some of the illustrations for my dark fantasy romance novel Letters to the vampire queen. book will have at least 40 full color illustrations and how many more are added beyond that depends on how well the kickstarter does this autumn

Critters!

Pixel art not made with AI

Just going by anecdotal evidence this makes sense. Everybody knows those relatives that drink like a fish or smoked like a stack in their 80s or older. They are rare enough. But it makes sense that they grew old despite their habits based on their inherent genetic resilience.

Some sketches from our last figure drawing meetup.

Here’s part 3. Earlier parts are on my timeline! (1/4)

Animation in ye olden days be like... 🤣

Fucking why- why do people have to be shit?

Yes!

If you have any small patch of soil, must of these can grow in the smalles crumbs. Even a yoghurt tub will do for something like calendula or mints.

My miniature tree identification pins are finally back in stock and the 2nd edition is better than ever! Please share them around so people can see 💚 canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...

Obituary: Gladys Mae West (1930-2026) mathematician who pioneered GPS technology go.nature.com/4jWMeM8

Dang!

"I was experimenting, ok? Can't always hit the mark." XD Very cool portrait!

Classic!

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Adorable rat spotted

With all the A.I. generated imagery out there, I would like to share some of the thoughts that go into a painting created by a human being...

Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

Aw. What a shame.

QRP with wings art! Some really old Shantak for The Dreamlands movie project.

Anyone in that region, please help! Please share too. Those soft potats deserve to be rescued!

A list of my favourite names for gritters / salt-spreaders… • David Plowie • Skid Vicious • Humphrey Snowcart • Nicole Saltslinger • Creedence Clear-Road Survival • Spreddie Mercury • I Want to Break Freeze • A Salts with a Spreadly Weapon • Thaw and Order • Gritter Thunberg • Snow-be-gone Kenobi

This show! This is part of why it's the best of the bunch.

Spindlehorse is hiring rough animators! Please follow the instructions in this doc to apply ➡️ bit.ly/Spindlehorse...

Character design progressions from The Secret of Kells (2009), dir. Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, Cartoon Saloon

Ersatz is OUT! The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out! youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...

As a kid we went to play with friends in the forest and our parents only had our word that we would be back at an appointed time. No phones, no tracking.

It's here! THE END OF GODS is out today! And what better way to celebrate its publication, than a simple unboxing video. One in which I use actual magic! youtu.be/wxNBVxpn2_A

1/7/1877 — b. Margarete von Wrangell, German agricultural chemist, professor of agriculture. Employed by the University of Hohenheim in the plant sciences for many years + the first female to become a full professor at a German university #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci #BOTD

Hot thrusters! Look at this incredible painting of Link Tangent, Space Cartographer from my sketch comedy podcast Crowley Time, by listener @moniquegraceart.bsky.social! I am in awe. Particularly of the detail of the charted planets. Thanks Monique! Listen to Crowley Time here: crowleytime.com

This is uncomfortably accurate

Same

It is telling that the LLM is 'writing' the apology. Not, say, the CEO of the fucking company. And you know why not? Because that is exactly what they want the machine for. Take on the responsibility for their rotten and depraved cravings. That would take integrity, wouldn't it.

All of this. Toxic positivity masks and proliferates problems. 'no wonder you feel bad, you should practise selfcare, it's your own fault.' Yea, meditation and breathing exercises will totall pay my bills and solve the increasing gap between everybody and the super rich.

Hi, I'm me.

Happy (late) New Year for everyone who has to spend it alone for any reason! The Holidays can be super isolating if you don’t have any family or friends to celebrate with #art

Happy New Year, everyone! Today – Thursday 1st January, 2026 – is the last day of my End of Gods pre-order offer: if you pre-order the paperback from me, you'll receive the ebook version for free. More details here… markstaywrites.com/2026/01/01/e...

Happy New Year

Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.

Time for some bright outlook

This, and @realgdt.bsky.social having Frankenstein's family portrait painted exclusively for the making of his movie... Can we have more physical art in films? This is excellent advertisement for human made art (the only one that actually is art, mind).

Happy birthday to the Big Wee Hag herself, the wonderful Rhianna Pratchett! Wishing you a wonderful day! #DWCon2026 #DiscworldBirthdays #DiscworldGuests

I don't know who needs to hear this, but opposing GenAI is not about opposing technology, it's about opposing capitalists. GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters. Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.

Goodbye, Monkey Cage - not as infinite as I imagined

If you have not seen it yet, I recommend watching Adam's short. It is the right amount of charming and fanciful.

My latest leather goodies, some not up in the store quite yet but soon will be! Please have a peek and share for me to get those special eyes on it! www.etsy.com/shop/Xeshema...