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Artist ~ lover of plants and unicorns and appreciator of the courage, heart and amazing talent of the lovers, dreamers and artists out there!

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Making Fantasy a Reality: Former Altoona YMCA building slated to become fantasy art museum An Australia native who lives in London has purchased the vacant former Altoona YMCA β€” then KNY β€” on Lexington Avenue so he can turn it into a museum for fantasy and imaginative art, using his own 15,...

Good news on the front for Fantasy and Science Fiction Narrative Art. A new museum in the works for Altoona and the genre community. Looking forward to seeing this open next year (hopefully)!
www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-n...

28.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mothmom
#kaseyart #penandink

01.03.2026 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1290    πŸ” 425    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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"Flutter"
12x12 Original painting
$950
DM if interested

26.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't like social media apps on my phone either. I use my pc, but still browse Tumblr on my phone (but not using their app)I find Blusky to be impersonal with folks I follow using it mostly to showcase art, sales or opinions but rarely personal stuff. Whereas Tumblr is like a community journal. XD

26.02.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

clothes πŸŽ¨πŸ‘€

25.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not use Tumblr for personal vlogging. You can password protect it so only invited people may see, and interact. You can make your own community there too if you'd like.

25.02.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A chicken walking on the beach the caption is:

If you are seeing this the curse is lifted have a good day

A chicken walking on the beach the caption is: If you are seeing this the curse is lifted have a good day

Congratulations everyone

23.02.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14770    πŸ” 5256    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 133
Drawing of a Skullkid-ified Saria from Ocarnia of Time. She stands on a gnarled tree in the middle of a sinister forest. Her bright-green eyes are staring at the viewer direction. She holds in her left hand the fairy ocarina.

Drawing of a Skullkid-ified Saria from Ocarnia of Time. She stands on a gnarled tree in the middle of a sinister forest. Her bright-green eyes are staring at the viewer direction. She holds in her left hand the fairy ocarina.

-"Are ya lost, kid ?"

#Zelda40th

22.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4354    πŸ” 1046    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 3
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"Looking on Lightyears"
Rob Rey
24 x 18 in
Oil on Panel

To see more of Rob's work click here! imaginativerealism.com/artists/robr...

21.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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sentinel. graphite on paper, 2018

20.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 972    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
LORN - ANVIL [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by GERIKO LORN - ANVIL [Official Music Video]

youtu.be/CqaAs_3azSs?...
It's giving this music video vibes. AI as necromancy is not new. The truly depraved part is that at it's center is profit. Fucking ghoulish.

20.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PARLIAMENT OF ROOKS TPB This Eisner Nominee for Best Digital comic is proudly presented in print by ABLAZE! After waking from a strange dream, architect Darius Ravenscar m...

looks like we have a date for the Parliament of Rooks TPB x

on sale from May 26th xx

www.simonandschuster.com/books/PARLIA...

18.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Return to the Stars
8x6in
Friday on EveryDayOriginal.com

Some of your atoms, mostly hydrogen, come from the beginning of the universe. Many more were created in the super novae of ancient dying stars.

18.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mushroom cups!
If you could choose any color for the cups, and the mushrooms- what would you pick? I'm always curious of people's "dream combinations"

18.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Faux bois with orange and cream mushies!
Or a pale sage ombre and orange and cream mushies
Or vintage blanket/ china pattern with real gold edges on the mushies. Or pure white with gold trimmed mushies.
Or pure white but the mushrooms have a vintage/ china pattern. The possibilities are endless!

20.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Landscape gouache painting of some purple flowery fields under a cloudy sky.

Landscape gouache painting of some purple flowery fields under a cloudy sky.

back to gouache (it's hard T_T)

17.02.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1351    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of an anthro cardinal avian character in an ink pen/comic style, roughly waist-up view. They strike a jaunty pose, their body in a side view with their face turned to look at the viewer with a grin, as if having been caught pleasantly by surprise by a friend. They're wearing a blue and white Hawaiian print collared shirt against a simple yellow circular background.

Illustration of an anthro cardinal avian character in an ink pen/comic style, roughly waist-up view. They strike a jaunty pose, their body in a side view with their face turned to look at the viewer with a grin, as if having been caught pleasantly by surprise by a friend. They're wearing a blue and white Hawaiian print collared shirt against a simple yellow circular background.

17.02.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 647    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
A painting of a stylized dragon with a knowing expression, made of flowing shapes. Much of the image is painted in violet-blue tones, but a highlight of yellow-green runs down the center of the dragon, with pale pink behind in the sky.

A painting of a stylized dragon with a knowing expression, made of flowing shapes. Much of the image is painted in violet-blue tones, but a highlight of yellow-green runs down the center of the dragon, with pale pink behind in the sky.

This is a quite small mixed media paintingβ€” mostly acrylic gouache in the end! Working on this piece made me excited about what it will look like when I get back into oil painting in the coming months.

16.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Just out of curiosity, what are the dimensions? Will prints ever be available?

16.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A watercolor painting featuring an armored anthropomorphic horse with a checked tabard and a lance. The checked/harlequin motif is repeated throughout- on a banner behind him and on his pauldrons.

A watercolor painting featuring an armored anthropomorphic horse with a checked tabard and a lance. The checked/harlequin motif is repeated throughout- on a banner behind him and on his pauldrons.

A photo of a framed painting with a backdrop of snow and bare branches. The frame is worked metal with patterns of flowers and leaves. The painting is a watercolor piece featuring an armored anthropomorphic horse with a checked tabard and a lance. The checked/harlequin motif is repeated throughout- on a banner behind him and on his pauldrons.

A photo of a framed painting with a backdrop of snow and bare branches. The frame is worked metal with patterns of flowers and leaves. The painting is a watercolor piece featuring an armored anthropomorphic horse with a checked tabard and a lance. The checked/harlequin motif is repeated throughout- on a banner behind him and on his pauldrons.

Today on Every Day Original:

"Winter's Champion: Knight of the Harlequin"
everydayoriginal.com/product/wint...

Watercolor and colored pencil on 140lb Arches hot press.

( @everydayoriginal.bsky.social )

16.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
A photograph with features a rough sketch beside the finished art. The art depicts a cybernetically enhanced man with snake for hair and a scarred male elf who is actually a mutilated transforming unicorn lol

A photograph with features a rough sketch beside the finished art. The art depicts a cybernetically enhanced man with snake for hair and a scarred male elf who is actually a mutilated transforming unicorn lol

This is some Valentine's day art I made for my boyfriend. I've been art blocked for so long but with the sun returning I was finally able to actually follow through with my idea.

15.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A white trumpeter swan drifts across the glass surface of a pond peppered with lilly pads. Stacks of submerged deadfall lie undisturbed.

A white trumpeter swan drifts across the glass surface of a pond peppered with lilly pads. Stacks of submerged deadfall lie undisturbed.

Here’s one from a wayzzz back, β€œSlow Drift,” oil on linen, 30”x24”.

13.02.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 926    πŸ” 227    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
A watercolor painting in rich jewel tones. It depicts a sandhill crane troubadour and a saluki knight.

A watercolor painting in rich jewel tones. It depicts a sandhill crane troubadour and a saluki knight.

'The Lovers' from Matthew Spencer's in-progress deck The Courtly Beasts Tarot. Two male swans hold eachother in a secret embrace, surrounded by reeds and candles.

'The Lovers' from Matthew Spencer's in-progress deck The Courtly Beasts Tarot. Two male swans hold eachother in a secret embrace, surrounded by reeds and candles.

A watercolor painting depicting a gay wedding between an anthropomorphic boar knight, and an anthropomorphic bull farrier. Both animal-men have strong builds and the boar's fur is tinged with grey. They are exchanging cups (akin to the Two of Cups tarot card) and above them is an architectural border with a rainbow banner.

A watercolor painting depicting a gay wedding between an anthropomorphic boar knight, and an anthropomorphic bull farrier. Both animal-men have strong builds and the boar's fur is tinged with grey. They are exchanging cups (akin to the Two of Cups tarot card) and above them is an architectural border with a rainbow banner.

Two watercolor paintings beside each other. One, a whitetail deer in medieval garb, smelling a green carnation. He stands among reeds and tall water plants, with Corkscrew Willow branches winding in and out of his still velevety antlers above his head.
The other, an anthropomorphic black bear in monks robes, doing a gay little illumination of him and his secret deer bf having a clandestine meeting in the woods. The illustration is bordered by medieval-style vines in a rainbow gradient arching above him.

Two watercolor paintings beside each other. One, a whitetail deer in medieval garb, smelling a green carnation. He stands among reeds and tall water plants, with Corkscrew Willow branches winding in and out of his still velevety antlers above his head. The other, an anthropomorphic black bear in monks robes, doing a gay little illumination of him and his secret deer bf having a clandestine meeting in the woods. The illustration is bordered by medieval-style vines in a rainbow gradient arching above him.

Happy Valentines Day here are some lovers.

14.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 212    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A large deer skull masked figure, dressed fine 1640-60s garments with slashed sleeves, ribbons, and cape, crouches before a young woman with pearls in her hair that match her fair dress. Blood pours out of the large figure's chest. Their dripping heart is delicately held in their ringed, cupped hands... offering to the woman. The caption along the bottom reads: Take it, please...I do not want it anymore.

A large deer skull masked figure, dressed fine 1640-60s garments with slashed sleeves, ribbons, and cape, crouches before a young woman with pearls in her hair that match her fair dress. Blood pours out of the large figure's chest. Their dripping heart is delicately held in their ringed, cupped hands... offering to the woman. The caption along the bottom reads: Take it, please...I do not want it anymore.

I wanted to love her, I truly did, for I cared for her so much but her love was too much for me. I treasured the time we spent together greatly, but I did not know how to match the affection she gave so easily to me. I did not know the mask I wore would attract such affec-tion. I did not know its smile would be perceived flirta-tious.
When the realization hit me, I wanted to run and
hide.
She deserves someone who could match her affec-tions. And that sadly could never be me. My smiling mask did not help me in my efforts to dissuade her from pursuing my affection. So, I told her to meet me in the garden, that I had something special to gift her.
She greeted me with a sweet smile and held out her hands ready to receive her gift. "I know this is what you want and I want you to have it," I told her. Then I dug my hands deep within my chest and offered her my heart. "Take it, please... I don't want it anymore. I know it's what you want, and with you, it will be safe so please... take it from me."

I wanted to love her, I truly did, for I cared for her so much but her love was too much for me. I treasured the time we spent together greatly, but I did not know how to match the affection she gave so easily to me. I did not know the mask I wore would attract such affec-tion. I did not know its smile would be perceived flirta-tious. When the realization hit me, I wanted to run and hide. She deserves someone who could match her affec-tions. And that sadly could never be me. My smiling mask did not help me in my efforts to dissuade her from pursuing my affection. So, I told her to meet me in the garden, that I had something special to gift her. She greeted me with a sweet smile and held out her hands ready to receive her gift. "I know this is what you want and I want you to have it," I told her. Then I dug my hands deep within my chest and offered her my heart. "Take it, please... I don't want it anymore. I know it's what you want, and with you, it will be safe so please... take it from me."

I thought I could go on without a heart, that was why I encouraged her to take my gift-despite her wary hands.
But I assured her all would be well, letting the lump of muscle and flesh rest heavy on her hands. Gifting my mind to someone who admired my intellect resulted in no issues, so of course I thought giving away my heart would be more or less the same.
If only I knew how wrong I was.
Without a head or heart to guide my actions, my body became aimless. My sense of self was lost. Soon I was a lumbering thing with flesh that began to stretch with a great yearning for what was missing. And that was how she found me.
From an ornate glass jar, she procured the still-beating thing and held it aloft. Instantly, my body stilled and my flesh leaned with intrigued. Through tears, she sniffed. " I kept it safe as promised, and I truly appreciate the sentiment of this gift, but it was never mine to take so...
Please, take it back... You need it far more than I."

I thought I could go on without a heart, that was why I encouraged her to take my gift-despite her wary hands. But I assured her all would be well, letting the lump of muscle and flesh rest heavy on her hands. Gifting my mind to someone who admired my intellect resulted in no issues, so of course I thought giving away my heart would be more or less the same. If only I knew how wrong I was. Without a head or heart to guide my actions, my body became aimless. My sense of self was lost. Soon I was a lumbering thing with flesh that began to stretch with a great yearning for what was missing. And that was how she found me. From an ornate glass jar, she procured the still-beating thing and held it aloft. Instantly, my body stilled and my flesh leaned with intrigued. Through tears, she sniffed. " I kept it safe as promised, and I truly appreciate the sentiment of this gift, but it was never mine to take so... Please, take it back... You need it far more than I."

digital illustration bathed in warm hues of orange, red, and ochre greens of two figures framed in delight border. The smallest figure dressed in a 16th century shirt and doublet holds a large dripping heart up to the larger who is crouched on their hands and knees, trying to hold back the tentacles bursting through the torn linen of his shirt from a his chest under a wide-sleeved doublet. More tentacles twist and arch from where a head would be above a mane of long wavy hair. Text at the bottom reads: Please, take it back...you need it for more than I.

digital illustration bathed in warm hues of orange, red, and ochre greens of two figures framed in delight border. The smallest figure dressed in a 16th century shirt and doublet holds a large dripping heart up to the larger who is crouched on their hands and knees, trying to hold back the tentacles bursting through the torn linen of his shirt from a his chest under a wide-sleeved doublet. More tentacles twist and arch from where a head would be above a mane of long wavy hair. Text at the bottom reads: Please, take it back...you need it for more than I.

didn't have the energy to draw Valentine this year, so here's the first and last pieces him with some accompanying writing for all the aromantics πŸ’šπŸ’βœ¨

14.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Image presenting the raffle

Image presenting the raffle

To celebrate Artifact Krewe's third anniversary, here is special raffle that will allow you to get your skin idea in game!

To participate, simply answer this message with an idea for a skin in the game!
And to double your chances to be selected, you can include a simple doodle of your concept!

14.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have all these serious ideas for personal art I thumbnail in between working on actual commissions and then I thumbnail...stuff like this. #OCs #ocsky #wip #art #StarlitShores

11.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I found out my art block was hormone + seasonal depression related. Getting as much sun as possible and extra caffeine helped for a couple of hours which is a great start after several months of anguish. Spring is coming thankfully! Hope you find a solution too!

14.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
three panel webcomic
1st panel: one man says to another "we invented a robot that answers questions"
2nd panel: he continues "we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day"
3rd panel: the other man asks "but it answers the questions correctly?" and the first man replies "oh my goodness, no. no no no no no."

three panel webcomic 1st panel: one man says to another "we invented a robot that answers questions" 2nd panel: he continues "we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day" 3rd panel: the other man asks "but it answers the questions correctly?" and the first man replies "oh my goodness, no. no no no no no."

It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...

09.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2140    πŸ” 773    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 15
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Thank you to the jury for selecting "Ossian's Crossing" for Infected By Art vol.14! πŸ’š

12.02.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."

A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."

Ominous bird valentines.

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