Category: AI Art

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A New Rare Baby Tapir Is Born

Michele B. Naquaiya

A rare Malayan tapir calf was born at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington on February 2, 2025. The calf, which is only the second tapir born at the zoo in its 120-year history, is covered in distinctive white spots and stripes, resembling a “fuzzy walking watermelon”. Both mother Yuna and the calf are reported to be healthy. The calf will remain behind the scenes with its mother, nursing and bonding, and will receive a veterinary checkup later. 

I have always loved these mysterious creatures. How could this animal with such an odd body, long nose and patterns on its body be on the planet for so long….and nobody is paying attention to them. He’s so darned cute and he looks like he has a playful personality. Let’s hope their species will grow from now on.

Inspired by this little guy’s birth, here’s a new artwork I did in AI. I am really enjoying the process. I know many artists don’t like it. I do. Here’s my drawing with a made up character, an impression of a baby tapir in a setting that hopefully will look like a drawing. If you like it and think I’m on a good path, let me know in comments.

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Overwhelming tmi

Michele B. Naquaiya

Too much information is not good for the creative mind. It blocks, it mocks, it kills free thought. Here is a new work in the making… Lost love teenager in Paris.

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Growing Orchids 101

Michele B. Naquaiya
My first collection of phalaenopsis orchids and propagation techniques I’m trying

It’s been a hard year. I have been ill often, I’ve had 3 surgeries and a general feeling of not belonging to many…or any positive energies. I have a small garden area that “came with the house” as they say here in Mexico. The first two years I babysat 18 trees (I can’t remember the name of them now). They were weak, grew sporadically and kept dying. The ones that grew, moved up into my roof and caused lots of damage. Darn. I finally took them all out and designed the narrow long space with lovely ceramic pots and lots of flowers, concrete pavers and lava rock. That was almost two years ago. That garden has now found it’s legs and is doing pretty well.

I wanted more…what woman doesn’t. I don’t remember how I got started with orchids, but it was what a missing element I was looking for. The picture here is my house entry where there is shade, room to house my electric trike and table and chairs. These are my first orchids and the beginning of a new adventure and I’m hooked. I’ve been learning, and trying to remember everything I’m learning. It’s been a struggle but this new adventure is making me happy so I’m going for it. I finally have something new and exciting and at last, something to write about.

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Post election despair

Michele B. Naquaiya

I’m done. I’m fried. I can’t deal with the raging insanity. I understand why this happened now thanks to Chris Hedges, American economist. I get it. Reality tells me to keep going making art that nobody cares about or wants or can’t connect with. I can only keep going. I know no other way.  Some choose alcohol, or drugs.  I sketch and get lost in my creations. So be it.

I see paper dolls, scraps of rags that turn into Cinderella silks. It is who I am. I cannot change what motivates me. I can only change and modify my visual message. This is how I will heal.