Four animations of my seal painting: three besties, secret treasure, dangerous encounter, and sneaky thief. The last one is my favorite but I'm also partial to the secret treasure (not sure what that says about me). #acrylicpainting #undersea #cute #fun #animation #AI

Two ways of making an escape, and one perfect catch. Which of the three would you most want to try? #fun #AI #flying #surprise #travel

Jimothy is a fan of our book of short stories, and even though there might appear to be some confusion over "tales" vs. "tails," I've been assured that's not the case. Link in comments. #jimothytheraccoon #literary #speculativefiction #humor #booksky #jimothyraccoonMeme #viralraccoon

Obviously I'm still thinking about the Vashon Island Strawberry Festival last weekend! The Islanders are welcoming and so fun to talk to. I had a great time. #vashonisland #books #sci-fi #fanstasy #literary #VashonStrawberryFestival

The West Seattle Summerfest was fabulous! I met many new people and had wonderful conversations about books and writing. The crowds seemed especially joyful--maybe because of the perfect weather? I already can't wait until next year. #whattoread #sci-fi #fantasy #literature #books

For the first of these three animations of my hot air balloon painting, I wanted a sunset and stars (and got them, to a point). The second is weirdly destructive, and the third involves a dragon. Which do you prefer? #art #acrylicart #dragon #fun #colorful #animation

I took this video at the local pond today. Notice how abruptly the dragonfly's head moves, and how its abdomen (its tail-like part) pulses. I slowed the video ending down as much as I could so you could see it in flight at the end. It returned just for me!

Here are three versions of my latest painting, animated by AI (Kling). The first will make you say "Awww," the second will make you laugh, and the third will surprise you. Honestly, my apatosaurus was a bit dorky, and AI kept insisting on making it more fearsome.

The first AI animation of my painting in this video is fine, if awkward. The second part is a little creepy, if you ask me.

The weather was great for the University District Street Fair on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. I wasn't there Saturday morning but I heard that it rained so hard that a river ran through the booth. It's always an adventure doing book events! #novelstoread #scifi #fantasybooks #shortfiction

What are yours? #trending #fun #mytopfivehorrormovies #socialmediatrends

Albert Einstein just said, “If you’re smart, you’ll read the novel, Sorry, Wrong Afterlife.” I sure appreciate the testimonial! #novels #fantasy #amreading #whattoread #humor

Clearly AI didn't like the frog eye that I painted, so it replaced it, and in a very strange way. But I went with it, and added sound effects and music. There's a chase scene, some taunting, and a payoff at the end. #acrylicpainting #fun #animation #frog

By special request, here are two of my painting subjects interacting together. Enjoy! #acrylicpainting #AI #animation #fun

Here are three different AI animations of my latest acrylic painting, edited into one video. Don't ask me what kind of birds they are, LOL! #art #fun #acrylicpainting #birds #happy

Queen Elizabeth I recently had this to say about my novel, Sorry, Wrong Afterlife. “I command one and all to read this book of beastly struggle and bounteous mirth.” Thank you, your highness! #novels #fantasy #amreading #whattoread #humor

I edited together three animations of my octopus painting. Each one is almost what I wanted, but not perfect. Hmmm… see what you think. #fun #acrylicart #surprise #octopus #underwater #AIanimation

My attempts to animate my paintings using AI often fail at first, because AI gets it wrong or just plain ignores my instructions, or I just haven’t asked in the right way. It was the same for these penguins. Dancing the jitterbug caused the fewest problems and was fun, so here it is. #fun #painting

Which of these two animations do you prefer, the bugs crawling (first half) , or flying (second half)? #fun #acrylicart #AI #colorful

I painted this baby goat because I thought it would animate well. I took a photo of the painting and then expanded the background in Photoshop so that AI would "see" that there was plenty of room to jump. #acrylicart #fun #babygoat #art #happy #animals

More art, less war.

My husband put together a dragon model and we took a photo of it with my little alien, then told AI what to do with it. We loved the results! #animation #Fun #togetherness

I just finished this elephant painting today. Here's how an AI program animated it. I've been using Kling, but Veo did the best job this time around. #art #animals #acrylicart #AI

My cat painting, animated. It's based on an Abyssinian type of cat, which Britannica says is "...considered to approximate the sacred cat of ancient Egypt more closely than any other living cat. The Abyssinian is noted for being affectionate and quiet, though generally shy with strangers."

Happy (almost) Valentine's Day!

My guitar painting, animated, with some beautiful music by Viacheslav Starostin from Ukraine, via Pixabay.

Here's another animation based on one of my paintings. Kling 2.6 seems to do the best with this type of subject. Enjoy! #art #fantasy #acrylicpainting #fun #AI

My latest stop motion video, starring Gus once more. His leaf blower doesn't quite work the way he expects it to. Enjoy! #stopmotion #animation #videography #fun

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

I finished this rhinoceros painting today and animated it using Kling. Enjoy! #fun #art #AI #Kling #animalart