Bruce Mackay
@brucemackay.bsky.social
Painter, Printmaker, Illustrator & Creative Director. Posting personal work, experiments & weak jokes. Bad ideas man. He/Him
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Bruce Mackay
@brucemackay.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Hi #PortfolioDay
Im Bruce, an illustrator, creative director & printmaker based in Cape Town, RSA. Big fan of old goofy SFF covers & forced perspective and experimentation. Nice to meet you :)
ILLO: www.instagram.com/bad_manifesto
FA: www.instagram.com/oombruce
Im Bruce, an illustrator, creative director & printmaker based in Cape Town, RSA. Big fan of old goofy SFF covers & forced perspective and experimentation. Nice to meet you :)
ILLO: www.instagram.com/bad_manifesto
FA: www.instagram.com/oombruce
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November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that your drinking glasses always smell like egg.
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that the only part of your house that doesn't get wi-fi signal is the toilet.
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that you look like a young Brad Pitt but you can only speak in the Jamaican accent he does in Meet Joe Black.
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that your drinking glasses always smell like egg.
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Gmail greatly underestimating how much I need emails in sub-folders versus how much spite I have coursing through my veins.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Gmail greatly underestimating how much I need emails in sub-folders versus how much spite I have coursing through my veins.
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Look, I understand that you are against violent regime change in Venezuela due to like "basic moral decency" or whatever, but have you considered how much me and my friends want access to their oil?
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Look, I understand that you are against violent regime change in Venezuela due to like "basic moral decency" or whatever, but have you considered how much me and my friends want access to their oil?
Gmail greatly underestimating how much I need emails in sub-folders versus how much spite I have coursing through my veins.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Gmail greatly underestimating how much I need emails in sub-folders versus how much spite I have coursing through my veins.
Look, I understand that you are against violent regime change in Venezuela due to like "basic moral decency" or whatever, but have you considered how much me and my friends want access to their oil?
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Look, I understand that you are against violent regime change in Venezuela due to like "basic moral decency" or whatever, but have you considered how much me and my friends want access to their oil?
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THE TOWER OF CIRITH UNGOL
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
THE TOWER OF CIRITH UNGOL
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Finding old art materials/tools you bought years ago and completely forgot about when you currently have the energy to actually use them is what I like to refer to as ADHD Christmas.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Finding old art materials/tools you bought years ago and completely forgot about when you currently have the energy to actually use them is what I like to refer to as ADHD Christmas.
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Did you know that you can just LEAVE twitter? Like, your life will become a lot better I promise you this.
May 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Did you know that you can just LEAVE twitter? Like, your life will become a lot better I promise you this.
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that your drinking glasses always smell like egg.
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that the only part of your house that doesn't get wi-fi signal is the toilet.
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that you look like a young Brad Pitt but you can only speak in the Jamaican accent he does in Meet Joe Black.
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Cursed by an ancient bog-witch so that your drinking glasses always smell like egg.
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Anyways so this guy is available on INPRINT now :)
www.inprnt.com/gallery/bruc...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/bruc...
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Anyways so this guy is available on INPRINT now :)
www.inprnt.com/gallery/bruc...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/bruc...
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Sometimes the best way to separate the art from the artist is with a guillotine.
April 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Sometimes the best way to separate the art from the artist is with a guillotine.
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Find someone who loves you as much as my 3-year-old loves shitting his pants at Wimpy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Find someone who loves you as much as my 3-year-old loves shitting his pants at Wimpy.
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Maybe... Maybe Ellen Ripley Alien sequel with Muppets, but it would have to be done right and have the right amount of body horror and oppressing corporate interests.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Maybe... Maybe Ellen Ripley Alien sequel with Muppets, but it would have to be done right and have the right amount of body horror and oppressing corporate interests.
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Meadow Flower
60x75x25mm
60x75x25mm
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Meadow Flower
60x75x25mm
60x75x25mm
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The real tragedy about the "hard no" to the Muppets Knives Out is that I genuinely cant think of a movie/character that would be better suited to the crossover.
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The real tragedy about the "hard no" to the Muppets Knives Out is that I genuinely cant think of a movie/character that would be better suited to the crossover.
Find someone who loves you as much as my 3-year-old loves shitting his pants at Wimpy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Find someone who loves you as much as my 3-year-old loves shitting his pants at Wimpy.
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MONOPRINT MONDAY 23/52
White Poppies | 105x75mm | oil based monotype on 310gsm Arches Platine HP.
Having a lot of fun working with felt as a plate for oil monotypes.
White Poppies | 105x75mm | oil based monotype on 310gsm Arches Platine HP.
Having a lot of fun working with felt as a plate for oil monotypes.
June 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
MONOPRINT MONDAY 23/52
White Poppies | 105x75mm | oil based monotype on 310gsm Arches Platine HP.
Having a lot of fun working with felt as a plate for oil monotypes.
White Poppies | 105x75mm | oil based monotype on 310gsm Arches Platine HP.
Having a lot of fun working with felt as a plate for oil monotypes.
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An extremely funny bit that Instagram is doing atm is sending push notifications when an artist you admire joins Meta AI. 🙃
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
An extremely funny bit that Instagram is doing atm is sending push notifications when an artist you admire joins Meta AI. 🙃
The real tragedy about the "hard no" to the Muppets Knives Out is that I genuinely cant think of a movie/character that would be better suited to the crossover.
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The real tragedy about the "hard no" to the Muppets Knives Out is that I genuinely cant think of a movie/character that would be better suited to the crossover.
An extremely funny bit that Instagram is doing atm is sending push notifications when an artist you admire joins Meta AI. 🙃
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
An extremely funny bit that Instagram is doing atm is sending push notifications when an artist you admire joins Meta AI. 🙃
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AI generated advertising is just CocoMelon for boomers.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
AI generated advertising is just CocoMelon for boomers.
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Cant explain the science of it but I feel like a part of Elon Musk's whole deal is that he watched way too much Ricky Gervais at some point and it became part of his personality.
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Cant explain the science of it but I feel like a part of Elon Musk's whole deal is that he watched way too much Ricky Gervais at some point and it became part of his personality.