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Mike Burns 🔜 SCGcon Wash D.C.
@mikeburns.bsky.social
Visual Artist & Designer
🔥 BG Design - Late Night Cartoons
🔥 Card Art - Magic the Gathering
🔥 Emmy Honors Recipient
🔥 mikeburnsart.com
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*Revised SCGcon Washington D.C. dates

Happy New Year! I'm doing more shows in 2026...

Taking my first trip to Texas for day visits to Northstar Games (Waco) and Fantasy Fortress (Killeen) at the end of this month...
I've been waitlisted for the upcoming MagicCon Las Vegas. We'll see what happens! 🤷‍♂️
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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dancing dragons
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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If you want some Old School and New School goodness from Mark Poole in playmat or print form, now is your chance! Affiliate link below

donnycaltrider.substack.com/p/launched-m...
LAUNCHED: Mark Poole Playmat Collection
We’re only one month into 2026, and Josh Krause of Original Magic Art has announced their next artist collaboration, launching today!
donnycaltrider.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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ALSO! Sarah Finnigan has a fantastic post on Muddy Colors about the exhibit, with a great interview with curator Donny Caltrider.
Check it out here:
www.muddycolors.com/2026/01/mini...
Tiny Treasures
Most of the time an artist chooses their canvas substrate based on durability, absorption, and surface texture. I recently finished three tiny paintings for a group show at Gallery Nucleus, but…
www.muddycolors.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Have you checked out the Gallery Nucleus show:
Magic the Gathering: In Miniature III
Hundreds of miniature paintings are on display now. It's a lot of fun to see them all together!

My Vinelasher AP is available here:
Gallerynucleus.com/detail/43517/
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Finished the personal commission
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Last night was the opening for the show, and everything I've seen looks fantastic! Thanks @donnycaltrider.bsky.social for putting this together. I'm honored to be included!

Check out the full gallery online here:
www.gallerynucleus.com/events/1113
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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🎉THIS WEEKEND 🎉
I will have three very small paintings in the Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III show at Gallery Nucleus.
111 artists, and 333 pieces of art for Magic's 33rd year.
Show Dates: January 31 - February 15, 2026
Opening Reception: January 31, 5pm - 8pm
gallerynucleus.com/events/1113
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Tonight is the opening of Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III at Gallery Nucleus, organized by the amazing @donnycaltrider.bsky.social !

I just learned that all three of my contributions found a home during the early access and the fuzzies couldn't be warmer 💖
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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my painted Artist Proofs will be showing at Gallery Nucleus tonight, in "Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III"
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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"How can I stop overthinking everything? I'm constantly imagining what might go wrong in every situation and making endless contingency plans for disasters that never happen!"

Good question. Unfortunately, the answer is that we need people like you to keep society from falling apart.
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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My first store update for 2026 is now live! Please check the link in my bio for new posters, playmats, and stickers!

Also restocks on multiple items!

New charms and charm restocks will be coming in late February due to a delay in shipment.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Command Tower commission!

Working on commissions today and packing for Saskatoon, if you're going to be at the Face to Face Games event this weekend come say hi!
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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The next book in the John Dies at the End series is UP FOR PREORDER NOW, in all formats, at all retailers, including SIGNED EDITIONS. There Are No Giant Crabs in this Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs:

Signed hardcovers: parnassusbooks.net/giantcrabs

All other formats: bit.ly/crabscrabscr...
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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If you only know me for my little videos, you can try my latest novel for three bucks in any ebook format. Search 'I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom' on your ebook device.

Go check the reviews, read a preview - this is the thing I actually do for a living!
January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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My first illustration from Cynthia Sheppard’s course in Smarter Artschool
I have two more still cooking :3 The course was a blast! Cynthia is a fantastic teacher and a very empathetic person. I loved everything: the info, the approach, the feedback sessions. So yeah, highly recommended!
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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See you in Reading, PA this October!

This will be my first @ixarts.bsky.social table in like a decade (I think since before I started working on Magic 🤷‍♂️) I used to be a regular so I'm really looking forward to going back ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
See you in Reading, PA this October!

This will be my first @ixarts.bsky.social table in like a decade (I think since before I started working on Magic 🤷‍♂️) I used to be a regular so I'm really looking forward to going back ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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#PortfolioDay ✨fanart ver.
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Next store update will be on Friday, Jan 23, 2026!

New prints, charms, stickers, and restocks of popular pieces will be available!
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Later this month is the opening for the @gallerynucleus.bsky.social Magic: the Gathering in Miniature III show!

I'm excited to be one of the featured artists this year. There's a BIG list of contributing artists, and I'm among some very good company ❤️

Details: www.gallerynucleus.com/events/1113
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Hey #portfolioday, I paint Finno-Ugric Mysticism inspired art for myself and neat fantasy stuff for Magic: The Gathering!
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM