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Eeva Nikunen

@eevanikunen

Painter of cats & curiosities 🌝 β€’ Artist, illustrator, cat mom | Oil & gouache

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β€˜The Universe in your Eye’
Oil on canvas, 30x30cm.
My latest oil painting is part of a cat themed group show where a portion of the proceeds will go to help homeless shelter cats here in Finland.🐾

01.09.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!☺️

17.07.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Angel Cat ✨
Graphite and a bit of gold acrylic.🌝

16.07.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Skull & Willow ✨
There’s something beautiful about how bones tell stories long after the body is gone, especially when the creature was once a magical companion.

07.07.2025 08:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Hemlock ✨
That’s the name I gave this little goat familiar. I like naming my characters, because sometimes they return in other artworks, years later, in a different medium or a new story.
Hemlock feels like one of those.

24.06.2025 04:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Inspired by art I created before ✨
I’ve always been fascinated by feline faces. I originally created a holographic sticker design of a magical cat familiar, and the idea stayed with me, and I knew I wanted to draw it again in graphite. I also added a few gold details using acrylic paint.

22.06.2025 04:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ New postcards in the shop ✨
I’ve been slowly adding items that I sell at conventions to my online shop. These Luna Moth postcards are now availableπŸŒ™: eevanikunen.com/shop/luna-mo...

14.06.2025 05:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Winged One ✨
Over the weekend, I was selling my art at a local convention. On Sunday, during a few quiet moments, I found myself daydreaming about what art I want to create next, and this little winged cat appeared in my mind.
As soon as I got home, I knew I had to draw her.

11.06.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Luna Moth ✨
I painted this gouache piece last year while saying goodbye to my beloved cat, Willow.
It’s a small painting, but it holds a lot of meaning because of when I painted it.
I keep the original next to her photo, and I’ll never part with it. Some artworks are just too personal to sell.

10.06.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A romantasy inspired sketch for Valentine's Day.πŸƒ

13.02.2025 11:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The story of The Frog Prince tells of a young prince cursed to live as a frog. Neglected for his appearance, he dwells by a shadowy pond until a compassionate princess encounters him and transforms him back into a prince with a true love’s kiss.πŸ‘‘ Oil on canvas , 15x15 cm.

28.01.2025 03:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve had my Edgar for almost six months now.🩡He’s transformed from a scared shelter cat into the most sweet and gentle boi who can never get enough attention, cheek rubs or food.🐾 This is one of my favourite photos of him, I plan to use it as reference for a painting.

26.01.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

26.01.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favourite projects I worked on last year was painting the cover for β€˜The Forest Where The Phoenix Sleeps’ by Brooke Marley Jones.

25.01.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve begun a series of small oil paintings that I plan to display on my table at upcoming conventions. The first painting in the series is β€˜The Frog Prince’. 15x15 cm, oil on canvas.

25.01.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I illustrated a Robin Hood colouring book for Colouring Heaven Magazine. This was a fun project! This is my second time working with Colouring Heaven, they published my Alice in Wonderland colouring book back in 2022. You can find the Robin Hood colouring book in stores and here: tidd.ly/3uZQrK0

07.03.2024 17:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello January ❄️
I’m looking forward to this new year and all the new art it will bring.✨I’m also back on Patreon. I just released this new coloring page for my Patrons, it’s inspired by the month of January.❄️

06.01.2024 20:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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January is the time of year to expect a visit from the Knut goat. He’s looking for leftovers from your winter solstice feasts. You best have some treats to offer him, or else he might do a trick on you. It’s also important to take down all your holiday decor before Knut visits on 13th of January.

03.01.2024 21:16 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favourite projects this year was illustrating the cover and chapter illustrations for Camilla Andrew’s superb fantasy novel β€˜When the Stars Alight’. I hope next year will bring many more exciting projects and lots of new art.

27.12.2023 18:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 24 hours left to get the beautiful β€˜Mystic Glade’ fantasy art and tutorial book. I also did a step by step oil painting tutorial for this book. I hope you check it out if you are an artist or a fan of fantasy art! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jod...

08.11.2023 13:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Willow is proud of me that I made an oil painting tutorial for the Mystic Glade fantasy art and tutorial book. 😸 There’s still time to back the project! So many amazing artists worked to make this book happen. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jod...

01.11.2023 18:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m so excited to share this project that I’m a part of! A fantasy art book called β€˜Mystic Glade’ is now available on Kickstarter! blackfoxpress.com/mysticglade In addition to lots of beautiful fantasy art, the book contains tutorials, including an oil painting tutorial done by me!

11.10.2023 08:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s almost October πŸ‚πŸπŸŽƒ

β€˜Harvest Time’
Oil on board. 11”x14” inches.

29.09.2023 02:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m thrilled to share that I’m one of the featured artists in an upcoming fantasy art book called Mystic Glade.✨ The book celebrates nature based fantasy and contains exclusive art tutorials and stunning fantasy art. More info and sneak peeks here: blackfoxpress.com/mysticglade/

25.09.2023 17:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little 5”x7” inch oil painting I just finished, named β€˜Autumn’s First Jack O’Lantern’ πŸπŸ‚

24.09.2023 10:40 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was great to wake up today to a message from 78 Tarot’s art director. I get to paint a card for their 10th anniversary deck! I’m so excited to be a part of this. I can’t wait to start sketching for my card.

22.09.2023 06:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s already Halloween in my painting studio! My new oil painting β€˜Pumpkin Cake Picnic’ depicts a delicious Halloween themed cake, some pumpkin shaped sugar cookies and a cute black cat wearing a scarf. The original was painted in size 11”x14” inches.

20.09.2023 18:50 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little something I’m working on✨

20.09.2023 18:01 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0