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(Sue K.) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Artist, drummer, relaxer. She/her #yeg Currently into: all things Tolkien, Arkham Horror LCG, pixel art, gouache, Long Covid recovery, #canucks, my cats Currently out of: my wheelchair, except for long trips! https://tumblegroove.carrd.co/

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"This is for people who are committed to movement-building praxis and are interested in challenging themselves."

Been looking around for resources to share with people (and for myself) and this is another good one

08.02.2026 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Landscape format in acrylics on mat board. Between a yellow into orange sky, and a lime into green body of water, is a horizontal strip of a terrace of 10 houses (left to right: pale green, pale blue, paler blue, white, dark blue, red, mid-blue, yellow, pale blue, pink) with dark blue and purple slate roofs. Three houses have 3 stories, the rest 2. All have small dark windows. Behind are rooftops and gables, and in front is a dark blue quay wall running across the width of the painting. It has 2  small pale blue and white fishing boats docked on green and yellow seaweed at bottom of the quay wall on the right. A small round orange buoy floats in the middle of the harbour to the left. Signed bottom right in red, Liam Daly

Landscape format in acrylics on mat board. Between a yellow into orange sky, and a lime into green body of water, is a horizontal strip of a terrace of 10 houses (left to right: pale green, pale blue, paler blue, white, dark blue, red, mid-blue, yellow, pale blue, pink) with dark blue and purple slate roofs. Three houses have 3 stories, the rest 2. All have small dark windows. Behind are rooftops and gables, and in front is a dark blue quay wall running across the width of the painting. It has 2 small pale blue and white fishing boats docked on green and yellow seaweed at bottom of the quay wall on the right. A small round orange buoy floats in the middle of the harbour to the left. Signed bottom right in red, Liam Daly

Have a #painting. From a few years back "The Long Walk Again" is not the first time I've painted the iconic Galway scene. And knowing me it's unlikely to be the last. There are other places in the west of Ireland to paint, but something about the shapes and space draw me back here. #art #SpeirGhorm

07.02.2026 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was all "no wonder everyone is always saying I'm not trying hard enough, everything really IS easier for them!"

07.02.2026 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that was my reaction the first time too!

07.02.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Enamel pin design of Tulikko, a blue pink and white fox leaping through the stars and leaving waves of rainbow Aurora flames in her wake.

Enamel pin design of Tulikko, a blue pink and white fox leaping through the stars and leaving waves of rainbow Aurora flames in her wake.

Meet Tulikko, a mythical Finnish Fire Fox that makes auroras! ๐Ÿ”ฅโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŒ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸฆŠ

31.01.2026 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 407    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I'll try to push a couple packs of peanuts into him

29.01.2026 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seat 1

Flopsy Sauron will be too tired to bother me while I read, and if I get bored I can chat across the aisle with the most pleasant guy on the plane.

29.01.2026 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Illustration of a bipedal floppy-eared dog and a terrier dog sitting in tall grass together. The dogs sit opposite of each other and are wearing reddish clothing. The terrier's eyes sparkle and give off a blue aura, while the floppy eared dog reaches out it's hand to receive that aura.

Illustration of a bipedal floppy-eared dog and a terrier dog sitting in tall grass together. The dogs sit opposite of each other and are wearing reddish clothing. The terrier's eyes sparkle and give off a blue aura, while the floppy eared dog reaches out it's hand to receive that aura.

It's the same as the emotion I get from you

22.01.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 379    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A stylized big cat with deep blue/purple fur. Bright yellow/orange spots shaped like stars cover its pelt. It cradles a larger star in its tail. The border on the left and bottom is a line of matching stars. The right and top border is striped and dotted. The background is a patchy blue/green

A stylized big cat with deep blue/purple fur. Bright yellow/orange spots shaped like stars cover its pelt. It cradles a larger star in its tail. The border on the left and bottom is a line of matching stars. The right and top border is striped and dotted. The background is a patchy blue/green

fur filled with stars โœจ #art

25.01.2026 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 974    ๐Ÿ” 342    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

thanks for the alert, it's gorgeous tonight even over downtown!

21.01.2026 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dreaming is free!

21.01.2026 04:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

your linework is always so gorgeous!

21.01.2026 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the main shop page for kamakru.com/shop it reads welcome to the shop with a red sign that says OPEN

Screenshot of the main shop page for kamakru.com/shop it reads welcome to the shop with a red sign that says OPEN

It's done. It's done, IT'S DONE. ๐Ÿ˜€
The website is complete. New items added. New sales added. Everything updated. First project of 2026 complete!

kamakru.com/shop

20.01.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pintura abstracta de tรฉcnica mixta con una composiciรณn central oscura y vertical, rodeada de campos de color apagados en verdes, grises y tonos claros. Superficies texturizadas, capas visibles y una estructura que sugiere tensiรณn y equilibrio.

Pintura abstracta de tรฉcnica mixta con una composiciรณn central oscura y vertical, rodeada de campos de color apagados en verdes, grises y tonos claros. Superficies texturizadas, capas visibles y una estructura que sugiere tensiรณn y equilibrio.

'Cuatro deseos y un recuerdo'

queda
no lo pedido

lo que insistiรณ
en quedarse

#juanestebanART #art

18.01.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BRICK WITH FOOTPRINT
Clay
ca. 2000 BCE
Ur (Iraq)
B16460
This footprint captures the moment, over four thousand years ago, when someone stepped barefoot on a mud brick left to dry in the sun.

BRICK WITH FOOTPRINT Clay ca. 2000 BCE Ur (Iraq) B16460 This footprint captures the moment, over four thousand years ago, when someone stepped barefoot on a mud brick left to dry in the sun.

A few years ago, Brian Rose gave me a tour of the Penn Museum. One of my favorite items is this clay brick from ca. 2000 BCE, Ur (Iraq). I show it on the first day of classes because reconstructing the lives of ancient people often means working from the small impressions we all leave on the earth ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

19.01.2026 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 397    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so disappointing :(

19.01.2026 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
color block sweatshirt (white on top, dark heather gray on bottom) worn by a person. chest is embroidered with a spotted black and white cat. sleeves are embroidered with paw prints and sparkles

color block sweatshirt (white on top, dark heather gray on bottom) worn by a person. chest is embroidered with a spotted black and white cat. sleeves are embroidered with paw prints and sparkles

color block sweatshirt (white on top, dark heather gray on bottom) worn by a person. chest is embroidered with a spotted black and white cat. sleeves are embroidered with paw prints and sparkles

color block sweatshirt (white on top, dark heather gray on bottom) worn by a person. chest is embroidered with a spotted black and white cat. sleeves are embroidered with paw prints and sparkles

NEW: Cow cat color block sweatshirt!

Will be available in S-5XL! Some quantities are very very limited as a heads up~

Releases Tuesday Jan 20, 2 pm PST

๐Ÿ„ crowlines.net ๐Ÿ„

15.01.2026 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Post image

Not dead yet.
#kaseyart #penandink

15.01.2026 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 721    ๐Ÿ” 134    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
drawing with a larg boot and many small people running to and under it to plant spears tied with red and black flags. the text says: though small we are many and very sharp.

drawing with a larg boot and many small people running to and under it to plant spears tied with red and black flags. the text says: though small we are many and very sharp.

Hope everyone is getting by ๐Ÿ’œ

15.01.2026 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 896    ๐Ÿ” 215    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Added some new pieces to my print shop. They are 30% off now.
www.inprnt.com/gallery/anya...

15.01.2026 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fan art drawing of Cirdan the Shipwright from Rings of Power.

Fan art drawing of Cirdan the Shipwright from Rings of Power.

T-shirt and pajama pattern design for the Ikea Blรฅhaj shark. The top image is a cute stuffed blue shark swimming through a little seascape. The bottom is a repeating pattern of waves with shark fins in them.

T-shirt and pajama pattern design for the Ikea Blรฅhaj shark. The top image is a cute stuffed blue shark swimming through a little seascape. The bottom is a repeating pattern of waves with shark fins in them.

8 of the unit portraits I did for the Dawn of War II Retribution game. I do not remember all their names.

8 of the unit portraits I did for the Dawn of War II Retribution game. I do not remember all their names.

4 repeating patterns I designed: Manta rays (batik inspired) in lime green, Stylized clouds on a deep blue winter night, Penguins in sweaters in ice blue and light pink on a black background, Alberta leaves on a Boho/Art Deco styled scale pattern

4 repeating patterns I designed: Manta rays (batik inspired) in lime green, Stylized clouds on a deep blue winter night, Penguins in sweaters in ice blue and light pink on a black background, Alberta leaves on a Boho/Art Deco styled scale pattern

It's #portfolioday ! I'm not selling anything and I don't need a job right now, but here's some of my work anyway๐Ÿ˜Š

13.01.2026 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please do this. Take it slow, read everything careful, and be blunt. Do not give them even a smidgen of grace.

10.01.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol, so I've just been informed that "Yorick" only has one r, AND THAT is why I never send anything to the printers for a week after I think I've finished it

good thing I keep all my layers and that it's not one of the hand-lettered sections

09.01.2026 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cirdan. So happy we're supposedly seeing a lot more of him in the upcoming season.

09.01.2026 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Frodo and Sam are small figures approaching Mordor. Barad-dur and Mt Doom can be seen in the distance. The star of earendil shines through the clouds. The text reads: Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere

Frodo and Sam are small figures approaching Mordor. Barad-dur and Mt Doom can be seen in the distance. The star of earendil shines through the clouds. The text reads: Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere

Words that have been on my mind recently
#Tolkien #art

08.01.2026 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

More than an hour before dawnโ€”when the Company will halt their overnight march, hide, and try to sleepโ€”a shadow crosses the sky above them. Gandalf cautions that โ€˜It may be nothing, only a wisp of thin cloud.โ€™

โ€˜It was moving fast then,โ€™ Aragorn answers, โ€˜and not with the wind.โ€™

09.01.2026 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

shrimp, pesto, spinach, and feta cheese

09.01.2026 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
enamel pins of pokemon done in the monster hunter icon style. Tyranitar, garchomp, rayquaza, espeon, umbreon, sylveon, gengar, lucario, and flygon. The umbreon, rayquaza, and gengar are the real big sellers and sold out the first day I put these up last time. Hopefully I have enough now but you never know.

enamel pins of pokemon done in the monster hunter icon style. Tyranitar, garchomp, rayquaza, espeon, umbreon, sylveon, gengar, lucario, and flygon. The umbreon, rayquaza, and gengar are the real big sellers and sold out the first day I put these up last time. Hopefully I have enough now but you never know.

My new pins are back in stock!! I was a bit unprepared for just how much you guys liked these last time.

rjpalmerstore.com/collections/...

08.01.2026 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4292    ๐Ÿ” 1083    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
A screenshot from the ipad app "VizRef", where you can collect lots of images into a mood board for whatever project you're working on. In this board I have lots of photos from the time period, catalog pages, pose reference photos from stock artists, and some photos I took myself of hands

A screenshot from the ipad app "VizRef", where you can collect lots of images into a mood board for whatever project you're working on. In this board I have lots of photos from the time period, catalog pages, pose reference photos from stock artists, and some photos I took myself of hands

Just a screenshot of my Procreate file with some of the layers, in case anyone finds it interesting

Just a screenshot of my Procreate file with some of the layers, in case anyone finds it interesting

I used to make a lot of historical costume for reenactment groups, so I got really into researching what these characters might actually wear in the mid-1920s

Shown below is my vizref board, and some of the layers in procreate.
Reference poses from @adorkastock.com and @nullentitystock.bsky.social

09.01.2026 02:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A hand drawn 1920s style movie poster. Top text:
โ€œSebastien Moreau presents 
THE DUNWICH LEGACY
A Thrilling Journey Beyond Time and Spaceโ€
Beneath are 6 figures which Iโ€™ll describe in the next images, standing in a sort of creeping fog. 
The bottom text is my husband & my names starring as the lead characters, with the names of the ally characters underneath.

alt text: A hand drawn 1920s style movie poster. Top text: โ€œSebastien Moreau presents THE DUNWICH LEGACY A Thrilling Journey Beyond Time and Spaceโ€ Beneath are 6 figures which Iโ€™ll describe in the next images, standing in a sort of creeping fog. The bottom text is my husband & my names starring as the lead characters, with the names of the ally characters underneath.

Close-up of the two player characters: In the front are William Yorrick and Sefina Rousseau, player investigators from Arkham Horror The Card Game. 
William has longish red hair and a beard - not a common look for the 1920s, but it makes sense considering heโ€™s an actor. He wears a Trenchcoat, and carries his trademark lantern and his โ€œCherished Keepsakeโ€ Mr. Pawterson. I decided to give him WWI style boots and pants, perhaps heโ€™s a veteran? Or maybe he got them at an army surplus store? His shirt is a typical style for the 20s, complete with a detachable soft collar that saves on laundering costs.

Sefina is a Tahitian woman, wearing a matching dark green travel coat and cloche hat. She has unfashionably long, dark, curly hair-but like many women of the time who were reluctant to bob their hair-sheโ€™s styled it impeccably to fit current hat silhouettes. Her hat is decorated with artificial Tahitian gardenias, and her coat has Polynesian tapa cloth inspired embroidery. Her drop-waist pleated dress is a lighter green, and her leather shoes have the low flared heels typical of the period. Her clothes are clearly made especially for her, none of this new-fangled buying โ€œoff the rackโ€ for Sefina! Pearls are a very popular accessory at this time, but in keeping with her theme I gave Sefina Tahitian black pearls. Lastly she has two paintbrushes in her pocket because sheโ€™s a forger artist, and sheโ€™s gesturing enthusiastically at a map sheโ€™s holding.

Close-up of the two player characters: In the front are William Yorrick and Sefina Rousseau, player investigators from Arkham Horror The Card Game. William has longish red hair and a beard - not a common look for the 1920s, but it makes sense considering heโ€™s an actor. He wears a Trenchcoat, and carries his trademark lantern and his โ€œCherished Keepsakeโ€ Mr. Pawterson. I decided to give him WWI style boots and pants, perhaps heโ€™s a veteran? Or maybe he got them at an army surplus store? His shirt is a typical style for the 20s, complete with a detachable soft collar that saves on laundering costs. Sefina is a Tahitian woman, wearing a matching dark green travel coat and cloche hat. She has unfashionably long, dark, curly hair-but like many women of the time who were reluctant to bob their hair-sheโ€™s styled it impeccably to fit current hat silhouettes. Her hat is decorated with artificial Tahitian gardenias, and her coat has Polynesian tapa cloth inspired embroidery. Her drop-waist pleated dress is a lighter green, and her leather shoes have the low flared heels typical of the period. Her clothes are clearly made especially for her, none of this new-fangled buying โ€œoff the rackโ€ for Sefina! Pearls are a very popular accessory at this time, but in keeping with her theme I gave Sefina Tahitian black pearls. Lastly she has two paintbrushes in her pocket because sheโ€™s a forger artist, and sheโ€™s gesturing enthusiastically at a map sheโ€™s holding.

Close-up of two โ€œallyโ€ characters: 
Leo De Luca is an ally that gives you an extra action in game. How does he manage this? In my opinion, by being rakishly charming! Iโ€™ve drawn him standing with his jacket slung over his shoulder, showing off his simple workerโ€™s shirt and suspenders. Heโ€™s wearing a light brown hat, cuffed pants, and some gorgeous wingtip shoes that I imagine heโ€™s super proud of. He has short, dark blonde hair (the official card art makes his hair colour hard to discern so I just picked), and heโ€™s holding a lit, hand rolled cigarette.

The Arcane Initiate has bobbed red hair styled with finger waves, and is wearing a dark orange sweater vest over a long sleeved shirt and flowy skirt. Her card art has her wearing an outfit that really doesnโ€™t look appropriate according to my research, so I gave her something that a student might typically wear while still looking a little bit like the original art. She looks very worried (after all, she gets placed with a Doom on her!), and is holding tightly a purple book with a glowing Mystic symbol on it.

Close-up of two โ€œallyโ€ characters: Leo De Luca is an ally that gives you an extra action in game. How does he manage this? In my opinion, by being rakishly charming! Iโ€™ve drawn him standing with his jacket slung over his shoulder, showing off his simple workerโ€™s shirt and suspenders. Heโ€™s wearing a light brown hat, cuffed pants, and some gorgeous wingtip shoes that I imagine heโ€™s super proud of. He has short, dark blonde hair (the official card art makes his hair colour hard to discern so I just picked), and heโ€™s holding a lit, hand rolled cigarette. The Arcane Initiate has bobbed red hair styled with finger waves, and is wearing a dark orange sweater vest over a long sleeved shirt and flowy skirt. Her card art has her wearing an outfit that really doesnโ€™t look appropriate according to my research, so I gave her something that a student might typically wear while still looking a little bit like the original art. She looks very worried (after all, she gets placed with a Doom on her!), and is holding tightly a purple book with a glowing Mystic symbol on it.

Madame LaBranche is a stout older woman wearing a fancy steel blue housedress. I found that lot of photos of older women of this time show them wearing slightly out of date dresses; I guess it was hard for many to adapt to the new and shocking knee-high hems that all the kids were wearing. I chose a sort of compromise outfit for Madame that I found in a Montgomery Wards Schoffnerโ€™s catalog, because catalogs were all the rage back then! Her white hair is done up in a loose bun with finger wave styling, and sheโ€™s holding up a single silver coin while looking disdainfully at the viewer. (Her ally power is that she gives you a resource every turn if you have none). She wears white pearls and seems to be a Woman Of Means, even though in our games she always ends up being your weird landlady.

Behind her stands a tall man wearing a striped grey suit and a fedora. His back is towards the viewer, and his face is partially obscured. His bright leather red gloves stand out from the dark background. He is The Red Gloved Man and he declines to be described further.

Madame LaBranche is a stout older woman wearing a fancy steel blue housedress. I found that lot of photos of older women of this time show them wearing slightly out of date dresses; I guess it was hard for many to adapt to the new and shocking knee-high hems that all the kids were wearing. I chose a sort of compromise outfit for Madame that I found in a Montgomery Wards Schoffnerโ€™s catalog, because catalogs were all the rage back then! Her white hair is done up in a loose bun with finger wave styling, and sheโ€™s holding up a single silver coin while looking disdainfully at the viewer. (Her ally power is that she gives you a resource every turn if you have none). She wears white pearls and seems to be a Woman Of Means, even though in our games she always ends up being your weird landlady. Behind her stands a tall man wearing a striped grey suit and a fedora. His back is towards the viewer, and his face is partially obscured. His bright leather red gloves stand out from the dark background. He is The Red Gloved Man and he declines to be described further.

yay, rare new personal #art !

The Dunwich Legacy was the first Arkham Horror TCG campaign my husband & I played, and while weโ€™ve played many, many other campaigns in the years since then, Iโ€™ve always wanted to draw a movie-style poster based on our first โ€œrealโ€ game together
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09.01.2026 02:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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