Shelby Pothier

Dragonposting 🐉

A downy woodpecker sits on a spruce on a sunny winter day. "Ahh... Febuary" it says. Close up on it correcting "Febrary" then "Febberary..." then finally "Frebrury"

Ferbruary #oldknees

Star Trek Voyager scene. We see a small, lone shuttlecraft fllying through a cloudy sky. Closed caption reads, "(screaming)"

I dream of something better for those than a busted cardboard box 😭

My prized motivational poster with a salmon splasshing in a river that reads "Sink or swim" and in smaller text (my inner thoughts) reads "And I am choosing to flounder"

When my seasonal depression starts overanalyzing motivational posters

The first stage of a watercolor pet portrait of a Great Pyrenees dog

Finally giving this dear boy a portrait of his own. #pyrportrait

Woman in turtleneck sweater holding gray mug looking out window at gray weather with look of happy satisfaction on face

Fall Bitches Already Fondly Gazing at Summer’s Sweet Demise: tinyurl.com/yc574b4r

There’s one of those in my neighborhood as well!

This is darling!

I love that I know I don’t need to call your office to tell you to vote no because you feel the exact way I feel. I might call anyway just to get it on record but thank you in advance!!

One thousand percent yes, it most certainly is

Is there anything better than looking at a work in progress for the first time that day and thinking "hey this isn't as bad as I thought it was yesterday"?

Man holding happy hour cocktail at bar talking to woman

‘I’m from Seattle,’ Says Liar from Shoreline:
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Yessss it’s so incredible out here! I’m kicking myself for never making it out here until now.

My watercolor plein air set up with a view of Dry Falls in the background

Today’s office at Dry Falls State Park #pleinair #washington

A view of my plein air painting set up at Steamboat Rock State Park

A view of my plein air painting at Steamboat Rock State Park

My mostly-completed plein air painting of the boat launch at Steamboat Rock State Park

Banks Lake at Steamboat Rock State Park

What a day! Steamboat Rock State Park PAWA paint-out is well underway! I feel silly for forgetting my large artboards at home, but at least I can do some smaller paintings while I’m here. Excited for cooler temps and more time at the park tomorrow 😻 #pleinair #washington

A picture of a sketchbook featuring an orange and blue sketch of Umatilla Rock. Pale green sagebrush are depicted at the bottom of the page. The sketchbook is held up in front of the rock formation itself.

A little warmup sketch at Umatilla Rock before today’s PAWA paint-out at Steamboat Rock State Park. I am so grateful for our public lands! @wastateparks.bsky.social #wastateparks

Aw man! I swear we artists gotta wear a hat or something that says “Do we follow each other on BlueSky?” so we can spot each other in the wild!

A majestic blue heron stands among boulders under a pier at low tide

I had such a nice morning hanging out with @whalefern.bsky.social and this stunner of a heron in Edmonds during the low tide!

I made it! I’ve got a yellow hat and tiny sketchbook!

Sweet! I think I'll be able to make it around noon!!

What time will you be gathering?

Who among us hasn’t simply preordered every supply we will ever need ahead of time?

Oohh that sounds delightful! 😻

The power to introduce Articles of Impeachment lies with the House, not Senate. House impeaches, Senate holds the trial.

BIRD PROTOCOL activated. Take a bird, leave a bird. 🪶

Rick Steves speaks to a huge crowd in Edmonds, WA as part of the nationwide Hands Off protests

I grew up watching @ricksteves.bsky.social every weekend on PBS and never once in my wildest dreams imagined that we'd be brought together to stand up for our democracy. I was honored to be a witness to his impassioned speech in Edmonds, WA today as part of the #HandsOff protests!

A backpacker hikes down a trail through a meadow. Mount Rainier looms in the background.

Scrolling through photos while I wait for my car to be done with its service. Here’s a random one from the Wonderland Trail on Mount Rainier with my dad last fall. I’ll probably paint this someday. #pnwonderland

Thank you for this!

I’ve never been certified but I’d love to be someday! 😍