Johnathan L Bingham
@johnathanlbingham.bsky.social
Indie/OSR TTRPG Artist and Game Designer. Neurodivergent father to two awesome neurodivergent kids. Husband and devoted partner. Weird space wizard. He/Him. Trans rights are human rights. LGBTQ+ ally. https://linktr.ee/jlbingham
Here's a piece that I did as the cover for Strange as Angels Volume 1: Hell knights and Morbid Angels. It is quite a bit more embellished from the black and white cover piece. The text reads Bahal Tahl or Dark Wings in Enochian Angelic script.
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Here's a piece that I did as the cover for Strange as Angels Volume 1: Hell knights and Morbid Angels. It is quite a bit more embellished from the black and white cover piece. The text reads Bahal Tahl or Dark Wings in Enochian Angelic script.
OK, sometimes you just gotta put yourself out there and get on with it 🙂. Wellington Zinefest is today, and I have a stall. Gonna go ahead and put this out there.
October 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
OK, sometimes you just gotta put yourself out there and get on with it 🙂. Wellington Zinefest is today, and I have a stall. Gonna go ahead and put this out there.
Kia ora koutou! I'm getting ready for a group show at Covenant Gallery. In keeping with the season, the theme is Occulture. Here's one of my four entries - Bahal Tahl or dark wings in Enochian script. I do love the spooky season. Cheers!
September 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kia ora koutou! I'm getting ready for a group show at Covenant Gallery. In keeping with the season, the theme is Occulture. Here's one of my four entries - Bahal Tahl or dark wings in Enochian script. I do love the spooky season. Cheers!
Just saw this pop up on someone's Pintrest board as part of a Dungeon Synth collection. I did this one around 2011 or 12 for James Maliszewski of Grognardia. It was a tip of the hat to David C. Sutherland III's artwork. I always loved how DCSIII had these wacky little things going on in his work.
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just saw this pop up on someone's Pintrest board as part of a Dungeon Synth collection. I did this one around 2011 or 12 for James Maliszewski of Grognardia. It was a tip of the hat to David C. Sutherland III's artwork. I always loved how DCSIII had these wacky little things going on in his work.
Still very much a work in progress. I have renamed the solo game to Escape the Bleak Forest, and the multi-player game will continue as Beyond the Bleak Forest. The solo game can be used as a character generator for the multiplayer game. I work slowly, but I am having fun working on it. #bleakforest
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Still very much a work in progress. I have renamed the solo game to Escape the Bleak Forest, and the multi-player game will continue as Beyond the Bleak Forest. The solo game can be used as a character generator for the multiplayer game. I work slowly, but I am having fun working on it. #bleakforest
In rotation today. Good stuff.
September 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In rotation today. Good stuff.
Another in my knights and knaves series. I give you Vampyropoda. Cheers and happy gaming! #horrorart #osr #occultart #occult
September 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Another in my knights and knaves series. I give you Vampyropoda. Cheers and happy gaming! #horrorart #osr #occultart #occult
Meet Tyto - my latest edition to my knights and knaves. I feel like he is more of a hobgoblin rather than the more devilish knights I've done. I've got a few more things to do with him, but prints will be made available at Covenant in the not-too-distant future. Cheers!
August 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Meet Tyto - my latest edition to my knights and knaves. I feel like he is more of a hobgoblin rather than the more devilish knights I've done. I've got a few more things to do with him, but prints will be made available at Covenant in the not-too-distant future. Cheers!
Death Takes the Field. I recently sold the original of this piece at my solo show - Strange Alchemy. I love it when my art finds a new home :). #ostensiblecat #artsale #darkfantasy #wellingtonartist
August 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Death Takes the Field. I recently sold the original of this piece at my solo show - Strange Alchemy. I love it when my art finds a new home :). #ostensiblecat #artsale #darkfantasy #wellingtonartist
Odin at the Yggdrasil by me :)
August 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Odin at the Yggdrasil by me :)
After my solo gallery show, I've been in sort of a post-project funk and trying to get my groove back. I need to work on Escape the Bleak Forest/Beyond the Bleak Forest. I have a lot of ideas for things, just not the spark atm. It'll come, but post-project blues is a thing. #ostensiblecat #BtBF
August 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
After my solo gallery show, I've been in sort of a post-project funk and trying to get my groove back. I need to work on Escape the Bleak Forest/Beyond the Bleak Forest. I have a lot of ideas for things, just not the spark atm. It'll come, but post-project blues is a thing. #ostensiblecat #BtBF
Anyone need a pig-faced orc illustration for their project? I have a royalty-free version up on my DriveThruRPG and Ko-Fi shops. legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5347...
ko-fi.com/s/647e7dd797
ko-fi.com/s/647e7dd797
August 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Anyone need a pig-faced orc illustration for their project? I have a royalty-free version up on my DriveThruRPG and Ko-Fi shops. legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5347...
ko-fi.com/s/647e7dd797
ko-fi.com/s/647e7dd797
If you enjoy what I do, consider supporting me on Ko-fi! Every little bit means the world! ko-fi.com/ostensiblecat
August 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If you enjoy what I do, consider supporting me on Ko-fi! Every little bit means the world! ko-fi.com/ostensiblecat
Making some of my art into stock art for people to use in their gaming projects. A selection of my esoteric hell knights and angels right now, but there will be a wider selection soon. Find them here: legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4... #ostensiblecatdesign #oldschoolgaming
August 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Making some of my art into stock art for people to use in their gaming projects. A selection of my esoteric hell knights and angels right now, but there will be a wider selection soon. Find them here: legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4... #ostensiblecatdesign #oldschoolgaming
Persephone for Stange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. The first 3 issues are complete and ready to print for my solo show 1st of August at Covenant - Underground Dark Art & Culture & Magick
June 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Persephone for Stange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. The first 3 issues are complete and ready to print for my solo show 1st of August at Covenant - Underground Dark Art & Culture & Magick
Release the Kraken! New piece for Strange as Angels Art Zine Vol2: Gods and Monsters. Only a couple of more pieces for that zine and the first three volumes will be complete. Almost ready for my solo show 1 August!
June 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Release the Kraken! New piece for Strange as Angels Art Zine Vol2: Gods and Monsters. Only a couple of more pieces for that zine and the first three volumes will be complete. Almost ready for my solo show 1 August!
Godhead, the front cover piece to Strange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. Only one more piece for that one and then the first three volumes will be wrapped up. Volume 4: Visions of Carcosa and Volume 5: Wyrd Alchemy are coming along nicely.
June 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Godhead, the front cover piece to Strange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. Only one more piece for that one and then the first three volumes will be wrapped up. Volume 4: Visions of Carcosa and Volume 5: Wyrd Alchemy are coming along nicely.
Another for Strange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. This is the Morrigan. Cheers!
June 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Another for Strange as Angels Volume 2: Gods and Monsters. This is the Morrigan. Cheers!
Be not Afraid II. This completes the art for Strange as Angels Art Zine Vol. 1: Hell Knights and Sublime Angels. I'll be printing these off and selling them art my art opening at Covenant on 1 August!
June 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Be not Afraid II. This completes the art for Strange as Angels Art Zine Vol. 1: Hell Knights and Sublime Angels. I'll be printing these off and selling them art my art opening at Covenant on 1 August!
Be not afraid. Here's a piece I just did for my art zine. Turns out that I have enough unused art for 4, 20-page art zines. I've called it Strange as Angels. All four volumes will be ready to print and available for sale at my solo show at Covenant in Wellington, beginning August 1st!
May 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Be not afraid. Here's a piece I just did for my art zine. Turns out that I have enough unused art for 4, 20-page art zines. I've called it Strange as Angels. All four volumes will be ready to print and available for sale at my solo show at Covenant in Wellington, beginning August 1st!
I've been feeling unwell for the past several weeks and not much up to working on any of my projects. I'm starting to come right again and have finally finished this page border design that I started before I started feeling unwell. No particular use yet, but it was good to do some art. Cheers :)!
May 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I've been feeling unwell for the past several weeks and not much up to working on any of my projects. I'm starting to come right again and have finally finished this page border design that I started before I started feeling unwell. No particular use yet, but it was good to do some art. Cheers :)!
Thanks! I made it open license so anyone can use it :)
April 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thanks! I made it open license so anyone can use it :)
How cool is this? I just had some custom rubber stamps made from the Wellington Rubber Stamp Company. From top to bottom: the Yellow Sign (well my take on it anyway), the Bleak Forest Cross sigil, the Ostensible Cat Design Logo, and my signatory stamp. Damn, I am thrilled with these.
April 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
How cool is this? I just had some custom rubber stamps made from the Wellington Rubber Stamp Company. From top to bottom: the Yellow Sign (well my take on it anyway), the Bleak Forest Cross sigil, the Ostensible Cat Design Logo, and my signatory stamp. Damn, I am thrilled with these.
I've been pretty busy with other things and simultaneously not busy and trying to stay sane while the world burns... So it has been a little difficult to focus on making art. Having said that, nothing like making stuff for your kid's 18th birthday. Here is a card I made for her with a Manuka beetle
April 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I've been pretty busy with other things and simultaneously not busy and trying to stay sane while the world burns... So it has been a little difficult to focus on making art. Having said that, nothing like making stuff for your kid's 18th birthday. Here is a card I made for her with a Manuka beetle
Kia ora koutou. Pear wine is in the still and ready to be turned into brandy. The wine tasted pretty good
A bit like a nincarbonated pear cider. I put it in the still with a vanilla pod and 5 cinamon sticks. Cannot wait to see how it turns out. Cheers!
A bit like a nincarbonated pear cider. I put it in the still with a vanilla pod and 5 cinamon sticks. Cannot wait to see how it turns out. Cheers!
March 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Kia ora koutou. Pear wine is in the still and ready to be turned into brandy. The wine tasted pretty good
A bit like a nincarbonated pear cider. I put it in the still with a vanilla pod and 5 cinamon sticks. Cannot wait to see how it turns out. Cheers!
A bit like a nincarbonated pear cider. I put it in the still with a vanilla pod and 5 cinamon sticks. Cannot wait to see how it turns out. Cheers!