IX Arts • IX Art Show & IX Gallery
@ixarts.bsky.social
IX Arts: The organization behind the annual international IX Art Show in Reading, PA and IX Gallery.
The IX Art Show
A Celebration of Imaginative Realism
October 22nd-26th, 2025
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Doubletree Hotel Reading
Reading, PA
The IX Art Show
A Celebration of Imaginative Realism
October 22nd-26th, 2025
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Doubletree Hotel Reading
Reading, PA
Are you craving wonder and imagination? Say no more! The IX Art Show opens tomorrow!
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"Sacred Tranquility"
Alexandra Verhoven
36" x 24"
Oil on wood panel
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"Sacred Tranquility"
Alexandra Verhoven
36" x 24"
Oil on wood panel
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Are you craving wonder and imagination? Say no more! The IX Art Show opens tomorrow!
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"Sacred Tranquility"
Alexandra Verhoven
36" x 24"
Oil on wood panel
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"Sacred Tranquility"
Alexandra Verhoven
36" x 24"
Oil on wood panel
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Wishing you a spooktacular (almost) Halloween! You can find prints available at Gallery Gerard, and the original piece is currently on display at @ixarts.bsky.social all weekend.
"The Woodland Harvest" 12x16 inches, oil on board
#oilpainting #magic #opossumart #blackcatart #spookyseason
"The Woodland Harvest" 12x16 inches, oil on board
#oilpainting #magic #opossumart #blackcatart #spookyseason
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wishing you a spooktacular (almost) Halloween! You can find prints available at Gallery Gerard, and the original piece is currently on display at @ixarts.bsky.social all weekend.
"The Woodland Harvest" 12x16 inches, oil on board
#oilpainting #magic #opossumart #blackcatart #spookyseason
"The Woodland Harvest" 12x16 inches, oil on board
#oilpainting #magic #opossumart #blackcatart #spookyseason
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A small preview of a new batch of dragon portraits I'll have with me at @ixarts.bsky.social through this weekend. It's been a while since I've done some of these!
October 22-26, 2025
Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
October 22-26, 2025
Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A small preview of a new batch of dragon portraits I'll have with me at @ixarts.bsky.social through this weekend. It's been a while since I've done some of these!
October 22-26, 2025
Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
October 22-26, 2025
Goggleworks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
Are you just sitting around waiting for Wednesday and the opening of the IX Show on Wednesday?
Don't forget to get your tickets! imaginativerealism.com
"Sentinel"
J.F. Arsenault
11"x14" Oil
Don't forget to get your tickets! imaginativerealism.com
"Sentinel"
J.F. Arsenault
11"x14" Oil
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Are you just sitting around waiting for Wednesday and the opening of the IX Show on Wednesday?
Don't forget to get your tickets! imaginativerealism.com
"Sentinel"
J.F. Arsenault
11"x14" Oil
Don't forget to get your tickets! imaginativerealism.com
"Sentinel"
J.F. Arsenault
11"x14" Oil
What's that you say? The IX Art Show opens at 6:00 pm on Wednesday at the Goggleworks Center for the Art in Reading, PA?
Get your tickets now and come join us! imaginativerealism.com
"Kettletop Leprechaun"
Drew Tucker
18 x 24
oil on clayboard
Get your tickets now and come join us! imaginativerealism.com
"Kettletop Leprechaun"
Drew Tucker
18 x 24
oil on clayboard
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What's that you say? The IX Art Show opens at 6:00 pm on Wednesday at the Goggleworks Center for the Art in Reading, PA?
Get your tickets now and come join us! imaginativerealism.com
"Kettletop Leprechaun"
Drew Tucker
18 x 24
oil on clayboard
Get your tickets now and come join us! imaginativerealism.com
"Kettletop Leprechaun"
Drew Tucker
18 x 24
oil on clayboard
4 days until the opening of the IX Art Show! Over 90 original artists and their work will be displayed. Come see art and make new friends!
Get your tickets here! imaginativerealism.com
"Swamp Friends"
Alex Stone
16"x20"
Acrylic on Panel
Get your tickets here! imaginativerealism.com
"Swamp Friends"
Alex Stone
16"x20"
Acrylic on Panel
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
4 days until the opening of the IX Art Show! Over 90 original artists and their work will be displayed. Come see art and make new friends!
Get your tickets here! imaginativerealism.com
"Swamp Friends"
Alex Stone
16"x20"
Acrylic on Panel
Get your tickets here! imaginativerealism.com
"Swamp Friends"
Alex Stone
16"x20"
Acrylic on Panel
It's getting closer.... Only 5 days until the opening of the IX Art Show on October 22nd in Reading, PA!
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"She Brought the Night to Me"
Amy Ashbaugh
12 x 16 inches
Oil on paper
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"She Brought the Night to Me"
Amy Ashbaugh
12 x 16 inches
Oil on paper
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's getting closer.... Only 5 days until the opening of the IX Art Show on October 22nd in Reading, PA!
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"She Brought the Night to Me"
Amy Ashbaugh
12 x 16 inches
Oil on paper
Get your tickets now! imaginativerealism.com
"She Brought the Night to Me"
Amy Ashbaugh
12 x 16 inches
Oil on paper
NEXT WEEK! I'll be at @ixarts.bsky.social in the Evening Showcase! (Friday 10/24 & Saturday 10/25 at the Reading, PA Doubletree)
Evening Showcase is free & open to the public! Main Show is Thurs thru Sunday at Goggleworks Center for the Arts.
Come see some ART!
(Photo from the 2023)
Evening Showcase is free & open to the public! Main Show is Thurs thru Sunday at Goggleworks Center for the Arts.
Come see some ART!
(Photo from the 2023)
October 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
@ixarts.bsky.social begins a week from today! I will see you at booth 422, and I will be part of a panel on Magic the Gathering artist proofs next Thursday! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/ix-2... #ixarts #ix #magicthegathering #mtgartistproof #mtgart #mtgartist #illuxcon
October 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
6 days until the opening of the IX Art Show on October 22! Come join us for fantastic art, music and more!
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"Goddess of Venus"
Jeff McDonald
15 x 20 Oil
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"Goddess of Venus"
Jeff McDonald
15 x 20 Oil
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
6 days until the opening of the IX Art Show on October 22! Come join us for fantastic art, music and more!
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"Goddess of Venus"
Jeff McDonald
15 x 20 Oil
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"Goddess of Venus"
Jeff McDonald
15 x 20 Oil
10 days until the IX Art Show!
Have yourselves a peaceful Sunday.
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"The Octopus"
Elizabeth Alba
7x10 inches
ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
Have yourselves a peaceful Sunday.
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"The Octopus"
Elizabeth Alba
7x10 inches
ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
10 days until the IX Art Show!
Have yourselves a peaceful Sunday.
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"The Octopus"
Elizabeth Alba
7x10 inches
ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
Have yourselves a peaceful Sunday.
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"The Octopus"
Elizabeth Alba
7x10 inches
ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
12 days until the largest exhibition of original imaginative realist art in the world at the IX Art Show.
Even here, cats still claim the throne and demand worship.
Tickets are still available! imaginativerealism.com
"The Soft Side Of The Dark Throne"
Fian Arroyo
11"x14"
watercolor & ink
Even here, cats still claim the throne and demand worship.
Tickets are still available! imaginativerealism.com
"The Soft Side Of The Dark Throne"
Fian Arroyo
11"x14"
watercolor & ink
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
12 days until the largest exhibition of original imaginative realist art in the world at the IX Art Show.
Even here, cats still claim the throne and demand worship.
Tickets are still available! imaginativerealism.com
"The Soft Side Of The Dark Throne"
Fian Arroyo
11"x14"
watercolor & ink
Even here, cats still claim the throne and demand worship.
Tickets are still available! imaginativerealism.com
"The Soft Side Of The Dark Throne"
Fian Arroyo
11"x14"
watercolor & ink
Come experience something new! October 22-26th in Reading, PA.
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“The Outsider”
Dan Cohen
18”x12”
Oil on panel
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“The Outsider”
Dan Cohen
18”x12”
Oil on panel
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Come experience something new! October 22-26th in Reading, PA.
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“The Outsider”
Dan Cohen
18”x12”
Oil on panel
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“The Outsider”
Dan Cohen
18”x12”
Oil on panel
Along with such terrifying creatures as Cthulhu and dragons, there will also be chihuahuas!
Come join us October 22-26, 2025 / Reading, PA @ GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
"The Walk-In"
Alan Pollack
9" x 12"
Oils on hardboard
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Come join us October 22-26, 2025 / Reading, PA @ GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
"The Walk-In"
Alan Pollack
9" x 12"
Oils on hardboard
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October 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Along with such terrifying creatures as Cthulhu and dragons, there will also be chihuahuas!
Come join us October 22-26, 2025 / Reading, PA @ GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
"The Walk-In"
Alan Pollack
9" x 12"
Oils on hardboard
imaginativerealism.com
Come join us October 22-26, 2025 / Reading, PA @ GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
"The Walk-In"
Alan Pollack
9" x 12"
Oils on hardboard
imaginativerealism.com
There will not only be dragons and wizards, there will be a host of other mythical creatures to gaze at during the IX Art show!
Warning: They will gaze back.
"Ominous Sphinx"
Lars Grant-West
16 x 20 inches
Acrylic and oil on board
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Warning: They will gaze back.
"Ominous Sphinx"
Lars Grant-West
16 x 20 inches
Acrylic and oil on board
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October 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There will not only be dragons and wizards, there will be a host of other mythical creatures to gaze at during the IX Art show!
Warning: They will gaze back.
"Ominous Sphinx"
Lars Grant-West
16 x 20 inches
Acrylic and oil on board
imaginativerealism.com
Warning: They will gaze back.
"Ominous Sphinx"
Lars Grant-West
16 x 20 inches
Acrylic and oil on board
imaginativerealism.com
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September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Now that it is October, @ixarts.bsky.social is almost upon us! I will be returning to the main show in Reading, PA, October 22-26. I will be sharing more as we get closer. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/ix-2... #ixarts #illuxcon #artshow #humanart #humanartist
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Now that it is October, @ixarts.bsky.social is almost upon us! I will be returning to the main show in Reading, PA, October 22-26. I will be sharing more as we get closer. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/ix-2... #ixarts #illuxcon #artshow #humanart #humanartist
IX Arts is coming to Reading, PA in 20 days. Don't miss out!
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"Poison Ivy #19"
Jeremy Wilson
18" x 24" Oil on Panel
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"Poison Ivy #19"
Jeremy Wilson
18" x 24" Oil on Panel
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
IX Arts is coming to Reading, PA in 20 days. Don't miss out!
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"Poison Ivy #19"
Jeremy Wilson
18" x 24" Oil on Panel
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"Poison Ivy #19"
Jeremy Wilson
18" x 24" Oil on Panel
21 days until the IX Art Show!
There will be wizards! Maybe they can change your life... Join us.
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"Varian the Arcanist"
Ron Sanders
18x24 Oil on Board
There will be wizards! Maybe they can change your life... Join us.
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"Varian the Arcanist"
Ron Sanders
18x24 Oil on Board
October 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
21 days until the IX Art Show!
There will be wizards! Maybe they can change your life... Join us.
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"Varian the Arcanist"
Ron Sanders
18x24 Oil on Board
There will be wizards! Maybe they can change your life... Join us.
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"Varian the Arcanist"
Ron Sanders
18x24 Oil on Board
22 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA
"Frost Dragon"
Ingrid Kallick
14 x 18 inches
Acrylic on masonite
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"Frost Dragon"
Ingrid Kallick
14 x 18 inches
Acrylic on masonite
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September 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
22 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA
"Frost Dragon"
Ingrid Kallick
14 x 18 inches
Acrylic on masonite
imaginativerealism.com
"Frost Dragon"
Ingrid Kallick
14 x 18 inches
Acrylic on masonite
imaginativerealism.com
Would you like your portfolio reviewed ? Every year the IX show provides over 25 hours of portfolio reviews with art directors, gallerists, atelier instructors, and artists.
Sign-up for slots start on 10/3 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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"Grogu" Kai Lun Qu
Sign-up for slots start on 10/3 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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"Grogu" Kai Lun Qu
September 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Would you like your portfolio reviewed ? Every year the IX show provides over 25 hours of portfolio reviews with art directors, gallerists, atelier instructors, and artists.
Sign-up for slots start on 10/3 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
imaginativerealism.com/portfolio-re...
"Grogu" Kai Lun Qu
Sign-up for slots start on 10/3 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
imaginativerealism.com/portfolio-re...
"Grogu" Kai Lun Qu
Come see something magical!
27 days until the IX Art Show!
"The Sea Fairy"
Maile Lani
18 x 24 inches
Matte acrylic and 24k gold leaf
27 days until the IX Art Show!
"The Sea Fairy"
Maile Lani
18 x 24 inches
Matte acrylic and 24k gold leaf
September 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Come see something magical!
27 days until the IX Art Show!
"The Sea Fairy"
Maile Lani
18 x 24 inches
Matte acrylic and 24k gold leaf
27 days until the IX Art Show!
"The Sea Fairy"
Maile Lani
18 x 24 inches
Matte acrylic and 24k gold leaf
28 days until the IX Art Show!
It's a grand time!
"Grandmother"
Matt Mrowka
Oil on masonite.
It's a grand time!
"Grandmother"
Matt Mrowka
Oil on masonite.
September 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
28 days until the IX Art Show!
It's a grand time!
"Grandmother"
Matt Mrowka
Oil on masonite.
It's a grand time!
"Grandmother"
Matt Mrowka
Oil on masonite.
29 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA.
We're all very friendly. Come visit.
"The Woman Whose Feet Didn’t Touch The Ground"
David Palumbo
18x24 inches
oil on panel
We're all very friendly. Come visit.
"The Woman Whose Feet Didn’t Touch The Ground"
David Palumbo
18x24 inches
oil on panel
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
29 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA.
We're all very friendly. Come visit.
"The Woman Whose Feet Didn’t Touch The Ground"
David Palumbo
18x24 inches
oil on panel
We're all very friendly. Come visit.
"The Woman Whose Feet Didn’t Touch The Ground"
David Palumbo
18x24 inches
oil on panel
30 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA! Won't you come join us?
"Arancia Veneziana"
Laurence Schwinger
16 x 20
oil
"Arancia Veneziana"
Laurence Schwinger
16 x 20
oil
September 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
30 days until the IX Art Show in Reading, PA! Won't you come join us?
"Arancia Veneziana"
Laurence Schwinger
16 x 20
oil
"Arancia Veneziana"
Laurence Schwinger
16 x 20
oil