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@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 12:04 AM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart#art #oldart

I’m feeling a bit tired, & my current drawing isn’t finished, so old art today. Ghost Hare is excited about Halloween, even if the stores have Xmas stuff already. 🙄🎃🐇👻💜

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of a ghostly pale green floating hare ghost, holding a carrot in their left front tentacle/sheet corner/ghostly body.
I was inspired by a flapjack octopus, so it looks like a flapjack octopus, but glowing pale green, with glowing yellow eyes that have large round black pupils. And long hare ears. And a pale green bushy tail in back.
On quiet October nights, Ghost Hare can be heard, rummaging through the crisper drawer in your refrigerator, hoping for organic carrots.
Do not eat the brown jellybeans, Ghost Hare is not the Easter Bunny.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:15 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #colouringsheet #drawing #circles

I got my COVID & my flu shot yesterday, so I’m a bit tired. It is still so much better than getting either!
(My arm has a temp of 99.1F, which is a bit weird.)

Yet another variation on circles! 😊💜
(Colour tomorrow.)

An ink drawing of a circle design repeated, intended as a colouring sheet. There are lines of large circles alternating with lines of small circles.
The circles have stylized floral designs inside, and there are small leaves between the large circles, the end point of each leaf touching the small circles. Surrounding the floral designs, the circles have geometric lines to colour. The design is five large circles down, three across.
There is a white liner (black ink) pen on the left of the sketchbook paper.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:48 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #cartoon #silly #jokes

I’m sure someone else has made this joke, but I still like it.

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of a small ghost sitting on a fence, sighing. Behind them is a field, a line of trees, and the night sky.
White text in the sky says “Other seasonal figures tried, but no one was ever as popular as that fucking elf.”.
(Uh, this is a silly “Elf on the Shelf” joke. Ghost on a post. If children are very naughty, the post ghost gives them full-size candy bars in their treat bags on Halloween.)
The ghost is a traditional “eyes in a sheet”-type ghost, facing right, looking mournful, arms joined on their knees, kicking one leg back and forth.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:53 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #colouring #coloring #wip

I’m redrawing the colouring sheet I did last year; just making it a bit nicer.
WiP, & 2 designs (same idea, different size circles) from last February. I used a circle stencil, but each design is laid out by hand.

A graphite WiP drawing, partially inked, of a circle design repeated. There are lines of large circles alternating with lines of small circles.
The circles have stylized floral designs inside, and there are small single leaf designs between the large circles.
This is intended as a colouring sheet design.

An ink drawing scanned and printed onto art paper, of a circle design repeated.
(This is intended as a colouring sheet of just the ink outline. This colour version is a test of the design. To show how the sheet could look, I coloured the ink outline with marker and white paint pen so I could see if the design was satisfying.)
There are lines of three large circles alternating with lines of two small circles and a half circle on each side. The circles have flowered in the centers, and the circles are coloured with marker in shades of pink and red, with blue and pink stylized leaves and flowers between the larger circles.
The colour has been finished with a white paint pen, using the ink lines as a guide and inspiration. I created shadows with complementary colours to give the design depth.
On the top row, I tried three different designs for the large circle, but I liked the leftmost design in pink and dark red the best, so I did the rest of the page that way.
It was VERY satisfying! :)

A colouring sheet (designed by me) finished with marker, ink, and paint pen, of a repeating pattern of large and small circles of flowers and leaves, with the small circles are connected with lines of small leaves.
The flowers are pink and purple, with a dark green background, and lighter green connecting leaves in a diamond layout. The centers of the flowers are red and yellow. There is a pink circle around the large flowers with a darker pink chevron pattern. The small connecting leaves and the flower stamens are finished in gold paint.
The dark green background represents the surface of a pond; there are dim dark fish shapes under the flowers and leaves, and a few ripples where the fish have broken the water surface.
Drawing size 8.5x11 inches, Total time from design to finish about 25hrs.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:23 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #leeks #mumbling #malapropisms

So, Bob was telling me that soldiers wore pantyhose to keep the leeches off in Vietnam, and I said something about leech-infested waters, but it came out “leek-infested waters”.

So…

A marker, ink, and paint pen cartoon of a slightly bulbous leek with angry black eyes and a mouth full of teeth, walking left on their roots in front of a pond.
The leek is pointing with one root to a leek submerged up to their angry eyes in the pond, and the submerged leek is doing the “I’m watching you” pointing two roots at their own eyes, and two roots at the leek walking on the shore.
Two more leek tops are visible in the water, with bubbles and ripples around them.
Background is dark green with tree trunks.
Underneath the drawing to the right is written “leek-infested waters”.
Sometimes, when I try to say something, I trip over my tongue. I was trying to say “leech-infested waters”.
(This is funnier to me.)

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 11:26 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #halloween #samhain #newoldart

This is an old piece from 2020 that never felt finished; I worked over it w/ new marker colours & paint.

The writing is me being pedantic. Samhain is Nov. 1. 😉💜

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of five mice sitting on three big pumpkins under the full moon. The pumpkin in front is carved, with text that says “Happy night before Samhain” in bad Gaelic (“Oíche Shamhna Sona”), set in a yellow glow.
(Samhain is November 1, just like Beltane is May 1. Halloween is the night before Samhain. I’m being silly and tongue in cheek pedantic.)
The pumpkins are arranged one in front, the other two behind on either side. There is a brown mouse on each pumpkin, the back two facing left and right, the one in front sitting cross-legged, head tilted to the left, looking at the viewer. There are two more mice on the left and right ground beside the front pumpkin, heads facing right and left.
The background is light grey flat moonlit ground, with shadows in front of the pumpkins. The night sky is full of stars, the moon top center.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:46 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #label #frog #forg

AmphibiFarm’s Love Crystals! Let your love shine! 💜❤️💙

(Migraine last night; I’m a little wobbly today. Bob is doing better, though! 😀💜)

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing in the style of a round bottle label in shades of pink, red, purple and gold. The border of the label is a graduated pink circle edged with gold and dark red lines, with the words “Amphibi-farms Love Crystals” written in gold Art Nouveau style font, with small white and gold hearts on either side.
In the center is an image of a pink frog sitting on a lily pad on a pond, holding up a glowing red heart shaped stone in their left front paw, so that it shines in the light of the full moon (top, right of center). Rays of light are shining through the frog’s fingers.
Their eyes are metallic gold with heart-shaped pupils, their skin is pink, with darker pink spots, and dark pink shading on their back. They are gazing up at the moon.
Behind the frog is a pond and a low hill, under a starry night sky with a full moon just right of top center. There are two pink waterlily blooms on the water. The night sky is full of stars.
Under the center image, on the inside dark red border line is written “Keep a little bit of love all the time!” in gold lettering.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:31 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #frog #forg #label #luck

The tiniest stones for just a little bit of luck in your pocket!

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing in the style of a round bottle label in shades of green and gold. The border of the label is an emerald green circle edged with gold and dark green lines, with the words “Amphibi-farms Lucky Stones” written in gold Art Nouveau style font, with gold four leaf clovers on either side.
In the center is an image of the upper body and arms of a green frog sitting at an oval rock, holding a glowing white irregular shaped stone (sort of oval, with a rounder top). The frog’s paws are holding the stone, and rays of light are shining through their fingers. The glow of the stone is reflected in their eyes, which are metallic bronze with large pupils that look white. The frog is light green with tiny green spots on their skin, and lighter green with tiny white dots on their belly. They are gently smiling as they stare at their stone.
Behind the frog are green bulrushes, a pond, and a low hill, under a starry night sky with a full moon just right of top center.
Under the center image, on the inside dark green border line is written “harvested by tiny, tiny hands!” in gold lettering.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #photography #fungi #mushrooms #caked

I’ve been too wired to draw, so photos! Some very caked fungi in the orchard. 🍄‍🟫🍑😁💜

A colour photo of two round brown pebble texture mushrooms that have grown together, so they look like a butt. There is sorrel growing to the right, and long leaves of grass around the left and bottom of the image.
Colours are green and light brown.
(Not sure the species of fungi, I’m allergic, I don’t eat any of them, so identification is less important to me. It might be a puffball.)

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:54 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #oldart #bunnies

Bob has been taken by ambulance to the ER twice (an HOUR DRIVE), & is still suffering from many (manymanymany) kidney stones.

DYK stones don’t have to be big to cause pain? 😢💜

Who needs cute bunnies? I need cute bunnies! 🐰🐇💜

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing in children’s storybook style of a rabbit in bed, tended by a rabbit nurse.
On the left is a reddish brown bunny lying in a brass bed, eyes closed, arms on the covers, propped up by pillows. The bed has green sheets covered by a triangle pieced quilt in the asexual flag colours; purple, black, grey, and white.
Far left, beside the bed, is a wooden cabinet with a white lamp on top.
The brown-grey rabbit nurse is standing center, beside the bed on the far side. She is dressed in a 1900s-style nursing uniform (an ivory dress under a full body white apron), and a little white hat with a red cross on the front, and holding an old glass thermometer in one hand.
Left of center, between and behind the bunnies, is a blue poster on the wall, of a spider hanging from a branch. The spider is hiding a heart, and underneath is written “hang in there!” in white.
Far right is a wooden cupboard, painted white, with get well cards on the top.
Floor is grey, back wall is pale grey.
(The bunny in bed appears to be asleep and drooling, but they are just dozing. I used the wrong grey for shadow!)

The Bunnies Naptime - a marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of three cute round rabbits asleep on each other on a pile of pillows in rainbow colours. The sky is dark blue, and filled with stars, and the ground is green like grass.
The rabbits are very stylized; they sit on the border of real and toy. The leftmost bunny is reddish brown, lying on their back with their paws crossed over their belly. The middle bunny is a lighter reddish brown, draped over the hips of the left bunny with their front paws hanging down, and their rump and the tip of their tail visible. The right bunny is light brown, nose pointed to the right, their front paws under their head, their lower body hidden behind the other bunnies.
The cushion colours from left to right: pink, orange, green, blue, yellow, purple, red.
I needed the cute when I drew this. Don’t we all need the cute?

An ink and pencil sketch of a cute bunny sitting in a field of flowers, holding a draping bunch of flowers, crowned with flowers, and flower vines drooping down above them.
What can I say, I drew a bunch of sketchy flowers.
The bunny is facing right, their eyes are closed, their ears are hanging down, and the bunny’s front paws are right underneath the cluster of flowers under their chin. (Um, they look a lottle like round boobs, and now I can’t unsee them, but they’re supposed to be paws clutching the flowers under their chin. Bunnies don’t have boobs. Or they’d have six of them. IDK.)

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of an anthropomorphic rabbit sitting in a black lounger on a sandy beach, facing left, towards the setting sun. The sky is blue with orange and red flat clouds, the same colour reflected in the water, which is calm, with tiny ripples.
The rabbit is reddish-brown with a white furred belly, and they are wearing purple framed sunglasses, with the orange and red clouds reflected in the lenses, so their eyes are not visible. Their ears are hanging over the back of the lounger, and they are sipping from a cherry milkshake held in their left paw, their left arm resting on the arm of the lounger.
The milkshake has whipped cream, a cherry, a purple paper parasol, and a green straw.
The background is the water on the left, going past sand dunes covered with marram grass on the right. Beyond the water are low purple-grey hills. The sky is darker blue on the right, away from the setting sun.
Underneath the lounger I have written “farewell to summer”, then my signature and the date, then in parentheses, “Happy 28th, my love!”, with a little heart. This was drawn on our 28th wedding anniversary. :)

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #photography #blueskyartshow #monarchbutterfly

The last of the monarchs are hatching; we had 30+, with a +/-14% fail rate. Which is pretty normal for wild monarchs.

Today you get a photo of a monarch on the asters. 💜

A colour photograph of a newly hatched monarch butterfly feeding on New York asters (purple daisy-like flowers with yellow centers that grow in a big bush, with green needle-like leaves). The butterfly is hanging slightly right and above of center, their bright orange and black wings spread almost fully open.
Adult monarchs drink nectar, and fall-blooming wildflowers like asters are an important food source for the September hatchlings, as these are the monarchs that will migrate south for the winter, overwintering in Mexico.
Fun fact: I thought asters were native to the UK; they are not! New York asters were imported by horticulturalists in the early 19th century, and in the UK they are known as Michaelmas daisies, as they flower around the end of September. Michaelmas is September 29. As a child, I used to bring huge bunches of them to church for Harvest Festival, because I loved them so much.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 10:27 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #sympathycard #sadness #willthisweekeverend

Bob still not feeling well, but recovering. My poor love. 😢💜💜💜
Got bad news about a friend, drew a card for them (I’ll scan it, print, & touch it up with gold, so it won’t fade).
Based on a 19thC postcard.

A marker, ink, and paint pen drawing of roses in a narrow rectangular window set in a yellow-green wall background.
The roses are white, with yellow stamens in the center, and there are green leaves around the flowers. A cluster of roses hangs down below the tan window frame, and a bud is sticking up through the window center right.
The background behind the roses is dark purple, and the roses throw soft purple shade on the green wall below where they come through. There are touches of soft violet and pink in the shadows on the rose petals.
Cursive writing bottom left says “With Deepest Sympathy”.
This is the base drawing for a card that will be printed, then touched up with more paint for a friend.
Flowers referenced from a 19th century Easter card.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 11:13 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #basketcreature #zerochill #exhausted

It’s been such a week, & I still have to get my teeth drilled on Monday. *sigh* 🫩💜

A marker, ink, and paint pen cartoon of my OC, the basket creature (a sentient Victorian toy, that is a little tan blob of stressed out fluff with pointy ears and a round white puff of a tail), with their back to the viewer, looking over their left shoulder, mouth open, pink tongue hanging out, holding a long, pink, narrow pennant flag upside down in their left hand. The flag folds back and forth four times to the ground, and “MAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” is written in fluorescent green, with the As going all the way along to the pointed end.
Basket Creature’s giant round eyes have green irises and black pupils, and they are staring at the viewer, their ears drooping, looking freaked out. Over their head is written “ZERO CHILL” in large pink letters that match the pennant, curved over BC’s head.
Some days you just need to scream!

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 1:15 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #oldart #medicalstuff

And, Bob will be in the hospital for a couple of days, and I’m going to be with him most of the time. So, not posting.

A marker, ink, and paint pen cartoon detail of my OC the Basket Creature (a weird tan rabbit or lamb-like creature with a fluffy white tail that was originally a Victorian toy before they gained consciousness and freaked out) leaning back on the pink and blue dress of another doll (only a corner of her skirt is visible).
Basket Creature centered, leaning back, green-irised eyes wide open, pink tongue sticking out, and holding a stick with a red pennant flag that says “Maaaaaaaaaaaaa” in white in their round paws. Their feet are up in the air, and they are balanced on their butt and their round tail.
Underneath, a digital box insertion says “NOPE” five times each in six descending rows, no punctuation. Just NOPE in chalkduster font.
This whole week is being NOPE.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 11:18 AM

#difficultweek #busybusybusy #oldart #basketcreature #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #postaday2026

…and today is going to be spent at the hospital for a (scheduled) thing, so I don’t know how much drawing I‘ll get done.

Art to tide you over.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 11:13 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #chronicillness #dentist #argh #basketcreature #nochill #wip

I have been on 2 120+mi round trips to dentists this week, I have an infected root under a crown, & I have to wait til Monday. 🫠

What little I got drawn says it all for me today. 😑

An ink and marker cartoon of my OC, the basket creature (a sentient Victorian toy, that might be a lamb or a rabbit, no one knows)(but they have a round fluffy tail), with their back to the viewer, looking over their left shoulder, mouth open, tongue hanging out, holding a long narrow pennant flag upside down in their left hand. The flag folds back and forth four times to the ground, and “MAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” is written all the way along to the pointed end.
Basket Creature’s giant round eyes have green irises and black pupils, and they are staring at the viewer, their ears drooping, looking freaked out. Over their head is written “ZERO CHILL” in arched letters.
This is a WiP.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #chronicillness #thebasketcreature #oldtoys #pegdolls #owowow #maaaaa

My toof hurths. Soft foods only, longing for tomorrow’s appt.

For those of you wondering “is she trans coding this 18thC doll?”, yes. Yes I am. 😁🏳️‍⚧️🩵🤍🩷🤍🩵

A marker, ink, and paint pen cartoon of an 18th century doll with ivory skin and black eyes, wearing a pink, white, and blue cap over red hair, a blue mantua dress over a pink stomacher and pink quilted petticoat, rolling her eyes at my OC the Basket Creature (a weird tan rabbit or lamb-like creature with a fluffy white tail that was originally a Victorian toy before they gained consciousness and freaked out).
Basket Creature is on the right, leaning back on the doll’s dress, wrinkling her petticoat, green-irised eyes wide open, pink tongue sticking out, and holding a stick with a red pennant flag that says “Maaaaaaaaaaaaa” in white in their round paws. Their feet are up in the air, and they are balanced on their butt and their round tail.
The pretty doll is pointing at the Basket Creature with her hand on the right of the image. Her outfit is based on 18th Century wooden peg dolls. There are flowers on the stomacher, and white lacy sleeve ruffles, and silver trim on the dress. She is wearing pink netted fingerless gloves.
Lettering to the right and below them both says: “This doll… has no chill.”
(The Basket Creature has no chill, it is true. They have no idea what they are, but they are fuzzy, and like playing Pretty Unicorn Princess. Today, they are a little intimidated by the 18th Century doll’s pretty, pretty dress, but honestly, they always look a bit freaked out.)
The 18th Century doll’s outfit is definitely trans-coded! :)

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 12:04 AM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #chronicillness #thebasketcreature #oldtoys #pegdolls #ow

I woke up this morning with a really bad toothache, so we drove 120mi round trip to the dentist just to get a referral to the endodontist. Wednesday. Ow.🫠

I hurt. 😬🫩

An ink cartoon of an 18th century doll, rolling its eyes at my OC the Basket Creature, a weird rabbit or lamb-like creature that was a Victorian toy. Basket Creature is leaning back on the doll’s dress, eyes wide open, tongue sticking out, and holding a little flag that says “Maaaaaaaaaaaaa”.
Lettering to the left and below says “This doll… has no chill.”
The pretty doll is pointing at the Basket Creature. She is wearing an 18th century outfit that is very pretty.
The Basket Creature has no chill, it is true.

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 9:05 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #womeninhistory #feminism #womenmakehistory

Like I said, I don’t know when to stop working. But I like it better.

A two panel ink, marker, and paint pen cartoon of me (as a mouse) reading about women I admire. Panel 1 (left) is an ink drawing of me (as a large-eyed, smiling mouse) sitting in an armchair in front of shelves filled with books, reading a giant book with the title “Aw, yeah, WOMEN OF HISTORY!”. The books behind me are titled with the names of women scientists, artists, and pioneers in their fields. BIPoC, Trans, and lesbian women are represented.
(All their names can be looked up on Wikipedia.)
Above the drawing is written “I DON’T HAVE HEROES…” and above the second panel “I HAVE HEROINES!”.
Panel 2 is marker, ink, and paint pen, and is mouse portraits of women I admire. Clockwise from top left: Agalonice (an ancient Thessalian astronomer who charted eclipses), Hildegard of Bingen, Josephine Silone Yates, Theresa Dillwyn Llewellyn, Ada Lovelace, Bessie Coleman, Sally Ride, and center, Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake.
Look them up, they’re cool! :)

@lauramellinatelier.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 9:24 PM

#postaday2026 #artsky #blueskyart #bskyart #art #cartoon #womeninhistory #transwomen #lgbtqia+ #bipoc #womenmakehistory

Honestly, I don’t know when to stop drawing, especially for a little cartoon detailing my heroines (”hero” is not a gendered word, but it might as well be. 🙄). 💜😊