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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Creature and Comic Creator&#xA;&#xA;🔗Buy The Golden Troupe here:&#xA;https://charreed.com/products/the-golden-troupe-vol-1-together-digital&#xA;&#xA;https://beacons.ai/charreedart&#xA;&#xA;📧&#xA;charreedart@gmail.com</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social</link><title>@charreedart.bsky.social - Char Reed</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mquvme5dic2g</link><description>At 41, I wish my life amounted to anything. I wish I had a loving relationship, a beautiful home, a thriving career... but I don’t have any of those things. I thought I did, but not anymore. 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It’s breaking my heart to have to leave again so soon 💔</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 09:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyo6z7gkk2b</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mjubievwak26</link><description>God, I wish so many people cared about my life and/or art that my posting about it felt like a chore that I didn’t even want to do 🙃</description><pubDate>19 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjubievwak26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mjqxir5b222c</link><description>Next week is going to be so incredibly hard. I know ultimately it will be ok, but goodbyes are the worst. I’m really hoping I can say see you later instead, but I don’t know which it will be. 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I’ve only been doing it for a week and I’m trying desperately to get down to an hour to finish a 6x6” canvas. It’s been taking 3-6 hours/painting. BUT! 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Today was the worst it’s ever been. I was alone and I let my worst fears go unchecked for over 12 hours straight.&#xA;&#xA;I’m not one to believe in miracles, but I really, really needed a kind word and as I was about to somehow ask here, my dad called me.&#xA;&#xA;He’s in the hospital.</description><pubDate>09 Feb 2026 06:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefrgvhlk22j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mdwh5yo7es2p</link><description>I know there&#39;s a lot going on in the world right now, but (if you can!) consider checking out my pet caricature offers, I have sketches and paintings available:&#xA;&#xA;https://charreed.com/collections/custom-commissions&#xA;&#xA;(1/3)</description><pubDate>03 Feb 2026 03:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwh5yo7es2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mdwh5yo7es2p</link><description>I know there&#39;s a lot going on in the world right now, but (if you can!) consider checking out my pet caricature offers, I have sketches and paintings available:&#xA;&#xA;https://charreed.com/collections/custom-commissions&#xA;&#xA;(1/3)</description><pubDate>03 Feb 2026 03:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwh5yo7es2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mdtkuiz7tc23</link><description>I don’t paint pets exactly as they look. I paint them as they are.&#xA;&#xA;I create realistic pet caricatures—portraits that capture personality instead of copying a photo pixel-for-pixel.&#xA;&#xA;I only take two Spotlight portraits per week.&#xA;&#xA;February portrait sessions are now open : https://charreed.com/products/spotlightportrait</description><pubDate>02 Feb 2026 00:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ab5ktho7ubh357a4qz2ttcuh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtkuiz7tc23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/charreedart.bsky.social/post/3mdvr7gqhbs2f</link><description>I wish I could work, then get paid for it. 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