pixel skylines
No title available
sheepfilms
todays bird
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
d e v o n
noise dept.
KIROKAZE
blake kathryn
Sweet Seals For You, Always
Keni
2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year
Misplaced Lens Cap
Fai_Ryy
almost home
will byers stan first human second
No title available
Kiana Khansmith
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from South Africa
seen from United States
seen from Venezuela
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Iraq
seen from Costa Rica
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Oman
seen from Oman
seen from United Kingdom
@akirebubar
Official Post from Akire Bubar: "Why are there so manySongs about rainbowsAnd what's on the other sideRainbows are visionsBut only illusionsAnd rainbows have nothing to hideSo we've been toldAnd some choose to believe itI know they're wrong, wait and seeSomeday we'll find itThe Rainbow ConnectionThe lovers, the dreamers, and me"
Happy Thanksgiving, my dears. I’m thankful for YOU. <3
Official Post from Akire Bubar: CONTENT WARNING: references to sexual & domestic abuse - no graphic details. Discussion of family betrayal, C-PTSD, PTSD, and triggers; brief mention of dissociation. Clouds to north, clouds to the south,Wind and rain to the east and the west,But children speak their first word in a circle of the
This is my attempt to say *thank you*.
I'm still bowled over by how much love and support I received from so many of you when I shared the post about my abuse history. I've been trying to figure out how to tell you how much that means to me, and why - and also why I've been reeling with anxiety about it even so. I've been isolating myself so much the past year, and I don't want to do that anymore. I want to tell you what's been going on with me. And I want to thank you for making it better in some really, really important ways. I want you to know how and why that matters. I hope this does the trick.
CONTENT WARNING: references to sexual & domestic abuse - no graphic details. Discussion of family betrayal, C-PTSD, PTSD, and triggers; brief mention of dissociation.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION in post!
Official Post from Akire Bubar: Several of my nearest and dearest will occasionally brag about who makes the best spreadsheets. 😶I don't even know what to say about that. But it's true that data and spreadsheets can be a form of storytelling all their own. The only made-up item in the spreadsheet in this drawing is the hippo feed
It's true that data and spreadsheets can be surprisingly entertaining... (read more...image description in post!)
Official Post from Akire Bubar: The other day, as I was walking back to my car from the post office, I looked up past the weeds to see the Oreland Train Station.Mostly this is exciting because I didn't even know Oreland was there, and in looking for a post office, I stumbled upon this little neighborhood I'd never seen before afte
I'm finally getting my head above water again (I think? I hope? Is it safe to say this?) & I’m starting to share what I've been up to on Patreon. I have some catching up to do! Here's one you may have missed.
So lovely to see y'all again! <3 [Image description in post; follow link]
Official Post from Akire Bubar: Woohoo, I'm excited to say that someone snatched this one up right away! They needed a delay in shipping because of travel plans, so I'm just now packing it up for them and getting ready to send it on its way. Yippee!I hope to have my Etsy shop up and running soon...and when I do, I'll start posting
Yay, this painting is sold, and about to be on its way to its new home. Yippee!
Official Post from Akire Bubar: ...Or, why I love making crafts projects for the littles. 😄 This was what I was working on today - so much fun!The deadline for this meant I couldn't put as much work into the design for the cat's coat as I'd have liked, and now that I've assembled a few and played with it in my hands, I have some
Woohoo, check it out! Another free coloring project for you to download! I had a ridiculous amount of fun creating these, and they've inspired a whole lot of other ideas currently in the works. Print them out, color them up, put them together, and take pics so I can see! <3 <3 <3
Also there are some cute *real* cat pics in this post, so don't miss those! If you like these projects, please consider becoming a patron - $1 or $2 a month makes a huge difference to me on my teensy artist's income! And/or - you can also support my work just by sharing my posts with your friends so I can get my work in front of more people. Thanks so much!
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of two uncolored paper cat sculptures on a round wood-patterned tabletop; Princeton files full of magazines are visible in the background. The cats are made of white cardstock, detailed with black lines. A zig-zagging pattern creates a stylized tabby cat effect for the paper cats' coats. The cats are meant to be colored in and then assembled.]
Official Post from Akire Bubar: At long last, the color version of Sarracenia purpurea! I had a LOT of fun painting this with watercolors, especially the speckles, stripes, and spots on the pitcher plants themselves. I used a photo I took during a trip to Paul Smith's College VIC in the Adirondacks last spring as a reference.This
Woo-hoo, art for sale! I'm offering this one for $55 (includes free shipping); $10/month patrons get an additional 10% off that. It'll cost more when I finally get around to posting it in the Etsy shop I still haven't managed to set up, but if you buy it now, you save me the trouble of doing that, which is super awesome as far as I'm concerned. Speak up if you want to grab this one! It's ink & watercolor, done from a photo I took of northern pitcher plants up in the #Adirondacks last year.
Official Post from Akire Bubar: Usually I save coloring projects for folks in the $5-a-month tier, but I'm making this one free to all so you can have a sample of what those patrons are getting. Download, print, and have at! This one is fun for humans of any age, though the littlest ones will probably need some assistance with cut
I finally posted this coloring project to Patreon - download it for FREE and you or your kids can have some fun coloring this weekend! Please share widely! <3
If you like stuff like this, becoming a patron for $1 or $2 a month goes a long way towards helping me continue making it for you. And if you can't give financial support, simply sharing my work here on Facebook is another really great way to give my art a boost! Thanks in advance for being awesome. :-D
Have friends with kids, or who work with kids? Tag a friend/parent/teacher! <3
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Two side-by-side images of a paper great horned owl coloring sculpture. The one on the left is uncolored, and there is an aloe plant in the background. The one on the right has feathers colored in with red, brown, and orange markers; the eyes are colored in yellow. The bottom of a bookcase is dimly visible in the background.]
Official Post from Akire Bubar: It seems like it's taken forever to get this done. But here it is - I'm super proud! Way cuter than the average business card, don't you think? 😀 Now I just need to, you know, actually interact with other people often enough to give these out... 😛 A big hearty welcome to my new patrons this week
New patrons, new business card, yippee! I'm super proud of these cards - I think they're really cute! And I'm deeply humbled that a bunch of you are helping me reach my goals on Patreon. More about that in the post below, and a request for input! My graphics software is now officially paid for, thanks to my patrons. This is a HUGE load off my mind, as funds are going to get a lot tighter for me in the coming months. Just a little more to go and my monthly art supplies will be fully funded - can you help me get there so I can keep making art for you? Then I can start digging in to bigger projects...check out the link below. #art #illustration #SupportArtists #DisabledArtist #BusinessCard#Patreon [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of three copies of a business card. On the right the front side is visible on two cards stacked one above the other. On the left is the back side of one card. The front of the card shows ink and watercolor art of two owls swooping towards a leafy green area with one bright purple flower. The closer owl clutches a skateboard with red wheels in his talons. The sky is a rich violet blue higher up, fading to a warm yellow closer to the ground. There are three yellow stars in the sky. The text reads: "Akire Bubar, Illustration & Design, akirebubar.com, artwork - commissions - prints - notecards - comics & more!, 215.915.6608, [email protected]". Below all the text are the logos for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, G+, LinkedIn, and Tumblr. The back of the card shows a woman in a pink shirt and purple pants juggling chainsaws while balancing a basket of feral kittens on her head and lighting fireworks with her toes. One of the kittens in the basket is attempting to bat at one of the chainsaws. Another kitten says "mew?" inquisitively. Another of the chainsaws says, "RRRRRRRRRR!!!" There is a small wide-eyed orange tabby kitten on the ground by the woman's feet, and another white and brown kitten climbing the woman's leg, claws extended and ears back. There is a speech bubble at the top of the card that reads, "Feed the Dream! comics, coloring projects, art updates & more, patreon.com/akirebubar". To the right of the woman's legs is another spiky text bubble that reads, "Make art happen for as little as $1 a month!" The background of this side of the card is a warm golden yellow.]
Become a patron of Akire Bubar today: Read 27 posts by Akire Bubar and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.
Wheeee! I just finished the new business card & emailed it to the printer. I can't wait to see it all shiny and DONE! Business cards are so exciting. I should, like, be more social so that I actually hand more of them out. 😜
AND I got a new patron tonight, wahoo! I'm finally out of the single digits! Folks, if you enjoy seeing my art and writing in your tumblr feed, please consider becoming a patron. Just the software I use is $52/month - and thanks to folks like you on Patreon, this huge expense is *almost* all covered. Can you help me get all the way there? After that, I'm looking to fund a bunch of exciting projects (coloring books! comics! notecards!), as well as, you know, funding myself so I can pay my bills once again. Just $1 or $2 a month makes a huge difference to me.
Hugs to all who want them. It's a good night. Now, time to feed the rat and hit the hay. 😊
#art #illustration #Patreon #SupportArtists #DisabledArtist #HappyArt
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A photo of an ink and watercolor illustration. A brown owl soars over grass and a purple flower, clutching a skateboard in his orange toes. A second owl swoops down from higher above. The sky in the background is luminous yellow above the grass, and deeper blue above that. There is a bright orange and red oak leaf on the left side of the drawing, and an ant standing on a blade of grass and watching the owls and the sky on the very far left. On the bottom right is a mouse in red quad rollerskates is fleeing the owls.]
I wasn't online much last week, so let me say now: OMG LOOK! Illustrator Lee Harper tucked this awesome original mock-up for a page of one of the Woolbur books into my copy of Woolbur Goes to School! I got to tour his studio last week with the @scbwi Eastern PA Chapter, and it was a wonderful event. I'm going to have to run out and buy a frame ASAP! #art #illustration #KidLitArt #SCBWI #PictureBooks #Woolbur
Official Post from Akire Bubar: Today is LGBTQIA Pride Day in Philly, and Pride Month everywhere! Cheers to all who are marching, here or elsewhere, and solidarity to everyone who, like me, kinda needs to stay home and have a quiet day away from crowds (introverts unite! Just, you know, separately & in our own homes...).This one i
We're here, we're queer, we're...rooting around for our umbrellas and possibly a rowboat? :-P I tip my rainhat to folks who marched and paraded today. Most of you have known this forever, but in the interest of visibility and in honor of pride month: I'm bi/pansexual. Wishing you all love & dry socks on this soggy Pride Day!
Official Post from Akire Bubar: I'm often a bit of a bumblebee in the way I conceive of projects and the way I work.It's been in the back of my mind that I need a new business card, but I recently signed up for an SCBWI studio tour, which made this need more pressing. I decided to try fiddling around with the owl & skateboard illu
It's time for a new business card. This seems to be an annual thing for me lately...here's what I've been working on these past few days.
Official Post from Akire Bubar: OMG YOU GUYS YOU GUYS! Check it out, my first two notecard designs are back from the printer, and they're gorgeous! I'm so excited to package these up and offer them for sale! The envelopes and sleeves should be here in the next few days, and then they'll be ready to ship!First I have to fold all 20
ZOMG, they're here, they're here, and available for sale! I'm so happy with how they came out. More details to come ASAP... :-D :-D :-D
Official Post from Akire Bubar: It's hard to know where to start with this one (CW: depression, mental illness, suicidal ideation, and also hope).I read a lot of picture books - because I love them, because they inspire me, because they often remind me of the importance of simple truths and small magic moments, and, most of all, b
The best compliment, that I seem to get fairly often, is this: "You make such happy art!" Do I? I don't know, I just try to show up regularly. But it's a lifeline in both good times and bad, and I'm immensely grateful for it. Does it make you happy too? I hope so. If so, please consider becoming a patron - even just $1 a month makes a big difference! The truth is that art is something I can reliably do, even when I'm completely unable to function otherwise. I'm trying really hard to figure out how to turn that into an income. And you can help! <3 [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An illustration of a dragon and a cat in a grassy area drawn in fine black lines and colored with watercolors. The dragon is purple with green and blue wings, flame-colored spikes down the back and tail, four flame-colored horns, and multicolored speckles on the belly. The cat is an orange and white tabby. The dragon is on all fours, wings partially open, reaching an arm forward on the grass with one finger extended towards the cat. The cat is crouched to pounce, tail twitching and ears back, with one paw extended towards the dragon. The sky behind them is a cloud-mottled bright blue.]
Official Post from Akire Bubar: I've watched a lot of webinars lately. I've learned a lot of interesting things from a lot of mostly-interesting people. But - whoa, the visuals. More often than not, there's nothing to see except talking heads. Usually the same talking head, for the whole hour or whatever. I sorta feel like maybe t
Happy #FacialExpressionFriday again! Some more quick sketches of faces.
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A page of loosely-sketched faces, randomly assembled, many of which overlap. The sketches are in black ink with grey shading created by making the ink run with a water brushpen. The sketches are on yellow tissue paper glued onto a page in a journal. About half of the faces present as female and the other half as male; one appears non-binary. They have a variety of facial expressions: hesitant, thoughtful, quietly reading, interested, alarmed, suspicious, baffled. There is a large sketch of a woman wearing headphones. A smaller sketch shows a black teenaged girl resting her head on a stack of books. A white guy with close-cropped spiky hair scratches his head and looks puzzled. A white man with a beard, long mustache, and scruffy hair looks alarmed. A white man with short hair purses his lips and adjusts his glasses. A woman in her late 40s looks suspiciously to her right. A teenaged black boy smiles shyly downward. A non-binary person in glasses and a tie wears a neutral expression. A white man with spiky hair and glasses purses his lips oddly. An Asian girl is engrossed in her work, and a white girl with long hair held back by a headband rests her head in her hands, looking downward.]
Official Post from Akire Bubar: Is spring finally here? Do I even dare say it? It sure feels like it. So I made myself comfortable on a stoop in Chestnut Hill and looked about for things to sketch.I had a go at drawing some folks gathered outside Chestnut Hill Coffee, but I wasn't really feeling it. For one, it turns out that my c
A few words about sketching in Chestnut Hill & the kindness of strangers. Enjoy!
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A two-page spread of drawings in a sketchbook. The paper is from a brown paper bag, torn and glued into a journal. On the left page are 5 roughly-drawn figures in fine black lines with white accents. Up top, two people stand by a seated man with a small white poodle. Below are two standing figures, probably male. On the right page is a sketch of a white church with a clock and bell tower. The sketch is done in both white and black ink, with green ink making the greenery pop a bit. Some of the black ink is smeared with a water brushpen for shading. At the top of the right page is written, "I'm having a crap day until this young guy in a baseball cap & sucking a lollipop leans over my shoulder and says, 'You just did that? That's real good. You're a real artist.' 'That looks just like that!' On the bottom of the left page is scrawled "...And then another guy about my age or younger stops to admire my tattoos, then moves on to this ---> drawing: 'Oh my god! That's fantastic! Good job!' Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers to brighten a hard day." On the bottom right corner is the date 5.1.2018 and the words "Top o' the Hill".]