Madalyn McLeod

Meme photo of brown bears on a hill with the forest and mountains behind them. Text reads: the forest told me that we should start a revolution

Posting this again for reasons 🌲

Ink illustration of an owl classroom. The teacher is a large horned owl, and the students are small barn owls. They sit on books instead of chairs, and the classroom is in a patch of mushrooms. There is a framing element made of vines & leaves. It looks like you just walked into the classroom, and the teacher and some of the students are turning to look at you. Made with black and white ink.

Owl School. This is a T-shirt design I made for Downtown Books & News in Asheville, NC.

squidward from spongebob squarepants is painting the word no on a bloody canvas . ALT: squidward from spongebob squarepants is painting the word no on a bloody canvas .

Why do so many scammers do scams that target artists? WE DONT HAVE ANY MONEY.

An illustration of two masculine figures together, one sitting on the other's lap with a hand on the other's chin, their eyes locked together. They wear fancy period clothing like a powdered wig and corset, one specifically dressed in very gender-nonconforming attire. A magenta banner at the top says "We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine" and a blue banner at the bottom says "launches in 24 hours!"

Just 24 hours until we launch on Kickstarter!!

Remember: If you want early bird discounts, they will only be available for the first day (and while slots are still available).

Get notified when we launch ⤵️🎉
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Art by @thistlearts.bsky.social

#QueerArt #ArtZine

Pencil drawing portrait of a wavy haired druid with deer ears and antlers.

Lady of the Ivy. Ink and watercolor art I made in 2017. Same composition as my new drawing.

Since I haven’t been able to draw for a while, I’m getting warmed up with something familiar. This is my druid character Lady of the Ivy.

“But what if we gave the One Ring better training?”

Spirit owl die cut vinyl sticker. Trippy barn owl flying in front of a purple sky with wings that appear to be ephemeral, unraveling.

Lady of the Ivy die cut vinyl sticker. Portrait of a green woman with long hair and the antlers and ears of a deer, wearing a crown of ivy.

Baby unicorn die cut vinyl sticker. A white unicorn looking upwards.

Stickers are here! ko-fi.com/madalynmcleo...

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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

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if they were courageous they would quit. there's nothing brave about killing kids at the whim of an irrational old pedophile

Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

A naiad underwater serenely stands in the water weeds and feels the water currents. She is transparent, and her hair looks similar to the water currents.

I don't think I ever posted this one here. Feel & Flow.

there are a lot of people working in the government right now who want to intentionally trigger an apocalypse to create the conditions for the return of jesus christ and I know how crazy that sounds but its absolutely true

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 — then KNY — 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)!
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Sea Witch Inktober

The Sea Witch.

After sexual violence, it's victims who get punished the most. Victims who lose their jobs and have to leave their industries. Victims who lose their friends and support systems. Victims who lose their health and sanity. Perpetrators might lie low, sometimes, before being handed it all back.

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Thank you! ☺️

'Unseelie Mushroom Fae' illustration for Olde Fae Card Game, made with ink and watercolor. A fae that looks like a fly agaric mushroom is rising from the ground, casting a spell. There are tall grasses and mushrooms and swirling magical energy all around. Her face looks stern and pitiless as she curses you for disturbing her mushroom patch.

'Sylph', made with watercolor, colored pencil, and white ink. A wise, airy fae flying through a purple moonlit sky with a spirit owl and a lot of green moths. They look ephemeral, and appear to be unraveling as they move through the sky, in a surreal way. There is a spiral pattern in the sky, and in her hair.

Ink and watercolor art of a mermaid underwater with dark hair, green scales, ear fins, and bright green eyes.

Art of Naiad & Dryad lovers standing waist deep in a lily pond, holding hands. Watercolor & colored pencil.

Hi, I'm Madalyn. I make fantasy art in dreamy watercolor. I'm adjusting to changing disabilities right now, but I don't intend to stop making art. #art #fantasyart

www.madalynmcleod.com

only way to describe what this is as intentional and targeted evil. they want to make it impossible for trans people to live. this is genocidal

drawing of figure skater Alysa Liu, with the outfit she wore to win olympic gold in 2026, filled with joy, skating

bliss

if you see this, post a monster

if you see this, post a monster

Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Oops. Turns out Persona, Discord’s age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.

“The state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.”

this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit

you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table

you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

A sky blue dragon curled around a baby dragon colored like the trans pride flag. The text reads "protect trans kids".

Protect Trans Kids. Full stop. No "buts". Trans youth deserve safety in living authentically, with access to the tools and care that they need to thrive. Trans kids deserve to grow up to be happy adults. Do your part. Protect Trans Youth. 🏳️‍⚧️

Cover art for Ashling by Isobel Carmody: an oil painting of a teenage girl riding a black horse against an abstract red background. Her red shirt echoes the color of the background, while her black hair blends into the horse's flowing mane.

Wishing everybody a very happy and prosperous Year of the Horse!

Digital pastel illustration. Two ghostly white Harts (archaic term for a Stag, or male Deer), gently trot along a river bank. They are backed with lush tree foliage, and mirrored in the river below.

Two Harts.

Watercolor swatch & mix sheet

I made a chart to better understand my colors & look how pretty they are! 🌈