#cool bug art

[lavendercowboyart]

Finished my sunny cicada piece to complement the moonflower design! 🔆

The two will both be available as prints with my next shop update (TBA soon!) :)

Pls consider dropping me a follow if u like my art! I don't have much reach yet on my own so every interaction is appreciated <3

edit: both are now available as prints on my shop!

edit again: now also available as riso prints!!

[moths-are-transgender]

Moth art. Trying more texturing this time around

[heavisphere]

Do we like this sticker design?

Pinned down!

[lavendercowboyart]

This is a two-color riso print of my Eastern Hercules beetle, “Beetle’s Moon”, illustration!

Dynastes tityus, the Eastern Hercules beetle, is one of the largest beetle species found in North America — they also happen to be my favorite! I originally planned to make a purely ecosystem-focused piece for this species (and I may still do a more scientific-illustration-style piece later). But, as I toyed around with the composition, I realized that I really wanted to make the beetle grub feel like the ‘moon’ and pivoted my focus from there. I still stuck with a more natural theming for the background; where the old tree stump stands as the frequent habitat of this species and the morel mushrooms are meant to build on that forest floor feeling.

Only fluorescent pink and mint color inks were used for this one; all of the deep purple tones are from the intermingling of the two. 🙂 The incredibly vibrant colors are one of my favorite aspects of riso (& the fluorescent colors do indeed glow vibrantly under UV light). I’ve since made quite a few more riso pieces between the two riso shops local to me and have several more in the works. If you can’t tell, I’ve been really enjoying both the riso illustration process and the printed results and, if you’re familiar with my work, you may notice a couple new pieces that haven’t made it to my site yet. Those will be up soon; I’m working on another shop update - stay tuned for the announcement! (or, if you’re a sticker club member, keep your eyes out for the newsletter / discount codes / early access!)

Anyway! Thanks so much for reading! Hope you have a great rest of your day (or start of your morning! or restful night of sleep!) 🤠 see ya again soon?

[lavendercowboyart]

Hey folks! The long-awaited shop update is posting very soon!! 🤠

I’ll be working on getting the new stuff posted to my members-only shop this week / over the next few days before doing a full launch to my regular page at the start of next week :) keep your eyes out for updates!

Just need to count up what I have left from the Ozarks PrideFest and take photos of all of the newer goodies! I am nearly sold out of a few designs (again thank you all so much 🥹) and, since I’ll need to keep some stuff on hand for Pride STL in a couple weeks, I may end up opening up pre-orders for things that I’m out of & those would ship out as soon as I can have them restocked (likely at the start of July). Otherwise i have some other older stuff (mostly small prints/mystery packs) that I’ll be posting as well to clear out — available to members first ofc.

As always, let me know if you have questions! Thank you again for being interested in having my artwork in your lives and homes, I’m so incredibly honored 🥹❤️ talk soon!

[lavendercowboyart]

I'm back with another finished dung beetle illustration! :3

Just finished taking pictures and posting these on my shop! Once I finish the series I think I'll make a lil "shit" sticker sheet with all of these fellas. Stay tuned! 🤠

[lavendercowboyart]

I took some time to reflect on how incredibly thankful I am for the support y'all have shown towards my artwork here. It really means the world and I'm forever grateful!

As some of you know, before I begun my art business I was working as a full time "bee-searcher" (wildlife biologist researching bumble bees 🐝). Others may know that I've been dealing with hEDS and treatment-resistant axial psoriatic arthritis. In the summer of 2024, a couple months after I sold art at my first ever market, the biology lab I was working with lost funding unexpectedly and my and many other positions were cut as a result. Over the past year and half I've put everything I have (financially, physically, mentally) into my art and over the past year and a half you have all shared nothing but kind words, support, and encouragement. Thank you. I had a difficult time learning how to manage my worsening physical disabilities and chronic pain, but being able to work on my own schedule and mostly from home has been an absolute lifesaver while my doctors and I work to find an effective treatment. None of that would be possible without your interest in my artwork (and my wonderful husband). Thank you for keeping my small gay business afloat! 🏳️‍🌈🫶

As a way to show my appreciation, I'm running some form of a 'black friday' / small business saturday / cyber monday / holiday / winter sale to help you get your hands on my work for as cheap as I can afford to let it go! I just finished uploading new pieces to my shop (including my riso prints!) as a final update of the year! I'm running the sale until 11:59pm CST on 12/1 and any order placed before 12/6 will be processed and put in the mail in time for Christmas if you're shopping for someone else!

[lavendercowboyart]

April sticker club bonus sticker!

This is another Rose Curculio - here to chomp down on the prairie rose featured in the April sticker club design. This teeny fella will be a bonus for every April sticker club member!

Mailing these out on Thursday (May 1st)! After which the designs will retire for good :]