Ed Asher Briant
@asherbriant.bsky.social
Half-Pisces-half-bluejay
I’m working on a series called ‘Magic Spells That Don’t Work.’
This is ‘A Spell for Recurring Dreams.’
I’m not sure if it’s intended to prevent recurring dreams or to actually induce them, but it makes no difference as it doesn’t work. #spells #dreams #recurringdreams #art #illustration
This is ‘A Spell for Recurring Dreams.’
I’m not sure if it’s intended to prevent recurring dreams or to actually induce them, but it makes no difference as it doesn’t work. #spells #dreams #recurringdreams #art #illustration
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m working on a series called ‘Magic Spells That Don’t Work.’
This is ‘A Spell for Recurring Dreams.’
I’m not sure if it’s intended to prevent recurring dreams or to actually induce them, but it makes no difference as it doesn’t work. #spells #dreams #recurringdreams #art #illustration
This is ‘A Spell for Recurring Dreams.’
I’m not sure if it’s intended to prevent recurring dreams or to actually induce them, but it makes no difference as it doesn’t work. #spells #dreams #recurringdreams #art #illustration
Dissident Draftsman, Oda Schottmüeller, was a sculptor and dancer. The Nazis beheaded her by guillotine in August 1943. #illustration #politicalart #resistance #democracy #draftsman #draughtsman #drawing #dissident #printmaking #linocut #linocutprint #odaschottmueller #redorchestra #plotzensee
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dissident Draftsman, Oda Schottmüeller, was a sculptor and dancer. The Nazis beheaded her by guillotine in August 1943. #illustration #politicalart #resistance #democracy #draftsman #draughtsman #drawing #dissident #printmaking #linocut #linocutprint #odaschottmueller #redorchestra #plotzensee
A joyous Juneteenth. On June 19th 1867 the holiday was established to commemorate the ratification of the 13th and 14th Amendments, guaranteeing the right of Black Men to vote. Now You-know-who wants to abolish the 14th Amendment. This is a print I made last year of Grace Jones #juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A joyous Juneteenth. On June 19th 1867 the holiday was established to commemorate the ratification of the 13th and 14th Amendments, guaranteeing the right of Black Men to vote. Now You-know-who wants to abolish the 14th Amendment. This is a print I made last year of Grace Jones #juneteenth
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship:1. Before you even begin, make sure all of your sketchbooks and canvases fit under a loose floorboard #artist #illustrator #illustration #art #linocut #reliefprint #blockprint #printmaking #dictatorship #repressive #authoritarian #resistance #politicalart
May 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship:1. Before you even begin, make sure all of your sketchbooks and canvases fit under a loose floorboard #artist #illustrator #illustration #art #linocut #reliefprint #blockprint #printmaking #dictatorship #repressive #authoritarian #resistance #politicalart
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship. 12: When the emperor wears his new clothes, the court painter must wax creative #emperor #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #tyrant #pencil #resistance #painting #gouache
March 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship. 12: When the emperor wears his new clothes, the court painter must wax creative #emperor #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #tyrant #pencil #resistance #painting #gouache
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship: 11. In the land of the blind we should prize our ability to see #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #tyrant #pencil #resistance #painting #gouache
March 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship: 11. In the land of the blind we should prize our ability to see #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #tyrant #pencil #resistance #painting #gouache
Ukrainian writer, Andrey Kurkov, author of ‘Death and the Penguin.’ A strange book about a man who rescues a king penguin, and they attend funerals together #linocut #printmaking #ukraine #andreykurkov #penguin #kingpenguin #bird #resistance #kyiv #standwithukraine
March 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ukrainian writer, Andrey Kurkov, author of ‘Death and the Penguin.’ A strange book about a man who rescues a king penguin, and they attend funerals together #linocut #printmaking #ukraine #andreykurkov #penguin #kingpenguin #bird #resistance #kyiv #standwithukraine
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 8: Professional Knitter, Rose Girone, passed away this week at age 113. She was the oldest known survivor of the Holocaust #holocaust #survivor #knitter #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #politicalart #rosegirone
March 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 8: Professional Knitter, Rose Girone, passed away this week at age 113. She was the oldest known survivor of the Holocaust #holocaust #survivor #knitter #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #politicalart #rosegirone
The Red Pencil. My adorable spouse Lisa edits her WIP
February 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Red Pencil. My adorable spouse Lisa edits her WIP
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 6: Keep reading the news, even if it’s depressing—even if you don’t always believe it. When you’re done, use the paper to make beautiful paper-mache sculpture #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #papermache
February 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 6: Keep reading the news, even if it’s depressing—even if you don’t always believe it. When you’re done, use the paper to make beautiful paper-mache sculpture #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #papermache
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 4: Keep quietly plugging away at what you’re doing #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #bass #bassguitar
February 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 4: Keep quietly plugging away at what you’re doing #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart #bass #bassguitar
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 3: Be very careful if you have take your portfolio anywhere #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart
February 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 3: Be very careful if you have take your portfolio anywhere #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting #expressionism #politicalart
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 2: If you have a printing press, maybe keep quiet about it #printmaking #etchingpress #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting
February 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship 2: If you have a printing press, maybe keep quiet about it #printmaking #etchingpress #dictatorship #authoritarianism #art #illustration #illustrator #painting
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship:1. Before you even begin, make sure all of your sketchbooks and canvases fit under a loose floorboard #artist #illustrator #illustration #art #painting #dictatorship #repressive #authoritarian
February 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How to be an Artist in a Dictatorship:1. Before you even begin, make sure all of your sketchbooks and canvases fit under a loose floorboard #artist #illustrator #illustration #art #painting #dictatorship #repressive #authoritarian
Happy Valentine’s Day with a wooden card! I think wooden greeting cards will soon be all the rage (or probably not) #valentines #happyvalentinesday #valentine #bird #birdart #flowers #helicopterseeds #tulip #art #painting #artist #paintingonwood #bleedingheartsflower #illustration #illustrator
February 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day with a wooden card! I think wooden greeting cards will soon be all the rage (or probably not) #valentines #happyvalentinesday #valentine #bird #birdart #flowers #helicopterseeds #tulip #art #painting #artist #paintingonwood #bleedingheartsflower #illustration #illustrator
Eurasian Roller. I ruined this painting twice by trying to varnish it…so this is version 3
#art #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky #painting #floral #traditionalart #nature #bird #roller #birdart
#art #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky #painting #floral #traditionalart #nature #bird #roller #birdart
February 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Eurasian Roller. I ruined this painting twice by trying to varnish it…so this is version 3
#art #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky #painting #floral #traditionalart #nature #bird #roller #birdart
#art #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky #painting #floral #traditionalart #nature #bird #roller #birdart
Even if life on dry land is vexatious, life under the waves is going swimmingly. Wunderpus and Cormorant #octopus #wunderpus #cormorant #greatcormorant #painting #paintingonwood #art #illustration #illustrator #bird #traditionalart #handmade #acrylicpaint #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
February 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Even if life on dry land is vexatious, life under the waves is going swimmingly. Wunderpus and Cormorant #octopus #wunderpus #cormorant #greatcormorant #painting #paintingonwood #art #illustration #illustrator #bird #traditionalart #handmade #acrylicpaint #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
Northern Gannet and a Jellyfish #painting #paintingonwood #art #illustration #illustrator #bird #gannet #jellyfish#traditionalart #handmade #acrylicpaint #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Northern Gannet and a Jellyfish #painting #paintingonwood #art #illustration #illustrator #bird #gannet #jellyfish#traditionalart #handmade #acrylicpaint #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
February 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Barred owl landing in a cluster of dandelions🪶,
#barredowl #raptor #owl #night #blockprint #bird #linocut #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #printmaking #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
#barredowl #raptor #owl #night #blockprint #bird #linocut #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #printmaking #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
January 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Barred owl landing in a cluster of dandelions🪶,
#barredowl #raptor #owl #night #blockprint #bird #linocut #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #printmaking #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
#barredowl #raptor #owl #night #blockprint #bird #linocut #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #printmaking #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
Garuda, the Philippine eagle on which the yoga pose, Garudasana, is based #eagle #raptor #monkeyeatingeagle #philippineeagle #garudasana #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
January 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Garuda, the Philippine eagle on which the yoga pose, Garudasana, is based #eagle #raptor #monkeyeatingeagle #philippineeagle #garudasana #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
Blue Jay: acrylic paint on wood #jay #bluejay #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
January 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Blue Jay: acrylic paint on wood #jay #bluejay #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
Thinking of doing something unkind to somebody? Beware. This snowy owl is watching and taking notes #owl #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
January 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Thinking of doing something unkind to somebody? Beware. This snowy owl is watching and taking notes #owl #bird #acrylicpainting #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
Azure-breasted Pitta from lowland forests in the Philippines. Acrylic on wood panel. I like this technique with its contrast between in texture #bird #acrylicpainting #pitta #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
January 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Azure-breasted Pitta from lowland forests in the Philippines. Acrylic on wood panel. I like this technique with its contrast between in texture #bird #acrylicpainting #pitta #birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache #artistsonbluesky #artonbluesky
I hope I’m not posting too much, but making art is the only way to keep my sanity these days #bird #acrylicpainting #pitta
#birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache
#birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache
January 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I hope I’m not posting too much, but making art is the only way to keep my sanity these days #bird #acrylicpainting #pitta
#birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache
#birdart #traditionalart #painting #illustration #birdart #art #gouache