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Matt 🏳️‍🌈
@mspencerdraws.bsky.social
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He/Him || 33 || Trans & Queer ||
Freelance Illustrator, Open for 2026 Work
http://www.mspencerillustration.com/
mspencerillustration@gmail.com

Courtly Beasts Tarot wips at:
https://www.patreon.com/mspencerdraws

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · Sep 3
Heya!
I'm Matt, a queer illustrator from Michigan.
I am always looking for new freelance projects!

I love:
-Books! (interiors, covers, promo)
-Tarot/Tarot-inspired work!
-TTRPGs (items, maps, etc.)!

🍂 www.mspencerdraws.com
🏹 mspencerillustration@gmail.com

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(TTRPG & Interior B/W work ⬇️)
A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back. Promo Illustration for Neon Hemlock's 2024 Novella lineup. An illustration of a skull and scattered oracle cards on a table. A snake slithers over them. The cover for WE'RE HERE 2024. An illustration (in watercolor) of an earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing An autumn themed watercolor painting in oranges and blue-violets. A deer plays a hurdy gurdy in the central panel. Borders to the sides show a harvest wreath, candles, pumpkins, and apples. The panel above the deer shows an orange full moon. The panel below shows a gathering/celebration around a giant bonfire.
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samanthamash.bsky.social
Bringing back the peace dove I drew for my winter markets🕊️
Photo of a hand holding up a print of a illustration of an all white dove with its wings out holding an olive branch that has an orange ribbon on it. The background is dark green and there are bright orange stars around the bird Background is a partly cloudy lit apartment
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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placecalledbliss.bsky.social
I'm all caught up on ink commissions atm if anyone wants a cool doodle from me----->
ko-fi.com/lennybroadfo...
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Desecrated Grounds

Acrylic on panel (original sold)
A painting on wood cut in the shape of a cathedral panel. The painting depicts a mausoleum in a dark swampy forest. The mausoleum is surrounded by lit candles, with a pile of small bones at the entrance. The door is slightly cracked open.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art!
An illustration in watercolor depicting an anthropomorphic rooster dressed in fine Elizabethan clothing. He stands at the helm of a ship. Behind his head in a circular frame is a seascape. A large illustrated map fills the rest of the background. A watercolor painting in olive green-golds, chartreuse, orange and grey. Mist swirls around a robed anthropomorphic owl in some kind of catacomb. Roots crawl down the wall above the entryway. The owl holds a gnarled staff in one hand and a glowing orb in the other. Stone niches behind her display candles and reliquaries. The panels flanking the central image show ornately decorated bones of a deer leg on the left, and on the right, a closeup of an elk skull wrapped in pearls with a semiprecious gem in the eye socket. Knight of the Nautilus. A watercolor painting of an anthropomorphic seagull in ornate armor featuring engravings of seashells. His sword appears to have an ivory hilt- also carved with shell details. He also carries a conch shell on his belt with worked metal embellishments. He stands at the bottom of some cliffs, with waves crashing behind him and ominous thunderheads above. A watercolor painting interpreting the "Temperance" tarot card, from Matthew Spencer's in progress "Courtly Beasts Tarot". This version shows an anthropomorphic turkey vulture alchemist, pouring water between two golden chalices. He stands with one foot in a pond, and one on land the sun behind his head acts as a fiery halo. A small blue spotted salamander sits on a rock behind him.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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angelicshades.bsky.social
If you've ever wanted to collect one of my originals, here's a great opportunity! I'm offering these pieces currently via the @changelingart.bsky.social's Deck the Halls auction with extremely fair starting bids.

Place your bids here by commenting on the images:
www.facebook.com/share/19tZA4...
Framed art featuring ornate frames with handmade traditional art rendered in watercolor, ink, gold paint, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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juliedillon.bsky.social
I think the painted version of this drawing turned out okay. 👉👈This was done in watercolors, with graphite, gouache and chalk pastel finishing touches.
A watercolor and graphite illustration of a sad mermaid with long flowing hair holding a wounded albatross to her chest.
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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changelingart.bsky.social
Our annual Deck the Halls auction is live!
Check it out on our facebook page - www.facebook.com/media/set?va...
Deck the Halls auction banner - santa and his sleigh over a city Nov 10th - Nov 14th
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Art vs Artist
A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back. A photograph of the artist at his desk. He has a (previously) shaved head and a full brown beard. He wears glasses, a septum ring, and a plaid flannel shirt. Over his head and behind him is a collection of art, pins, and a pair of antlers.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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rejka.bsky.social
‘from the boundless deep’, an etching & aquatint - edition of 5 prints! one of my more ambitious prints this year, and I’m really happy with it :3
a large print of a merman in a net being pulled out by sailors’ hands. the scene is surrounded by a border in which deepwater fish swim - an anglerfish, oarfish, squid and other freaky fish. the print is in shades of blue. it has been printed from a metal plate etched in acid.
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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elisabethalba.bsky.social
Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥

Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache

Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration set in a cozy Victorian cottage kitchen/living space. A cat sits on the ground by the hearth, reading a book. Another cat sits in a nearby rocking chair, knitting a blanket.
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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gruselzirkus.bsky.social
. The Hermit .
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did I spend double the amount of time designing that x than on the illustration itself? who knows
#illustration #tarot #artsky #art
the hermit tarot card. the hermit is an old, bent fairy man with blue-green insect wings. he's holding a lantern and staff and is standing on a mountain top surrounded by stars
April 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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reikomurakami.bsky.social
Patterns.
Swirls over baby’s face Eyes floating over discarded androids Camellia flower over a male figure Herons over a female figure
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Oh heck it's Thursday.
Finally getting around to sharing these sketches I did after listening to the first episode of #CriticalRole Campaign 4.
Tyranny and Vaelus.
(Still itching to draw Bolaire 👀)

#criticalrolefanart
A sketchbook spread with sketches in pink and blue ballpoint pen and black micron. Tyranny, (a tiefling with horns and goat ears) on the left, in pink, and Vaelus (a drow paladin wearing a chainmail veil, wielding a censer-whip) on the right in blue.
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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brianlarossa.com
Hey illustrators/agents!

I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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mimimaruuu.bsky.social
Fanart for The Starving Saints 🥀🗡️
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Oh heck it's Thursday.
Finally getting around to sharing these sketches I did after listening to the first episode of #CriticalRole Campaign 4.
Tyranny and Vaelus.
(Still itching to draw Bolaire 👀)

#criticalrolefanart
A sketchbook spread with sketches in pink and blue ballpoint pen and black micron. Tyranny, (a tiefling with horns and goat ears) on the left, in pink, and Vaelus (a drow paladin wearing a chainmail veil, wielding a censer-whip) on the right in blue.
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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julianplum.com
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️‍⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"

🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com

#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
Gouache painting in lush dark green and blue featuring a cross-section of a pond at night. A green harlequin-patterned frog with a hint of tadpole tail climbs half out of the water into the cattails, looking at the stars. In the darkness lurks a taloned heron foot. The water is full of tadpoles, pond weed, insect larvae, and frog eggs. A single bright mayfly hangs on a cattail leaf above the frog's head. Text below reads JULIAN PLUM | Represented by Naomi Davis at BookEnds Literary, julianplum.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
In which @stevewestenra.bsky.social gives intriguing answers to excellent questions from @alexpuncekar.bsky.social at @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social about his novella we're releasing next year, THE BARBARIAN AT STAR'S END!

www.grimdarkmagazine.com/interview-wi...
INTERVIEW: with author Steve Hugh Westenra
We got a chance to speak with Steve Hugh Westenra about their upcoming sword & sorcery novella The Barbarian at Dream’s End. We talk about the sword & sorcery genre, He-Man, and the funding campaign b...
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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artofheatherhudson.bsky.social
Detail of "Midwinter Star" a personal watercolor of mine that may be in the #Changeling "Deck the Halls" auction next week.

Experience teaches that it's not smart to offer art that's too big to fit in a USPS Priority mailer, and yet I contemplate...
#watercolor #Christmas #artshop #bearinanightcap
"Detail, Midwinter Star/©2021, Heather Hudson" Watercolor painting; A bear in a nightcap puts a gold paper star on the top of an evergreen tree, under a wooden roof.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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aedanart.bsky.social
One of my favorite writers, KD Edwards, is doing an online silent auction to help with his projects. I donated a piece depicting two characters from his Tarot Sequence books, Addam and Rune to be part of the auction. Check it out! (www.32auctions.com/Kdedwards)
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Super excited to share that I'll be joining @taplingzines.bsky.social 's We've Always Been Here queer history zine! 👀🏳️‍🌈

Keep an eye out for it in 2026!

(I already have an idea and it's going to be so much fun)
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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galacticjonah.bsky.social
I've started a new (written) DnD campaign and despite having barely started, I'm already so unwell about it.
Here's our /extremely normal/ party...hence the hashtag for them: #TheCuriosities

#originalart | #ocart
digital illustration of a dnd party made up of bizarre characters
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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galacticjonah.bsky.social
/Destiny brings together the strangest of people.../

Probably my most ambitious group piece yet, just based on pure numbers - likely the only one I'll do for this campaign, oof -- 13 is a lot, folks!!!
(As usual the designs have my own vague spin on them 🫶)

#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanart
Digital Illustration of all 13 player characters from Critical Role Campaign four. They are all rendered in a sketchy line style and coloured in reds, blues and greens.
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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danliimatta.bsky.social
#daily : 53: dragon + profaned cathedral
Green dragon holding a cross
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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sabattons.com
THE SPIRITUALIST
🔮
#oc #ocsky #elfenjoyers
an image of verrot dressed in a victorian suit, seated at a parlor table. a single candle burns as he summons the spirit of ichnaea. a table and violin float in the background.
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM