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Andrew Datson
@andrew-datson.bsky.social
Artist 🖌️ | Writer ✍🏻 | Engineer ⚙️| Neurodivergent queer 🏳️‍🌈 26 he/they
Just tryin to be a ray of sunshine amidst the mushroom clouds ⛅️.

🏳️‍⚧️ Lives ✊🏿Lives 🍉 Lives 💛
I’ve had worse views on work trips! Bastard cold but beautiful breaks of sunshine over the Irish Sea from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
February 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Eeearly trains have few up-sides. The colors are one train🚄
November 29, 2024 at 8:29 AM
My first Armies on Parade! Super proud to take 1st place in the 40K category with my warbands of chaos!
The other entries were so cool and was really fun spending an afternoon chatting with other painters in person.

#warhammer40k
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November 28, 2024 at 12:10 PM
The last wardog conversion I completed. The alternate heads from the keeper of secrets are so nice and I’m glad I found a way to pose the torso to make the body flow decently enough.

Now it finally looks like something that can run 14” and tear up anything it collided with 😈
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November 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM
The current work in progress.
I really like war dogs, but their poses are so static and stocky for walkers that are meant to be fast and dynamic.

This brigand has kicked a space marine against a wall and is ready to search for its next prey, Daemonbreath Meltagun raised!

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November 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
While living in Liverpool I re-sparked the “Andrew Learns to Draw” spree and blasted through 3 sketchbooks of random thoughts and people watching subjects… most of which usually ended in getting carried away with too many limbs…
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November 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Another throwback to when abstract painting was the subject of hyperfixation.

This was one of the earlier experiments with bubbles and surface tension to create organic textures on larger canvases. Ended up titling it Arboreal Strain, which still feels about right to me.
November 28, 2024 at 11:54 AM
The latest kitbash of jump intercessor jump packs into warp talons, in my version of a night lord scheme.
I’m really enjoying the fade of the turquoise-ish blue to the night lord blue at the corners.
Ready and set to finally get collecting some fresh prey!
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November 28, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Just celebrated 3 years since of being blessed by a teammate I couldn’t have known to wish for. 💛

The clouds were enough to make the 200 iso Kodak gold film struggle a bit, but the sun broke through at times and I love the effect it has. Was heckin wimdy.
November 10, 2024 at 8:20 AM
The Despoiler has entered the chat 😈

Finally got around to adding the Prince Regent of Chaos. Stayed up a bit late, but managed this in under 24 hours which I’m pretty happy with!

290 pts is steep but looking forward to putting his sword to the test 🤺
November 10, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Untitled, Acrylic and Gouache on canvas board.

From early 2022, a super happy period of time 😂. Liverpool was a chrysalis of rain and biting winds for the year and a half I lived there, but there were some definite high points. 🌧️
November 10, 2024 at 8:07 AM
More recently, the kitbashing and converting my chaos armies has been the focus.

One of the favourites; this War Dog Carnivore normally stands stocky and squat, so I re-sculpted him to be vaulting over terrain and charging his way across the battlefield.
November 9, 2024 at 8:54 PM
The Hypertension Series
1) Umbral Bruise
2) Oceanic Fray
3) Omenic Hypertension

My first work on display in public! This series was super fun, working with bubbles and surface tension to create tactile forms and textures with a sense of suspended motion.
November 9, 2024 at 8:51 PM
A selection of 35mm landscapes from across the last few years. Vienna, Cumbria, Liverpool, Austrian Alps 📷.

The first shot is one of my favorites. The reflections and the staircases inside made such a beautiful composition. Just felt lucky the light was there to capture it!
November 9, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas

This was near the start of my painting experimentations with abstract process driven work.
November 9, 2024 at 8:41 PM
First post on 🔵☁️ may as well be an introduction.
I’m Andrew. Engineer by day, hyperfixation rotating artist by night.
The mediums cycle but I’ll always be making something! Currently it’s warhammer mini painting, but photography, painting, and fantasy writing are all in rotation. 😎 Hope you enjoy!
November 9, 2024 at 7:16 PM