R. Riekkinen ✦
@artvaris.bsky.social
Freelance fantasy artist ✦🌿They/Them🌿✦ | ENG & FIN | No genA/I | varis.illustration@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ArtVaris
created July 9, 2023
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pat | COMMISSIONS OPEN (@patsux.bsky.social) reposted
Hi! My commissions are open~ Here are some commissioned artworks I've done the past year and recently. If you're interested in my work, feel free to send me a message! More info about my services and rates on the link below!
✨🪻Hunter 🪻✨ (@deerlordhunter.bsky.social) reposted
Chanai only moonlighted as a dark knight, a calling from a previous life he didn't understand or want. During the day he was a simple bard, and played venues all across Ishgard, singing the Dragonsong and tales of Dravania.
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Just, never give up. No matter what, never give up on yourself🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Even tho I realized that I wasn't cis years ago, I used to think that transitioning wouldn't be possible for me. Like it was something other people could do, but not me. Now I recognize that I had partly given up on myself. I'm so happy that I finally decided to do something about this last year🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank youuu!✨ Getting accepted was a relief, I was a bit nervous about what the doctor would say
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Kiitos!🙏 😭
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I've already come so far compared to last summer, feels a bit surreal (in a good way). If I get a diagnosis, I can get free gender-affirming healthcare, such as top surgery
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
The gender clinic officially accepted me as a patient✨ I will start a research period there and after that, I could get a diagnosis
2ghosts (@2ghosts.bsky.social) reposted
an illustration i've made for the "Dark Fairies" zine! 🦋
Replica004 | Sara Zeno Camponeschi (@replica004.bsky.social) reposted
It's my Birthday today!💫🎉 Can I ask for a customary share of my art? ✨ Big Announcement: I thought about it very hard, and finally decided to open a crowdfunding to help me out with my Top Surgery. Keep an eye out for later this year, I'd be very grateful for all the help I can get 🥹 Love you all 💙
Kooks (@coupleofkooks.bsky.social) reposted
My witch character for a Daggerheart one shot: Ma Mabel, with her frog Felicia, and with the skull of her dead husband Tobias.
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
One of her favorite places to take a nap when I'm working
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I aimed to hit around 20k steps on most days, merged with my new gym routine to see if it would help me with my recomp progress✨
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I was surprised I beat my old record from March this year :’D
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s a lot for sure! I aimed to hit around 20k steps on most days
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
That number looks so big, I knew I had walked and cycled a lot but still, I think I’ll give myself a permission to take things a bit easier next week if I feel like I need it
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Walked around 445 kilometers this month, my new personal record 🚶
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you so much, glad you enjoy seeing the process!🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you!
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reposted
Drawing process
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you! 🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Drawing process
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Some sceneries from my walk home
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup she’s a badass berry gatherer :D
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Both are sooo good!
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I filled 4 cups so about 1,5 kg of berries, but it’s also pretty common for folks to gather around 10 kg in one go, my mom is one of those people haha
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Same, this is actually the first time in years for me as well, but I find berry gathering really soothing and rewarding. Glad these photos brought you joy 🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reposted
Sketching
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
More wild blueberry gathering🫐🌿
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Aw that is so cute!
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
They are covered with the ingredients/seasoning giving them the flavor so the texture is a bit different compared to the regular ones
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
She also likes to get reaaally close to my face, purring and often giving me a nose boop or two, it’s actually hard to take a sharp photo of her in this position
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
It's pretty special to have another living being to look at you like that, she's such a good cat🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup often we take a nap together after she has gotten enough pets
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
If I stop petting her too early on or do it kinda lazily and try to sleep, she will headbutt my hand and face (or both) to signal she wants more pets
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Pov: lying down for a quick nap, which for my cat means it's cuddle time
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
I have never been super into buns as a treat but these cinnamon bun-flavored dates were still really good. Right now dried dates are my go-to pre-workout snack along with fresh fruits
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
They already vanished from my followers before I could block them but I also reported their account
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
A heads up: I think this person is trying to impersonate Alariko
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
This is partly just brainstorming for my possible dnd player character tbh, I would like to try playing a druid character🌿✨
eldrtchmn (@eldrtchmn.bsky.social) reposted
#the_color_wheel but it's just a wheel 😅
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Sketching
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
This is so rewarding and I’m already looking forward to reaching my next goal 💪✨
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Doing my best! 💪😤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
And the *big* goal is to be able to lift a little bit over my current bodyweight in total at some point, which would mean holding a 30kg weight in each hand
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
The next goal is to do my sets with 20kg DB weights in each hand💪
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Gym progress stuff: increased my dumbbell bench press weights today, and with that, I hit my first goal of lifting a liiiittle bit over half of my bodyweight in total😤
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R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you kindly, glad you like my work!🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
They aren’t perfect ofc but it’s so nice to notice how much more comfortable I feel with tape as well, maybe this will help me with my evening routines and possibly even sleeping better
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m so used to feeling dysphoric, and even if nowadays I recognize that I have a lot of dysphoria, it’s still a rather eye-opening moment when you get a sense of how you *could* feel if you didn’t have the body dysphoria. It’s like ”Oh wow is this how many cis people feel, in peace with their body”
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Bought some kinesio tape and tried binding with it to see if it would alleviate my dysphoria a bit differently since I always feel dysphoric when I have to take my binder off in the evening and oh wow it feels so nice to feel relatively flat even without a shirt on
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s always such a rewarding feeling when the weight just feels easier to lift seemingly out of nowhere
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Been making a bit slower progress with preacher curls compared to some other exercises but this week I could do 12 reps with the weight that used to feel really challenging to do 10 reps with, but I think I’ll try adding some weight next week and do 6-8 reps with it💪
Zara H Art (@zarahartist.bsky.social) reposted
Elijah, a vampire from my 1927 VTM game
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
🙏🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reposted
Drawing process
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Ooo I’m looking forward to seeing those👀
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
So beautiful, I love the brushwork!🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you so much!
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Your colors are always so vibrant and beautiful!🖤
Eyanin (@eyanin.bsky.social) reposted
I did not expect to find enough colours for this, but I kinda did?? ✨️ #the_color_wheel
eldrtchmn (@eldrtchmn.bsky.social) reposted
finished
Paralilac (@paralilac.bsky.social) reposted
Recent #merman #sketch 🧜
Rhigu (comms open!) (@rhigu.bsky.social) reposted
In my smoke drawing era I guess ❤️
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Saw a group of 6 reindeer today when I was gathering some blueberries in the forest, and they just casually walked past me not really minding I was there aw
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R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah a person has to feel really shitty about their own life to feel the need to leave comments like that
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup sometimes a fast block is the best thing to do
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah even if I know some folks just aren't doing that well and basically love to spread hate and misery, it's still baffling to receive a comment like that out of nowhere. Like, why was this person even following me in the first place
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup seems so
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Definitely will keep restricting the replies as this happened even though I have restricted the replies to followers only 🫠
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m glad you have found my progress motivating! 💪 Thank you for sharing this with me! 🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
A very powerful piece and quote!🖤
🌿Rowynn Ellis (@rowynnellis.bsky.social) reposted
“When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change” - Ang LOK
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn’t exepect to see something like that first thing in the morning but yeah some people clearly aren’t feeling that well and just spread the negativity around
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Just makes you think how unwell, insecure or unhappy someone must be to leave comments like that when someone just casually shares something about their life
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Just got a downright aggressive comment on my gym progress post about increasing my deadlift weights, what the eff is wrong with some people. Blocked the person but man bsky has changed a bit🫠
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah I was able to do my first 2 sets without the straps but from now on I’ll probably use straps for at least my last and heaviest set
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
They could help with your wrists since they offer support and stability for your wrist joints as well, I’m going to try using them with lat pulldows as well at some point
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup I felt like I could add even more weight next week if I use lifting straps!
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah lifting straps are often beneficial especially when you start to lift heavier, they help with your grip so that your grip strength alone doesn’t limit how much you can lift, possibly hindering your training
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
I used lifting straps since it was my last set and yup those are veeeery useful, I will likely use them a lot more from now on
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social)
Gym progress stuff: I’ve been increasing my deadlift weights every week since I started my new gym routine a few weeks ago, and today I lifted my last set with my bodyweight😤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Wahh this is so cool, congrats!🖤✨🎉
zmeess ☂️ (@zmeess.bsky.social) reposted
another commission for @adomania.bsky.social, their wonderful faun Lazarus! thank you for the opportunity to draw this boy again ✨ #art
eldrtchmn (@eldrtchmn.bsky.social) reposted
Doll
Rex 💫 (@rexpo.bsky.social) reposted
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Haha niinpä :’DD
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Joo mun kissa tuli usein myös mun viereen nukkumaan helteillä, mikä oli samaan aikaa sekä hellyttävää mutta myös aika tukalaa 😅 Jossain vaiheessa aloin sitten nukkumaan tuuletin päällä vaikka se nyt vähän hurisikin. Mutta talvella ja syksyllä on sitten taas mukava kun on lämmin kissa vieressä🖤
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reposted
More ballpoint pen doodling, this time with a mermay theme
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reposted
Drawing process, showing the main steps from a black and white base into a colored portrait
Zara H Art (@zarahartist.bsky.social) reposted
My Paladin (demi-god?) Raine, from pathfinder.
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Joo itsekin kävin onnessani jopa uimassa aina myöhään iltaisin silloin helteillä, mutta joo oli kyllä jossain vaiheessa jo aika tukalaa, etenkin yöllä🫠
GROZAT ☆ (@grozat.bsky.social) reposted
commission for @verface.bsky.social, thank you :-)
VER (@verface.bsky.social) reposted
hare hare hawk
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Aw no joo on kyllä tuonkin puolesta kiva että on viileämpää, mullakin kissa pötkötti tosi usein tuulettimen vieressä silloin kun oli ihan tosi kuuma monta viikkoa
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Joo niinpä, loppukesäkin on kyllä tosi kivaa aikaa
R. Riekkinen ✦ (@artvaris.bsky.social) reply parent
Joo ulkoilu kyllä aina piristää vaikka olisikin vähän tympeä olo ulos lähtiessä ✨ eipä juuri koskaan tule ajateltua lenkin jälkeen, että damn olipa huono idea lähteä lenkille/ulos tms :’D
Ursula Dorada (@sulamoon.bsky.social) reposted