Art, Entertainment, and Acro

I'm Nicki, an artist, musician, writer, doll fanatic, and fashion enthusiast.

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I started taking drawing classes again this past February. Here are two charcoal still life drawings I've made.

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Watercolor paintings from Jason Li's plein air workshop from the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

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Chinese brush paintings from the winter of 2026.

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Chinese brush paintings from the spring of 2025.

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Chinese brush paintings from the spring of 2025.

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Chinese brush paintings from the winter of 2025.

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Chinese brush paintings from the spring of 2024.

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Heated Rivalry and Autistic Love

So I loved Heated Rivalry (shocking, I know). I especially loved Shane and how the show handles his autism, so I thought I'd talk about that

So I loved Heated Rivalry (shocking, I know). I especially loved Shane and how the show handles his autism, so I thought I'd talk about that. And here's the final painting:

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new youtube video :>

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Esther at the South Coast Botanic Garden.

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Check out my latest YouTube video! It’s about finally finishing my very first BJD.

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So 2024 was a year, huh. Well, here's a video. And here's the drawing from the video:

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My latest furry-related video, just in time for the year of the rabbit to end. (Well, technically I had until February, but who's counting?)

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Two versions of an ink and watercolor painting for my latest YouTube video "The Nebulous Role of the Narrator in the House of Usher," which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/n5S8ofFomSc

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Some ornamental plants from my third Chinese brush painting class. These were challenging, but I really enjoy the results.

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Three Chinese brush paintings of landscapes I made from the end of May to June. I’ve never really done any kind of landscape painting, let alone Chinese brush painting, so I’m pretty happy with how they turned out!

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Long time no Tumblr post. Here are two pieces of art from my latest YouTube videos on neo-noir: "The Postmodern Pastiche of Film Noir in Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Ambivalent Sexuality in The Big Lebowski."