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little ghost watches the sunset

[ID: a watercolour painting of a bedsheet-style ghost sitting on a hill covered in purple flowers and watching a sunset. The ghost leans with their back against a tree, and holds a purple flower in their hand. Hills in the distance and that the ghost sits on are painted in shades of teal, and the sunset is in shades of yellow, red, and purple. The artist's signature reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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little ghost and their friend make some s'mores

[ID copied from alt text: A watercolour painting of two bedsheet-style ghosts around a campfire in the woods. One ghost toasts a marshmallow, while the other is eating a s'more. Both are smiling and look happy. The art has a cozy, warm feel to it. The tag reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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This beautiful pup was the first of two commissions for my lovely friend @pammarie-gx! Thank you so much for the commission, it was a delight to draw!!

[ID copied from alt text: Marker art of a Bernese Mountain Dog, close up on it's head from the shoulders up. It is looking at the viewer, and has it's mouth open and tongue hanging out in a doggy smile. Stylized teal hatching makes up the background. The watermark reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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Small artists you need to understand that when you see an artist who you think has 'made it' tells you not to worry about the numbers and to not fret about getting more likes than reblogs they are not telling you it because they think you are stupid for caring or because they dont need to network to survive they are very likely telling you that because they have witnessed first hand the way the numbers game tears people to shreds in terms of mental health and motivation

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trans kids we love you, forever and ever!

[ID copied from alt text: Marker art of an adult emperor penguin looking down at it's fuzzy baby. The chick has been coloured in pink, blue, and white, the colours of the trans pride flag, and looks up at the adult. Both look happy. Text reads "I will always love you, no matter what (heart symbol). The background is plain white, and the artist's signature reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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sure there’s a ramp, but is it steep? is there a curb at the top? is the ground uneven? do i need a key for the elevator? are the aisles and doorways wide enough? do i have room to turn? is there furniture and clutter in my way? is the carpet difficult to wheel on? can i open the doors myself?

accessibility to wheelchairs is more than just a ramp.

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Lesbian Stede and her bi wife are going strawbebby picking! Ed just had to wear her strawbebby dress.

Close up below the cut! I've been drawing sapphic Ed and Stede all week and have more to share but this one is my favourite so it's going up here first - my twitter link is in my bio if you feel like seeing more, I typically post fanart there first!

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[ID: Digital art of Stede and Ed from OFMD, both drawn as women in a cartoon style. They are strawberry picking, and stand in a strawberry field between long rows of plants. Both are wearing dresses and straw sun hats. Stede's dress is blue with a pink ribbon, while Ed's is light pink with a strawberry pattern on it. Stede holds a strawberry basket full of fruit, and Ed is putting in a handful of strawberries. Two full baskets sit on the ground beside them. There is a large rainbow and a sun in the sky. The artist's signature is @ watercolourcritters. End ID.]

[ID from alt text: A close up of the first image. Stede has freckles on her arms and nose, and both Ed and Stede have a matching heart with an arrow through it tattoo, which bear each other's initials. Ed has all her usual tattoos as well. End ID.]

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Oluwande: Best Dude Ever!!

(late fanart friday, in which I continue to draw silly cartoons of my faves because they make me happy)

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[ID: Digital art of Oluwande, Zheng, Jim, and Archie from Our Flag Means Death done in a cartoon style. Oluwande stands in the middle wearing his season 2 outfit, sunglasses, and a red/orange/teal flower necklace. He holds a flower bouquet in the same colours and makes the peace sign while smiling. Zheng, Jim, and Archie are all scowling at the viewer and making silly poses as they point at Oluwande as if presenting him to the viewer. Zheng stands to the right of him, and Archie and Jim stand to the left, with Archie standing on Jim's shoulders.

Large text over Oluwande reads his name, with smaller point form text reading "Best dude ever" "love of their lives." Small exclamation lines extend from his shoes, and text reads "He wears crocs!" The signature reads @ watercolourcritters. End ID.]

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And if I can't, that's okay too <3

I don't think anyone has to be able to, or even want to, try and make something beautiful from shit situations or experiences. Sometimes shit is just shit. But when you can - how wonderful! How fantastic! Even among the shit, we can still find and make beauty!

(drawn for my beloved sister, who requested a dung beetle!)

[ID copied from alt text: marker art of a dung beetle rolling a ball of poop with text reading "I can turn the shit into something beautiful!" The background is plain white, and the artist's signature reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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you can, little toad!!

[ID copied from Alt Text: marker art of a toad coloured in shades of peach, pink, and purple, with text reading "I can make this life meaningful." There is a pink and purple border on one side, but otherwise the background is white. The artist's signature reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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And if I can't, that's okay too <3

I don't think anyone has to be able to, or even want to, try and make something beautiful from shit situations or experiences. Sometimes shit is just shit. But when you can - how wonderful! How fantastic! Even among the shit, we can still find and make beauty!

(drawn for my beloved sister, who requested a dung beetle!)

[ID copied from alt text: marker art of a dung beetle rolling a ball of poop with text reading "I can turn the shit into something beautiful!" The background is plain white, and the artist's signature reads @ watercolour critters. End ID.]

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blows my mind that i have little online friends who mildly care about me. it’s really nice

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Country Blueberries -  Teija Lehto, 2013.

Finnish, b. 1965 -

Woodcut , Ed.19/30

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You Should Draw Again

Pretty much all children draw at some point, and then one way or another, most of us stop. I think a lot of us stop because we just got old enough to look around us and feel self conscious about not being one of the kids who was "good at art", or if you had a past like mine, for worse reasons. But whatever the reason, it's a bad reason.

And overcoming it will help. Maybe your art won't be very good (and it certainly won't be at first), but you'll get practice in one of the most important things you can do: rebelling against the lie that you can't start what you're not already good at.