JayIsPainting

@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca

2023

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Artist in progress. Living on Treaty 6 land. Art, science, space & politics (sorry about that) Dad to Samwise. Storms & stuff. He/him. No AI, No NFT. Woke AF. https://earthskyart.ca

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If it wasn't for the commission booked 2 years ago, my ytd sales would barely be enough to pay last Jan's rent. I'm currently looking at the rest of the year w no sales & no commissions. Obviously could change, but not sure I can keep the studio on that hope (having also been let go my job last Dec)

I guess I have to stop logging in to my website. It continues to get worse as the year goes on. Live view of an art career imploding. 🎉💩

Currently wondering why I continue on social media. I mostly lost my communities when I left twitter, my art sales that were supported by SM have tanked to almost zero & it's nothing but open mouthed what the fuck on a daily basis. Bluesky had a moment but it just feels bad now. Like everything else

A part of the dog border bullshit I hadn't thought about.

And there doesn't appear to be an exception for service dogs. Unspoken, or ableism?

Hey dog owners looking to travel from Canada to the US?! Guess what! You can't! Thanks! (What fucking bureaucratic nonsense) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Disagreement over new U.S. border rules for dogs could halt canine travel | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Unless an agreement can be reached, Canadians travelling with dogs may not be able to cross the American border come August.

Yes please. Also, they're too arrogant & prideful to do it.

In my latest for @thetyee.ca, I argue that Canada’s progressive parties should forge a one-time united front in time for the next federal election. Their first priority should be to introduce some form of proportional representation. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024...

France Shows How to Defeat Poilievre’s Conservatives | The Tyeethetyee.ca The Liberals, NDP, Greens and even Bloc Québécois should establish a one-time united front.

Here's one of these if you like that sort of thing.

Starboard Sam on a quick hour long sunset paddle.

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Shop will be closed while I'm away, so fill up on #sciart this week Artologica.etsy.com

Cops...ooh ahhh What are they good for Absolutely nothing Sing it again ya

*uncontrollable laughter*

I guess I'm in the minority but I just really don't like the wording of "art fights" and "art battles"... Even if they are super friendly. In this completely messed up world it feels unnecessarily aggressive. Snowflake? Maybe. But words matter.

Sam's reaction when I told him nap time's over because the rain stopped and the sun came out

I think about this almost every day. We're living it. "Your Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while all the Company is true"

The 3 stages of Sunday Sam.

I watch the hydraulic press channel on YouTube because I really like to hear Finnish folks speak. (Also crushing things is fun)

Honestly, the one thing about twitter i miss is the amount of non USians. Some days it's just too fucking much. This is absolutely one of those days. So here's a lovely sunset. PS. Get your shit together.

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Some space themed quilts for @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca

Y'all running around with your hair on fire. Stop scrolling and watch my dog on his first bike ride. It's way better for you.

July 8, 2024youtube.com

This government continues to be as awful as I knew they would be.

NEW: Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen is allowing a lucky few to hunt threatened grizzly bears who are deemed a threat to people. Loewen, according to his most recent ethics disclosure, owns shares in a hunting tourism company. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

Return of the Alberta Grizzly Huntopen.substack.com Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen has owned shares in a hunting tourism company.

Watching the US right now.

Been seeing these tracks on the beach and did some research & found out that deer have dew claws that often become visible in tracks in soft soil. Which is a weird definition for a hoofed animal. Also , according to Internet law, I am now an expert on deer.

Linguist? I assume they'll hear... English, possibly a regional dialect of English.

New York Time is going consult a psychic next, aren't they?

Well I got a start on something. Until I got queasy. It's windy here today so the canvas kept moving back and forth and I feel like I've been reading in the backseat of a car. 🥴

A pretty marshfly hanging out with coffee on the deck.

Follow scientists and you're gonna get replies when you post weird & wonderful stuff (and that's why you should follow scientists)

Very cool, Jay. There’s probably some threshold crossed there between flow regimes, related to slight differences in water flow speed, turbulence, depth, and/or transportability of the sand grains. There’s a surprising volume of literature on bedforms.

Sam just had a bath to get off all the sand. He's in my lap, shivering. It's 30⁰c.

Kim: so what do you think you'll paint while we're out here? Me: I dunno. I'll figure something out.

Fluid dynamics is really weird.

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Heyyyy I haven't made any money this week and I had to buy a new laptop 🙁 so please consider buying some art TY

Science looks beautiful in purple and blue. Original watercolor paintings inspired by microbiology, neuroscience and genetics artologica.etsy.com 🧪🐡🧠🦠

A nice storm rolling through Rimbey. Not likely to get here though.