I’m going to be in the upcoming show “THAW” at Creative Flow Art Center in Fridley, MN alongside my friend @mp-illo.bsky.social! The show runs from April 18th to May 30th!

“susurros de primavera” 2026 acrylic, gouache, paint markers, colored pencil Finished this piece recently and it has been accepted into the THAW exhibit running 4/18 - 5/30/26 at the Creative Flow Art Center @paulfosaaen.bsky.social is also in the show :) More info about the show in the 2nd image!

“Aposematic Form” Acrylic and paper on canvas 6 x 12” 3/12/26

Started a new painting today that I want to complete for an exhibition deadline coming up soon. I think I can make it happen! Next traditional piece I post will be this one I’m alluding to.

“Kewpie Delivery” - 2026 (acrylic, gouache, paint marker, and graphite on canvas) With a shared love of Kewpie mayo and Pikmin between my husband and I, I figured “por que los nos dos?” and have this silly art hang somewhere in our kitchen. #mpILLO #Pikmin #Nintendo #Kewpie #illustration

Finished a little Pikmin painting last night. I’ll be posting the full piece on my Instagram later today. Here’s a snippet for now though! (Image protected with ArtShield.io) #pikmin #mpILLO #painting #illustration #fanart

I contributed to a free coloring book that’s going to kids and families sheltering in place from ICE here in the Twin Cities, MN. After the 1st image, I made 5 more. All 6 are now available to download on my website! michael-illustrates.com/Coloring-Pag... #AbolishICE #mpILLO #Minnesota

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days: saintheron.com

The organizer still needs to raise about $1k to cover the printing cost for this run. Here is the donation link if you are able to help! gofund.me/72e14a9f8

@mp-illo.bsky.social recently invited me to take part in this project for kids in the twin cities that are currently sheltering in place during the 🧊 occupation. These coloring books full of donated art will be distributed to social workers and schools to go to families in need.

Mercado Central says the cooperative is in danger of losing the building ☹️ gofund.me/cf76f8dcb

here's a rent fun in mpls you can donate to right now, from organizers i know and can personally vouch for! emergency rent support for North MPLS: venmo.com/u/NorthMplsMA

I call them Lou, the loon ✨ #illustration #mpILLO

Some of my favorite moments from the first EELS volume, RELEASE. The last picture is from a comic by the talented @mp-illo.bsky.social

Hey everyone, I have a call for art for my curated blog series EELS on my website! For more details, check out my website www.paulfosaaen.com/blog #callforart

The heat

Working on a piece I hope to complete this week 🤞🏼 #painting #illustration #mpILLO

Husband made borscht the other day and felt like being a lil food photographer 📸

With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.

A friend reminded me of an idea I was working on earlier this year. Unsure if it might culminate or finalize when I have more time. (I’m feeling very #wip lately.)

Looking at the traditional works I’ve done lately and I want to challenge myself to /not/ use green or primarily cool colors. 🤭

Another painting in progress. 👀🌳 I finished the piece I was working on earlier this month and I need to take proper documentation of the piece.

I gotta look through my photos and videos and reminisce now too! So glad I was there with you @magnoliamaw.bsky.social and helping me get to the show ❤️

Another #wip Been creating more traditional work lately!

repost 🖍️🖌️✂️

Long time no see Been working on a painting based on a digital piece I did during the summer. #wip

焦天

I’ve been inspired by the nature in the backyard lately. 🐇🌳

That is so true

I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.

Snapshots from working from (new) home today

This track has entered heavy rotation for me lately #JapaneseBreakfast

Note to self

The best part of my day so far is witnessing SIDECAR DOG

Today! I'll be at Silverwood Park tonight from 6-8PM for the opening reception of 'Light Over Boundary' Can't make the opening or get overwhelmed by crowds (tbh same) - No sweat! The exhibition is up until 4/30 & we have an artist talk on Sat. 3/22, 10AM-12PM. See you there! 💙

Cooldown drawing based on @tomidoron.bsky.social’s style. Things have been busy here but hoping it’ll settle down by next month. #mpILLO #illustration

In the midst of moving things, and came across my bin of old sketchbooks. I snapped some pics of things I wanna revisit. (The latest illustration I posted was a result of this)

Revisited a sketch of a creature from years ago based on a trip to Berlin (primarily the Fernsehturm Berlin) #illustration #mpILLO #Berlin

kappa doodle

I remade my Arowana! Very pleased with the improved, more arowana-shaped sculpt (new left, old right)! #art #fish #fishart #arowana #sculpture #wallart #handmade

“Frightened by King Boo” Been posting older art to my tumblr as I’m making my way back to posting work there, and figured I should share this one here too! #fanart #mpILLO #Nintendo #Luigi #LuigisMansion #KingBoo

Self portrait from today 🕊️

Ok this was from another sketching moment recently, and I remembered it as I was closing up the iPad here. I don’t share enough lil’ doodles these days. Take this lil’ guy with you tonight— may he grant a silly, technicolor shimmer upon your dreams ✨

Winding down from the day with digital sketching/experimenting— playing with color/lighting #mpILLO

A lil autorretrato based on a photo of me during a super cold moment in December last year. #mpILLO

delta (hardly) workin’ on the job

“The Assistant” Finished this up tonight, based on true events! #mpILLO

MSP folks, here are the details on the name change clinic coming up at Mac.

Happy Valentine's Day! クリックで出たアトリエのキャラクターがチョコレートのパッケージになっているよ！ #Δ帽子 #とんがり帽子のアトリエ #witchhatatelier #atelierofwitchhat #ValentinesDay

Official Taiwanese poster for "Nausicaa" (in cinemas there on March 6). www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuR...