I finally got to meet one of my wonderful collectors! Her niece who is visiting from South Africa contacted me to say they were down South for a few days & so we organised for them to visit my studio on Friday ~ they fell in love with ‘Hope Bringer’, ‘Blessing Giver’ (not pictured) & ‘The Comforter’ ❤️❤️ ❤️ Such a special connection through art ~ As always, I am so very grateful for this art journey and the amazing people I get to meet & connect with 🙏😘 And now...I am VERY excited for more wonderful visits & art inspired conversations during open studios in just under a weeks time!! ❤️ . . . #studiogatherings #studioconversations #artlovers #artappreciators #collectors #thecomforterseries #prints #painter #whimsify #faces #beauty #birds #painting #figurative #figurativeart #art #artist #australianartist #collectorsofart #artcollectors #artstudiovisit #mixedmedia #vintagemusicpaper #mrros #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CiEP7D6JQXL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I suppose I’m Caesar today because I feel like I’m being stabbed. At least it’s an apt day to have a chronic pain flare, so “et tu brute” and all that

keep forgetting what word I whimsify as a joke. it’s

guys they fucking whimsified barry oak

When I saw that the Topolino comics were making an adaptation of The Little Prince, I was soooo sure Minnie was going to make an appearance as Mickey's precious rose, and/or that we were going to get some whimsified version of that tragic ending.

The end result was still lovely--gorgeous gorgeous artwork and a really creative, beautiful story. But that doesn't mean I wasn't a little bummed that those other elements weren't at all present.

What have you done recently to play? Not practice or plan or organize, not creating with a set goal, not confining yourself to boundaries that express themselves in disappointment or frustration or 'not-enough'-ness.

But play.

Painting with abandon, skipping without purpose, dressing with the goal of laughter, singing without technique, creating with no goal you can "fail" to achieve. Making a lump of clay into a silly little face and squishing it. Rolling down a hill. Putting stickers on something, playing with googly eyes.

When have you done something simply because it was fun? Something silly, something nonsensical, inelegant?

When have you whimsified your life last? If you can't remember, it's been too long.

Do me a favor and do something today that makes you smile, whether it be in satisfaction, pride, mischief, or joy.

At the cost of sounding like a cynical bitch, I really hate how Tumblr must whimsify every trope out there.

What if I want darkness in my stories. What if I like that edge and having my heart broken by the stuff I read or watch or play.

Maybe I am odd for this, but I see a good nice dark trope on here and in a blink it gets turned into something cute and whimsical and completely unrelatable to me.

It's pretty normal for me to have some looming conflict about my sexuality pretty much at all times. I'm always questioning the way I feel and if I really do like women, but for some reason when my feelings are confirmed it fills me with so much dread and guilt.

So I reserve myself to men because it's comfortable and it's what I know. But I'm always left disappointed by my relationships. I'm left wondering am I enough for a wlw relationship? Would it be different? Would it be better? Would I feel seen and heard and understood?

Am I whimsifying this thing - this relationship I won't allow myself to have? What if I'm disappointed again? What if it changes my identity and I become less confident or comfortable?

It's so frustrating

Just responded to an inquiry for a commission and took this screenshot for the collector ~ thought I would share it with you. Love the all the happy infused colour, as well as loving connection of these beautiful souls all in a row ❤ ❤ It's nice to revisit them x . . . #commissionedportraits #communingwithessence #essencecapturing #sweetfaces #whimsify #faces #whimsicalfamilyportrait #family #commissionpiece #art #portraitpaintings #originalart #collectorsofart #collectors #artcollectors #privatecollectors #galleries #livingcontent #stylequeens #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/ChtZyaavbf4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"Whimsify me Govna"

"Whimsy Unleashed" A story that reads like a Tumblr shitpost, co-authored by ChatGoose and I.

"we de-whimsified ourselves."

"we're normal now."

FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE WORD I WHIMSIFY OH MY GOD

I did a drawing of Wylan for the October Whimsify Box! The theme was Underdogs.

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New art work available in my shop. This fairy princess is a print of my original mixed media drawing. I used watercolors, colored pencils, and ink to created this whimsical art piece. Www.etsy.com/shop/happyelephantart

[puts a flower on your head] HA get whimsified BITCH

I’m officially #StrangerThings obsessed. . #whimsify #whimsifybox #subscriptionbox #subbox #readersofinstagram #igreads #bookishbox #it #ilovebooks #bookstagram #instareads #vintagevibes #autumnvibes