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I'd like to say "Unbelievable", but...(gestures at everything)

Girl flying at sunset with geese.

That's awful. I'm so sorry to hear that.

Young girl flying with geese at sunset

Small child reaching into the water for the reflection of a star.

Congratulations on 10k! I'm RS Hirsch, children's book illustrator. I like to sketch thumbnails in pencil then work digitally from them. No AI ever.
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Bison calf not more than maybe a day old standing on an endless field of spring grass and flowers. A few scattered sage off to the right.

Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving

Still a bit smushed but standing strong on fields of flowers and the great plains

Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...

USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you

www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...

genAI is, at its core, the most fundamentally unlikeable people trying to shortcut their way into community and perceived „fame and adoration“, but without doing any of the work or even self reflection.

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Small girl reaching for the reflection of a star in the water.

General feeling these days. This piece is called "Almost".
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Two girls waving on clouds above a nighttime city.

Waving to everyone from my cloud, hoping you're waving too. Sending love and kindness out in a weary world.
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Ah, "exposure". An artist's least favorite word. Closely followed by "scraping".

This is one of my favorite bits from the series, because of the truth of it. It's about making "the people" afraid, and using their fear to sway their vote. Pretty much sums up politics, in my opinion.

I'd like to say "unbelievable", but...(gestures wildly all around)

Girl flying with geese at sunset.

Thanks! Picture book illustrator here, and a recent illo.

Truth!

Tea for me. Coffee gives me ocular migraines, sadly.

Ooh, that's a good line... 👍

These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.

We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

With the decline of smoking, they are most often kept near camping supplies (or in Menards case, by fireplaces and starter logs).

First post on Blue sky, and it feels fitting that this should be my first image shared here. I really loved redoing this piece.
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