Only about £3k to go until the book is fully funded and a week left to go~

I have finished the fun exercise of painting my D&D ranger Anders as this little medieval guy! Aside from the part where the iron gall ink lines of his arm hair bled when I (stupidly) applied too much water, he's *perfect*.

Dreaming: Cycles <revisited> Only one thing is promised once you are born, that someday you will die. Cycles has two requested animals: Fox and Owl, along with many, many rabbits. Full artist statement/musing on Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/151263... #ishawayart #rabbit #owl #fox #natureart

The mascs and butches of the lesbian community are sometimes ostracized, despite their long historical role in liberation and creating thriving networks of care — so here’s a celebration from them from our queer history zine! Less than 4k€ left to our goal! ⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

The Hanged Man from my deck-in-progress: The #CourtlyBeasts Tarot. I try to remember to post the finished cards here but I've got a bit of a backlog! Updates are always on Patreon first! www.patreon.com/collection/7...

things are incredibly hard right now. I am so grateful to those who manage to support artists financially. I am also grateful for those who take the time out of their day to share and engage with artwork, to amplify projects and people even if there's no money to spare. that's worth something, too.

Temperance From my #CourtlyBeasts tarot. Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, Colored Pencil

The Wheel of Fortune Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink. *Maybe* my most tongue-in-cheek card (next to my Elephant Hierophant). From my deck-in-progress The #CourtlyBeasts Tarot, which I'm slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first! www.patreon.com/mspencerdraws

The Tower from my deck-in-progress The #CourtlyBeasts Tarot. I am slowly working on it between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first! www.patreon.com/collection/7...

I share works-in-progress as well as the thoughts behind my symbolic choices (sometimes, when I'm not out of words by the time I post) on Patreon (which gives me just enough of a boost to HAVE the spare-ish time to work on this deck). https://www.patreon.com/mspencerdraws

For the past few years I've been working on a tarot deck I'm calling The Courtly Beasts Tarot. It's what I work on alongside my commissions and client illustrations. It's nice to have a personal project on the side, where I can be creative within a defined framework (my fave).

Thank you everyone for the flood of kind birthday wishes yesterday. I am positively overwhelmed and so very grateful ;^; <3

I don't have anything new to share today, but I'd like to show you some of my old stained glass windows - I still love them so much ✨

It's B&N preorder sale time!! A sapphic gothic horror romance fairytale with vampires, cursed castles, and two women haunted by literal parasitic demons who are drawn to each other despite their monstrous natures. THE THORNS WE WEAR INSIDE has it all. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-thorns...

A wrapped up piece of my lovely Aimatia being overly nice (for her) in the hopes you'll take one of her cuttings with you on your quest~ More info on her in my FA post!!! :3 www.furaffinity.net/view/64432202/ #dnd #D&D #characterart #fantasyart #furryart #goat #faun #plants #parasiticplants

I know I reposted this yesterday, but today is *my* birthday and that spread with the cowboys is my piece for this zine 👀, so if you haven't already, please check it out!

Today is my birthday! Here's some art I really enjoyed doing. Pass it around? (Also if you see this and have any illustration needs, my summer workload is currently below capacity, so feel free to get in touch🖤)

BTW if you ever wanna commission an artist you don't have to have OC's or fandom characters- you can literally just be like "dang I'd like to have some more lesbian art exist" or "wow it would be real nice to see some trans rep in my culture" or "wouldn't a yellow centric painting look nice here"

Does anyone enjoy audiobooks with neurodivergent, a-spec, and nonbinary main characters? Oh, yes, we know you do. Trans books read by trans narrators all day every day let's do this. Clicking "Notify me on launch" would help us a lot. We appreciate you. ❤️ #BookSky #Audiobook

Oh, to be a man riding a goat, wearing nothing but a hood and one (?) shoe, and holding aloft a rabbit. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 72 r).

I'm going to be attending C2E2 this coming weekend and I am *so* excited to see so many folks I follow (and omg some mutuals) in the Artist Alley! (Last time I went was in 2020, literally 1.5 weeks before COVID shutdown/I was laid off. But I saw Critical Role live and had a great time 🙃)

I think I'm probably due for a new pinned post, but until then, a big HELLO to anyone who's followed me from the Human Artists starter pack! Here's a bit of what I do. (Aside from playing D&D, creating work for @everydayoriginal.bsky.social every other month, and spending time with my dog/s)

Sketch || Final (For @neonhemlock.bsky.social 's We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024. www.neonhemlock.com/books/were-h... )

Drawing my D&D ranger in the style of this archer from the Lutrell Psalter cuz I have been practicing Drawing For Fun this week (after rapid finishing like 4 huge projects between Jan/Feb and feeling dead inside for two days 🙃).

Happy Spring Equinox! Here are some little Spring weirdos for the occasion! “Spring Peeper” and “Spring Awakening,” both ink and watercolor on paper

🩸|The Boars Melody Danse Macabre|🩸 "Follow the Boars melody through the woods, like the wind through leaves and moss. Follow its melody and shed your fears in the silence, to embrace its chants with the sound of rhythmic hooves on this ground you call your home." #art #medievalart #ancientart

Happy first day of Spring!

It's my birthday so here's some of my art 🌿

On March 24th, my newest @everydayoriginal.bsky.social will be available! They've got a mailing list you can sign up for to be alerted! This little bunny is in the flowers I painted - Star Magnolia. Watercolor, 8x8in.

What a beautiful day to follow some artists who don't use gen AI

This knight is still looking for a loving home!

Reposting this every week until this little painting finds her forever home.

"The Gridylow Coven" - AD: @rosdottir.bsky.social Thank you for the trust and free reign with everything Fen <3 - Had the absolute pleasure to paint these three darlings for Aquarium: A Watery 5e D&D Rulebook (link to the kickstarter below)

Many zines don't include much (or any) traditional art, so we wanted to make sure "We've Always Been Here" had plenty! Check out these examples from our beautiful queer art book 💕 ➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... #watercolor #gouache #markers #oilpaint #coloredpencils #traditionalart

🏳️‍⚧️✨TRANS ARTIST ART SHARE✨🏳️‍⚧️ 🌿share your art! 🌿like, comment, and share others' work! 🚫 ABSOLUTELY NO AI

Have you ever wanted to know a bit more about our book covers? We look at some of the messy sketches and early designs of all of them in our latest blog update - as well as digging into what awaits Aquarium at its next stretch goal!

i'm so jealous of this incredible photoshoot that @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social did that i have Bought a Sword and begun my attempts to con heroic-looking pals into volunteering for copycat SHATTER THE SUN promo... if you are swole and have himbo energy and are in the DMV, hit me up!!!

It's my birthday today so as per tradition, I'm posting some of my work to celebrate ✦

Clover ☘️🍀☘️

𝔙𝔢𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔰 🧅🥕🥬 Prairie goblins will often recruit locals for their schemes, leading to hijinks that often plague rural Midwestern farmers. From an Almanac of Midwestern Prairie Spirits.

tar with salt foam. #oc #ocsky #elfenjoyers

Ref sheet of one of the forms of my girl Aimatia and one of her not so little summon / constructs! Did this all in stream and wrapped it up today ^^ #art #ArtistsofBluesky #DND #dungeonsanddragons #furryart #furry #goat #faun #scars

The 1st iteration of HireHumanArtists.com is here. It's currently just a spreadsheet directory of visual artists who've pledged to never use AI in their works. Use the pre-made filters to find what you want or make your own. Please share with authors & anyone else looking for art!

Snacktime! This itty bitty hungry possum (only 1.25x2 inches in size!) is available in the @changelingart.bsky.social Flora & Fauna auction at www.facebook.com/media/set?va.... Lots of lovely spring-vibey artwork! The auction runs thru Fri at noon EST (we take anonymous bids if you aren't on FB).

The @changelingart.bsky.social March art auction has now opened over on FB. Check it out this week, while you can. www.facebook.com/media/set?va... #art #artshop #fairyart

Foraging for bog iron isn't the only way to craft unique sets of armour... You can also spend your time angling for armoured fish, and use their scales to create watery adventuring gear packed with magical properties!

We know how much you loved crafting in Herbarium - so we're bringing it back! Forage, dig, & discover bog iron and have it forged into rare weapons & armour sets. There's also a whole hoard of new items inspired by items dug up from real-life bogs - including the ardagh chalice!

Who doesn’t love a good medieval setting with some gay knights? Queerness has existed for millennia, so here’s a snapshot of a few of the Medieval illustrations from our queer zine! Live on Kickstarter now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... #Medieval #MedievalArt #QueerZine #LGBTQArt #Knights

Focus on my sticker sheet stamps for the "We've Always Been Here" Zine! 🏳️‍🌈💕 By @taplingzines.bsky.social Support the project here! : www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap... #queerart #lesbianart #queerzine #zines

A teaser of my finished painting for @taplingzines.bsky.social's We've Always Been Here: A multicultural art book celebrating queerness throughout history, with illustrations from over 50 incredible artists! 🌈 (Funding on Kickstarter now!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...