stefan poag

Kaw! Kaw! I'm a nasty bloodsucking demon-bird that combines the worst aspects of bird, insect and rotting corpse but even tho I am evil I am not on Epstein's list... Kaw! Kaw! Blame it on Biden! Hillary did it! Fake News! Kaw! Kaw!

Every skin tells a story but very few are likely to write it out for you.

Odi says he wants us to come back home.

Drawing lots of trees today...

"This isn't what it looks like..."

Swa Crawler

I'm trying to evolve my inking - explore different methods. Here is another bad day in the bone pile. I haven't been using #hashtags lately and don't know if it makes a difference - social media life seems to have its own rules and I don't know whether or not I should follow them.

Skeleton mess

Bugs go to church

Two heads are better than one.

Four years ago, in more optimistic times, I painted this one.

Bad day on the bone pile.

recent pen and ink work

Odi goes for a swim

Drawing things that don't exist is a good use of time because it requires you to think about what you think it should look like rather than anything else.

drawing of tRump with a snake coming out of his mouth - underneath it says, "Ca plane pour moi."

Still taking a break from media but poking a bit into the digital stream as poof of life. "Ca plane pour moi" is, for me, an antidote for depression... which is good because there are about 100 different versions of the song in near every musical flavor.

Need to take a break from social media in general and the algorithm that governs all online activity in particular. I'll still be around, probably just lurking in the background.

My father, James Poag, died in his sleep last night at 3 am. I was fortunate to have recently visited him. I present this image that is often connected with Wolfram Von Eschenbach - a medieval poet whom my father studied and wrote about. He will be missed.

I've painted a couple of these little guys, each about 10 inches tall. #stefanpoag #illustration #goblin #acrylicpainting #weirdfantasy #noai

Artwork from 2018. I don't remember why this assortment of freaks and mutants appear to be worshipping at some sort of shrine of technology but that is what the future holdst. #stefanpoag #illustration #postapocalypse #penandink #drawing #noai #traditionalmedia #weirdfantasy

Painting from 7 or 8 years ago. One of my worst repeating nightmares are dreams of drowning. I imagine something just pulling me under the waves and the agony of feeling my lungs begin to burst and I just want to wake. I think it is about anxiety. #stefanpoag #illustration #baddreams #300words #noai

Sorcerous energies drained during a long journey across mysterious terrain to the southwest. An hour gained was again lost. Provisions of a poor quality had been unwisely purchased; frequent and desperate stops were needed. I now retreat to my sanctum to rest and recover. #stefanpoag #300words #noai

The best thing about the new pope is that for one day that orange fucker was almost absent from the front pages. Painting is probably unrelated although a big hand that takes everything probably tells it’s own story. #stefanpoag #illustration #acrylicpainting #fantasyart #weirdfantasy

As a follow up to yesterday’s post, here’s another hell scene drawn by me for Goodman games in 2024. I think I have some sort of unhealthy and unrealistic expectation that the guilty will be punished… It is nice to dream. #stefanpoag #illustration #penandink #noai #fuckai #traditionalmedia #300words

I’m still out on the road and away from the studio so l have nothing of my own to show but here is a painting I have not seen in person by Giovanni Da Modena from 1410 I think - I would love to go to Bologna and see it in person. #stefanpoag #hell #devils #goodart #noai

Still trying to stick with drawing - doing some changes in terms of make making, technique and tools. Hope everyone is well - #stefanpoag #illustration #blackandwhite #wacom #drawing #line

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested and deported. He is accused of being a criminal and gang member even though all evidence says he is neither of these things. Evidence against him includes the fact that he liked to wear a Chicago Bulls cap. If they can do this to him, they can do it to you and to me

we went downtown and marched and talked to strangers and listened to speeches and held signs today - tiny gestures which felt inadequate... I am so tired and discouraged. Still glad there are a few people out but I'm not convinced yet that we have the will and force necessary to tun the cruel tide.

While a group of female celebrities are celebrated for being rich enough to buy a seat on an 11 minute space flight, 47 has announced that his administration will expand deportations to include US citizens whom the administration has determined to be undesirable. is this winning? #300words #notrump

We met with a financial advisor today to check on our retirement fund. I think he was too optimistic the future. He said several times that medicaid and social security would not be cut because that would be a "political disaster." I don't think he understood that 47 does not care. #stefanpoag #noai