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autistic author-illustrator 🌿 (she/her) https://linktr.ee/vanessagillings

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watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a red cloak riding a crane standing amid stylized lotus flowers

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a red cloak riding a crane standing amid stylized lotus flowers

close up of previous painting

close up of previous painting

Happy Lunar New Year! May the fire horse bring us all safety, health and happiness. πŸ’›

[ #illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache ]

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thank you so much!

17.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a red cloak riding a crane standing amid stylized lotus flowers

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl in a red cloak riding a crane standing amid stylized lotus flowers

close up of previous painting

close up of previous painting

Happy Lunar New Year! May the fire horse bring us all safety, health and happiness. πŸ’›

[ #illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache ]

17.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 402    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
cute watercolor and gouache painting of two kids wearing uniforms holding boxes and a heart-stamped letter in a mail room

cute watercolor and gouache painting of two kids wearing uniforms holding boxes and a heart-stamped letter in a mail room

Happy Valentine's Day! πŸ’Œ

[ #illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache ]

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cute watercolor and gouache painting of two kids wearing uniforms holding boxes and a heart-stamped letter in a mail room

cute watercolor and gouache painting of two kids wearing uniforms holding boxes and a heart-stamped letter in a mail room

Happy Valentine's Day! πŸ’Œ

[ #illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache ]

14.02.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

HOORAY!!! So excited for this!!

14.02.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pigeon Mail

reposting a piece from my solo show at Nucleus Portland because I'm writing a little love letter for my husband for Valentines day (d'aw)

[ #kidlitart #illustration #watercolor #gouache ]

13.02.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 959    πŸ” 273    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
watercolor and gouache painting of a couple holding hands in the snow as fresh snow falls with a nighttime cityscape in the distant background

watercolor and gouache painting of a couple holding hands in the snow as fresh snow falls with a nighttime cityscape in the distant background

close up of previous image

close up of previous image

Still dealing with health problems (sigh) so things have been slow-going on the work front lately, but here's a little fan art I did a while ago of Gable and Angelica from @trungles.com's lovely comic Angelica and the Bear Prince which felt Valentines-y πŸ’›

12.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

aw thank you!! (and me too!) πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

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Three books lying in a pile on a spotted backdrop - it’s three books in Alina Tysoe’s the great puptective series. The top one is called the big Mousetake and it features Poppy the Puptective and three silly mice

Three books lying in a pile on a spotted backdrop - it’s three books in Alina Tysoe’s the great puptective series. The top one is called the big Mousetake and it features Poppy the Puptective and three silly mice

Author copies of book three arrived at my door today so now I can put all of them together in a pile πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ. The latest is coming out next month!

12.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

these look so amazing! 😍

12.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!

12.02.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

12.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

aw thank you, Trung! I'm so happy you like it! I meant to post it forever ago and totally forgot πŸ˜… but I loved Angelica and the Bear Prince so I had to make some art for it!

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thank you!

12.02.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
watercolor and gouache painting of a couple holding hands in the snow as fresh snow falls with a nighttime cityscape in the distant background

watercolor and gouache painting of a couple holding hands in the snow as fresh snow falls with a nighttime cityscape in the distant background

close up of previous image

close up of previous image

Still dealing with health problems (sigh) so things have been slow-going on the work front lately, but here's a little fan art I did a while ago of Gable and Angelica from @trungles.com's lovely comic Angelica and the Bear Prince which felt Valentines-y πŸ’›

12.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks!

26.01.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey everyone! I recently updated my personal print shop with all my recent personal work, as well as my MtG pieces! I’m also offering a week-long 25% discount code on top of inprnt's 40% sale that's running: LMDM2MNG. πŸ’›

www.inprnt.com/gallery/vane...

25.01.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Digital colored drawing of a coyote lifting their leg and peeing on the word "ice" in big block letters made to look like ice. Next to it the words "no respect for killers & kidnappers" is written in yellow.

Digital colored drawing of a coyote lifting their leg and peeing on the word "ice" in big block letters made to look like ice. Next to it the words "no respect for killers & kidnappers" is written in yellow.

No more terror in our streets!

24.01.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1411    πŸ” 441    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bet extremely careful about what you share today. Propaganda is going to be -everywhere- and the less unvetted info is spread the safer it will keep people. My personal view is that I will not believe a single thing this admin says about the shooting. Ever.

24.01.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

aw thank you so much!!

24.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turned my frustration into art.

πŸ“œYou can watch the full video & read the transcript at natasailincic.com/fuck-ai

23.01.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 641    πŸ” 226    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 12
Art Prints by Vanessa Gillings Shop gallery quality Art Prints by Vanessa Gillings.

Some good news, btw! I checked and MtG artists ARE allowed to sell prints of their pieces, so I’ve uploaded mine to my general print store. To celebrate I’m releasing a 25% off, week-long promo code for my entire store: LMDM2MNG.

www.inprnt.com/gallery/vane...

22.01.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
magic the gathering illustration of a flamekin explorer holding a map in the foreground with a fantastical background

magic the gathering illustration of a flamekin explorer holding a map in the foreground with a fantastical background

the magic the gathering card featuring the previous illustration

the magic the gathering card featuring the previous illustration

Sorry to post this one separately but for some reason I didn’t see that my illustration for this card was released πŸ˜… But anyway, here’s my third and final card for #MTGLorwynEclipsed! It was a lot of fun to paint a Flamekin β€” thank you so much to ADs Jameela Wahlgren and Aliana Rood!

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So cool to see these, thank you so much for sharing! πŸ’›

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aw feel better, kitty! πŸ’”

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I feel the exact same way about my 20's -- my brain didn't stop cooking until 30 either, but that meant my 30's were pretty excellent though! I'm 40 now πŸ‘΅πŸ» but I honestly know myself better than ever and am happier in my personal life than I've ever been πŸ’›

17.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Images from a PDG created as an emergency contact card in case of ICE abduction.

Images from a PDG created as an emergency contact card in case of ICE abduction.

One of the things that has especially bothered me about the ICE raids is that often folks are taken with no way to contact their loved ones to let them know what happened. One of the most helpful things you can do as a legal upstander is get this info - but these abductions are chaotic at best.

17.01.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I really hope artists know by now that Sticker Mule is toxic sludge. There are plenty of alternatives.

16.01.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie. I'm still learning how to understand her. Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle? Minnie: Arf! *I just call her "little baby" most of the time. I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

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