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@spacespooks.bsky.social

astronomer, sci fi/dark fiction author @ https://ko-fi.com/marinerwrites

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am stressed so I painted a wallpaper for my ipad #procreate #illustration

09.08.2025 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mega Dragonite ๐Ÿชถ โœจ
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#Pokemon #fanart #digitalart #art #illustration #dragonite #legendsza

09.08.2025 00:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 142    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A colorful nebula. The imageโ€™s top-left is filled with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread throughout the clouds.

A colorful nebula. The imageโ€™s top-left is filled with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread throughout the clouds.

TODAYโ€™S NEW HUBBLE IMAGE OF THE GORGEOUS TARANTULA NEBULA!!!

09.08.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#pixelart #aseprite
To the stars! (2023)

09.08.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 345    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
two hares facing opposite directions, one living one dead. surrounded by sunflower motifs.

two hares facing opposite directions, one living one dead. surrounded by sunflower motifs.

midsummer hares (2023)

08.08.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2721    ๐Ÿ” 644    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Here's the second streaming overlay design for @nefraillustrations.bsky.social ! ๐Ÿชฟ๐ŸŒฑ [2/2]

It was such a joy to work on them, and I can't wait to see both of them animated and in their final form! โœจ๏ธ

#digitalartwork #digitalartist #digitalpainting #goose #landscapeart #environmentalart #illustration

01.08.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Drawing of a purple dragon with their tail and hrad up in the air. The dragon is behind a mountain with snow on top. There's also a tiny cityscape in the foreground.

Drawing of a purple dragon with their tail and hrad up in the air. The dragon is behind a mountain with snow on top. There's also a tiny cityscape in the foreground.

Quick ๐Ÿ‰to celebrate over 11k people on Twitter :D

And I want to also thank the new people here, my last drawing was the most liked/commented here by far.

Thank you all!

08.08.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ฆ

18.11.2024 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7003    ๐Ÿ” 1763    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Met Museum photo of an Ancient Egyptian artistโ€™s painting of a swallow on a flake of limestone, dated to the New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, c. 1479-1458 BC. 

The sparrow stands in profile with head to the right. It is delicately painted with a pinkish body. The outline and details are highlighted in a reddish/brown pigment. Itโ€™s legs, eye, and beak are painted black. Limestone flake dimensions H. 6.6 cm x W. 10.6 cm.

This may have been a practice drawing of the sparrow hieroglyph which was used for words meaning โ€˜smallโ€™, โ€˜poorโ€™, or โ€˜badโ€™.

Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples made practice sketches on flakes of limestone which are known by egyptologists as ostraca (singular: ostracon). Sometimes the drawings were used as a template when transferring an image to the wall of a tomb or a temple. Limestone flakes were readily available for this purpose as by-products of the construction of temples and rock-cut tombs. A number of ostraca were recovered at Deir el-Bahri during the 1922-23 MMA excavations.

Met Museum photo of an Ancient Egyptian artistโ€™s painting of a swallow on a flake of limestone, dated to the New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, c. 1479-1458 BC. The sparrow stands in profile with head to the right. It is delicately painted with a pinkish body. The outline and details are highlighted in a reddish/brown pigment. Itโ€™s legs, eye, and beak are painted black. Limestone flake dimensions H. 6.6 cm x W. 10.6 cm. This may have been a practice drawing of the sparrow hieroglyph which was used for words meaning โ€˜smallโ€™, โ€˜poorโ€™, or โ€˜badโ€™. Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples made practice sketches on flakes of limestone which are known by egyptologists as ostraca (singular: ostracon). Sometimes the drawings were used as a template when transferring an image to the wall of a tomb or a temple. Limestone flakes were readily available for this purpose as by-products of the construction of temples and rock-cut tombs. A number of ostraca were recovered at Deir el-Bahri during the 1922-23 MMA excavations.

Artists have always loved to sketch!

Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479โ€“1458 BC.

Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used small flakes of limestone as sketchpads!

MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. ๐Ÿ“ท The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology

08.08.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3284    ๐Ÿ” 684    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
many cay doodles with many shapes to celebrate this amazing day

many cay doodles with many shapes to celebrate this amazing day

happy international cat day!!

08.08.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1751    ๐Ÿ” 481    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Digital painting of a sunrise sky, blue, slightly tinged with green, full of wild touches of orange and yellow, and a few dark blue clouds as well.

Digital painting of a sunrise sky, blue, slightly tinged with green, full of wild touches of orange and yellow, and a few dark blue clouds as well.

We report yet another iteration of a classic summer scrape: on a hot night when the heavy air keeps us awake, we open our window. In the morning, the cold, humid air leeches all the warmth away, waking us up. We grouse as we go to close it, but the smell of dawn is a joy.

09.08.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Milky Way galactic core

Milky Way galactic core

Will never get sick of taking Milky Way pictures. It's the ultimate "touch grass" experience.

07.08.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 179    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On a lily pad!โ˜˜๏ธ...phone, iPad and desktop wallpaper link in bio!

07.08.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 346    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drawing of a dragon wearing an astronaut suit floating above the Earth.

Drawing of a dragon wearing an astronaut suit floating above the Earth.

๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ‰

07.08.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2579    ๐Ÿ” 689    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
a drawing of dragonite and jirachi flying in the late night sky

a drawing of dragonite and jirachi flying in the late night sky

late night sky โœฉโ‚Šหš.โ‹†โ˜พโ‹†โบโœง

#dragonite #PokemonLegendsZA #pokemon #digitalart #procreate

07.08.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2606    ๐Ÿ” 628    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
MBARIโ€™s innovative EyeRIS camera system collects near real-time three-dimensional visual data about the structure and biomechanics of marine life. Filming deep-sea pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) with this system has provided new insight into octopus locomotion that can contribute to the design of bioinspired robots in the future. Image credit: MBARI

MBARIโ€™s innovative EyeRIS camera system collects near real-time three-dimensional visual data about the structure and biomechanics of marine life. Filming deep-sea pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) with this system has provided new insight into octopus locomotion that can contribute to the design of bioinspired robots in the future. Image credit: MBARI

Excited to share that our manuscript "In situ lightfield imaging of octopus locomotion reveals simplified control" has been published in @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... If you love ๐Ÿงช๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿฆ‘๐ŸŒŠ, keep reading this thread! 1/n

07.08.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Digital painting of a blue night sky over the mountains, full of pin pricks of stars, and a round, orange moon. In the foreground, there are bushes and tall blades of grass.

Digital painting of a blue night sky over the mountains, full of pin pricks of stars, and a round, orange moon. In the foreground, there are bushes and tall blades of grass.

We report in the light of a waxing gibbous moon, a grand two percent short of full. Our expert is complaining about the ongoing attacks of mosquitoes, but they are the one who suggested this moongazing spot. Up here, the wind rattles the seedheads in the tall grass.

07.08.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฆญ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ๐ŸงŠ

10.08.2024 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1619    ๐Ÿ” 597    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Look you just have to make the cool weird shit that excites you. You must. In this world besieged by bland, scrubbed boring, computer slop, you must. Make the thing youโ€™re embarrassed to make, the thing that feels โ€œtoo muchโ€ because otherwise we get drowned in a sea of cowardly work made by a button

06.08.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7349    ๐Ÿ” 3757    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
Three Pokemon Energy Cards with original artwork painted onto them. Vaporeon is painted on a Water Energy; Flareon on a Fire Energy; and Jolteon on an Electric Energy. All paintings are done in a limited color palette.

Three Pokemon Energy Cards with original artwork painted onto them. Vaporeon is painted on a Water Energy; Flareon on a Fire Energy; and Jolteon on an Electric Energy. All paintings are done in a limited color palette.

Posca eeveelutions ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ”ฅโšก๏ธ

[ #cuteart #traditionalart #pokemon ]

06.08.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2610    ๐Ÿ” 696    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"Skull Tower"... and a nod to Moebius's Arzach
#digitalart

07.08.2025 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 917    ๐Ÿ” 130    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
a sparkling sardine floats above a cloaked demon
it sees all, but cannot process the information
it is a sardine after all

a sparkling sardine floats above a cloaked demon it sees all, but cannot process the information it is a sardine after all

an all seeing sardine
#art

06.08.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2822    ๐Ÿ” 650    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Drawing of a flying dragon and a giant sauropod facing each other.

Drawing of a flying dragon and a giant sauropod facing each other.

๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿ‰

06.08.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 489    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Digital painting of a field of sunflowers under a heavy, grey sky. There is a line of dark trees on the horizon.

Digital painting of a field of sunflowers under a heavy, grey sky. There is a line of dark trees on the horizon.

We report on a day when the cloud cover is thick, has not budged all day; yet the sunshine has found a way down here. When we stand still, we hear the summer insects living their summer lives, even on this windy, cloudy day. The crickets jump in front of our feet.

07.08.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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something they can't take from you #art #deltarune

06.08.2025 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 778    ๐Ÿ” 327    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A loose drawing showing some mushrooms and flowers as seen from ground level. There are lots of little scribbles and shapes to show shrubs, leaves and flowers.

A loose drawing showing some mushrooms and flowers as seen from ground level. There are lots of little scribbles and shapes to show shrubs, leaves and flowers.

Mushies :)

#art #illustration

06.08.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 869    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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It is summer in Japan, and the temperature is extremely high with hot days continuing. At times like this, let's cool down with some cool art.

#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls

06.08.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 779    ๐Ÿ” 204    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An original oil painting by Canadian artist Nicki Ault of a bold, glowing sunset over a northern lake. Golden light touches the edges of the clouds in front of a fading bluesky. The light is reflected on the blue and teal water in tones of yellow, ochre, and orange.

An original oil painting by Canadian artist Nicki Ault of a bold, glowing sunset over a northern lake. Golden light touches the edges of the clouds in front of a fading bluesky. The light is reflected on the blue and teal water in tones of yellow, ochre, and orange.

"Bejeweled"
Oil on panel
10x10 inches
Nicki Ault
2020

#sunset #boldandbeautiful #bigsky #landscapeart #Lakeview #ColorADay #Canadianart #painter #BlueSkyArt

05.08.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 481    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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