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Thanks, Josh!

A painting of a wicked-looking, mushroom-shaped hag. Watercolor on toned paper.

The Toadstool Hag.

Original landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Homeland No. 2604" oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 4"x4" (2026). A peaceful atmospheric landscape painting of a lush green meadow with a loosely painted tree on the left. There are undertones of orange in the blue-gray sky and in the grass.

Sharing a peaceful little landscape painting for #scape day!

Tisha Mark ©2026, Homeland No. 2604, oil on gessobord, 4"x4"

Original is available with maple frame (ships when dry, approx 2-3 weeks):
tishamark.com/shop

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

Work in progress pen drawing of a sitting being covered in biomechanical growths while it raises one hand in a gentle pointing pose while the other is on its lap. The lowered hand is flowing into a dripping space looking fluid. In the background are stone structures, some floating

It's been a while since ive posted an in-office break/lunch piece because work has been quite exhausting and meetings chewing up breaks and some lunch. That said..here's a few weeks of 5-10 mins here and there in the last month
9x12 pen on paper
#DarkArt #TraditionalArt

black and white illustration depicting a valley surrounded by woods and a mountain range to the south. There are hills, big rocks, a field of giant flowers, an ogre lair and a big crater filled with manure.

Floresta do Pé Pequeno, final line art. 2022 map commission.

#art #cartography #ttrpg

A page with various charts showing fantasy loot. 2 pig men illustrations are on there too

Threw together a loot chart for my creature zine because felt it needed something at the end. Like, the creatures gotta drop something when killed, right?

I think the universe is telling me I was right 👀 Perhaps I need to get back to this one.

My ink, watercolor, color pencil and digital illustration of 3 giraffes sleeping and humming in their sleep. Papa giraffe sleeps leaning against a tree. Mama has her head in the trees. Baby is curled up sleeping on the ground. Diana Ting Delosh / illustrator • storyteller / diana delosh.com / agented by Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency. © Diana Ting Delosh

Happy March #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm on the look out for PB, CB, MG illustration projects, anything kid and nature centric.
Portfolio: dianadelosh.com
Agented by: @lynnettenovak.bsky.social of @seymouragency.bsky.social
#kidlitart #illustration #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #illustrator

Digital drawing in white ink against a black background of a roaring tiger's head in profile entering the image from the top left corner. It is confronting an open-mouthed crocodile with one tooth in profile emerging from the bottom right corner. Water droplets are flying around to indicate the croc is bursting out of the water. Both look angry and ready for a fight.

Illustration countdown to #WrensAria publication!

9/52 Wren witnesses a startling battle between two implacable and ridiculously egotistical foes

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Continuing with another round of "Meet the Characters"!

Today brings us Laela, the very stabby princess who teams up with Orn in The Backwards Knight.

Come read all about her in The Backwards Knight!

backwardsknight.bigcartel.com
books2read.com/thgink

#BookSky #BookTok

A black and white ink illustration of Dewey the dragon librarian and his hoard of books. Art by Emily Jane Foster.

Happy World Book Day! 🐉📚

#WorldBookDay #dragon #art #illustration @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

I forgot I hid this little mouse, and I felt a surge of excitement when I found him, haha! That's exactly the kind of thing I wanted others to be able to do here, just hunting for details 🐀🔍

Pen drawing of a long limbed creature kneeling on a stone and bone looking arch etched with sigils and other . The beings head has three white circles for a face and the head flares into wing like structures resembling more fungal growths than butterfly wings. The arch contains sinewy and arterial patterns, textured bony ridges with globules rising up from the top of it into the air with the sky behind the creature dominated by a crescent of red and orange looming large in the sky.

Leaper
9x12 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "To Dream by the Sea No. 2601" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2026). An atmospheric seascape with textured white cloud formations over a dark blue sea with a rocky shore.

Sharing a new seascape painting for #BlueSkyMonday

Tisha Mark ©2026, To Dream by the Sea No. 2601, oil on gessobord, 6"x6"

Original is available with a maple frame:
tishamark.com/shop

#art #painting #SciArt #bsnm #ArtSky

black and white portrait sketch of my wife, using a selfie of her as reference. she's looking down, pensive, with short hair, leaning her head on the back of her left hand.

wife.

portrait sketch practice.

#portrait #sketch #b&wart

A picture of three handmade polymer clay Yoshis sitting in little eggshells, as if they just hatched. There are a few items on my art desk in the background to match the colors: red, green, and yellow. Behind them is a little red mushroom with white spots, a green mushroom with white spots, and a question block from Mario brothers with a small 1-up on top.

The new batch is underway. Is there any colors you'd like to see?

A photograph of a left hand holding a large beetle sculpture that extends from the fingers to the palm. Its eyes, mandibles, antennae and legs are black. Its body is mostly green with blue, red, magenta and yellow hints. Art by Emily Jane Foster.

A photograph of the beetle brooch attached to a purple and blue cardigan.

I present to you my beetle child. 🪲

Painted polymer clay brooch 🖌️🎨

This was made as a special request for my daughter, but I will definitely need to make more- I've got the bug!

#invertebrate #BugSky 🐡 #clay #sculpture #art

Some types of guy. Think they are gonna be last page of my Creep Zine project.

This alchemist looks like a patient fella, and it’s turning out fantastic.

Fun fact! If you share this starter pack around, the really cool artists in it will get more followers, and I think that’s really neat 🥰

go.bsky.app/6WQAQna

A digital painting of a vast underground dungeon lain with greyish-blue bricks, ornamented stones and pillars. The main walkways are raised above a lava chamber and covered in fine red carpet with gold embroidery. It is a maze-like ruin with paths and stairways leading left and right to various walkways and doorways. The scene is lit by hanging metal chandeliers clasping large illuminated crystals. The main hall leads back to a raised portcullis, behind which is a winding hallway that twists as if the fabric of space has warped. There are elegant vases on either side of the stone rails bordering the entryway to the main chamber. One vase has been knocked over and shattered open, and you can see rats scurrying about among the gold pieces and ruby fragments that were once inside. Pillars more than twenty feet tall line the main hall, and a strange maze-like rune lies on the floor before a parapet with triangular openings which leads down to the molten lava. Bats are circling and swooping through the scene, no doubt due to your disturbance in this long forgotten tomb. Artifacts, gold and magic are abound in this deep, forgotten place. The pathway left leads to a short staircase guarded by gargoyles, which leads up to a raised stone basin or platform surrounded by a circle of pillars. There is a decorative red cloth draped through the hall high on the pillars, which leads to this platform and marking it with some significance. On a red stone pedestal lies a gauntlet surrounded by flames. This is clearly an item of incredible power. The right path from the center hall leads over path with the statue of a knight standing on a pedestal, guarding a short pillar which is holding a red potion bottle. The end of that path is marked by a tomb with a cross before a stairway leading to multiple doorways. Clearly there is much to explore here, do you dare to continue? Or turn back for fear of what you might learn? I chose to keep exploring, until this painting was complete.

A closeup of the raised stone basin or platform on the left side of the scene. Here you can see the fiery gauntlet, in all of its glory. Magic particles float through the scene, and bats circle and swoop furiously around the pillars surrounding the platform.

A closer view of the upper left part of the main chamber. Here you can see the tops of the blue pillars are decorated with the face of what looks like a woman. The pillar in the foreground has a crystal in the forehead of the being which is illuminated, and a mysterious red liquid drips from the closed eyes of the face almost like tears. You can see the details of the metal chandeliers, and crystalline lighting. Cob webs are strewn through the scene and spread from the chandeliers over the decorative cloth that is draped across the ceiling and pinned above the pillars by gold medallions. Bats can be seen hanging below the overhang, and around the tops of the pillars throughout the hall.

On the right side of the scene we see a path guarded by a knight's statue standing on a round pedestal. There is a short pillar behind the statue, which holds a red bottle of some kind. The end of the path is marked by a tomb bearing a cross, and lies before a stairway which leads up to a raised path that leads left and right to even more doorways.

I've seen artists sharing their most detailed work lately so here is mine. This is one piece that I spent over 100 hours on.

I could write a short book on all the things I learned while painting this. For example: sometimes less is more, and more is just too much. But that's better than not enough.

Epic!

Four stacks of D&D dice on my drawing table.

Dice towers during D&D.

A digital painting of an icy blue, crystalline candle wielding a cold silver-blue flame. The base of this candle melts not into wax, but into a liquid metal not unlike Mercury. There is a small fairy floating in from above to bask in the mysterious light. The scene is composed over a soft Bokeh style background.

A digital painting of a Water Golem rising from the sea, crashing through the path of two nearby sailing vessels. The creature is shaped as that of a man, mouth open and arms rising into the air as if this being has surfaced to take a breath of air, but the creature seems angry, as if the vessels disturbed his slumber. The water takes on a translucent green in the base of the wave and the form of the Golem rising, and a yellow light beams forth from his eyes and mouth. The sky is a brilliant cloudless blue, revealing what looks like a calm and serene day to be sailing on the open ocean.

Digital painting of an ancient tome covered in vines, illuminated by three golden candlesticks. The title is difficult to make out on this intricate, leather bound book. There is a patterned border, and there are a series of symbols stamped into it as well depicting monsters and winged creatures among other, less visible symbols. The book also seems to be locked with metal latches that clasp the from closed. You can see a small keyhole on the center latch, beneath the vines.

Thank you for the prompt to share. For some reason I'm kind to everyone except myself when it comes to encouragement and trying to uplift others to create.

I'm proud of the way I render light and materials to bring realism to the stories my art is trying to tell.

Digital drawing in white ink against a black background of a squid cradling a pearl-shaped object at the end of one tentacle. The drawing is stylized with dashes and dots making up the form rather than being a realistic depiction.

Illustration countdown to #WrensAria publication!

03/52 Undersea travel is all well and good until Wren and Widdy have an unfortunate encounter with a giant squid!

Cottage. So I’m writing a prose story right now and trying to work out the illustrations. I can’t really go full out on this right now because I’m working on a contract but I’m making sure I’m sketching one thing and writing one page every day.

A forest green beanie on a white background. The front cuff is embroidered with a Triforce with a metallic gold fill stitch, and sienna satin outline.

A dark heather grey beanie on a white background. The front cuff is embroidered with a heart container, as seen on the SNES in LoZ: A Link to the Past (the heart is pixelated, and embroidered with a bright red fill with coral highlights, and a white satin outline)

A stack of three beanies on a white background. Beanies are heather grey, white and black. The front cuff is embroidered with a four hearts in a pixelated style, as seen in the LoZ: A Link to the Past. Three hearts are full red, but the last heart is an empty black. Better to go cut some grass before you head out on your adventure.

Two beanies on a white background. The beanies are purple with red embroidery, and heather purple with purple embroidery. Both beanies are embroidered with the Sheikah Eye from LoZ.

Here are a few of the beanies I've embroidered to celebrate the Legend of Zelda's bday this month ❤️

Journal style art dump of various creatures and items from Elden Ring. Including my character, a wolf dog creature and that giant jar man

Tree sentinel. Giant armored guy on a horse

Massive troll guy

Illustration of a horned man with a scorpion tail and massive hammer

Oh, it’s the 4th anniversary of Elden Ring. Only game that I obsessed enough over to do a journal for.