Shannon Stamey
@wsstamey.bsky.social
Professional freelance traditional artist and illustrator. Golden Age, fantasy, horror, pulp, film.
Human playlist. French fry enthusiast.
Just making pictures and lattes during the Apocalypse.
COMMISSIONS OPEN. No AI.
patreon.com/octoberillustrations
Human playlist. French fry enthusiast.
Just making pictures and lattes during the Apocalypse.
COMMISSIONS OPEN. No AI.
patreon.com/octoberillustrations
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Shannon Stamey
@wsstamey.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Prelim sketch to finished artwork.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
A friend got this for me in the winter of 2024 and I haven’t fallen in love with a game on this level since Symphony of the Night.
It’s my introduction to the series and I’m holding off on Automata until I 100% Replicant.
It’s cozy, immersive and beautiful in every aspect. Art, story and music.
It’s my introduction to the series and I’m holding off on Automata until I 100% Replicant.
It’s cozy, immersive and beautiful in every aspect. Art, story and music.
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
A friend got this for me in the winter of 2024 and I haven’t fallen in love with a game on this level since Symphony of the Night.
It’s my introduction to the series and I’m holding off on Automata until I 100% Replicant.
It’s cozy, immersive and beautiful in every aspect. Art, story and music.
It’s my introduction to the series and I’m holding off on Automata until I 100% Replicant.
It’s cozy, immersive and beautiful in every aspect. Art, story and music.
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Happy Monday, mongrels.
Hang in there.
Works from 2006-2025.
Oil, pencil, charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper, canvas and wood.
Hang in there.
Works from 2006-2025.
Oil, pencil, charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper, canvas and wood.
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Monday, mongrels.
Hang in there.
Works from 2006-2025.
Oil, pencil, charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper, canvas and wood.
Hang in there.
Works from 2006-2025.
Oil, pencil, charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper, canvas and wood.
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The Stage. 2002.
Pencil, oil and pastel on paper.
12”x18”.
24 year-old me was just finding my legs as a self-taught illustrator and this was a piece that helped shape a lot of work that came after it.
Pencil, oil and pastel on paper.
12”x18”.
24 year-old me was just finding my legs as a self-taught illustrator and this was a piece that helped shape a lot of work that came after it.
January 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Stage. 2002.
Pencil, oil and pastel on paper.
12”x18”.
24 year-old me was just finding my legs as a self-taught illustrator and this was a piece that helped shape a lot of work that came after it.
Pencil, oil and pastel on paper.
12”x18”.
24 year-old me was just finding my legs as a self-taught illustrator and this was a piece that helped shape a lot of work that came after it.
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Sepia drawings on tea-stained and burned parchment.
2015-2016.
Swamp Thing: 12”x18”
Nevermind, Vitalogy: Private commissions. 20”x30”
Pale Man. 11”x17” in the private collection of Guillermo Del Toro.
2015-2016.
Swamp Thing: 12”x18”
Nevermind, Vitalogy: Private commissions. 20”x30”
Pale Man. 11”x17” in the private collection of Guillermo Del Toro.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sepia drawings on tea-stained and burned parchment.
2015-2016.
Swamp Thing: 12”x18”
Nevermind, Vitalogy: Private commissions. 20”x30”
Pale Man. 11”x17” in the private collection of Guillermo Del Toro.
2015-2016.
Swamp Thing: 12”x18”
Nevermind, Vitalogy: Private commissions. 20”x30”
Pale Man. 11”x17” in the private collection of Guillermo Del Toro.
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Absinthe pieces.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Absinthe pieces.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
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Thin Man study.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Thin Man study.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
Reposted by Shannon Stamey
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
Me and dad at Whispering Pines trailer-park circa 1984.
With my hobbit-ass feet and doorknob knees.
We weren’t there long as we moved around western NC a lot.
“Why is your dad so tan?”
He was a hot tar roofer and constantly out in the North Carolina sun. I, clearly, was a phantasm of some sort.
With my hobbit-ass feet and doorknob knees.
We weren’t there long as we moved around western NC a lot.
“Why is your dad so tan?”
He was a hot tar roofer and constantly out in the North Carolina sun. I, clearly, was a phantasm of some sort.
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Me and dad at Whispering Pines trailer-park circa 1984.
With my hobbit-ass feet and doorknob knees.
We weren’t there long as we moved around western NC a lot.
“Why is your dad so tan?”
He was a hot tar roofer and constantly out in the North Carolina sun. I, clearly, was a phantasm of some sort.
With my hobbit-ass feet and doorknob knees.
We weren’t there long as we moved around western NC a lot.
“Why is your dad so tan?”
He was a hot tar roofer and constantly out in the North Carolina sun. I, clearly, was a phantasm of some sort.
Therapeutic/ritualistic Sunday house-cleaning: Engage.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Therapeutic/ritualistic Sunday house-cleaning: Engage.
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Study for The Quest
Bernard Hall, c. 1905.
Bernard Hall, c. 1905.
January 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Study for The Quest
Bernard Hall, c. 1905.
Bernard Hall, c. 1905.
Bed, Bath and One Step Beyond
Bed, Bath, and Beelzebub
Bed, Bath, and Baby Back Ribs
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Bed, Bath and One Step Beyond
This is the worst episode of To Catch a Predator.
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This is the worst episode of To Catch a Predator.
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Arthur Hacker, British (1858-1919), Portrait of Girl, 1896
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Arthur Hacker, British (1858-1919), Portrait of Girl, 1896
Eldritch Medusa.
2025.
Pencil over watercolor wash with oil border on paper.
With details and progress.
11”x17”.
SOLD.
This is so many light layers of pencil layered the same way oil glazes are used.
I’m not sure why I decided on the bronze/patina instead of stone, but I’m still happy with her.
2025.
Pencil over watercolor wash with oil border on paper.
With details and progress.
11”x17”.
SOLD.
This is so many light layers of pencil layered the same way oil glazes are used.
I’m not sure why I decided on the bronze/patina instead of stone, but I’m still happy with her.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Eldritch Medusa.
2025.
Pencil over watercolor wash with oil border on paper.
With details and progress.
11”x17”.
SOLD.
This is so many light layers of pencil layered the same way oil glazes are used.
I’m not sure why I decided on the bronze/patina instead of stone, but I’m still happy with her.
2025.
Pencil over watercolor wash with oil border on paper.
With details and progress.
11”x17”.
SOLD.
This is so many light layers of pencil layered the same way oil glazes are used.
I’m not sure why I decided on the bronze/patina instead of stone, but I’m still happy with her.
Treebeard.
2023.
Private commission.
Pencil over watercolor wash on Arches watercolor paper.
11”x17”.
With details.
2023.
Private commission.
Pencil over watercolor wash on Arches watercolor paper.
11”x17”.
With details.
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Treebeard.
2023.
Private commission.
Pencil over watercolor wash on Arches watercolor paper.
11”x17”.
With details.
2023.
Private commission.
Pencil over watercolor wash on Arches watercolor paper.
11”x17”.
With details.
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Private commission.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
December 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Private commission.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Thin Man study.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Thin Man study.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
2024.
Graphite and Prismacolor Verithin white pencil on
Strathmore toned gray paper.
11"x17"
SOLD.
I still want to do a full-color poster of this with all the copy.
I really love this piece and had a ball working on it.
Rough sketch for a private commissioned logo.
Pen and marker on vellum.
I’m not an inker, but this particular piece needs to be done in an EC Comics kind of style, so I’m gonna need some practice with that medium to get what we want with this. No, I don’t condone biting the heads off chickens.
Pen and marker on vellum.
I’m not an inker, but this particular piece needs to be done in an EC Comics kind of style, so I’m gonna need some practice with that medium to get what we want with this. No, I don’t condone biting the heads off chickens.
December 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Rough sketch for a private commissioned logo.
Pen and marker on vellum.
I’m not an inker, but this particular piece needs to be done in an EC Comics kind of style, so I’m gonna need some practice with that medium to get what we want with this. No, I don’t condone biting the heads off chickens.
Pen and marker on vellum.
I’m not an inker, but this particular piece needs to be done in an EC Comics kind of style, so I’m gonna need some practice with that medium to get what we want with this. No, I don’t condone biting the heads off chickens.
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Hey Hey. I just started a new list to populate with artists I want to follow. Do you utilize this feature? It helps you stay connected to the accounts that move you in an organized fashion. Swipe right to start creating yours. @bsky.app #blueskylists
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hey Hey. I just started a new list to populate with artists I want to follow. Do you utilize this feature? It helps you stay connected to the accounts that move you in an organized fashion. Swipe right to start creating yours. @bsky.app #blueskylists
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Prelim sketch to finished artwork.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
September 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Prelim sketch to finished artwork.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
Oil on canvas. 25”x36”.
Absinthe pieces.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Absinthe pieces.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
2008-2025.
Oil, pencil and ink on canvas and paper.
Private commission.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
December 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Private commission.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Derwent lightfast pencil on toned Canson paper with the border in oil.
12”x12”.
Merry Christmas, mongrels.
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Merry Christmas, mongrels.
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Happy Winter Solstice
May the new sun welcome you against the long night
#dragons #watercolor #painting #art
May the new sun welcome you against the long night
#dragons #watercolor #painting #art
December 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy Winter Solstice
May the new sun welcome you against the long night
#dragons #watercolor #painting #art
May the new sun welcome you against the long night
#dragons #watercolor #painting #art