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Baroque horse inspired by Valezquez. By sja

I changed the color scheme.

https://sayjoarts.etsy.com/listing/1874328957

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I made a pendant. It’s on Sayjoarts.etsy.com

It was supposed to be a jack in the pulpit. Sans jack.

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New in Sayjoarts on Etsy

This is Luna, an FIV positive cat rescued from the streets and now waiting to be adopted at Lakeshore Humane Society in Dunkirk ny. Part of the proceeds from the sale of this piece will go to that shelter.

My plan is to raise money by making portraits of the shelter animals.

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Drawing fat characters will make you a better artist, btw. Unironically, once you know how, you will not want to go back

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Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, South Africa

Photograph by Linda Funnell

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New art in my shop

Inspired by a portrait of Queen Nzinga. She way the 17th century Ambundu ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms in what is now Northern Angola 🇦🇴.

Highly educated and skilled with a battle ax, Ana I Nzinga was born into the Ndongo kingdom to the Ngola, Kilambo and his favorite concubine, Kengela ka Nkombe. She had 2 sisters, Makambu Mbandi (Barbara) and Funji (Grace)and a brother, Mbandi

She was also an ambassador to the Portuguese empire. Once she assumed power over the kingdom after her brother’s death the Portuguese invaded and drove here into exile and depleting her forces.

She married a Imbangala (mercenary) warlord and used him the build up her forces. She and her people ( with help from the Dutch) then proceeded to regain much of the lost kingdoms. Then it went back and forth for awhile. The Dutch eventually pulling out. The fighting only stopped when a peace treaty was signed.

During peacetime Nzinga allowed the women in her ear band to have kids, have former slaves land, abolished concubinage, (she married her favorite in a Christian ceremony) no longer tolerated meritocracy and democratic policies. And she dominated the slave trade.

She died of an infection without surviving children as her son was murdered by her brother who also had her sterilized. Her sister Barbara took over

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Giovanni Lanfranco

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New painting.

I call it glow worm

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Generic moon.

First item I’ve posted on my Etsy shop and probably elsewhere since I want to promote Etsy alternatives

Here’s the link

I’m looking for more ideas on what to post.

I’ll be adding devotional and nature art as well.

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I’m drawing a bird for every day in January! Currently a bit behind as I’m getting over a cold, so here’s my first 6 birds for Birbfest 🫶🏻

Day 1: Lady Ross’s turaco

Day 2: Piping plover

Day 3: Lazuli bunting

Day 4: Red kite

Day 5: Crimson topaz hummingbird

Day 6: Stonechat

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Anonymous Etruscan artist - Clay group with two girls playing knucklebones. Around 3rd century BC

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Define silhouette through negative and positive space

Create subtle edges

Shoe 3d form

Shade and shadow

Show dark local color

Create separation

Show perspective

Show overwhelming detail

Show value

Show strong light

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Heads found at in Xinjiang, China by sja

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Green cheeked conure study SJA

Went to petsmart and sketched a very friendly green cheeked conure. When it realized I wasn’t just passing it approached the front of the tank and tried to get my attention. When my dad put his finger near the tank the bird tried to get skritches

Probably going to actually draw it full color

The bird .. below.

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Was in an archeological sort of mood.

From copper age Europe we have

. The globular Amphora culture 3400-2800 bc

. The Corded Ware Culture 3000- 2350 Bc

. Funnel Beaker Culture 4300- 2800 Bc

Drawn in graphite

I tend to get fixated on archeology sometimes.

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