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Daniel F. Walthall
@axebane.bsky.social
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He/him. Hi! I love to paint, draw, and design stuff (like Axebane's Deck of Many Dungeons). My art is 100% human-made! Addicted to popcorn. Reposts art. Moved by poetry, and dazzled by dance. #painting #poetry #comics Tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/axebane
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Daniel F. Walthall @axebane.bsky.social · Nov 13
In the Ruins with the Shadow, 2025

by Daniel F. Walthall
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract
A vibrant casein painting of abstract forms that resemble ruins or towers of stone, with a large slanted form closer to the viewer that has a shadow below it and stretching into the foreground. The sky is alive with golden yellow and coral red, like a hazy sunset, or perhaps a sky f flames. In the sky is a faint blue crescent moon.
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maoandthesparrows.bsky.social
Winter farmland sunset. A grainy landscape featuring a hilltop snow covered field, a silhouetted tree-line and distant valley. The nearly set peachy-orange sun paints the sky.
February 20, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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axebane.bsky.social
mini-gallery! #art #painting #gallery #contemporaryart

(these are all traditional paintings I made in 2025, on canvas panels, using casein paint and a cheap $1 brush)
An abstract casein painting that resembles a vertical gap between two rocky and angular forms, with a hazy background of cool gray at the bottom that transitions into a warm golden hue at the top of the painting. A high contrast semi-abstract / surrealist casein painting, of a narrow canyon/valley, from the point of view of being in the canyon, looking toward the horizon. There are seven bright yellow-orange flowers in the canyon, the landscape is highlighted in the same bold color, and there is a low and small crescent moon also in this color. The flowers are huge, more like bushes than typical flowers, and they have no leaves at all (as is the case with almost every flower in my paintings). The sky is dark gray and rust colored, and the darkest shadows in the painting are a very dark reddish purple. An abstract casein painting of a golden-orange form resembling a human, but without any details. Essentially a golden silhouette with dark brown outlines/shadows around it, and five flower-like forms that are light-blue with white highlights. The background is mostly gray, with some swirls of tan highlights and textures that resemble weathering. A vibrant surrealist / semi-abstract casein painting, of a huge form that resembles a blank human face, with a large opening that is roughly skull-shaped, and that allows the viewer to see inside of the huge form. Inside is a red human skull highlighted in bright orange, surrounded by seven pink flower-like forms, and there is a distant opening behind these that suggests a red cavern going into the distance, complete with stalactites and rocky spires that shimmer with highlights of light blue. Outside of the huge face-like form that dominates the composition, are swirling flames, smoke, or energy that are bright orange and light blue. There are also three large blue flowers in the foreground, and in the top-right corner of the painting a very small bright blue crescent moon.
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
axebane.bsky.social
mini-gallery! #art #painting #gallery #contemporaryart

(these are all traditional paintings I made in 2025, on canvas panels, using casein paint and a cheap $1 brush)
An abstract casein painting that resembles a vertical gap between two rocky and angular forms, with a hazy background of cool gray at the bottom that transitions into a warm golden hue at the top of the painting. A high contrast semi-abstract / surrealist casein painting, of a narrow canyon/valley, from the point of view of being in the canyon, looking toward the horizon. There are seven bright yellow-orange flowers in the canyon, the landscape is highlighted in the same bold color, and there is a low and small crescent moon also in this color. The flowers are huge, more like bushes than typical flowers, and they have no leaves at all (as is the case with almost every flower in my paintings). The sky is dark gray and rust colored, and the darkest shadows in the painting are a very dark reddish purple. An abstract casein painting of a golden-orange form resembling a human, but without any details. Essentially a golden silhouette with dark brown outlines/shadows around it, and five flower-like forms that are light-blue with white highlights. The background is mostly gray, with some swirls of tan highlights and textures that resemble weathering. A vibrant surrealist / semi-abstract casein painting, of a huge form that resembles a blank human face, with a large opening that is roughly skull-shaped, and that allows the viewer to see inside of the huge form. Inside is a red human skull highlighted in bright orange, surrounded by seven pink flower-like forms, and there is a distant opening behind these that suggests a red cavern going into the distance, complete with stalactites and rocky spires that shimmer with highlights of light blue. Outside of the huge face-like form that dominates the composition, are swirling flames, smoke, or energy that are bright orange and light blue. There are also three large blue flowers in the foreground, and in the top-right corner of the painting a very small bright blue crescent moon.
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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paperbackparadise.bsky.social
Romance
August 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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jonbois.bsky.social
the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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I’m going to win the war on protein. I eat nothing but beef tallow dipped in pork fat rolled inside a chicken stuffed in a duck. My family doesn’t talk to me anymore. I smell like a used wig from the 1700s.
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Pelourinho
Desenho tradicional e digital de uma passagem do bairro do Pelourinho em Salvador. O desenho representa uma rua com os casarões históricos e as torres da igreja no alto ao fundo.
June 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
Ending this operation is not enough.

We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social
your job
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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axebane.bsky.social
Valley of Dawnhope

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract
An abstract casein painting of a narrow valley, with nine abstract pink flowers that are each the size of a large bush or tree, and the distant parts of the valley are very brightly lit with a golden yellow glow, and the sky is the same bright color. Most of the flowers are in a more shaded part of the valley, with the terrain around them being mostly blue-gray.
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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axebane.bsky.social
Passion and Ashes

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract #floral
An abstract casein painting dominated by bright oranges and reds. There is a large pale orange flower-like form in the bottom center of the painting, and there are five white and pale purple smaller flower-like forms near it. There is a form behind these that is an abstract representation of the top portion of a skull.
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
axebane.bsky.social
I gotta get back into reading novels and comic books, because I think that would help improve my mental health
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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isbergillustration.bsky.social
My Body Is A Haunted House
#scifiart
Orange sky, pale sun, purple landscape. A dark towering structure. A hovering spectre, hanging from myriad wires.
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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lordmelfist.bsky.social
Post a mage
A hooded man floats mid-air, sitting with crossed legs, over many hands carved out of cracked stone. He wears a brown tunic over white bandages that cover most of his body, including his eyes but not his mouth. His left forearm is missing, but replaced with some magical floating prosthetics in dark metal, floating in place of where his arm would normally fit. The man holds a hammer and chisel in his hand, and other tools for sculpting float around him, including a file, a saw and another chisel. Along the tools, three strange stone cuboids float around him. A long, narrow piece of fabric extending from his clothing turns and twirls around him, eventually continuing and shaping itself into the tail of a large canine made of stone. The creature has gold-veins running through the cracks in the stone, and floats above the sculptor. The creature has many golden eyes sprouting across its body, and three in its grinning face. The canine's ears and buck fur turn into a typical jester's hat bells.
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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nataliajagielska.bsky.social
Minimalist Microraptor
Minimalist microraptor, around two blue spheres with black wings
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
axebane.bsky.social
Valley of Dawnhope

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract
An abstract casein painting of a narrow valley, with nine abstract pink flowers that are each the size of a large bush or tree, and the distant parts of the valley are very brightly lit with a golden yellow glow, and the sky is the same bright color. Most of the flowers are in a more shaded part of the valley, with the terrain around them being mostly blue-gray.
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
axebane.bsky.social
I finally did the final count of total paintings I made in 2025 and.. I did better than I thought!! I thought I made around 95 paintings or so

Turns out I made 122 paintings last year. 114 casein paintings, and 8 acrylic paintings!

I gotta believe in myself more because holy shit !!
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
axebane.bsky.social
Passion and Ashes

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract #floral
An abstract casein painting dominated by bright oranges and reds. There is a large pale orange flower-like form in the bottom center of the painting, and there are five white and pale purple smaller flower-like forms near it. There is a form behind these that is an abstract representation of the top portion of a skull.
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Daniel F. Walthall
axebane.bsky.social
Without the Moon at the End of Time

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein (and my heart) on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract
A strange abstract casein painting with a fiery, smoky, vibrant orange haze in the upper part of the painting, that casts highlights of bright orange onto many other elements and areas. There are nine upright forms that resemble birdhouses, out-houses, or wooden planks with slanted "roofs" on top. Three of them are somewhat large, and are clustered on the left. Five of them are much smaller, and are clustered on the right, plus there is one more that is small, short, and appears to be leaning, nearly falling over, near the center of the painting. The moon is nowhere to be found.
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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axebane.bsky.social
Morning Hope / Try Again

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 9" x 12"
#art #painting #abstract
an abstract casein painting depicting a field of color and texture (patches of medium mint green, reddish brown, tan, and dark rusty brown) plus a sunburst or spark shape in the upper-left portion of the painting, that is light tan and looks like it is partly dripping or dissolving.
February 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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parkparr.bsky.social
Dancer on the Pond, 2024✨
A rectangular painting of a green grass with small white flowers in front of a body of water reflecting trees out of frame in magenta and periwinkle, a lone star floats across the surface reflecting below
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
axebane.bsky.social
Man.... so far I've found it even harder to motivate myself in 2026 than 2025. I know everyone is different, but being the middle child who grows up to be the failure of the family is rough. Both my brother and sister have long-term partners, high paying jobs, homes, etc.

I'm just kinda here
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
axebane.bsky.social
Seven Flowers / Nine Lives

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract #contemporaryart
An abstract casein painting of an abstract oval form with two "eyes" that are pale blue and dripping. On either side of this are seven flower-like forms, six of them a very pale purple. In the bottom half of the painting are a few blue forms that resemble bones or snakes.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
axebane.bsky.social
The Alchemist and the Rustblade

by Daniel F. Walthall, 2025
casein on canvas panel, 16" x 20"
#art #painting #abstract #artistsofbluesky
An abstract casein painting of a light rust/pink blade on the left side of the painting, three light purple abstract flowers in the middle, and the outline of a human face from the side above the flowers. These forms are surrounded by energy or flames in mint green and pale purple. The top of the painting is mostly a very light gray, which gives the impression of fog or haze in the background.
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM