Painting 🎨 cats 😸 balancing life w/ silliness when possible ✨🩵 No AI 🙅‍♀️ https://www.etsy.com/shop/swallyarthttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mqhxj232gk2iI paper mached cats as a gift, matching their IRL markings. I wanted them to be a mix of cute and kinda insane 😆 and one is holding its namesake #papermache #folkart #catart12 Jul 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhxj232gk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mkxkmcnnps2kHaving a fun foray into using neocolors ii’s! I haven’t been in a painting mood but it’s been nice to draw. This one is of Safford Peak in Tuscon03 May 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxkmcnnps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mkx6m6ra622dAhh the joy of a sketchbook palette!03 May 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx6m6ra622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mfktv2mucc2nHad a linocut night with friends. I was so focused on making sure the black vs white space was correct… I forgot that the letters would be backwards 😂 #linocut #happylittleaccidents #cats23 Feb 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfktv2mucc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mebrl7vpoc2hWhat I like about this cartoon I’ve made is how versatile it is 🤗 However today it is especially for the Democratic reps who despite 67% of their base wanting to abolish ICE, continue to roll over and do nothing, squandering the little bargaining power left.07 Feb 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebrl7vpoc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3mdbh2ruas22tToday I am calling my reps about abolishing ICE and am about to experiment with watercolor 🎨 🫶25 Jan 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbh2ruas22thttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3m6dawhqib225A little study to get back into painting 😌 Morning scene of a cup of espresso on newspaper 📰☕️23 Nov 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dawhqib225https://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lxuksbfmps2vThis latest painting will be hanging with me for a while. I was contemplating family, loss and existential loneliness while painting… and this super bright painting popped out 😅😅 just your normal everyday thoughts. 🌞 (I’m fine just missing some people 🫶) #art #painting #desert02 Sep 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuksbfmps2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lxasxpcpis2bFreshly framed! I love the way a frame pulls together a finished painting 😄✨ #frame #painting #art #acrylicPainting #melon #cataloupe #stillLife25 Aug 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxasxpcpis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lxa6vax7qc2uDesert scene ready to be framed. I wanted to play with making the shadows purple, which is slowly becoming my favorite color to use when painting 😊💜 #art #painting #acrylicPainting #desert #desertArt #cactus #cacti25 Aug 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa6vax7qc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lwqvwdbm4c2vNew little painting ready to be framed! Inspired by the cantaloupes from our garden, soo much tastier than from the store 😋 #melon #cantaloupe #cantaloupes #stillLife #art #foodArt #garden19 Aug 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqvwdbm4c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lw37prdt7s25Such a vibe #cat #cats #lazySunday #lazyday10 Aug 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw37prdt7s25https://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lvy3rctcj22vWhen the urge to doodle strikes! Always gotta carry at least a pen 😄 #doodle #doodles #doodling09 Aug 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvy3rctcj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lvo3lxzjvk2aMy dad regularly tapes a quote on his mirror, (ex. in last slide). My version is stickers 😄 Lol as a teen I thought this dorky but now I love it. A little gut check on how you’re living day to day 💪💖 #stickers #motivation #inspiration #quotes05 Aug 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo3lxzjvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lvjovsanqs2uI quietly launched my Etsy recently, & while I was at a family reunion a stranger purchased something. I was: a) very excited, and b) totally panicked that I couldn’t ship it immediately / that I hadn’t put the shop on vacation mode bc I hadn’t expected that at all 😆 They were understanding 🙏❤️03 Aug 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjovsanqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lvhnupcnwk2wI’ve never met an artist who hasn’t had a somewhat strange relationship with selling their art 🙃😄 me 2 friend. But with reluctance and mixed feelings, my Etsy is live. 😆 Link in bio if you wanna check out original paintings, woodcuts, stickers and prints 💖 #art #artist #etsy03 Aug 2025 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhnupcnwk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lqropibzy222Collage night with friends, good for the brain 😌 #collage #relax #unwind #art04 Jun 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqropibzy222https://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lqnmpb62722qParty rooster! I know I want to frame this but I’m not sure what style I want to do 🤔🎊🐓 #art #painting #rooster #party #celebration02 Jun 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnmpb62722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lnq7v7yal22nThe painting is very skilled but can we also take a moment to admire THE FRAME?!? Like !!! #art #frames #middleages26 Apr 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnq7v7yal22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lnq7mwoes22nWalking around Rome some art started looking familiar… pretty sure it’s AI 😑 #art #ai #noAI #ugh26 Apr 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnq7mwoes22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lmu5pf3lo22nCookie checking out my work space, which is only slightly chaotic at the moment 😅 #art #artist #desk #desksetup #cats15 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmu5pf3lo22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lms77xt57k2vI made another pea pod for a gift, this time more blue-green than yellow-green. I’m happy with it but wow didn’t know how unhappy my brain would be during the process of painting the same design 😅 #art #peas #peapod #woodcut #wallart14 Apr 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lms77xt57k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3llh4gh5q5c2cFramed and hung 😄🍌 On a 6x6” panel canvas #art #banana #painting #acrylicpainting28 Mar 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llh4gh5q5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3llajoqxbqk2oMy second crab in a box 🦀 I wasn’t sure about these but trusted the process and I like how they turned out! #art #crab #acrylicpainting26 Mar 2025 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llajoqxbqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lkxxethsyc2oPainted penguin woodcut. Growing up these were my favorite to see at the zoo 🐧 #art #woodcut #penguin22 Mar 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxxethsyc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lkmiu5zrek26Crab in a box! I painted the crab woodcut then put it on a little riser so it would pop out to meet the frame 😊🦀 #art #crab #painting #acrylicpainting18 Mar 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmiu5zrek26https://bsky.app/profile/swallyart.bsky.social/post/3lkghxuqzl22gLil banana painting ready to be varnished and framed! 🍌 #art #painting #acrylicpainting #banana15 Mar 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ahhlf424l7meeb4amnvpoadp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkghxuqzl22g