Detail shots. #acrylicart #traditionalartist #fantasyart #dungeonsanddragons #helioscopepdx #Valkyrie #landscapepainting

“Valkyrie in Blue”, acrylic on board, 18x24. #valkyrie #swords #waterfall #coverart #bookcover #privatecommission #fantasticrealism #narrativeart #helioscopepdx

Late night at @helioscopepdx.bsky.social #easelart #acrylicart #studiopainting

Progress. #acrylicpainting #artistseasel #helioscopepdx #atwork

Working on a Sunday morn. Just me and a couple studio mates- @helioscopepdx.bsky.social #bobross #skelly

Said I had to finish this by Friday. Still dreaming about Boris Vallejo, Greg Ruth, and John Picacio’s pencil work. Prelim drawing for a commission. 12x16, graphite on paper. #pencildrawing #graphitedrawing #sword #waterfall #wings #swordandsorcery #fantasyart #Valkyrie #warrior #helioscopepdx

Mid day doodle at @helioscopepdx.bsky.social Happy Birthday Frank Miller! #hellskitchen #daredevil #mattmurdock #marvelcomics

An early influence for my aural and visual memory. Thank you #AltonKelley and #stanleymouse.

Painting started. Unlike my last painting with Elric and Red Sonja, there is less pre-planning and more ‘throwing paint at it’ to see what she says. #acrylicpainting #wildlifeart #traditionalmedia #helioscopepdx #fantasyart #fantasticrealism

Always love scanning thru old hard drives looking for something and come across bitchin’ artwork I forgot about…case in point- a birthday gift for my bro in law. 8x10 pen ink and brush. #ratrod #helioscopepdx #inkedart #traditionalmedia #cartoons #cars #hotrod #mopar #moparmuscle

Next project starting now! Sketches for a private commission, ultimately in acrylic on board. Client gets to choose. Do you have a favorite? Let me know!! #workinprogress #warriorwomen #harpie #fantasticrealism #fantasyart #fantasticart #helioscopepdx

Closeups! Acrylic on panel. #redsonja #elric #helioscopepdx

Done. How much chaos can I cram into a painting? All of it. First image created at @helioscopepdx.bsky.social "The Encounter", 12"x18" acrylic on panel. #elricofmelnibone #AdventureAtSea #redsonja #octopus #tallships #helioscopepdx

Some more images of the mural (“Persistence of Hope”). #fostertheaterpdx #muralart #acrylicpaint #artculture #goldleaf #performanceart #theaterarts

Merry Christmas!! This past year I’ve mainly worked on one project: to design and implement the lobby to a newly renovated Foster Theater, a performance theater here in Portland, Oregon. 10’x20’ (main wall) acrylic paint and gold leaf. Ceiling: custom made chandelier and acrylic paint.

#spongebobsquarepants is crashing the party, making friends with #elric and @redsonjaofficial . Closing in on the finish of this commission. @derekdrymonart Congrats on the new movie!! #searchforsquarepants

#wip private commission. Working out Elric skin tones. #illustration #fantasyillustration #fantasyart #acrylicpaint #noai #traditionalart #elricofmelnibone #redsonja

I can’t tell if painting/illustrating good anatomy is harder or easier at life size. I’m definitely pulling my hair out at the third-ish hour into this arm. #illustration #artist #artwork #muralpainting #realism #fantasticrealism

Close up. Monochrome mural crop. Moving right along! #mural #landscapeart #fantasticrealism #acrylicpaint

Progress on the pipples. #mural #muralpainting #acrylicart #novacolor #polytab #fostertheater #seportland #pdxartist #pdxmurals

Well into my next big project. This 10’x20’ish mural will be going into a renovated theater lobby in Southeast Portland. Acrylic on polytab sheets. #mural #muralpainting #acrylicpainting #artwork #bigart #hope

Happy Birthday to Boris Vallejo. One of my earliest inspirations. His pencil work is still some of my fav art. My piece (‘The Return’ graphite) was created for a Vallejo tribute show. #borisvallejo #pencilart

Finally. Elric and Red Sonja taking on the otherworldly, gargantuan Kraken/Squid/Octopus. So big. My inspiration was any scene from Pirates on deck shot, everything is just exploding. Good stuff. What to call it...Gargantupus? Private commission, Graphite on Bristol, 11x17.

#albumart from a few years ago…@superguitarbros ! #digitalpaint #photoshop

#newandimproved version of ‘that damn suh-ward”. Egads, a whole day figuring this out, still not perfect but time to move on. #elricofmelnibone #stormbringer #michaelmoorcock #pencilart

(Sorry to those who have to see again, but multiple sosh’s gets redundant) Fakkin’ hellcatz!!!! I hate swordzzzzz!! 🤣 My sustain drink sustains only tears😭 #stormbringer #elricofmelnibone #sumbitches

From doodle to drawing. #redsonja #pencildrawing #sketching #figuredrawing #comicbookart #tentacles #octopus #tallship #battleaxe

Decorative panels for a life size Jack-in-the-Box. Props for upcoming winter ballet shows (Nutcracker). Box built by Ralph Welker #acrylicpainting #illustrator #workinprogress #traditionalart #dancelife #dancedad #balletdancer #nutcracker #nutcrackerballet

Some of my favorite work is creating backdrops for a local ballet company, Classical Ballet Academy here in Portland. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq and rear projected to biblical proportions. Incredibly moving to see ur own artwork that big. A production of Don Quixote. Physical set in front.

What an art explosion on my feed! I was taken aback this morning with all the activity and positivity here in the sky! For those new to me here is my portfolio- badly needs an update! Now back to FartButt to argue about ia and agam. www.markmolchan.com

James Cameron’s Avatar:Adapt or Die cover #5 from 2022 @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social . Written by Corinna Bechko, interior art by Beni R Lobel.

Crazy Alien Woman of Mars #bookcover commission I did way back when. #Acrylic on canvas…. #illustration

Most recent cover illustration for Oakley and @darkhorsecomics.bsky.social . Digital.

pipples. Continuing cleanup on this sketch for an upcoming mural. #mural #illustrator #drawing #illustration #workinprogress #blackandwhiteart #sketching #wacomcintiq #hope