Mark Wheatley
@markwheatley.bsky.social
Artist/writer/musician with decades of work and awards in publishing and TV. You might know Breathtaker, Mars, Frankenstein Mobster, Radical Dreamer, etc. But I remain a fan at heart! http://www.MarkWheatleyGallery.com
My Saturday Sketch is my pencil drawing for the commission piece I posted this past week. Have a glorious weekend!
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My Saturday Sketch is my pencil drawing for the commission piece I posted this past week. Have a glorious weekend!
My finished pen & ink commission, working from a concept supplied by my client. A nice piece for the season!
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My finished pen & ink commission, working from a concept supplied by my client. A nice piece for the season!
My Saturday Sketch is my beginning work on a new commission that has something to do with a wealthy man with a secret identity and a woman of wonder exchanging gifts
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My Saturday Sketch is my beginning work on a new commission that has something to do with a wealthy man with a secret identity and a woman of wonder exchanging gifts
Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs is available for pre-order — 3-volumes, 100 illustrations by a powerhouse lineup: Mark Wheatley, Mark Schultz, William Stout, Bob Eggleton, Sanjulian, Thomas Yeates, and more! Use code FREESHIP for free U.S. shipping! www.erbbooks.com/store/p98/Ed...
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs is available for pre-order — 3-volumes, 100 illustrations by a powerhouse lineup: Mark Wheatley, Mark Schultz, William Stout, Bob Eggleton, Sanjulian, Thomas Yeates, and more! Use code FREESHIP for free U.S. shipping! www.erbbooks.com/store/p98/Ed...
My latest and final pen & ink illustration for the new Ouroboros Cycle book from G. D. Falksen. This has been a wild project to work on. But, time to move on to the next project!
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My latest and final pen & ink illustration for the new Ouroboros Cycle book from G. D. Falksen. This has been a wild project to work on. But, time to move on to the next project!
My Saturday Sketch is a week's worth of work compressed into a few seconds. If only deadlines were so easy! Have an awesome weekend!
September 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My Saturday Sketch is a week's worth of work compressed into a few seconds. If only deadlines were so easy! Have an awesome weekend!
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was determined to come up with a simple way to do this new pen and ink illustration. The deadline is tight. But, I ended up working a week on this one. The art tells you what it needs to be.
September 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I was determined to come up with a simple way to do this new pen and ink illustration. The deadline is tight. But, I ended up working a week on this one. The art tells you what it needs to be.
My Saturday Sketch is a feast for the eyes! Or a progress of my new pen & ink illustration. Have a beautiful weekend!
September 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My Saturday Sketch is a feast for the eyes! Or a progress of my new pen & ink illustration. Have a beautiful weekend!
Hey IndieGoGo Backers! It’s been 11 years in the making… and shipping time is finally almost here! Please double-check (and update if needed) your shipping info in your IndieGoGo account. I don’t want your long-awaited rewards going on an adventure without you!
September 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hey IndieGoGo Backers! It’s been 11 years in the making… and shipping time is finally almost here! Please double-check (and update if needed) your shipping info in your IndieGoGo account. I don’t want your long-awaited rewards going on an adventure without you!
My work of this week is a pen & ink illustration for one of G. D. Falksen's Ouroboros Cycle books (due out early next year.) This will be our first collaboration since Doctor Cthulittle.
September 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My work of this week is a pen & ink illustration for one of G. D. Falksen's Ouroboros Cycle books (due out early next year.) This will be our first collaboration since Doctor Cthulittle.
My new pen and ink illustration is the final one for this book series. On to the next book!
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My new pen and ink illustration is the final one for this book series. On to the next book!
I'm excited about our Breathtaker launch party tomorrow. But I'm busy working on a new Frankenstein Mobster story for LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS: WORDS ONLY, VOLUME 2! You can sign up for it here www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
September 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I'm excited about our Breathtaker launch party tomorrow. But I'm busy working on a new Frankenstein Mobster story for LEGENDS OF INDIE COMICS: WORDS ONLY, VOLUME 2! You can sign up for it here www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Born: September 1, 1875, Chicago, IL
Died: March 19, 1950 (age 74 years), Los Angeles, CA
Died: March 19, 1950 (age 74 years), Los Angeles, CA
September 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Born: September 1, 1875, Chicago, IL
Died: March 19, 1950 (age 74 years), Los Angeles, CA
Died: March 19, 1950 (age 74 years), Los Angeles, CA
Who would you cast in a Breathtaker movie?
September 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Who would you cast in a Breathtaker movie?
My Saturday Sketch is the 3rd of my PulpFest sketches destined to become covers for the Panthans Journal. Have a spectacular weekend!
August 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My Saturday Sketch is the 3rd of my PulpFest sketches destined to become covers for the Panthans Journal. Have a spectacular weekend!
My tribute to Tarzan Day! August 27, 1912 is the date the first installment of Tarzan of the Apes was published in The All-Story magazine! I created my own version of that iconic cover painting.
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My tribute to Tarzan Day! August 27, 1912 is the date the first installment of Tarzan of the Apes was published in The All-Story magazine! I created my own version of that iconic cover painting.
I'm just trying to stay on target with these book illustrations!
August 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm just trying to stay on target with these book illustrations!
My Saturday Sketch is a pen and ink illustration for one of four books I'm currently illustrating. Have an outstanding weekend!
August 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My Saturday Sketch is a pen and ink illustration for one of four books I'm currently illustrating. Have an outstanding weekend!
The ink is still wet on my new illustration and the hydroaeroplane.
August 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The ink is still wet on my new illustration and the hydroaeroplane.
Here is a new pen and ink piece from one of my current book illustration projects.
August 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Here is a new pen and ink piece from one of my current book illustration projects.
My Saturday Sketch is one of the pieces I worked up at PulpFest last weekend. Have blast this weekend!
August 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
My Saturday Sketch is one of the pieces I worked up at PulpFest last weekend. Have blast this weekend!
Each morning at PulpFest I got to my table early and worked up a Panthans Journal cover. I just finished the color on this one tonight. I call it "Madness."
August 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Each morning at PulpFest I got to my table early and worked up a Panthans Journal cover. I just finished the color on this one tonight. I call it "Madness."
Boom! My new illustration in a series set at sea! I'll have the original with me at PulpFest if you want to see it up close and personal!
August 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Boom! My new illustration in a series set at sea! I'll have the original with me at PulpFest if you want to see it up close and personal!
My Saturday Sketch is an in-process example of a new illustration I'm working on. Have an exceptional weekend!
August 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My Saturday Sketch is an in-process example of a new illustration I'm working on. Have an exceptional weekend!