Sonya

I’m done here. I’m not supporting this platform unless and until it is no longer under the control of that petulant, fascist-platforming, egotistical, misogynistic, hateful man-baby. I’m on Threads and Instagram as @ sonyaseattle.

Let's go for a hike! New t-shirt design — it's time to pack up and get outdoors! 🥾🥾🏔 etsy.com/listing/147188…

Nigel Nibbleton was always ready for a day sipping carrot liqueur in the garden or a night at the club. Acrylics on canvas, 11 x 14”

Just a chipper little hipster chickadee, ready for spring but still fighting the chill. Acrylics on wood panel, 4x4" #acrylicpainting #hipchick #seattleartist

A recently unearthed portrait of Miss Petunia, Her Grace the Duchess of Calico, the great-great-great-great-aunt of my cat. (Actually, acrylics on canvas, 10 x 10) #acryliconcanvas #petportrait #artistsontwitter

@natetrue Thank you! 💖

@Sonya She’s beautiful!

Finally finished this springtime lady (now where is *actual* spring??). I don’t paint as much in acrylics as watercolor, but I’m starting to feel more confident with them now. 16x20 (sold to private collection) #acrylicpainting #bear #art #seattleartist

@NaniWrites @lizaadamczewski Wow, yes! Love it!

@lizaadamczewski You and @Sonya would enjoy each other’s works!

Back to painting my weasel tomorrow and potting up my strawberries

Queen Roma. Portrait of a beautiful Estrela Mountain Dog. She is a true queen, but with a goofy side. Acrylic on canvas. 11x14 #petportrait

@RhondaS73805799 #goals

@evilpeacock Ooo, thank you!

Tip: Creative folks working on healthcare projects should definitely check out healthicons.org for lovely open source public domain health-related iconography.

@Kelpmaiden They have a suspect in custody! twitter.com/AuburnWAPolice…

Every year, when the nights were the longest, he came. He only stayed a short time, but during those moments, we all remembered that the light would return someday. —- 24x18, watercolor + gouache

@KJocelyn Oh no 😧

@KJocelyn No! Nathan was laid off? 😕

@Kelpmaiden Snails are delicious in garlic and butter sauce.

@Kelpmaiden Looks like someone’s afraid of the competition.

@Kelpmaiden Apparently EM would rather you didn't. This is the first time I've EVER had a Tweet flagged...hmm.

@Kelpmaiden IMO it means Mastadon is too cryptic and hard to use to ever replace Twitter. Personally I've got my eyes on post.news - there's a waiting list but it moves fast. It's everything Twitter should be.

(Here's the AI post on Facebook: facebook.com/sonyaseattle/p…)

So this is my attempt. I changed it from a squirrel to an opossum, because I didn't see how a squirrel's tail could work in a space suit. Too fluffy. Here's the result! The painting is gouache on black matte acrylic, and with a little Photoshop help I made a new story.

So a while back, I had an AI program generate some fake pulp sci-fi paperback covers; the prompt was "1970s pulp fiction paperback cover of a squirrel in a spacesuit orbiting earth." The results were fun, but I decided I wanted to see if I, a non-computer human, could do better.