I really hate living in a country that shows what a true Kakistocracy looks and acts like. We are being run by pedophiles and people protecting pedophiles. Sociopaths, conmen, crooks, racists, misogynists, rapists, narcissists all clustered sycophantly around a man that embodies all these terms.

We have reached the end of the line! Piece 13/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1! A full reach-around moment. Art Drop for the originals to come soon. The Limited Edition Foil Print Sets will be coming sooner! See the full composition @aedanafterdark.bsky.social

12/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1. It may be messy- but that’s for after the afterglow… check out the full composition @aedanafterdark.bsky.social

11/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1 is up @aedanafterdark.bsky.social - check out the full composition there! In the meantime here is a close-up cropping!

10/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1 is up @aedanafterdark.bsky.social. See the full composition there! Sometimes you need to feel its warmth before getting started. Medium: gouache, ink, pencil, pastel, 23k red gold leaf.

9/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1! Passion. Intensity. Booty. Go to @aedanafterdark.bsky.social for the full composition! Medium: gouache, ink, pastel, pencil, 23k red gold leaf.

This one is back to the explicit. Piece 8/13 is up @aedanafterdark.bsky.social - the next things in life are worth sharing with friends. Medium: gouache, ink, pencil, pastel, 22k moon gold leaf.

Piece 7/13 of LIBIDINE Series 1. That moment of tension before the electric connection. Medium: gouache, pastel, pencil, ink, 23k red gold leaf. For the full composition go to @aedanafterdark.bsky.social

Piece 6/13 of my LIBIDINE Series 1 is up! Check out the full, lurid composition @aedanafterdark.bsky.social ! In the meantime enjoy this extremely cropped in SWF version!

Piece 5 of 13 in my LIBIDINE (Series 1) is officially up! Check it out @aedanafterdark.bsky.social :) here is a macro SFW cropping of the piece!

On this #fatcockfriday we celebrate the IMMENSELY talented @aedanart.bsky.social and his truly incredible work! 💙 I mean, LOOK at this piece - one of my favorites ever! And good 🍆 too! (NOTE: check @aedanafterdark.bsky.social for the spicier content) #gayart #gayartist #queerart #queerartist #fcf

Piece 4 of my LIBIDINE Series (1) is up! Here is a teaser macro for this account- go to @aedanafterdark.bsky.social to see the full image!

Piece 3 of 13 is now up! The image below is a cropping of the larger composition;) Check it out at @aedanafterdark.bsky.social

The first piece was posted yesterday, but the second is now officially up! Head over to @aedanafterdark.bsky.social to see the full composition! Here’s a piece:

I’ll be posting my recently completed LIBIDINE Series 1 to my AedanAfterDark account. Explicit art fun! Check them out there! I’ll post here with a VERY close up abstraction when I post the full there! Wanted to keep the explicit stuff on that other account ;)

I’m sending out a call: I’m looking for someone with in-depth expertise on the current state of our Tariffs. If anyone is an economist/lawyer who specializes in this reach out. I would love to pick your brain*. *I messed up the idiom before.

RIP Catherine O’Hara. With everything going on right now- all the terrible shit happening this one hurts. A lot. She was only 71. I haven’t felt this sad about an unexpected celebrity death since Carrie Fischer.

I’m genuinely sad at the death of good, affordable, user-friendly flatbed scanners. I just tried to use my Epson V500 and I don’t think it works on the current MACOS. So now I have to rely on my phone and this project really doesn’t work well with that. Does anyone have any reccos for scanners?

Hooray! It’s out! I had the absolute pleasure of being interviewed by @erostakles.bsky.social for his queer art magazine. Check it out now if you want to read about myself and other awesome queer artists ;)

Renee Goode. And now Alex Pretti. Countless others whose names we don’t know who have disappeared since being taken into ICE custody. How much longer are we going to allow this open fascistic, state-sanctioned Gestapo to continue to do what they’re doing without consequences?

Note to anyone paying attention: ICE is just the Proud Boys with State-Sanctioned Violence. Where does anyone think they all went?

General statement: fuck Bari Weiss. For those who want to see what this goon is trying to suppress: archive.org/details/ceco...

He came inside.

To everyone who contributed to Mamdani’s win: thank you. Fuck, we needed some good news.

One of my favorite writers, KD Edwards, is doing an online silent auction to help with his projects. I donated a piece depicting two characters from his Tarot Sequence books, Addam and Rune to be part of the auction. Check it out! (www.32auctions.com/Kdedwards)

Comicon was, once again, a great bit of fun. I’d like to peddle my arts there again sometime but for now it’s a lovely leisure show for me:

I wish the term “exit plan” wasn’t increasingly pertinent…

I was reminded that my website had a blog. Let’s see how long that memory holds… Anyways- here’s a new post about my recent journey with Social Media! www.aedanroberts.com/post/my-batt...

In contrast this one sold first. Which leads to the question: is it the mystery? Or do people just enjoy bubbles…

It’s always fascinating to see how things shake out. This was one of my favorite pieces in the Irochigai series and it ended up being the very last one sold. It just goes to show you can never predict what will be popular. #art #arttalk #paint #painting #spirits #irochigai

Also to add to this: he actively fought any gun control measures. He wasn’t just inciting violence, he was actively fighting any way to curb it.

I have officially downloaded and familiarized myself with Nightshade and Glaze. I will be posting all new content utilizing these helpful Fuck AI Filters :). I may even start posting to Instagram again! What’s better than avoiding an evil platform? Actively sabotaging it. 😈

Now to begin the traditional ceremony and ritual sacrifice to the Con Gods to grant me sanctuary from Con Crud. May the odds be ever in my favor. Cross all your fingers for me, everyone!

Just under the wire, last day Monday the final Irochigai parted ways. 16 went in, none came out. Needless to say the series has gone from “potentially” to “definitely” an annual anthology. It was genuinely wonderful to see the enthusiasm for the series.

We are at liftoff! The space is (mostly) assembled. The Irochigai are front and center with their little neon sign lighting the way. Come say hi! I have so many new oddities to share. #dragoncon #dcon2025 #dcon25 #dragoncon2025

We are FAST approaching #dragoncon2025 If you are attending make your way to the Hyatt Regency’s Lower Lower Level Ballroom and come say hi in the Art Show! I’ll message again soon with full directions. So much new to show! Can’t wait to see you! #dc25 #artshow #art #dcon25 #dcon2025

Well said.

The final auction piece for 2025***: “They Dance, They Bop, They Swagger and Slide — All To The Tune of The Place They Reside.” Peacock Spider Kami dancing their hearts out!

Piece number 3 for the Mini Silent Auction titled “All Good Things…” Bidding starts on Friday of DragonCon and ends Monday at 11am. Highest bidder gets the work! Starting bid TBD, but I try my best to keep it low ;)

You + your favorite Pokemon.

@amandamakepeace.bsky.social posted a piece inspired by a Brown Moth she found. I thought it was lovely and decided to take a spin at what a Brown Moth Kami (Spirit) would look like. And now it is the second piece for the Mini Silent Auction! (They are drawn to flames to store them for later use.)

To quote Utica Queen: “I may have slain too hard on this…” As is tradition I will be doing a mini silent auction at my booth this coming DragonCon. There will be four refined sketchworks this year and the first one is ready: 1.5x2.5” gouache, black 4.0.

I’ve been previewing the entire Irochigai Series to collectors in anticipation of its debut at this year’s DragonCon. This allows for people to claim pieces they may want. If anyone is interested in seeing the series early message me ;)

Irochigai Series 1 is officially finished! There were a couple bumps along the way but all 16 are ready to go!

To paraphrase NIN: “A cropping of a cropping”

I got my first rejection in years from a show I recently applied to. It goes to show: sometimes you will be met with “no thanks.” I would love to say I’ve grown beyond the ability for that to hurt- but that would be a lie. I have, however, learned to quickly move on. Anyways, back to painting…

Shower thought of the day: I believe it should be societally acceptable to greet people with “Good Morning” until 3pm on weekends.

Quote with your Gold Art (in this case, 23k gold…)

Since I’m trying to hold off showing my newest work until they are showcased at DC here’s an older piece I felt like posting :) This was a self-portrait I did YEARS ago. Like, 16 years ago? Yeesh.

Fun discovery making my latest piece in the series of 16 I’m working on: