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A Mindfulness Mantra for Adversity, Uncertain Times
Do you have a mantra that helps you through tough times? My late grandmother, rest her soul, was very devout and lived by phrases like...
artistsam85
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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El Día de los Muertos & Samhain Prints: Small Business and Impromptu Gifts
Running a small business is a difficult undertaking, especially when one is the the founder, sole employee, publicist, and production...
artistsam85
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Samhain Prayers in Gaelic Poetry
In my spare time, I have written a substantial amount of poetry and, as a continuing student of Scottish Gaelic (Gáidhlig), I have...
artistsam85
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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Indigenous People's Day: Legends of Native America
These art projects depict a few Native American cultures and their legends on this Indigenous Peoples Day. These art projects have been...
artistsam85
Oct 15, 20248 min read
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Legends Envisioned: Mythical Character Illustrations
In addition to painting, I have written a substantial amount of poetry and researching for new poems has led me to stories and characters...
artistsam85
Oct 8, 202410 min read
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Autumn Leaves: The Cozy Season of Nostalgia, Wampanoag-Inspired
The red and golden autumn leaves herald the cozy season and the beginning of the holiday season. It's a time of year that has long been...
artistsam85
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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My Artistic Inspiration: Irish Mythology's Deirdre of the Sorrows
Deirdre of the Sorrows, the Ancient Gaelic answer to Helen and Cassandra of Troy
artistsam85
Sep 26, 20247 min read
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Finished: El Día De Los Muertos, Death Cannot Stop True Love
Writing this as an update, since the painting is now finished and available as desktop wallpaper, potentially as a print! This is for the...
artistsam85
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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In Progress: El Día De Los Muertos, Death Cannot Stop True Love
This is for the Día de los Muertos enthusiasts, gay, straight, any orientation and identity! The painting itself depicts El Día de los...
artistsam85
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Mother Nature Watches Earth Day Drag Storytime Painting
I asked my audience on Instagram ( www.instagram.com/bardicpainte… ) what I should paint next, LGBTQIA+ issues or ecojustice? It ended in...
artistsam85
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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We Meet in the Middle: Commission, Engagement Painting
Commission for engagement portrait
artistsam85
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Elemental Affairs: Love in a Changing World
Climate change art, water and earth elementals hug for as long as they can.
artistsam85
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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I Don't Quite Belong, Either: Human/Selkie Gay Romance at Sunset
Two outsider men, one human, the other selkie, find each other.
artistsam85
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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Sac Nicté of Mayapán, Mayan Helen of Troy
And here is Princess Sac-Nicté ("white blossom") of Mayapan. She and King Canek ("black snake") of Chichen Itza eloped at her wedding to...
artistsam85
Oct 21, 20232 min read
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Loowit, Cascades Helen of Troy, Native American Legend
Mt. St. Helens in human form: Loowit, the Keeper of the Fire. She is the Klickitat Helen of Troy.
artistsam85
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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