my piece - the hermit - for
@KolectivGG
's tarot drop on nov. 1
while being faithful to the symbology and meaning of the original image... wanted to give the hermit a more powerful posture vs the original's more detached/passive attitude
💪😎💪
#artpostor
here... standing on the shoulders of giants who've come before... always learning from generous and talented peers... loving mythology, psychology, and alchemy...
update on my next 1/1 • switching things up, putting the last iteration on the back-burner. exploring and chasing down a different approach to some ideas inspired by campbell's 'thou art that'... i hope you enjoy 😊
thanks everyone for breaking 20k with me! let's make sure the social seas don't pull us apart... sign up for my mailing list... new art, exclusive discounts, show calendar... check my profile :)
✨also, new magical merch super-soon✨
#throwbackthursday
to last year and my first commissions from wizards of the coast (magic: the gathering) - for the 'mystical archives' in their 'strixhaven' set
wip • gonna' take another stab at this one... had it on the back-burner for a while. working through contrast and textures before laying down some paint.
'the hermit'... my card art for
@KolectivGG
's 'tarot' deck drop which begins today!
✨ check their profile for details ✨
while paying homage to the original card design, i wanted to change the hermit's attitude from detached/passive to engaged/aggressive
I just listed my very first
#nft
ever... “ouch hands”... for sale on
@withFND
! from my lostkeep chronicles series, vol i...
#cryptoart
#NFTs
Check it out →
let's keep in touch... art + project updates + esoteric errata... and new prints coming to my store along with discount codes
mailing list signup at bottom of linked page -
a huge thank you to
@xray9876543210
. today, he bought 3 nft's from me (~4.25eth/10k$) on
@makersplaceco
• unwholied (other) toledo
• tukroun•konman
• abnormal life portrayed
i'm so grateful these pieces go to such a fantastic collector and patron
#nft
#nftcollector
wanted to share some of my traditional work with all my new followers... my digital stuff sometimes starts with a pencil underdrawing that i scan in and paint in photoshop. here’s my most recently-finished drawing - ‘d•harm•a’
#darkart
#illustration
#art
will be making the full-size and 1/2-size layered psds of 'wolf shepherd' available to my 5/10$ supporters (respectively) on pay-🌲-on this saturday
so, still time to sign up! details in link in bio
i am a bit floored 🔥😮 🔥
@Cryptopathic
has made an incredible bid of 2eth and kicked off the 24hr auction on 'tat tvam asi' which i dropped only 1/2 an hour ago! my sincerest thanks for such tremendous support! ✨🙏✨
many thanks to
@Nimasagharchi1
for selecting my piece 'wolf shepherd' for inclusion in the 'nft liverpool' exhibition (april 26)! ✨🙏✨
and, thanks to
@mondoir
+ team for creating and supporting the event.
i feel fortunate to be listed amongst so many talents ✨🖤✨
#throwbackthursday
to 2012 and my first image to be accepted/published in the 'spectrum fantastic art annual' (vol. 21)... also my first metal album cover...
'abnormal life portrayed'
wrapping up the details for a new pin design based on my 'tukroun•konman' image... sign up for my (free) newsletter to get early info on availability -
this will also be a limited run of 100, numbered pins
#throwbackthursday
to some practice skullz from 2018. i love to try out new techniques on skull shapes... too much fun. hope you enjoy 🖤🤘🖤
... maybe put some of the ones i really like on hen?
this friday, i'll be updating my remaining two 1/1s on foundation to a 'buy now' only listing at 2eth each.
i'll make the same change to my remaining 1/1 on makersplace - 'buy now' at 2eth.
digital sketchbook - for me, skulls present an engaging shape/subject for exploring new techniques, lighting, textures, and processes… here’s some explorations from the archives… always practicing, learning, growing
#artistontwitter
#illustration
#nft
#cryptoartist
#nftart
sneak-peek... been working away on a small collection inspired by the alchemical magnum opus (4 new pieces)... already well into coloring... more soon-ish
1/5 • the painting
‘timeless bull’ is live on
@makersplace
, here -
inspired by joseph campbell’s interpretation of picasso’s ‘guernica’, it's the final installment of my ‘lostkeep chronicles’ inspired by my year in spain
#nft
#nftartist
#alchemy
eth being bullish... here's progress on my 'cosmic bull' image. playing with funky color palettes. irl, it's already very different. patrons on patreon see wip's before the rest of net. see link -
#alchemy
#art
#illustration
#nft
#nftart
#cryptoartist
for most of my images, i use a similar process where i merge what i love about both traditional and digital mediums -
• sketch
• drawing
• digital value/texture comp
• painting
wolf shepherd | 2021