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mariyaolshevska.bsky.social
Vancouver artist. I love making whimsical works with wildlife, fantasy, patterns, and lighthearted humour. www.mariyaolshevska.com Prints & things: https://www.redbubble.com/people/OzureFlame/shop?asc=u
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Me: The world is headed in a bleak direction, will we still even have our home in a few years…? Also me: Anyway, time to plan an even more elaborate garden and cosplay outfit.

“A reminder to believe nothing you see or hear on CBC.” Because if you did, they’d keep the power to hold Pierre to account for the things he says and does! And god forbid anyone does that!! Chickenshit, autocratic rhetoric from a guy who keeps boosting bootlicker media

Just felt an earthquake (4.8). It’s been a while since I’ve had that experience!

CBC tells our stories. The Conservatives want to erase them. Sign the petition to protect independent journalism in Canada: forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc

Almost missed our local school board trustee voting. (Finally day is this Saturday) Unlike other local elections, this one got very little coverage. Lesson learned to be more on top of this myself and not rely on outside sources & notices.

Illustration for a local Tarot Reading class. #Art #Illustration #DigitalArt

Birthday Sale!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Use code "CELEBRATE" at checkout for 20% off your order. Today only!! (Min order purchase of $10) Gotta pay some 40 yr old style bills lol! nimasprout.shop Kofi tip jar: ko-fi.com/nimasprout

Happy Valentine's Day🌹

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ This year, I painted The Swan Maiden, inspired by Scandinavian folklore. A hunter falls for a maiden who transforms into a swan. He steals her feathers to keep her, but when she reclaims them, she flies away, leaving him heartbroken. Prints are on Gallery Gerard!

Today is my birthday and marks 37 years on this beautiful rock in space! 🥰🍰 Hopefully to many more. 💚 May I ask for reposts of my art? It would mean a lot to me!

Happy Valentine's Day! Today @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social + I are gifting you with another peek at the Whimsy Woods Tarot deck we are creating together. This is the Lovers! 🦊❤️🦊 This charming deck will be published by Llewellyn in 2027. #foxsky #tarot #redfox #bskyart #illustration

If you see this, post your purple art💜

Last few hours to pre-order my book! I'll be closing the orders on Wednesday. I won't be buying lots of stock as just not possible right now. Grab it while you can! www.emilyhare.co.uk/collections/... #aliens #artbook #scifi #sciencefiction #humour #watercolour

Happy Superb Owl day🦉 #NorthernSpottedOwls

A good thread (read the whole thing!) with helpful info about protecting your pets and yourself from bird flu. We're going to have to once again take precautions on our own because the government is not protecting us.

Original artwork available at auction, ending Friday 7th February, 18:30 GMT. 🙏 'Podgy Deer' Brown pencil on ivory cartridge paper, 150 × 103 mm, 2019. m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”

If you see this, QRP a character with long hair.

My fellow Canadians! Did you know our trans friends in the US can't seek asylum in Canada despite their lives being in danger in their home country right now? Welp there is a petition you can sign to help change that! www.momentumcanada.net/pathways?rec...

Both worker.gov and employer.gov are down. The USDOL websites giving legal guidance for workers and employers must both be too woke

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

A trans woman goes to get a new passport and is told at first she can get one with a male marker and then that she can't get one at all. Restricting the travel of marginalized groups. Sound familiar?

Happy #LunarNewYear! The 'bi-coloured python rock snake' is a benefactor in the story of the Elephant's Child from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, saving the Elephant's Child from the crocodile and thereby helping him gain his trunk. #YearOfTheSnake #LunarNewYear25

Happy Lunar New Year!✨🐍🧧 #yearofthesnake

It's a good day to engage with your political parties and let them know if you're frustrated or confused about their campaign promises & strategies. Don't be quiet, indifferent, and complacent. Your vote matters. I'm sending some emails out today myself.✌️🇨🇦 #Canada

qrp with your watery art 💚🌊 Queen of Cups 🌿

63 little bunnies 🐰

This is a great piece. "As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."

Shetland unicorn

Maybe the 10+ years of steady super hero content was bad for us. We forgot we've got to be our own heroes.

Mycelium Structure - By Earth standards, most Mycelium structures were "beautiful", but it was unclear how much of that was pure aesthetics vs simply the fact that the form that followed the function simply appealed to us. #Art #ConceptArt #Blender #SciFi #WorldBuilding #ParametricArchitecture

Working on something shiny today✨

It's been a while since I've sketched for fun. A little Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age commemoration.

I have now mailed the provincial and federal NDP about what they plan to do to protect Canada from Trump and American aggression. I urge every Canadian to do the same.

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.

Happy Birthday, Tolkien! Tried my hand at an Ivan Bilibin style Nazgûl piece, then did a digital riso pass. #Tolkien #lotr #nazgul #bilibin

Happy New Year. May the odds be ever in your favour.

Goodnight 🌿 #art #illustration

🌟 Wicked 🌟 #art

The only work of any note that I did in 2024 was the set of infostation illustrations for the exhibition which opened in March 2024 at NHM Zurich. This one, of 'long-necked mega herbivores', is one of my favourites, if not my most favourite of the set. Ink on Arches cold pressed, 263 × 105 mm.

The amount of donation request emails in my inbox has been quite anxiety inducing.

With best wishes for a Happy New Year! Ca. 1904. www.tuckdbpostcards.org/items/43139-...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Well, I finished #DragonAgeTheVeilguard today. As always, I pet as many animal friends as possible and picked sarcastic dialogue choices. Feeling bummed that this adventure is over, but looking forward to the next one.

This is called ‘Normalizing Fascism’ www.ndtv.com/world-news/c...

Happy Winter Solstice. ❄️ Throwback to a couple of years ago.

Happy Winter Solstice. Egret on Snowy Branch. Ink, 64 × 89 mm, 2014. Inspired by Ohara Koson.