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The Peace Beasts
Declare your imagination and inspiration!
The Universe conspires to make your heart-felt dreams and wishes come true. There seems to be a lot of bad happening in the world - no surprise - we accept that with no question. Why? Why do we often readily accept the bad but question the good? Choose a different message. For yourself. For others. Declare yourself a Purveyor of Peace! A Sower of Smiles! Become an active creator of the joyful world you wish to live in.

These little beasties are now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
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into the garden - summer blooms
This is the third in a series of paintings that illuminate the transformative beauty of the natural world. To visually express how total immersion into the deep colors of gardens and wild spaces can create a profound sense of peace; restore wonder; and generate calm in an increasingly chaotic world.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

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I finally poked at my nginx logs, because generally nothing happens on my servers

202.155.137.157 - - [30/Mar/2025:00:53:00 +0100] "GET /mirrors-JapanMapTranslate-github/patch/bin/kanaconv/HiraganaConverterImpl.class?id=c1c09efe21a09ecbd6f95641c8a0086ec538ae39 HTTP/1.1" 200 663 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/312.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/312.3"

yeah... yeah... ok... this bitch is accessing ONE specific file as Power PC Mac OS X ???

get the fuck outta here.

% Information related to '202.155.137.0/24AS212238'

route: 202.155.137.0/24
origin: AS212238
descr: CV. Rumahweb Indonesia
Jl. Arimbi No. 482
Kel. Banguntapan, Kec. Banguntapan
mnt-by: MAINT-CRI-ID
last-modified: 2025-02-25T00:03:14Z
source: APNIC

Baby Monsters: Monsters have babies too.
Baby monsters are even harder to find than the elusive "baby" pigeon. Very few folks can say that they've seen them, let alone created their portraits. I have been lucky. As you might imagine, monster parents can be a bit protective. Mothers in particular. They consider us (humans) more than a bit strange and potentially dangerous. It took most of my free time, lots of monster "treats" and carefully followed Monster Etiquette to befriend just a few of them. Even then, I felt a bit nervous and on edge as I made sketches of their most beloved offspring. It is always a good idea to remind oneself that monsters are ultimately unpredictable creatures, and should be given proper respect at all times.

This teeny, weeny baby is about the size of a large acorn. I found her around twilight, huddled on the forest floor, hiding amongst the fallen leaves and acorns, waiting for her mom to return with dinner. I kept my distance while I hastily made her portrait, knowing that she was somewhere close by. The last thing I wanted to do was make this sweet baby anxious.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

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#monster #monsteroftheweek
TO FRIENDS & FOLLOWERS: I am in the midst of creating new work to show you. Please stay tuned and thank you! :-)

Birds of Light Series - The Traveler
Playing with color, texture and pattern, each print is created using a combination of hand-drawn colored pencil and digital media.

(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.

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NEW!:-) This artwork is NOW AVAILABLE on Redbubble:
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(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
Hi everyone, STILL working on new art. Thank you for all of your continued likes, follows and comments, and your patience! It is greatly appreciated. :-) :-)

Midnight Monsters: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #flowers #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #moon #moonlight
Bashful Monster in a Teacup
Humans aren't the only ones who enjoy a spot of tea now and again. Little monsters have been know to slip quietly into kitchens when no one is around and sneak a sip or two of freshly brewed sweetness. Alas, some of these tiny creatures may become so enamored with the tea, that they sip themselves silly and fall into a state of euphoria, causing all manner of behavior.

This artwork is now available on Redbubble:
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(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
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With the most recent online trend of having AI generated images sort of resembling the art style of Studio Ghibli, nothing sums things up more than this quote by Hayao Miyazaki on similar technology from several years ago:

"I can't watch this stuff and find [it] interesting. Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever. I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all."

Which also brings to mind this quote by Guillermo del Toro, said during a conversation with the British Film Institute, where he also, interestingly enough, references Miyazaki and his work later on:

“I saw a demo of AI and I thought oh that's what people think animation is, giving prompts and the computer does it. You know, but AI has demonstrated that it can do semi-compelling screensavers. That's essentially that. The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires, it’s how much would you risk to be in its presence. How much would people pay for those screensavers? Are they going to make them cry because they lost a son? A mother? Because they misspent their youth? Fuck no!”

More personal rambling on why only human art is art here:
🔗 fringemagnet.net/2025/03/artif

Full Guillermo del Toro video here: 📽️ youtu.be/TlC9sxUu2l0?si=a2LTgw

www.fringemagnet.netArtificially Generated Colourful Empty Husk
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