Matt Kish
@mattkish.bsky.social
Self-taught artist and photographer. My life through my drawings, paintings, sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Matt Kish
@mattkish.bsky.social
· Feb 2
I've been thinking a lot about comics lately and the craft and calling of making them. So I wrote myself a comics manifesto. Please comment, share, steal, or disregard.
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
August 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
August 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
August 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Last weekend, my partner and I went to a large flea market in southwest Ohio. I brought my 35mm camera and a roll of black and white film. Here are the best photos.
Portraits of two jazz giants...Thelonious Monk and Vince Guaraldi.
August 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Portraits of two jazz giants...Thelonious Monk and Vince Guaraldi.
Secret comic project. Should be in print by Christmas.
August 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Secret comic project. Should be in print by Christmas.
A sketchbook portrait of the great Ronnie James Dio from a few years back. Reposted for no other reason than Dio is awesome.
August 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A sketchbook portrait of the great Ronnie James Dio from a few years back. Reposted for no other reason than Dio is awesome.
Machine Messiah II: Ecce Machina (20 x 16 inches, India ink and ink on watercolor paper).
This one is a bit older but still part of the Machine Messiah series.
This one is a bit older but still part of the Machine Messiah series.
August 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Machine Messiah II: Ecce Machina (20 x 16 inches, India ink and ink on watercolor paper).
This one is a bit older but still part of the Machine Messiah series.
This one is a bit older but still part of the Machine Messiah series.
Drawings of the American Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, from a few years ago.
August 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Drawings of the American Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, from a few years ago.
Happy birthday Herman Melville!!!
August 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy birthday Herman Melville!!!
Machine Messiah III: Emerald Redeemer
12x18 inches
acrylic ink and ink on watercolor paper
12x18 inches
acrylic ink and ink on watercolor paper
July 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Machine Messiah III: Emerald Redeemer
12x18 inches
acrylic ink and ink on watercolor paper
12x18 inches
acrylic ink and ink on watercolor paper
Work in progress. Tentatively titled "Machine Messiah III: Emerald Redeemer."
July 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Work in progress. Tentatively titled "Machine Messiah III: Emerald Redeemer."
New piece in the Planetary Folklore series, titled "Flame Gate." 12x18 inches, acrylic ink on watercolor paper.
July 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New piece in the Planetary Folklore series, titled "Flame Gate." 12x18 inches, acrylic ink on watercolor paper.
I should probably post something, so here's the first page of a still unfinished comic called "You Don't Have To Do This." It's about a reluctant paladin who is increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of using violence to solve problems. I'll finish it someday.
July 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I should probably post something, so here's the first page of a still unfinished comic called "You Don't Have To Do This." It's about a reluctant paladin who is increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of using violence to solve problems. I'll finish it someday.
Friends, join me in this celebration. For most of June and July, I was on antibiotics. I am finally off of them, and cured, and I am ready to enjoy the first beer I've had in a long time. This is a Sundowner from the excellent Eudora Brewing Co. in Kettering, Ohio.
July 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Friends, join me in this celebration. For most of June and July, I was on antibiotics. I am finally off of them, and cured, and I am ready to enjoy the first beer I've had in a long time. This is a Sundowner from the excellent Eudora Brewing Co. in Kettering, Ohio.
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A sailor wandering London during a World War II air-raid finds a newborn baby in the debris. He takes refuge with the child in an empty church, where it amazes him by levitating and speaking. A dialogue follows between the child, fresh from eternity, and the man mired in the temporal world.
A sailor wandering London during a World War II air-raid finds a newborn baby in the debris. He takes refuge with the child in an empty church, where it amazes him by levitating and speaking. A dialogue follows between the child, fresh from eternity, and the man mired in the temporal world.
July 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A sailor wandering London during a World War II air-raid finds a newborn baby in the debris. He takes refuge with the child in an empty church, where it amazes him by levitating and speaking. A dialogue follows between the child, fresh from eternity, and the man mired in the temporal world.
A sailor wandering London during a World War II air-raid finds a newborn baby in the debris. He takes refuge with the child in an empty church, where it amazes him by levitating and speaking. A dialogue follows between the child, fresh from eternity, and the man mired in the temporal world.
Sometimes I like to refer to a meatball sub as a "seatball mub."
July 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Sometimes I like to refer to a meatball sub as a "seatball mub."
This comic is not related to my trauma but it is something I'm proud of, and perhaps a good way for me to reintroduce my comics to social media. This is a comic adaptation of a poem by Mervyn Peake titled "Simple, Seldom and Sad."
July 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This comic is not related to my trauma but it is something I'm proud of, and perhaps a good way for me to reintroduce my comics to social media. This is a comic adaptation of a poem by Mervyn Peake titled "Simple, Seldom and Sad."
Found this tiny painting of Superman I did in 2009. I still kind of love it.
July 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Found this tiny painting of Superman I did in 2009. I still kind of love it.
Here's a pic of a large piece in progress. Will tentatively be titled "Flame Gate."
July 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here's a pic of a large piece in progress. Will tentatively be titled "Flame Gate."
The Oniscidae, better known as woodlice, are a subgroup of isopod crustaceans whose role is to remove harmful heavy metals from the earth, such as mercury, cadmium, and lead. They help cleanse the soil and groundwater, reaffirming the wisdom of nature. Do not harm them or spray pesticides!
July 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Oniscidae, better known as woodlice, are a subgroup of isopod crustaceans whose role is to remove harmful heavy metals from the earth, such as mercury, cadmium, and lead. They help cleanse the soil and groundwater, reaffirming the wisdom of nature. Do not harm them or spray pesticides!
Today, for "Because You Demanded It," I reread "All Star Superman" issue 6...the funeral of Pa Kent. Then I cried like a baby. Why do some of the best and truest stories hurt so much?
July 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today, for "Because You Demanded It," I reread "All Star Superman" issue 6...the funeral of Pa Kent. Then I cried like a baby. Why do some of the best and truest stories hurt so much?
Self affirmation from Mephisto.
July 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Self affirmation from Mephisto.
Me and @ionedammit.bsky.social are at the planetarium for a Daft Punk laser show. First time either one of us has seen anything like this in decades! We got the idea from an episode of Bob's Burgers!
July 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Me and @ionedammit.bsky.social are at the planetarium for a Daft Punk laser show. First time either one of us has seen anything like this in decades! We got the idea from an episode of Bob's Burgers!
Happy 1st birthday Moo Deng!
July 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy 1st birthday Moo Deng!
A few photos from the opening of The Gun Show at Dutoit Gallery, a show that I was honored to have a piece in. It was good to get out and see people.
July 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A few photos from the opening of The Gun Show at Dutoit Gallery, a show that I was honored to have a piece in. It was good to get out and see people.