Audrey Sargent

@stoutheartstudio

Artist (mostly working digitally), fiber art lover, gardener, mom. Human good, AI bad. CO, US. Trigeminal neuralgia, chronic migraine, UCTD, autoimmune disaster. 40s, married to @inkhand.bsky.social for AGES.

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Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· 19d

Wanna see the veggie garden? I just pruned the squash vines, and the cherry tomato, but the rest of the tomatoes are still exploding lol. 🌱 7k’ in Colorado, entirely on drip.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· 19d

And current status- out on the deck watching these three. This poor mama has twins every year, I swear. Mule deer.

A mule deer fawn with spots standing on a fairly bare hillside. It looks off camera towards its mother.

A mule deer and her two fawns nibble on our lilacs and very tall grass.

A closer shot of the fawns, one eats grass, the other lilac leaves.

Mama mule deer and her babies further back next to a pine.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· 19d

The bear from last night. ☺️ glad our feeders were empty!

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· 25d

I gotta say I’ve never been happier my veggie garden is producing! Had fresh spinach on my taco tonight. Inkhand went arugula.

Fresh spinach and arugula leaves drying on a paper towel. They’re basically perfect, no holes!

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 12

If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark art! 🌙

A digital painting of a late summer altar. A trio of candles burning in the back are the focus, and they dimly light a bowl of peaches, a box with a mushroom laying across it, and ivy leaves in the foreground.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 11

Mmmmm. Two crepes with lingonberry jam on a blue and white plate, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 8

Another beauty from the back garden. Don’t have an ID on this rose, but I love it.

A deep pink rose, with a reasonable number of petals and very even color. It’s hard to capture on camera! It’s in a glass vase being held in my hand.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 6

It’s too smoky out for me to keep up with weeds or deadheading, and we need new mulch, but there’s a few pretty spots here and there in the front garden. At least the hummingbirds enjoy it!

A sedum about to bloom in the foreground, with a delicately leaved and pale pink penstemon. Looming like crazy behind it. Behind those is some Karl forester grass just starting to bloom. Unfortunately there are also about ten million stray penstemon volunteers and weeds, and a drip tube line running through the middle.

Iris leaves in the foreground, native wine cup blooming dark pink along the ground under a pale silvery blue native rabbit brush. Next to it are a few stalks of native firecracker penstemon blooming, small and bright scarlet.

Orange butterfly weed, another native, in amongst firecracker penstemon leaves and Munstead lavender, which is starting to bloom pale purple

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 6

To the squirrel or rabbit that nommed on this rose before it opened: I know it smelled delicious, but I wish you wouldn’t. Ah well, still pretty.

An intensely magneta pink rose with hints of yellow and then cooler outer petals. It has large medium green glossy leaves.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 5

Today’s word is #Wing, and I have quite a few for that! ☺️ One of my favorites, a gyrfalcon #ArtRepostJuly #procreate #BirdArt #Art 🐡

A digital painting of a gyrfalcon with wings spread, gliding in a crystal clear blue sky. The bird is looking towards the viewer. Its creamy feathers have spots and ends in a chocolate brown. It’s pale, but strong feet are tucked up beneath its tail.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jul 5

Made some broiler marshmallows since my poor kiddos couldn’t even fire up the grill to roast any tonight.

9 marshmallows nicely broiled on some foil on an old sheet pan sitting on a stove.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 30

Crap. Not getting anything done like this.

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Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 29

Guys, I love this rose so much. “Tamora” by David Austin. Never disappoints. Looking forward to my other roses catching up in age.

A beautiful peach colored rose with many simple petals, which tend towards orange yellow in the middle, and a reddish coral pink to the outside. The leaves are blurry in the background and a medium green. This rose has a beautiful fruity scent.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 24

Some of my alternative penstemon are blooming! I’ll have to dig out the precise name of this one, can’t remember off the top of my head.

A native penstemon in pale pink. Flowers have 5 petals and are paler. The buds are darker pink, and the delicate foliage has almost needle like leaves in a medium green.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 23

Cat had her annual today and was told an absurd number of times how beautiful she was. Healthy and the perfect weight, and evidently soft, for an American short hair. She is extremely pleased with herself and very annoyed with us.

A dilute calico cat curled up on a cream and tan fleece blanket.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 18

If you see this, post a pic of yourself wearing glasses

A pale woman (me!) with side swept short bob, long earrings, a green dress and prominent black glasses I am giving someone off camera a sharp look from. One hand is up to my cheek.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 14

Veggie looking great. Tomatoes are blooming, strawberries have some green fruit, beans, lettuce, spinach, arugula, multiple squash and cucumbers are up. Got a few carrots trying, going to give those some more water. Shallots, late garlic (it was use it or lose it) and potatoes doing well so far!🌱

Tomatoes and peppers in cages, square ft gardening style setup with drip lines in green metal raised beds.

Shallots, garlic, spinach and squash seedlings in a raised bed with a drip line setup.

Strawberries, beans, and two squash sprouting in a raised bed setup with drip lines.

More strawberries, beans and squash seedlings in a raised bed with drip lines!

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 14

Garden is very dry in spite of the drip system, we had quite a heat wave this week but I think what really did it was the constant wind- roses and columbines are dry on their stems! 🌱 #bloomScrolling #FlowerReport

An unpruned baby rose bush, Cinco De Mayo, has one opened cool red flower with very simple double petals and a yellow center.

A rather crispy looking Tamora rose by David Austin. It’s peach with some yellow to the center of its ruffle many pestles form. Leaves are a glossy medium green.

Yellow shooting star columbines blooming in front of a stand of native bergamot and rabbit brush.

Some white columbines blooming near some Cesar’s Brother iris and Rocky Mountain penstemon.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 10

Went to the botanical gardens nearby in unwisely high temps/humidity. Whoops. It was a really great collection, though. Meijer Gardens in MI.

Huge hanging baskets from wooden slats form an outdoor ceiling, they re interspersed with hanging cylinder shaped lights. The baskets have hanging green and are accented with purples and yellows. The doors inside are at the end of the space.

A view from the atrium out towards the greenhouse and the perennial gardens nestled up against it. A grassy area is framed with large leafed plants, allium, and trees. 🌲

A tree covered in red berries frames a Japanese style fountain in the background that consists of a rock base full to
The brim and and a bamboo water fountain from the back.

A large Japanese style garden, with a bridge across a large pond. Maple and cedar trees dot the edges. Glass artwork by Chihuly- globes of glass half submerged in the pond- in oranges, yellows, red and blue, dot the area. A small boy stands on a small pier to the right.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 6

Love this, Neil! So kind of you to push positivity! ❤️ Right now I am in love with my garden! This rose is already getting buds and I cannot wait to see it out perform last year! It smells like apples. ☺️

A golden yellow rose with warmer orange tones towards the center. The petals are lightly ruffled. It’s a climber and will climb a metal trellis. It has glossy medium green leaves.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 3

Lewisia, a #nativePlant here in Colorado. Digital painting, more like an hour and a half. Trying to refine a little better. :) #digitalPainting #botanicalIllustration #flower #bloom #procreate #art #spring

A digital painting of a peachy orange flower with 8 petals, purple and pink tones and a yellowish center. The middle has a cluster of white stamens. Green leaves and darker earth frame it.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· Jun 2

Painted a #flower. Only about an hour but I wanted to get back into painting digitally this month. This is mostly digital gouache brushes in #Procreate. Miniature Iris “abracadabra”.

A digital painting of a golden iris with purple, rust and red overlays, and white and cool plum stamens. A couple of bright green leaves cut the background. The whole piece feels painterly even though it’s digital.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 29

Heeey I managed to needle tat and close a ring. I might learn to make lace yet.

A tatted ring made of blue thread with three evenly spaced picots connected at the bottom to form a teardrop shape, also known as a ring in tatting.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 23

Got the tomatoes, peppers, shallots and garlic in the raised beds. Going to squeeze in a few more maybe, and get seeds in tomorrow and Monday. Finally going to be over 45 at night! We garden at a different speed here at 7k’ altitude in zone 5B… 🌱

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 23

Heeey. I made this bed. 🤣 Not even cold out today. #cat #calico #bedcrasher

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 23

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat photo.

A small calico peers over the top of my iPad at me, Apple Pencil underscoring her green eyes. I’m sitting on a bed with a blue comforter.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 22

First sunburn of the year, damnit.

A woman (me) grimacing at the camera. She has pale skin marked on her forehead nose and cheeks by a sunburn, short wavy light brown hair, and glasses. Even her neck and chest are a bit sunburnt n

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 22

It’s officially Big Cloud Season again, folks. ☺️ #landscape #photography #clouds #storm

A green space full of trees and dotted with houses, shaded with evening light. The sky is a deep blue expanse, centered is a small rainstorm, a slight anvil head cloud forms off to the left, and tapers off to the right.

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 19

It’s MAY. School is out in TWO DAYS. Whyyy is it snowing. 😭 (yes, I understand why, Internet.)

A deck and deck furniture dusted with snow like powdered doughnuts on a gray day with low visibility because it’s SNOWING on May 19th—!!

Audrey Sargent@stoutheartstudio· May 17

Kitchen plants finally have their own shelf! A lot of these dudes will transition to outside but they need a repot first. #Houseplants #IndoorGardening 🌱