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Well I am stunned and honored to share that my painting “Voyager Of The Willowverse” has been awarded the Grand Prize in Infected By Art vol. 13! Wow!.. Thank you to the judges for feeling this painting is deserved of such an award. It means so much to me. ❤️ Congrats to all the other artists too!

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

I'm delighted to report that Wed Among the Jellies has won the IBA 13 gold award for sculpture. Many thanks to IBA, the judges, and those who enjoy my work! Congrats to @vanessalemen.bsky.social whose stunning Voyager of the Willowverse won Grand Prize, & to all those with work accepted this year!

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

"Year of the Snake", the third annual exhibition celebrating the Lunar New Year and zodiac cycle for 2025: The Snake is on view at Modern Eden! If you haven't seen this collection, this is your sign. @vanessalemen.bsky.social Queen Cobra https://buff.ly/3PpV9Y8 #beautifulbizarre #art

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Caturday drawing. A little cat collab in my sketchbook. ✍️🐾🐈

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Modern Eden Gallery Presents “Year of the Snake” beautifulbizarre.net/2025/01/18/m... #art #artist #artexhibition #painting

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Sharing a detail WIP of my painting for the upcoming ‘Year of the Snake’ group exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery, SF, CA, opening Jan 18, 2025. I’ll share more in the new year! 🐍 (painting is oil on panel, 8x10”, some things are slightly different since I took this photo but essentially the same)

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

So it begins… Yet another attempt at trying to find refuge from the pitfalls of Instagram. Maybe one of these alternatives will actually work out. Who knows…it could even be this one🤷‍♀️ Anyway…here’s a skull I painted a little while ago.

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

‘tis the season for self-promotion. If you’re an artist, illustrator, maker, writer, publisher, creator of any kind who DOES NOT and WILL NOT use generative AI, drop your shop links below so people can support real artists this Christmas.

submitted 84 days ago • 332 comments

“The Golden Teacher” oil on panel, 12x16” ✨🍄‍🟫✨ painted earlier this year for the Field Trip group show at Modern Eden Gallery.

submitted 88 days ago • 3 comments

Some drawings from my recent solo “Icons of Death & Dreams” at Copro Gallery last month. You can see the full solo here to purchase too!: www.copronason.com/inagaki24/

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

I’m very happy to announce that 3 of my paintings were selected as finalists in the Art Renewal Center Salon ✨ “Voyager Of The Willowverse”, “So Wildflowers Will Come Up Where You Are”, and “Year Of The Rabbit” ✨ All are oil on panel ✨ #oilpainting #painting #imaginativerealism #traditionalart

submitted 97 days ago • 13 comments

This is me attempting to be better with social media, Hi!! Im a freelance fantasy oil painter that moonlights as a belly dancer at renfaires while I raise and train raptors for wildlife education programs. My life has taken some hard turns ✨️🙃💙

submitted 98 days ago • 4 comments

Do demons and angels count as birds? I mean, at least one of these lays eggs, right?

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

metaphorically-aligned bird art 🪶 “Nesting”, oil on panel, 8x6” and “Hovering Veils”, oil on panel, 5x5”

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment