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"With hard work, and a little dollop of luck, our endeavors will eventually bear fruit. Celebrate the harvest!" 🌿 "Seasonal Harvest" from the Everyday Witch Oracle I illustrated, written by @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social, for Llewellyn Art prints + signed oracle decks: albaillustration.etsy.com!

Just did a big update to my starter pack of non cis male fantasy artists to follow! bsky.app/starter-pack...

mailchi.mp/6d076212527a... Thanks to every person who helped out. Some timely matching from Trevor Project got our grand impact total over $100,000!!! How will we break this next year? The best way you can help right now is the ol' "like follow share!"

My 3rd alter on a Magic: The Gathering Forest card (beta!) for one of my patrons who collects Halloween alters. So tiny!!!! Frog tape for the win, btw. Such crisp edges! #mtg #halloween #mtgalter #tiny #illustration #badger #redfox #otter #chipmunk #trickortreat

It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour www.emilyhare.co.uk

Here's the cover art I did for The Poisoned King, Book 2 of Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, out today! In addition to the cover I also did 30 b+ w interior illustrations. Many thanks to AD Carol Ly, type design by Jason Carne and additional interior illustrations by Virginia Allyn.

BATTLE IN THE THRONE ROOM - 2025 been working on this over the summer, it's been really nice to work so much on a single image and I think I learned quite a lot doing it! please share it with your favorite art directors. a little treat for you to bookmark.

It's Caturday!! 🌿💨🔥💦 These cats grace the back of the cards from the Everyday Witch Oracle (illustrated by me, written by @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social, Llewellyn Worldwide). The original painting, prints, stickers, coloring book (3 left!), AND signed decks are at albaillustration.etsy.com!

Here's a new character painted for the upcoming #humblewood book for @hitpointpress.bsky.social. "Zaya" is painted in oils on sealed paper. She's based on a great design by the amazing Steve Prescott. Love getting to do characters like this!

You notice the tiny grabby hands in 3… 2… 1… (If this cute guy gives you tiny grabby hands, you can grab a proof here: www.aaronbmiller.com/proofs/p/fri... )

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

Excited to be a part of this event in a few weeks!!

If you see this, post a vampire!

Beyond the Quiet - watercolour and acryla gouache on Arches 300lb rough paper Painted for Magic: The Gathering's "Edge of Eternities"

sketching at the museum

The word around town is that the next big thing is Artisanal Imagery, hand-made visuals that you simply have to own if you don't want to be left behind

SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC (1977) Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24” x 16” This cover was for the sixth book in a series by Fritz Leiber featuring the beloved characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. 1/4

QRP your spys/rogues! 🕵️ "Rogue's Stealth," digital over graphite, done as part of a series of DnD classes way back in 2019 (OMG!). I feel like the flapping of his clothes would give him away, but maybe the merchant is deaf.

QRP your spies/rogues! 🕵‍♂️ "Phasing" was done for @theschwalb.bsky.social's Shadow of the Weird Wizard.

QRP your spys/rogues! 🕵️ "Opposition Agent," oil on panel, painted for MTG. Easily my most popular card with players, and sadly, one that I really didn't like much back when I painted it. But I've come to appreciate it more now.

Some of my favorites from Tarot of the Owls! 🌈🦉 I illustrated this fun deck created by Pamela Chen, published by @llewellynbooks.bsky.social I have full size + mini decks signed, plus art prints of every card (and a few stickers!) at albaillustration.etsy.com! #owls #owl #tarot #divination

Heyyyyy, I have a lot of medical expenses I have to pay and have not been able to take as much client work and can't do events for the foreseeable future due to said medical stuff... if you've been thinking about buying something from my shop now is a good time!

"The Invitation" 🌿 I'd love to do another Fae Green Man illustration someday... Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com/listing/1611... The original painting is also available. #fae #illustration #artsky #green

if you see this, QRP with your green art! #Green

If you see this, post your green art!

Green art! (It turns out, I pretty much only work in three colors: green, blue, and orange. I’m not sure why. (Ironically, my brother actually has a PhD in color science. Good luck trying to convince me that other colors are worthwhile.)

If you see this, post your green art! 🌱 "Dryad of the Ilysian Grove" painted in oils for Magic: the Gathering.

Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm! For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste) Need to find your representatives? Here you go: 5calls.org

Next weekend!!

If you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️ QRP My portrait of Freydís Eiríksdóttir from the Icelandic Saga of Erik the Red. In an act of defiance she beat a sword upon her breast as she faced attackers, after the men fled. Prints (on sale!) at albaillustration.etsy.com/listing/5147...

A lot about societies treatment of artists went downhill as soon as people forgot it's a craft one works at becoming skilled at, not some magical power you have bestowed upon you by fairies upon your birth.

Cover art for Monster Core 2 - Pathfinder RPG. Sized; 29.7cm x 36cm / "12 x "16. Acrylic on artboard. Publishing copyright Paizo Inc. Art editor; Sonja Morris. #traditionalart #fantasyart #pathfinderrpg #paizopublishing #paizo

If you see this, post a sword! 🗡️

If you see this post a sword (or five 😆)⚔️

Less than 48 hours remain to back Humblewood: Beyond the Canopy! Don't miss out on this epic standalone Humblewood sequel and tons of cool rewards. A free coloring book awaits anyone backing at a physical tier! 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hit...

Here, here's a sword. Take the sword. TAKE THE SWORD.

mamma Cordelia

A sketchy sword!

If you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️

If you see this, post a sword ⚔️

Cover illustration and design for Blood Beneath the Snow by Alexandra Kennington published by Ace Books (Penguin Random House). A Romantasy novel about a princess with no magic, a deadly battle for the throne, and the enemy general training her to win.

Of you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️ The Green Sword of Avalon (prints available, rights available for lucensing).

Finally managed to finish some more personal art. This was originally a sketch but I got excited about it and decided to make a full illustration.

There’s still ways to go, but it’s potentially being proved in court that this is, indeed copyright infringement! So don’t let anyone make you think that you’re not in the right to fight for your rights and your livelihoods! Good progress is made every day, and together we’ll make things right!

If you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️ Although here are two swords This was drawn for my Magika Logia TTRPG character, and in the game it's a spell called Summon Blade, which summons sword-shaped spirits to aid you in battle. #ttrpg

If you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️ "Tribute Mage," For @magic.wizards.com back in 2018. Oils on panel. Some of you might recognize this sword from an earlier Magic card as well!

ONE WEEK LEFT to pledge for Humblewood: Beyond the Canopy! Klaythusar awaits you, adventurers... ❄️😾 Check out the next stretch goals and pledge today! 👇 www.kickstarter.com/...