Michael
@buccifolio.bsky.social
After two long years I have finally set up my INPRNT account. Check it out if you like Greek Mythology and supporting working artists. www.inprnt.com/gallery/bucc...
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
After two long years I have finally set up my INPRNT account. Check it out if you like Greek Mythology and supporting working artists. www.inprnt.com/gallery/bucc...
The Erinyes were frequently depicted in shorter dresses in artwork. My guess is, the Ancient Greeks thought of them as huntresses of people rather than animals.
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Erinyes were frequently depicted in shorter dresses in artwork. My guess is, the Ancient Greeks thought of them as huntresses of people rather than animals.
The Erinyes (aka. The Furies) for Day 27 of @classicstober.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Erinyes (aka. The Furies) for Day 27 of @classicstober.bsky.social
bluesky would only let me upload four images. I also drew Charon.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
bluesky would only let me upload four images. I also drew Charon.
I've got one more @classicstober.bsky.social piece left in me before the month is out, but here are some smaller drawings I did of this year's prompts: Hermes Psychopompos, Hypnos, a Lampad, and Thanatos
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I've got one more @classicstober.bsky.social piece left in me before the month is out, but here are some smaller drawings I did of this year's prompts: Hermes Psychopompos, Hypnos, a Lampad, and Thanatos
@classicstober.bsky.social prompt day 16: Typhon. There are certain versions of the myth where Typhon was conceived by Hera to spite Zeus after the birth of Athene. I liked the idea of Hera having a tender moment with her writing, demonic son.
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@classicstober.bsky.social prompt day 16: Typhon. There are certain versions of the myth where Typhon was conceived by Hera to spite Zeus after the birth of Athene. I liked the idea of Hera having a tender moment with her writing, demonic son.
Medea saving Jason from the serpent of Colchis for @classicstober.bsky.social. It is based off of a 5th century BCE kylix, but I replaced Athene with Medea.
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Medea saving Jason from the serpent of Colchis for @classicstober.bsky.social. It is based off of a 5th century BCE kylix, but I replaced Athene with Medea.
Hello #portfolioday ! I'm Michael and I specialize in folklore and mythology, with emphasis on using historical literary and artistic sources, as well as archaeological findings to inspire the visuals of my illustrations.
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hello #portfolioday ! I'm Michael and I specialize in folklore and mythology, with emphasis on using historical literary and artistic sources, as well as archaeological findings to inspire the visuals of my illustrations.
I've drawn many different variations of Hekate, but this particular version was based off of a 16th century illustration.
October 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've drawn many different variations of Hekate, but this particular version was based off of a 16th century illustration.
Hekate, guardian of the crossroads. For @classicstober.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hekate, guardian of the crossroads. For @classicstober.bsky.social
@classicstober.bsky.social Day 3: The Graeae.
Daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of the Gorgons. They were said to personify the white foam of the sea and were described as being born old and “swan-bodied”.
Daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of the Gorgons. They were said to personify the white foam of the sea and were described as being born old and “swan-bodied”.
October 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@classicstober.bsky.social Day 3: The Graeae.
Daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of the Gorgons. They were said to personify the white foam of the sea and were described as being born old and “swan-bodied”.
Daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of the Gorgons. They were said to personify the white foam of the sea and were described as being born old and “swan-bodied”.
The second volume for @singomusezine.bsky.social, Chthonic Visions, is out today so I thought I would post my contribution. I illustrated Medea, inspired by the fragments from the play "The Root-Cutters" by Sophocles.
October 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The second volume for @singomusezine.bsky.social, Chthonic Visions, is out today so I thought I would post my contribution. I illustrated Medea, inspired by the fragments from the play "The Root-Cutters" by Sophocles.
Okay but now I need that hat for real.
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Okay but now I need that hat for real.
It's #tolkientuesday and I come to you with a scene of Elrond and Gandalf examining Glamdring at Rivendell from "The Hobbit"
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's #tolkientuesday and I come to you with a scene of Elrond and Gandalf examining Glamdring at Rivendell from "The Hobbit"
That isn't even the half of it.
June 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
That isn't even the half of it.
Artemis as undersea huntress. I found an article that spoke of an Arcadian shrine to a fish-tailed Artemis. This claim seemed dubious, but the image of Artemis as an underwater huntress took hold! She wears a fish scale alopekis and has seals as her companions as they are the dogs of the sea.
May 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Artemis as undersea huntress. I found an article that spoke of an Arcadian shrine to a fish-tailed Artemis. This claim seemed dubious, but the image of Artemis as an underwater huntress took hold! She wears a fish scale alopekis and has seals as her companions as they are the dogs of the sea.
Annatar, the fair form taken by Sauron at the time he forged the One Ring. His design draws on a mixture of Minoan and Tudor inspiration.
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Annatar, the fair form taken by Sauron at the time he forged the One Ring. His design draws on a mixture of Minoan and Tudor inspiration.
Happy Star Wars Day! I feel like I'm honor bound to remind everyone that I once did some Ancient Mythological takes on beloved Star Wars characters. May The Fourth Be With You!
May 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy Star Wars Day! I feel like I'm honor bound to remind everyone that I once did some Ancient Mythological takes on beloved Star Wars characters. May The Fourth Be With You!
Sisters of the sea. A siren plays a jaunty tune for a harpy and a nereid. The ancient Greek ideas of sirens and harpies often get overshadowed, so I wanted to make an illustration distinguishing them from one another.
May 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Sisters of the sea. A siren plays a jaunty tune for a harpy and a nereid. The ancient Greek ideas of sirens and harpies often get overshadowed, so I wanted to make an illustration distinguishing them from one another.
The Peter Jackson LotR movies was my gateway into Tolkien, and they are still very close to my heart, but very little brings me more joy than making and seeing non-Jackson inspired Tolkien art, especially if there's an ancient world flair to it.
April 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Peter Jackson LotR movies was my gateway into Tolkien, and they are still very close to my heart, but very little brings me more joy than making and seeing non-Jackson inspired Tolkien art, especially if there's an ancient world flair to it.
Classical adaptations in film peaked with Nancy Kovack in full 1960's hair and makeup as Medea and that's an opinion I'm willing to take to my grave.
February 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Classical adaptations in film peaked with Nancy Kovack in full 1960's hair and makeup as Medea and that's an opinion I'm willing to take to my grave.
Persephone and Hades tending to the soil so that the following year's harvest will be bountiful maintaining the natural cycle of death and rebirth. Based off of similar imagery from Ancient Greek pottery.
December 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Persephone and Hades tending to the soil so that the following year's harvest will be bountiful maintaining the natural cycle of death and rebirth. Based off of similar imagery from Ancient Greek pottery.
A cleric of Aphrodite. A #dnd character set in a world inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece. I'll be redrawing him in a bit, but here's his initial design along with some notes detailing the symbolism of his costume.
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
A cleric of Aphrodite. A #dnd character set in a world inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece. I'll be redrawing him in a bit, but here's his initial design along with some notes detailing the symbolism of his costume.
I’ve been listening to “Blood Moon” by Saint Sister a lot this season and it inspired this piece of a spooky Minoan Artemis dancing in the woods.
November 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I’ve been listening to “Blood Moon” by Saint Sister a lot this season and it inspired this piece of a spooky Minoan Artemis dancing in the woods.