Rustypuppy

https://rustypuppy.npub.pro

Author. Artist. Introvert.
NostrArtstr.com Art Challenges Host.

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2026-02-09 00:36:51 UTC

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@npub1lce…pa0l for his dedicated focus on fusing Bitcoin themes with classic architecture and Renaissance aesthetics using a lot pencils over years.

2026-02-09 00:24:31 UTC

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2026-02-08 20:47:26 UTC

#photostr made an #artstr #bookstr
🎉💜🫂
#note15gm…5q43

2026-02-08 20:44:47 UTC

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Love those colors! ❤️🩷🤍

2026-02-08 20:41:37 UTC

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2026-02-08 18:04:25 UTC

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Thank you, m’lady.
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2026-02-08 18:00:01 UTC

#superbowl #birdstr
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2026-02-07 20:54:20 UTC

Trying various layouts until something feels right. Ended up close to my initial concept.
I had the 0and 4 stencils leftover on my desk from the April art, then found the 5 and switched it out after dinner.
This is the futzing around time artists spend iterating that is the Journey part on the way to the Destination of a finished piece.
#2026calendarchallenge
#artstr #art #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart #artprocess
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2026-02-03 18:54:18 UTC

Now that our Week of Winter has past, I can go outside to fixative and varnish my mixed media art.
This is my February Calendar Animal: an industrious little mouse planning plans for the year. 🐭
Second photo is a close up of the spray cans if you want to see the labels better.
#mixedmedia #art #artstr #rustypuppyart
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2026-02-02 00:36:52 UTC

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🐶💜👑🐝

2026-02-02 00:21:00 UTC

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🫂 Go Pickle Dan Go!!!

2026-02-02 00:08:01 UTC

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🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

2026-02-02 00:07:39 UTC

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🤞

2026-02-01 20:22:16 UTC

Walked just over 80 miles this month, and other than 3 days, met or exceeded by 5,500 step/day goal.
Upping the step goal to 6k/day for February. 🐾
#fitnessover50 #31days #walkstr #walking
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2026-02-01 20:18:23 UTC

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The view and the friend I met for breakfast. Lots of art Do Shit talk. 💜

2026-02-01 20:17:42 UTC

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2026-02-01 20:17:29 UTC

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Belated GM

2026-02-01 20:17:13 UTC

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🫂 GA 🌞

2026-02-01 20:16:36 UTC

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💜 Happy Scritches!

2026-02-01 20:15:51 UTC

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Thanks! GA

2026-02-01 20:14:36 UTC

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🫂 Had breakfast with a friend I’ve known for over 30 years. Definitely a great start.

2026-02-01 13:39:06 UTC

GM! Documenting the sun rise because this is a very, very, very early morning for me.
#photostr #sunrise
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2026-01-31 23:53:42 UTC

@npub1vyg…vy4e - is there still a split of rewards between me and my team? Or is it all to them or all to me? I found a switch in the settings under Advanced, but don’t see a split option - am I missing it?

2026-01-30 23:14:19 UTC

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Finished the last sentence at 3 AM. 😁

2026-01-30 23:09:48 UTC

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Yes, we have some great second hand bookstores are here, and a lot of universities and museums have Open Source collections of art in the public domain.

2026-01-30 07:02:01 UTC

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Thanks! I saw the exchange journal idea on Instagram. My friend doesn’t make a lot of art, but finds this format exciting as it’s a small, fixed size with little pressure. And he only has to contribute every other month. 😉 But he’s making more art than he would have otherwise, so it’s win-win. 🎉🎉

2026-01-30 06:58:04 UTC

It’s only 1 am, after all.
#bookstr #reading
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2026-01-30 02:29:06 UTC

Wahoo! I’m one of the finishers of @npub1vyg…vy4e Running Bitcoin challenge! 🎉 Thank you for the opportunity! 🫂💜
#walking #walkstr #fitnessover50 #31days #runstr
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2026-01-30 02:25:45 UTC

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2026-01-30 00:43:50 UTC

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I wouldn’t have drawn the bird. If not AI (which gets me exactly what I want), I would have found a vintage illustration. My joy is in the mixed media elements, not drawing. Not yet anyway. 🙂

2026-01-29 19:19:05 UTC

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Me too!
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2026-01-29 19:18:08 UTC

When I look at my art the next morning, and don’t want to add or change anything, then it’s truly a finished piece. ✅
Behold the Barn Swallow of April, a Travel theme!
This is the 4th mixed media artwork I’ve completed for the art challenge @npub1f5k…vk2u ran last year.
Background is layers of old airline boarding passes, acrylic paint, tan tissue paper to create the land-looking bits, white tissue paper for the cloud-looking bits, gold ink, stencils, and various pens and pencils.
The barn swallow was generated by ChatGPT to my specs, printed on copy paper, fussy cut and colored with Copic markers.
Now …. onto May!
#2026calendarchallenge
#artstr #art #artchallenge #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart #birdstr
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2026-01-29 19:05:54 UTC

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Thank you! Yep, never know when it might be useful. 🙃

2026-01-29 19:05:04 UTC

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I hear the winner gets to take on the zombies in the sequel.
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2026-01-26 21:28:31 UTC

Sun and snow and shadows.
Playing with composition and framing.
#photostr #snow #weather
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2026-01-26 00:45:37 UTC

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Those negative numbers mess me up. I guess it’s important to know it’s just as cold in the shade? 🤔

2026-01-25 23:18:33 UTC

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That would be totally different conversation if my area hit negative temperatures. 😱

2026-01-25 22:41:42 UTC

You can just walk indoors.
#walking #runstr #walkstr #fitnessover50 #31days
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2026-01-25 22:38:28 UTC

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2026-01-25 22:15:01 UTC

We can’t compete on snowfall, but I believe our current N. Texas temperature is in the running… at least that’s what I told my Canadian relatives. 🥶
#texas #weather #winterstormfern
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2026-01-24 05:05:18 UTC

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I love seeing WIP photos. I also get inspired by other artists. Also, routine daily things sometimes grab my attention- like the way steam curled out of my tea this morning. Sometimes I sketch just to remember a moment that resonated with me.

2026-01-24 05:01:58 UTC

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🎉👏

2026-01-24 05:00:46 UTC

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Awesome - thanks! 🫂💜

2026-01-24 00:31:04 UTC

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We have an 11 for Sunday night, but I don’t think we’ll reach that low. Today was slightly higher than what they’d been predicting.

2026-01-24 00:12:26 UTC

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GN! Saw an updated winter storm forecast that shifted a lot of the worst of it farther north. 🤞

2026-01-24 00:05:04 UTC

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🫂 Sorry to hear that. When it works, it’s really cool.

2026-01-24 00:04:11 UTC

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Congratulations! Yes, definitely need some baselines for holding contests and how to submit to them so entries don’t get lost … especially making the initial contest note contain all the info, such as replies and/or mentions count as submissions, date and time zone for the deadline (since Nostr is worldwide), and if there are minimum number of entries needed for payout of the prizes.

2026-01-23 23:07:01 UTC

@npub1vyg…vy4e - I updated the iOS version (1.6.4) but my last 2 workouts aren’t showing up in my Running Bitcoin total.
I submitted the workouts right after they were done, and the History screen shows them as In Competition.
Is there a delay in updating the event stats?
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2026-01-22 01:34:27 UTC

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Because you keep coming up with new designs! 😉

2026-01-22 01:30:56 UTC

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Really like the top right and the top left design. These would make fun temporary tattoos.

2026-01-22 01:29:16 UTC

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Targeting their enemies
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2026-01-22 01:22:23 UTC

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Best wishes you weather the winter storm without issue. We filled up the car and did grocery shopping today.

2026-01-21 23:46:20 UTC

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Welcome!

2026-01-21 01:52:32 UTC

I’ve done a little bit of pyrography - the details in this art is top notch!
#art #artstr #commission #v4v #grownostr
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2026-01-20 15:39:41 UTC

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This is a screenshot of the notification I got from Damus - I was so happy I finished it in time and that you’d seen it.
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2026-01-20 15:33:49 UTC

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There are 2 videos as comments in your note about the contest and you/this account liked the note where I posted my video so i assumed you saw it: #note1thr…uwmw

2026-01-20 15:25:13 UTC

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2026-01-20 15:22:48 UTC

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My sister has one; she loves it. Lets her change out photos/album easily compared to photos in frames on a wall. She’s the only one I know who has one. But then, I don’t know that many people. 🙃

2026-01-17 21:36:35 UTC

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2026-01-17 20:32:02 UTC

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Thanks! I don’t see my username/profile pic in my app, but I see a User 9356 that matches those numbers, so good to know I’m really there. 🙂

2026-01-17 06:32:13 UTC

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I’ve put 2 workouts toward the Running Bitcoin event, and those workouts say “In Competition“ compared to my other workouts, but I’m not showing up in the event list of folks….? On iOS and did the 1.5.3 update. Thanks!
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2026-01-17 01:01:02 UTC

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Thank you! I really want to get 12 done so I can have a printed calendar for 2027 🗓️

2026-01-17 00:59:11 UTC

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Thanks!

2026-01-17 00:02:24 UTC

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Yes! I’ve intentionally tried to make this January a type of hibernation, a quiet moment between the old and the new.
What did you use to create your illustration? I really like the muted colors and simplicity of the lines.

2026-01-16 23:56:38 UTC

3 layers layer, getting some nice texture. 💙 The theme is Travel, so I started with a collage of boarding passes from various flights I’ve had over the years. Then scraped on some gesso, and colored that with a mix of three acrylic paint blues. Before the paint dried completely, I scrubbed off bits with a wet wipe.
This is a work in progress shot of the background for my April art for @npub1f5k…vk2u monthly calendar art challenge… last year. 🙃
Gradually, then even more gradually. 🎨
#2026calendarchallenge
#artstr #art #artchallenge #mixedmedia #rustypuppyart
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2026-01-16 05:30:04 UTC

#31days #walking #runstr
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2026-01-16 02:38:08 UTC

The TV show Leverage:Redemption had an episode (“The Hustler Job”) which dealt with this exact thing - scammers impersonating loved ones to get money, because what’s more authentic than a live video of that person in trouble? That ep aired in April 2025.
This is an example of how easy it’s gotten to deepfake.
Let folks who might fall for this scam know what could happen and help them establish protocols/safe words/whatever will help keep them and their money safe from the vultures.
#scam #themoreyouknow
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2026-01-16 02:33:25 UTC

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Thanks for this. Great example. 💜

2026-01-15 21:12:29 UTC

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Any update on your holiday contest results?

2026-01-15 14:10:28 UTC

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Praise unto the Pug.

2026-01-15 06:48:21 UTC

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Good luck! 🫂

2026-01-15 04:23:18 UTC

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So It Was Said. So It Was Done.
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2026-01-14 22:52:07 UTC

Yep. Gotta get home to my hot coco and book. No time or inclination to talk. #introvert
#note1pkh…2zla

2026-01-13 18:12:24 UTC

So apparently the secret to blasting past my daily 5,500 step goal is to walk while being in the phone. Past 3 days include calls to my mom, sister, and boyfriend.
Also, since I remembered to use the @npub1vyg…vy4e app there was an additional reward.
Yakety Yak, get sats back! 🧡
#31days #runstr #walking #fitnessover50 #stackingsats #familytime
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2026-01-13 18:02:07 UTC

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🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

2026-01-13 06:51:36 UTC

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I really liked Edge of Tomorrow. Would you recommend reading the book before or after seeing that new anime?

2026-01-13 06:43:59 UTC

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Thanks for this!

2026-01-13 06:39:06 UTC

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2026-01-13 06:26:30 UTC

Don’t believe every AI search result you read. I’d seen other examples of G’s AI promoting fiction as fact, but this is my first, personal encounter.
I asked if Rian Johnson, the director of The Wake Up Dead Man movie, was in the movie, as I thought he may have had a cameo as one of the non-speaking characters in the diner.
This is what G’s AI told me. I’ve highlighted the relevant error.
Father Jud, one of the leads in the movie, is played by Josh O’Connor … a fact that a ton of other websites have correct, yet somehow this truth eluded G’s AI Overview.
#aislop
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2026-01-12 23:05:54 UTC

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🎉👍💜

2026-01-12 23:05:34 UTC

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🫂
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2026-01-12 21:30:22 UTC

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🫂🫂🫂🫂 sometimes you gotta go down to go up.

2026-01-12 21:29:26 UTC

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🎉😁👏

2026-01-12 21:28:27 UTC

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🫂 Hope you have a chance for some fresh air soon!

2026-01-12 21:26:51 UTC

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Best wishes for that upgrade! 🫂💜

2026-01-12 21:25:09 UTC

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Nap FTW! 🙌

2026-01-12 21:16:04 UTC

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🎉💜

2026-01-12 21:13:26 UTC

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That’s very cool! At first it’s almost overwhelming, then I focused on a single frame and followed its path, which led to another frame and another.
What do you think about adding a single dot/knot, in a bright or metallic color, to give the viewer a place to start their focus? To help someone who might otherwise just glance and move on?

2026-01-12 21:08:38 UTC

How’s your Monday going?
I’m a 3 right now.
#memestr #duck #birdstr #monday
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2026-01-12 18:33:31 UTC

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I had an Amazon affiliate account years ago. I know that extra bit can help each month. You’ve taken it to the next level with sats back. 🧡 Happy to help out. 🫂💜

2026-01-11 21:10:03 UTC

Found a large vase while cleaning through kitchen cabinets. Decided it needed flowers. 💐
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2026-01-11 07:29:57 UTC

I’ve used this many (many) times and the Bullish sats back in addition to the sats from an Amazon Fold gift card is a delightful double dip. 👍👍
#stackingsats #grownostr
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2026-01-10 03:05:44 UTC

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Finally feels winterish. 🎉

2026-01-09 02:11:59 UTC

First week of January. Top numbers are steps; goal is 5,500.
Low day was house-cleaning, so I’m fine with that.
#walking #fitnessover50 #31days
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2026-01-08 18:56:50 UTC

Post-Christmas adoption. 🐶
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2026-01-08 18:55:55 UTC

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GM!
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2026-01-08 18:46:32 UTC

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Of course there is - you just have to pay extra for that feature. 💸

2026-01-08 06:44:42 UTC

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There are many other things humans put on popcorn in addition to butter… though you may prefer the blood of your enemies.
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2026-01-08 04:30:20 UTC

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Go you! I spent 3 hours with Procreate last night. 😵‍💫
Sometime a sheet of paper that I fill up and then have to move is a good thing.

2026-01-07 09:22:26 UTC

Looks like proto-Joi is here.
#bladerunner2049
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