Aspenhearted

@aspenhearted.bsky.social

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Artist in the PNW. My wife says I’m cool AND stylish. Queer, any pronouns, Schrödinger’s gender. All of my in-stock pins, cards, and stickers: https://aspenhearted.com

A watercolor painting of a stylized underwater scene. The main colors are deep teals and indigos, with bright patches of yellow, pinks and greens.
A photo of a teal blue t-shirt with a black wolf on the front. The wolf is decorated with light blue, pink, and white flowers, and lettering around the illustration reads: Defend trans lives, fight for trans rights. There is a rainbow lens flare filter applied so you know it's gay.
An abstract watercolor painting. In the center is a curving, flowing shape like a water current, moving through a space filled with chaotic shapes and colors, greens, purples and pink, and a few bright yellow shapes,with intruding forms of dark indigo.
An abstract watercolor painting, inspired by tide pools and currents and underwater vistas. The primary colors are deep teal blues and dark aquas and indigo , with accents of lavender, green, and bright vibrant yellow.
A photo of a small watercolor painting of a big-eyed stylized rabbit. The edges of the paper are trimmed to resemble a postage stamp. Next to the painting is a paintbrush and a watercolor palette.
A photo of the book MECHANIQUE: A TALE OF THE CIRCUS TRESAULTI by Genevieve Valentine. The cover art features lots of steampunk-ish gears and a pair of golden mechanical wings suspended before the interior of a dark circus tent ring light by a string of broken and mismatched lightbulbs.
A photo of a small watercolor painting of an abstract aquatic scene with swirling indigo and teal blue waves and yellow and pink barnacle-like shapes. Above the sheet of paper is a small palette.
A photo of an abstract painting in hues of light teal, pink, yellow, and indigo. The shapes are meant suggest flowing water and aquatic life among rocky edges.
A photo of a painting in a sketchbook of a green field with yellow flowers and tall grass, and in the distance is one of the Twin Barns at Billy Frank Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
A screencap of a direct message reading: “I’m visiting Universal Hollywood Studios later this summer and needed the perfect shirt to visit the Harry Potter section of the park. Thank you-it’s wonderful and I love it!
A photo of a fluffy marshamallow of a white cat with one black spot on his haunch. He's curled into an expert napping position, like a croissant.
A photo of an expressive abstract watercolor painting in hues of teal and indigo with pops of yellow and pink. It’s a watery design, resembling a tide pool. The artist’s hand is visible, holding a liner paintbrush loaded with Bleed-Proof white, painting fine lines over the colors.
A photo of the artist, disassociating, in a radical gray t-shirt depicting a wolf decorated with pink and white and blue flowers, surrounded by the words Defend Trans Lives, Fight for Trans Rights.
A photo of some variety of western garter snake in the wet sand of a beach.
A closeup photo of a colorful reddish crab shell with a spotted yellow texture
A photo of the grassy fields full of driftwood and the shoreline at Gray’s Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
An enamel pin featuring a yellow California Two-Spot octopus
A photo of three colorful and highly detailed enamel pins featuring a giant pacific octopus, a plumose anemone, an opalescent nudibranch, and ochre sea stars.
A photo of a beautiful Japanese Andromeda shrub with striking foliage in dark greens, pale pink and yellow, and vibrant reds with dropping clusters of small,white, bell shaped flowers.
A black tuxedo cat resting her head on the edge of a heated bed she’s currently roasting herself in. Her mouth is barely open her eyes are half closed in a blissed out expression.
A pencil sketch exploring patterns in a Rayonnoceras shell
An illustration of a section of a Rayonnoceras' shelled body moving through swirling , fantastical blending of water and a starry, moonlit sky.
An enamel pin featuring a mama bear wearing a little gold crown, holding a fresh-caught salmon, gazing down at her cub, sitting next to her in the swirling river, looking up at it with yearning. The pin is enticingly displayed in a field of blooming periwinkles and kinnikinnick.
A black tuxedo cat rolling in a sand pit and having the time of her life
A black tuxedo cat on a leash, enjoying a swing in the hammock.
A black tuxedo cat on a leash lounges in a field behind a fence, watching goats and alpacas who are being guarded by a pair of wary dogs.
A pair of jackrabbits grazing in the grass near a fir tree farm.
Phoebe (a black tuxedo cat with white lips and sprinkles up the bridge of her nose), and mother’s hand, photobombing my attempt to take a picture of the landscape.
Six farm fresh eggs in shades of soft tans, pink, and pale blue, freshly cleaned, on a dark gray woven towel.
A photograph of a baby rabbit on a big lawn, ready to scurry into a little hollow under the tall shrubbery.
A photo of a farmland landscape in the PNW. The sun breaks through a halo of clouds over grass and lavender fields. The clouds grow dense near the horizon and virga drifts down from the distant storm clouds.
A pair of Highlander cows behind a fence. One has horns and is a rich caramel brown color, the other is a deep ochre red.
A black tuxedo cat in a brown vest observes a pair of highlands cows from a safe distance.
A photograph of an oil painting of an abstract desert landscape in earthy tones.
A video of a banana slug grazing on some small grassy plants.
A photo of a black tuxedo cat relaxing on a box in loaf pose with her feet dangling in a way that creates an illusion that her legs are stumpy. She is looking towards the viewer. Behind her in the room is a table, a brightly colored cat tunnel, and a potted plant.
A video of a black tuxedo cat sitting on a person’s lap having her front claws filed gently with a pink emery board.
A photo of a young vine maple tree with three curving trunks.
A photo of a sprouting dragon arum plant.
An illustration of a magnificent three-headed and three-eyed tule elk guardian spirit with a glowing golden diamond behind their intertwined antlers. The guardian stands in a patch of grass with a herd of tule elk grazing in the background.
A screen cap displaying my JND score of .0026
A video of a black tuxedo cat exploring a snowy back yard
A fantastical illustration of the Chimney Rock trail in Point Reyes. A cliffside extends out into the water, with clouds and foothills in the distance. In the foreground are dark purple and yellow flowers. Some of the flowers are silhouetted by the light.
An illustration of a black wolf decorated with pink, white, and light blue flowers. Hand-lettering around the wolf reads “Defend Trans Lives, Fight for Trans Rights.
A fantatstical illustration of the KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station at Point Reyes National Seashore. Above the art deco building is a starry, moonlit sky, and below the building is reflected in a pool of water that flows down into an abstract shape in fiery colors that almost mirrors the shapes of the sky. In the reflection of the building, the moon is red against a yellow and pale jade green sky.
A digital illustration of Alamere Falls in Point Reyes in the distance behind bushes with big white and yellow flowers.
An illustration of four Great Egrets flying into the sky towards the sun above clouds and fog swirling through the foliage surrounding flowing water.
A photo of a small portion of my collection of blue and green watercolors, in a metal tin. One of the most precious and personally significant colors, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, has spontaneous exploded in a disaster of gum arabic binder and genuine turquoise mineral pigment all over the surrounding metal tin.
My wife’s hand holding a yam that has had a chunk cut off. In the background is the grocery store bins holding more yams and a variety of potatoes.
A photo of Phoebe, a black tuxedo cat, sitting in an empty box of Premium Tonkotsu ramen bowls. She has placed herself in the center and it looks like she’s in a bowl of ramen.
A black tuxedo cat licking her hind leg. Her foot is up in the air and her tongue is sticking out.
A photo of a black tuxedo cat, on a worn floral wool carpet, dramatically half cast in light from the nearby window, limbs splayed as she raises one white hind foot up towards the viewer while she licks her nethers.
An array of sweets from Eudora’s Bakery in central Tacoma. From top left clockwise, a peanut butter chocolate brownie, an espresso brownie, a chocolate cupcake, a banana pudding cupcake, their famous “Kingdom” cupcake, and I. The center, a honey lemon basil cupcake. (How will I tell my wife I’ve spent all our on money on cupcakes?)
A pair of t-shirts, one in teal blue and the other in gray. Both have an image of a black wolf with a pink, white and blue floral pattern and the words: Defend trans lives, fight for trans rights.
Some lovely pink beans on the white toesies of a black tuxedo cat named Phoebe. She’s curled up napping on a fluffy sherpa blanket with her face planted down and her feet in your face