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arthurhattonart.bsky.social
Artist in Appalachia. Watercolor, oils, egg tempera. Figures, pop/fan art. Formerly a social psychology researcher in religion, media, and politics but now I just paint. If you're a therapy client of mine, I cannot follow you or communicate here.
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Call me old fashioned, but I think lunch should cost $5. Fast food, sit-down, wherever, $5 is the correct price for lunch

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments

More in No, Other People: New poll: “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory

submitted 2 days ago • 1182 comments

A painting of Crow T. Robot from 2022. I was just learning how to do oils, so this was one of my first attempts at an oil painting. I sold it the next year. #mst3k #crowtrobot #oilpainting #traditionalart #painting

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

St. Augustine View, study; 10x8, oil on linen panel.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

1. The Beatles 2. The Hold Steady 3. Sleep Token 4. Kendrick 5. OSI 6. Yes

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

I'm convinced that the people who tried to make "za" a thing were Scrabble players

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

All you need to know about Twitter

submitted 23 days ago • 3185 comments

Looking forward to painting another pony very soon. This one from last year. Lady, oil on paper.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

Played around with this image some more. I love the way the paint colors mixed on the plate. Monoprint. Acrylic on paper. #art #print #printmaking #monotype #monoprint #gelprint #figuredrawing #abstractfigurative

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

From a series of a few paintings I did featuring women in space with various satellites. This one is from 2021. Watercolor on Arches cold press. #traditionalart #painting #art #space #spaceart #figurativeart #watercolor

submitted 27 days ago • 4 comments

When I got to work I saw there was a "wind advisory" in my area. Which was a relief because I thought I was just a bad driver

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

About the moderation labels: 1. Bluesky almost always tags my figure paintings as suggestive (non-nudity), when really they're all nudity but not suggestive. Clearly, it's hard for a machine to tell the difference. @moderation.bsky.app

submitted 32 days ago • 5 comments

I think if I were famous, I'd get mentioned a lot in Reddit posts that are like "what celebrity did you meet in real life who ended up being a big disappointment"

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

From 2023, ‘Flowers Lit from Window’, 12”x24” oil on canvas. Roses in a glass mason jar glow in the light of a window. #flowerpainting #rosepainting #canadianart #canadianartist #interiorscene #interiorlandscape #oilpainting #modernart #wallart

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

This is one of my favorite figure paintings I've done. I love the angle, framing, layers, colors, everything. From 2021. #watercolor #figurepainting #nudepainting #nudeart #nudewoman #traditionalart

submitted 36 days ago • 5 comments

Weird little known fact, Dr. Pepper actually has an Ed.D.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

The best part of shaving a beard. Various ways to frighten my wife.

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

To those who think foreign countries pay U.S. tariffs: Please walk me through—step by step—how the U.S. government levies and collects a tax on another nation. I'll wait.

submitted 40 days ago • 4 comments

George Harrison. Taken from a frame from the Get Back documentary. Watercolor on Arches cold press. 8x10 inches. #beatles #getback #watercolor #fanart #georgeharrison #traditionalart

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

#blueskyart #art #painting

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