vantid

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Æmber Fish, they/them
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Burnt out artist, still smoldering
| Art, nature, dead things, plants+plant crafting, food |
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Study of an elusive Skitter elegans

I found a beautiful fritillary butterfly.

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Qianzhousaurus. I've never felt that 'Pinocchio' was an apt nickname for it. The whole snout doesn't register as the separate structure of a nose, nor is it peculiarly long; just gracile. With such dragonesque elegance in mind, I reckon that 'Qianzhoulong' would suit it even better as a name. ;}

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Dragon friend practicing his tree climbing.

Excuse you? Don’t interrupt.

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Creating a fursona put me on the express ramp to the transition I sorely needed. Creating a character, responding to the question “Ok, what gender?” when anything is possible, gave me space to say how I felt, envision how I might be. I started HRT four months after @vantid.bsky.social painted this 🐆

For the first time in many years, I have originals ready for new homes. 20+ pieces will be available SOON!

Sketch of my husband @quickxyk.bsky.social. He makes a big pot of chai to drink every day, a comfort habit we started during the pandemic—he’s my chaiyote. 🥰 Reference pose from @nullentitystock.bsky.social.

Celestial Raven, colored pencils

Floofimutt Shale the sheltie.

Smoke Alarm—The gods of nature tire of subtle warning; it seems we only respond to scripture written in fire. By then, it's too late.

Critter iterations

Fox’s Flowers

Black + Silver = Wolf That’s the math! Painted in Procreate.

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Wolf sketch WIP

Western wallflowers, western fox, sketched in Procreate.

Value study of value canine.

Full page of aloof fox.

Bats have such cute faces!

One of my initial paint tests of a celestial bat, gouache and gold watercolor on black paper.

Celestial Corynorhinus townsendii vesper bat. 🌙

Drawings of local fox. She’s so aloof.

Local fox looking gorgeous.

Shiny celestial bat with moths and moon. The gold and blues are striking in person. 🌙 🦇🌟

Shining celestial bat adorned with the circling night sky painted in gouache and gold watercolor on black paper. 🌌🦇 🌌

Fox and wallflowers sketch.

I wanted to get better at drawing bat wings to make art for some dragon friends, and haven’t been able to move on from the bats yet.