Monica Orange

A quick reminder, if you’re gonna be at @floridasupercon.bsky.social next week, I will be tabling there. Come by both G 25 and say hello!

And a few more pieces I've shared here before for #portfolioday

Happy #PortfolioDay!

Just coming on there to share some of my favorite work from the last couple of months. If you're looking of a fantasy illustrator, I hope you'll consider me!

Also, I'll be tabling at Florida Supercon Jul 18-20, so come snag some prints of this artwork if you'd like!

A sketch that evolved into a full blown illustration. Whoops!

Anyways, enjoy this mischievous water fae creature? Nymph? water Naiad? Fairy? Idk.

A red half orc fighter and a buff female monk with chakrams pose in the dusty side street of a market place. Posed and ready to take on anyone who would get in the way of these two best friends.

Harnessing the power of the stars with the help of her magic staff, A strong, confident, curvy and sexy witch unleashes her celestial power, calling on her constellation familiars. She takes aim an an unseen enemy with her spell casting.

Two new illustrations.

Img 1: "Ruby and Zera - Streets of Old Market". Ruby, in back, poised to fight. Zera, front, ready to strike. Best friends orphaned at a young age. All they have is each other.

Img 2: "Nova - Celestial Spell" A witch with the power to harness constellations as familiars.

Haven't been here on this app in a hot minute, but I think I'll try to jump back in. Let me lead off with some of my new illustration work from the last couple of months. I'm really happy with the direction my work has been going in.

(BTW, I'm open to work. Illustration, paint, design. etc.)

A new painting from this weekend.

That’s one good mushroom pup! He’s so photogenic.

I’m sad I haven’t had time to paint traditionally nearly all summer due to freelance or other commitments that have worn me out. Thankfully, things are slowing down on the horizon and I might have time soon. I might even squeeze in some today if I have energy after finishing a deep clean.🎨🎨🎨

Oh, and again, the ranch dressing. Most likely Gordon's brand.

I think you're right. But It's still not quite the same as when you eat them in a loud, weirdly smelly cafeteria surrounded by dozens, and dozens of students, the weight of their peer pressure suffocating any joy and relaxation a lunch period should bring out of you.

Do y'all ever get like agressive cravings for childhood foods? Like right now, out of nowhere, I really want bosco sticks. You know, the breadsticks with mozzarella in them. And I very specifically wanna dip them in whatever ranch dressing brand my high school had. Weird.

Just scheduled a very expensive dental cleaning for my dog, which I've been putting off for far too. It's gonna happen on the week of my birthday, so I guess that's my birthday present to myself. A healthy, clean-teethed doggo. You know what though, he's worth it.

Oooh. I had this happen once, and I'd grabbed the bougie grass-fed milk, which I don't usually buy. That was a great day.

Funny absolutely every time I see it no contest.

Went running this morning for the first time in about a month and a half because I developed plantar fasciitis at the end of June. Felt so good to be back out there! 🏃‍♀️
Now, let’s see how my heel holds up this time around with better stretching.

Man, I’m having one of those mornings where I just can’t shake the sleepiness out of my system. I blame it on my kinda heavy breakfast, which is unusual for me. It’s kinda frustrating.

Ugh!! Every time it comes up on my FYP, I just get so sad as well as a major ick feeling. ☹️

One of my least favorite things about living in LA is the lack of close proximity to a Culver’s. All I want right now is a butter burger and some sweet potato fries. ☹️

Happy #swordtember.

I'm not sure if I'll be doing every prompt this month cause I just don't have time. But I really wanted to do today's since it was "witch". I posted the cropped version on instagram earlier today, but decided I wanted to draw her full body.

I'm putting this out into the universe. I've attempted to make a sourdough starter twice now and both times they got moldy either from being too warm, or being forgotten. But this is the year I'm actually gonna make a successful sourdough starter, and make some gosh dang bread!!

For those who haven’t gotten it yet!

One of my greatest joys in life is cooking for other people. Something I sadly don't get to do as much as I'd like. However, next month I'm back in a studio after over three years of working from home, and I'm already starting a list of all the things I wanna bring in for co-workers.

Folks, seriously, don't write this off. Do what you gotta do now to prepare. SoCal isn't built for this much water in such a short timeframe. There will be flooding and mudslides. Be safe.

This is sage advice indeed.

So, in my building we have an area where people will set out old furniture, clothes, knicknacks, etc. to give away for free, and someone just left out a practically new $60 burr grinder, which I promptly scooped up. I was literally just thinking about investing in one. What great timing. Lol.

I feel that. It's nearly noon, and I still have my window open, and am actually a little chilly. Makes me extra excited for fall. I'll take this small cool down for as long as it lasts.

I was just in Lahaina visiting family back in June. Thankfully they're all safe, but my heart goes out to the people of Hawai'i, and all those affected by this. It's crazy, and so, so sad. Please donate if you can.

A painting I made last weekend. I'm super happy with it. It's so cathartic to make artwork just for the sake of making artwork when most of the stuff I make isn't even technically mine. I love my job, but it feels so good to just create without a purpose.

What's this? I'm posting for the first time after having Bluesky for over a week? Haha. Here, have some paintings I've made over the last year or so since I'm not sure what else I wanna post right now.