée
Original is available here. So I impulse bought a whole 25 mL bottle of Dominant Industries Soleil Couchant à Étretat ink, which is named after a Monet painting. The ink is like a moodier version of the Tono Lims「時は満ちそして巡る」I was using a few weeks ago. I like that this
Local celebrity sightings
Framed original and prints available at Push/Pull, Jimothy s neighbourhood art store. :V There s a lot to say about the rapid commodification of a weird lil raccoon, but I m tired. It was interesting that multiple people called the store to ask if there was art available of Jimothy by local artists
AF 2026 finale
I d resigned to just not having time for a silly aisha mass attack this year, but then I decided to start this about 2 hours before the end of the event like a deadline adrenaline junkie. :V The shading ended up having to be very sloppy, but I got this
Creature of stars
Character by Mimble. Sparkly paints are kind of a curse because you kind of have to just handle the piece in person to appreciate how sparkly it is, but if you frame it, you lose it I amped the saturation in the scan because it sort of makes up for
AF 2026 miscellany
Characters by umberfossils, ConjuredRabbit, Ulrich_Studio, Valoxiax, and Skullgardens.
AF 2026 Neopets (+a pony)
Characters by ornathe, frogdog, lizziedraws, and McJusti. Mara Kikos look better with actual arms, huh.
AF creature compilation
Characters by Gogythemush, erkhnrt, camberdraws, missbeasty, Semper, and rowy16.