A selection of my latest framed art acquisitions.
My framer never ceases to leave me pleased with his approaches to every painting I bring him.
#mtg #mtgart @serenamalyon.bsky.social @sarahfinnigan.bsky.social I don’t think Victor is on Bluesky.
It looks like I'll be celebrating my birthday in Atlanta this year. Excited to be heading to Magic Con in September!
SENTINELS (1988)
Acrylic on Canvas - 22” x 33”
After more than a decade of continuous illustration work, this was my first non-commissioned painting. Who can resist imagining a peaceful world where children are enjoying nature and the symbols of war are falling into ruin? 1/5
Working on a painting about hope for the best humanity can be, while living with where we are right this moment is proving to be very difficult. I’m trying to think of this work as an act of stubborn rebellion, but keeping my heart in it is proving challenging. 😞
Creative Process - Character in Context
Next week is the opening for Character in Context, a show in Trinidad, CO at the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Character in Context emphasizes process by also exhibiting the preliminary work an...
“The Arc of the Universe”
Can I jump on
#portfolioday to promote Character in Context show?
The largest exhibition of original illustration in the Western US, artists in attendance, demos & talks on May 3!
#characterincontext #illustrationart #traditionalart
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
Trinidad, CO
May 2, 5-8pm
The Final Witness- 16 x 30” & acrylic on panel.
This painting and its color study/drawing will be on display at the A.R. Mitchell Museum for the
#CharacterinContext show.
New exhibition!
The largest exhibition of illustration in the West. U.S. opening May 2, artists in attendance, and demos and gallery talks on Saturday May 3.
Character in Context
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
150 E. Main St.
Trinidad, CO 81082
Fri, May 2 - Sat, Jul 19, 2025
Opening May 2, 5-8
A quartet of circular portals.
Only a few days left in my Spring Sale! Pick up limited edition prints of these and numerous other pieces for 25% off through April 7. Use code SPRING at checkout.
Two ridiculously stacked shows opening May 2nd @ the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, CO. 'Character in Context', features >100 artworks by modern illustrators. 'L'amour by Manchess' has >50 of his original paintings. + There will be artist demos!
@gmanchess.bsky.social &
@vanessalemen.bsky.socialI'm happy to announce I'll be in Las Vegas in June for MagicCon!
Before The Paint
The Character In Context Show first opened in 2024 at the A. R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, and becomes an annual show with it's return this coming May. The show is curated by fellow illust...
Character in Context 2025 is coming up next month, in which I'll hang this preliminary sketch & color study combo with my painting for the show.
#armitchellmuseum #characterincontext 1/3
19+ artists in a scenic little town in Colorado. Demos by Colin & Kristine Poole, Greg Manchess, Kaysha Siemens, Grant Cooley, Zak Pullen, and Joanna Barnum, figure drawing, museum archives tour, etc. Group hike on Friday, and you're welcome to join some of us at MeowWolf Wednesday! 2/3
Trinidad is tiny, but has a cute teahouse in the old apothecary attached to the vaudeville theater, a coffee shop-meets-comics shop-meets-cereal bar-meets-blacklight arcade, and several great restaurants. If CO is easy to get to, join us at the opening! We're doing a carpool from Denver.
"Unending Whisper", my third and final offering for Magic's Tarkir: Dragonstorm. My personal favorite of the bunch. I loved this set! Again (again) thanks to my AD, Forrest, for sending me the perfect assignments.
A finished sky is usually the first milestone in a painting. For this one I combined approaches, painting the luminous distant clouds in glazes, and then did the dark, low-hanging clouds opaquely to blend wet-in-wet.
This is for the upcoming Character in Context show at the AR Mitchell Museum!
“Gravecrawler”, for Magic’s “Tarkir: Dragonstorm”. Grateful to my wonderful AD on this and all of my other cards in this set, Forrest Schehl.
The best part of my job is when I'm concepting a new painting, working out the details, and a really exciting small idea occurs to me that'll make it so much better. It's that tiny thrill that sit you up straight in your chair, like you just won the lottery.
THE GUNSLINGER: OUTSIDE ELURIA (2005 / 2019)
Acrylic - 20" x 30"
Every time I think I'm 'done' with the universe of the Dark Tower I get called back again...and I go, eager to see if I can hit closer to the mark this time. 1/2
Hello writers & artists & readers! IAT is an annual SciFi/Fantasy Magazine for short stories, flashes, & poetry. We're happy to be moving over to where the skies are blue, and will be posting updates soon about Issue 3!
See ya'll there!
I'm bringing something new to Chicago, an evolution on my mystery bags from last year. I'm still waiting on the sleeves to deliver, but the counters look great and I'll share the rest soon.
Goodbye, 2024!
Sifting through the Treasure Trove
For this last day of 2024, I had the idea of sharing my top-10 articles of the year. This is a treasure trove of a website, but with 4500+ posts, I need to bookmark the ones that I expect to revisit. ...
I'm thrilled to be participating in the Character in Context show at the A.R. Mitchell Museum again this year!
Blue Dragon for Dungeons & Dragons is a huge 24x36 canvas painting. It will be showcased at GenCon next year for everyone to see. I hope you get a chance to check it out in person!
#Dnd #dungeonsanddragonsNeptune
Oil, 8x6 in
On
EveryDayOriginal.com tomorrow!
In 1840s, mathematicians realized that observations of Uranus could be explained by the presence of another, as yet unknown planet. They predicted where this planet would have to be based on Uranus’s orbit and that is where Neptune was found.
Frontier Fantasy thread 🦋 🧵
#frontierfantasyAnother of my favorite paintings from this year ❤️
Repost your art that has stars? Which one?
Oh I can do this one! A slightly older piece but still a favorite.
Quote repost your art that has stars ✨
The legendary Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, Gina Matarazzo,
@sarahfinnigan.bsky.social,
@christopherburdett.bsky.social...
