JC Amberlyn

I like both!

Happy birthday!!

Posting this so I remember it this spring...
Wow.

Something mindless+fun instead of dwelling on angst.
Wasn't sure what the difference between "stayed, visited, and stopped" so went with stayed=overnight at someone's house or lodge, visit=camped overnight, stop=gas/stopover while traveling.
West and South ftw
tenpages.github.io/us-level/us....

The artist behind these has been doing this longer than most of us and we are so lucky to be able to enjoy the breadth of her work. She needs heart surgery and could really use community support atm

www.patreon.com/TerrieSmith

Yikes! Glad he was ok ultimately. Yes, definitely frightening. Got a Spinal Tap and everything!

Thank you!
That's awesome! :D

Thank you!

Hi, I'm Unknown Virus That Mimics Meningitis (combined with an unknown-at-the-time pork allergy).

Mom's Gray Kitty fairy, inspired by some feral kitties we're feeding. The cotton candy dragon still has no name because I am terrible at names, lol. Something Japanese, maybe? I had so much fun with these.

#artdolls #plush #dragon #kitty #cat #dolls

They are made with Sculpey +wire frame, then quilt batting wrapped around that frame, then fabric sewn up as a skin and clothes. The dragon was inspired by finding a blue, furry material that reminded me of cotton candy. This Xmas, I made the others for my Mom and 2 people who have hugely helped us.

My posable plush art dolls. L-r: Bichon Frise, Black Lab, Gray Kitty and Cotton Candy Dragon.

Happy New Year! It's now 40 years from 1986 and '87- I want to get back in touch with the creative+adventurous energy I had back then.
So here's some new art! Last year, I tried making plush, posable #artdolls for the first time. A cotton candy fairy dragon, then 3 animal fairies as gifts recently.

Can't bring myself to "like" this, so...
*hugs*

Sam wears some antlers.

Pippin is not sure this was in the job description.

Merry just wants to be loved.

A belated Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. I hope you've had good company, good food and good times. ... I tried to get my hobbits to wear these old "antlers" with varying levels of success. Rosie wisely stayed out of sight, lol. #dogs #germanshepherd #Kelpie #pittymix

*hugs*

Happy solstice! That sounds good.
My favorite holiday food is my family's traditional artichoke-spinach casserole... relatively simple and SOOO GOOD.

That's so cool. Glad you got to experience that and I bet you helped a bunch of people look at nature and wildlife in a new way! Seems like a fun thing to do.

A digital illustration of a blue jay-like bird man standing on a tan background. He is wearing a red cloak and is holding an amazingly shiny red gem.

Felt shiny this morning so you all get some of my favorite art of my bird ranger and shiny hoarder, Fritti of the Smokecrest!
[ #art #illustration #ttrpg ]

Pencil sketch of Allen's Lappet-browed bat.

I meant to #draw a cute bat for Halloween. Better late than never! Allen's Lappet-browed #bat. I got the opportunity to follow biologists into a cave while they tagged some of these lil guys for a study.Got some great photos! Study showed they travel 50ish miles to get food near Grand Canyon! #art

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!” Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.” Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

A watercolor and pen painting of a mountain lion surrounded in a circle by the following elements: Western tiger swallowtail butterfly, Palmer ceanothus, Mountain quail feather, bigcone Douglas fir pine cone, Checkerbloom, Black oak leaves and acorns, Grape soda lupine

#SanDiego locals, on Dec 7 the Volcan Mountain Foundation is hosting an artist’s reception for their 2025 grant recipients (me!) where I’ll be discussing my painting “Forest Treasures - Mountain Lion” based on my Volcan Mountain residency. Hope to see you there! volcanmt.org/events/event...

Glad to hear it. I would like to see you again, too. Miss my CA friends. And YES! Def, next time you drive past, lemme know, maybe we can meet somewhere. (We could even head up the Hualapai Mountains if you have some time, look for the deer and elk!)

I'm ok, but with all the extra things/errands I have to do these days, plus financial/job iffiness lately, I spend a lot of energy on non-art things. Wish I had time/energy/money for more art stuff/travel etc. But overall, doing well. Thankful for what I do have (including my Mom!)
How're you?

Yes, she had a double lung transplant almost exactly 3 years ago now. It's been quite a journey. We even moved down to Phoenix for awhile (we're back home now but she still has to go down there every month). She's getting photopheresis blood treatments monthly, which has helped a lot. 🤞
You too?

Gryphon sketches

Last post did not want to properly upload one of my gryphon sketches, trying again.

Cockatoo gryphon #mechanicalpencil

Old grizzled gryphon with feathers like eyebrows and muttonchops.

Gryphon sketches in mechanical pencil

#Gryphons!
Sat down and sketched various gryphons, including a cockatoo based critter. Trying to draw more! #mechanicalpencil #drawing #Griffins

Reposting this so I can research it later. Searched the database and yup, one of my books is listed. AI companies need to respect copyright law like anyone else, especially when they're trying to profit off of other people's work.
Anyone have any experience with this/this group?

City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals

“One thing about us humans is that, wherever we go, we produce a lot of trash,”
#weird #animals #ecology #biology
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...

Here, have some engagement.
Yes, I still exist! Just busy caregiving and trying to find hope and motivation in today's world. Also need more income, lol. Trying to get the gumption to post more often. Maybe have some art to post next.
Hope ya'll are well.

That's awesome! I saw a king vulture close up at a zoo once and he really made an impression on me (still need to draw him). I bet you're having an amazing time!