Sonya

Just out here drawing plants and critters. Graphic designer during the day.

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I’m done here. I’m not supporting this platform unless and until it is no longer under the control of that petulant, fascist-platforming, egotistical, misogynistic, hateful man-baby. I’m on Threads and Instagram as @ sonyaseattle.

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Nigel Nibbleton was always ready for a day sipping carrot liqueur in the garden or a night at the club.

Acrylics on canvas, 11 x 14”

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Just a chipper little hipster chickadee, ready for spring but still fighting the chill. Acrylics on wood panel, 4x4"

#acrylicpainting #hipchick #seattleartist

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A recently unearthed portrait of Miss Petunia, Her Grace the Duchess of Calico, the great-great-great-great-aunt of my cat.

(Actually, acrylics on canvas, 10 x 10)
#acryliconcanvas #petportrait #artistsontwitter

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@natetrue Thank you! 💖

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Finally finished this springtime lady (now where is *actual* spring??). I don’t paint as much in acrylics as watercolor, but I’m starting to feel more confident with them now.

16x20 (sold to private collection) #acrylicpainting #bear #art #seattleartist

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@NaniWrites @lizaadamczewski Wow, yes! Love it!

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Queen Roma. Portrait of a beautiful Estrela Mountain Dog. She is a true queen, but with a goofy side.

Acrylic on canvas. 11x14
#petportrait

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@RhondaS73805799 #goals

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@evilpeacock Ooo, thank you!

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@Kelpmaiden They have a suspect in custody! https://t.co/baAKwdqOPD

[Auburn WA Police Dept @AuburnWAPolice]

UPDATE: After overwhelming support from the community, APD has arrested a suspect in this case.

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Every year, when the nights were the longest, he came. He only stayed a short time, but during those moments, we all remembered that the light would return someday.

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24x18, watercolor + gouache

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@KJocelyn Oh no 😧

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@KJocelyn No! Nathan was laid off? 😕

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@Kelpmaiden Snails are delicious in garlic and butter sauce.

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@Kelpmaiden Looks like someone’s afraid of the competition.

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@Kelpmaiden Apparently EM would rather you didn't. This is the first time I've EVER had a Tweet flagged...hmm.

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@Kelpmaiden IMO it means Mastadon is too cryptic and hard to use to ever replace Twitter. Personally I've got my eyes on https://t.co/5xeDEKLGxE - there's a waiting list but it moves fast. It's everything Twitter should be.

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(Here's the AI post on Facebook: https://t.co/jpHNqf4kap)

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So a while back, I had an AI program generate some fake pulp sci-fi paperback covers; the prompt was "1970s pulp fiction paperback cover of a squirrel in a spacesuit orbiting earth." The results were fun, but I decided I wanted to see if I, a non-computer human, could do better.

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So this is my attempt. I changed it from a squirrel to an opossum, because I didn't see how a squirrel's tail could work in a space suit. Too fluffy. Here's the result! The painting is gouache on black matte acrylic, and with a little Photoshop help I made a new story.