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Matt Aytch Taylor @matthtaylor.com · May 8
Hey! I'm Matt Aytch Taylor!
I'm an illustrator and comics maker that love old boats, weird history, cowboys, space, oceans & beaches, and witches!

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A two story building, painted off-white with navy blue trim stands to the left of a one-story stucco-covered shop that once appeared to have been a convenience store and deli, but is now directing patrons to the "Surf Hut" Surfing Supplies and rental store next door. AT the front door of the two-story a wizard, happy and waving appears to in high spirits for his surf-shop. A couple of palm trees frame the taller building, as well as a large leafed plant. There's an ice machine in front of the one-story building and next to it is a drinks vending machine advertising "WIZ COLA" and the machine is filled with various bottles, drinks, and elixirs. To the right of the machine is a trash can and next to that is a board with information about the beach down below the berm that makes up this shop's location. To the right of the board is a souple of signs indicating that swimming is permittable at the beach far below. A handful of beach umbrellas can be seen far below. The water is blue and welcoming with waves rolling into shore. Behind the Buildings is a parking lot which currently holds a small yellow car and an older looking camper van from which two bikini-clad witches had hopped onto their brooms. The first witch holds her broom parallel to her body, gently lifting off in her pink and periwinkle swim attire, her matching sandals and hat are stark against the billowing clouds in the sky. The second witch has a surfboard (a rather small one) tucker under her right arm. She appears to have landed on her broom, ready to zoom down to the water. A vivid Blue horizontal landscape, for Sci-fi TTRPG "Stations and Starships" by Frigid Pigeon Inc. The central focus of the piece is a tall wedge'shaped ship half in the water and half above. On its large dorsal wing are two smaller "fin" wings to which sails are attached - one in full sheet to the wind. Around this ship in the distance are other ships, similarly designed all with different configurations of wings and fins and flying flags of all colors. Further back a sort of docking station above the roiling ocean below, from which a distant ship is leaving. In the sky far above another planet and its moon can be seen through partial cloud cover. Below the waves of the planetary ocean is teeming with all manner of life -- most notably large deep blue/purple whale like creatures that swim along side the starships floating in the water. There are also schools of fish and smatterings of jelly-fish-like creatures stretching into the far distance of the sea. A spread from my fantasy western, Hexslingers. On the left main character Katie nervously exits the scene of and an onlooking crowd. She grabs her pointed tan-colored witches hat from the ground, knocked off her head by a spell - which as also left a hole in the main body of the hat. She stuffs it onto her head and mounts her blue spectral horse, telling another figure "Doc" Thorn Willoughby, that it's "time to go." He agrees with an "mmhmm" On the right a splash page featuring a large wooden trestle attached to a cliff upon which sits a western style town. at the tip a crowd is hustlin and bustlin, all while screaming, "We're free! Justus [an evil deputy] is dead! Down with Mancers!" below heading down the path we see Katie and Doc making their escape. With three inset panels we see Katie speaking to Doc. She says, " Doc... frightful sorry 'bout yer arm" to which doc replies, "Don't fret. When we make camp I'll give it a look" Full Candlenights 2024 Poster by Matt Aytch Taylor (that's me) From left to right: Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Griffin Mcelroy having a cozy rest beneath a heatlamp-esque wing of Terry the Nondenominational Gift Delovery Dragon. The boys are enclosed in the dragon, who is curled up like a cat in a dug-out snow-bank. Justin, Travis, and Griffin and all holding steaming mugs of tea or cocoa. The snow around them has a purplish glow from the orange of Terry, while off in the distance the blue of a winter's night settles over downtown Huntington, West Virginia. Art by Matt Aytch Taylor The stars in the sky and blocky 5 point stars and a few 4 point diamonds. Above the guys and Terry are the words, "JOYOUS CANDLENIGHTS 2024" The image is watermarked with the McElroy family Logo - don't download it and print your own go buy it from the link in the post, it benefits the Harmony House which is a great cause!
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald
A small quick painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald lost November 10, 1975 on Lake Superior. The waves crash all around the ship as she breaks amidship spouting water upward in a cascade, the ships last breath before she sank, taking with her the lives of her 29 crew members.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Remember this sketch?
I managed to rearrange the page and the hug made it after all!

So now I finally inked it
Clean digital lineart drawing of original characters Aran and Tao hugging tightly for a panel in the graphic novel I’m working on. The boys are aprons 19 years old, and both wear casual sports wear. Basketball shorts, plain loose shirts, and basketball shoes.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald
A small quick painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald lost November 10, 1975 on Lake Superior. The waves crash all around the ship as she breaks amidship spouting water upward in a cascade, the ships last breath before she sank, taking with her the lives of her 29 crew members.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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If you ever wanted to get yourself drawn as a legally distinct background fish, it's your lucky day
Drawing of Tomska as a fish, wearing pants.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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fully rendered
horse
genitalia
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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credits that include the names of everyone who worked on the game at any point
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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beignet upon thee
gambit throwing a beignet at you
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Joining the war on smut on the side of smut!
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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An Israeli company is causing homelessness in the U.S.

If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 15h
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.

The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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They pick on the weak.

They pick on the vulnerable.

They want it to look like an intimidating show of force.

There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled.

We need you to care.
brunojnavarro.bsky.social Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 21d
“I think they wanted to make a point,” said Quinn Haberl, who is 4-foot-6 and legally blind. “So they picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show out of it.”

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I designed a bag charm for my friends @oddmentandtweak.bsky.social and they’re running a Backerkit for the next 8 days! They are funded but it would be cool to get some of the other colors unlocked 😉 💖 share with your frog loving friends! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...
An image with a frog bag charm design in 3 stages of design. The first is a sketch, the second is a digital drawing, and the 3rd is a finished plush frog bag charm. The finished charm is green with a blue bow tie and looks soft and fluffy. The text says “how to design a bag charm, a very loose step by step process by Sarah Cosico” A screenshot from the step by step bag charm design guide made for Instagram. The finished charm is hanging from a stand. An image of what the final bag charm will look like. The text says “Cecil. Froggy facts: loves to read, enjoys a hot tea, prefers a quiet night in. Unlocked!”
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Digital Art Program Journey

MSPaint > Publisher Pro Image Editor(???) > some shit i don't remember that came free with my first bambu tablet > Paint Tool SAI > CSP

anyway CSP is great and ive been using it for nearly a decade
elegantlab.bsky.social LAUcifer, Sommelier of Gothic Male Vintage @elegantlab.bsky.social · 16h
Digital Art Program Journey✨

MS Paint > Photoshop 7(my mom's) > Paint.Net > Photoshop Elements (came free with my scanner) > Photoshop CS4 (I still use this)

Working on switching to Krita or CSP, since the laptop w/CS4 is dying

I'm mostly an analog artist, tho
laemia-arkane.bsky.social Laemia-Arkane @laemia-arkane.bsky.social · 21h
Digital art program journey ✨

ArtRage -> Corel Painter 12 -> Photoshop CS6 -> Photoshop CC (ew) -> Clip Studio Paint (still on v1 lol)
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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there i fuckign fixed for you with half a caffeinated brain and daring to be a little frak about it
matthtaylor.com Matt Aytch Taylor @matthtaylor.com · 16h
James Bond was originally discovered by MI6 during a meteor shower in South London where the so-called "Star Child" was discovered in a crater that was once a Reliant Robin.
Then-acting director of MI6, M, took the star child under her wing, raising the (now confirmed) extra terrestrial being
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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James Bond was originally discovered by MI6 during a meteor shower in South London where the so-called "Star Child" was discovered in a crater that was once a Reliant Robin.
Then-acting director of MI6, M, took the star child under her wing, raising the (now confirmed) extra terrestrial being
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled.

The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
4wheelworkout.bsky.social 4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.bsky.social · Mar 29
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.

We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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oh wait the actual solution is that james bond didn't blow up, he took a massive blow to the head and believed, for a time, that he was a southern-raised private investigator
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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this whole Bond issue is fixed easily if we just finally address and showcase, with care and love, his regeneration cycle
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Just two days left to back WITCHING SEASON!

You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
THE WITCHING SEASON cover by Jessica Fong A panel from "The Three Pillars," a story in WITCHING SEASON by Jadzia Axelrod and Matt Aych Taylor, that shows a young witch hiding from two monsters.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.

CNN: But you didn't get what you want.

JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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obsessed with the Sadie Adler Abigail Roberts ship
A series of sketches of Sadie Adler and Abigail Roberts from Red Dead Redemption 2. Clockwise starting on the left: Sadie and Abigail kissing passionately. Abigail is pressing into Sadie and holding Sadie's face with her left hand. Pose was referenced from art by @hattersarts.bsky.social Abigail Roberts, looking back at the viewer, her brow furrowed and her lips parted slightly. Abigail Roberts, one section of her blouse hanging off her left shoulder, slightly exposing her chest, her right hand on the other side. Her head is tilted up, eyes narrow with want, her bottom lip bitten. Sadie Adler, looking a little sad. Sadie Adler resting her head in Abigail Roberts' lap, they stare into each other eyes, each blushing. Abigail is brushing a piece of hair out of Sadie's face.
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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I have made the incredibly difficult decision to close down Quindrie Press at the end of 2026. Please read my full statement, along with information about what's next at Quindrie and an FAQ, here: quindriepress.com/closing
Quindrie Press will close at the end of 2026. A full statement with FAQ is available to read on the Quindrie Press website.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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the soft-boiled egg rug is sold!! one egg remaining... 🍳

shop.sierrabravoart.com/product/frie...
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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to somewhere | gouache
Gouache painting of a man wearing light blue ensemble (scarf around his head, blazer and a pair of knee-socks,) a dark blue shirt tucked in a pair of teal shorts, and he is wearing dark blue dress shoes. A heavy sling bag is hanging off his right shoulder, and he is carrying a suitcase on the left hand. There are three fish surrounding him, with a green and turquoise floral patterns as a backdrop.
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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i wanna be sadie adler when I grow up
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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nheira ashford ✖ 32 ✖ No AI-Gen/NFT

✖ site: nheiraashford.com
✖ contact: admin@nheiraashford.com
A digital painting of an older man, complete with soft gray hair and a coarse looking beard/moustache thats still hanging onto its darker brownish grays. A scar runs through his left eye that's a plain off-white, pupil circled in shimmering gold and its centre a flat white. He has a circlet style halo, hinting at what he really is. On his face he wears a pair of half moon glasses that are reminiscent of ones made in the mid 1800s-early 1900s. A digital portrait of a blonde haired man that has a small section of his hair shaved off. He wears dark purple iridescent lipstick and dons shiny, equally iridescent eyeshadow + eyeliner. His jewelry consists of a highly polished collar style necklace and long silver drop earrings; both have a red and purple gem respectively. He is lit in high dramatic golden hour lighting, which illuminates his hair and makes it appear almost transparent in some sections. A digital painting of a PoC character. He has shorter locs tied back with a gray hair tie. He has a big smile on his face, appearing cheerful. There are two identifiable markings on his face, two small moles; one under his right eye and one above his upper lip on the left side. He has dark brown eyes that both match his hair. His wardrobe ( what is visible ) consists of an off-white top that has a low neckline. A headshot of a black character with his locs tied up in a bun style atop his head. He's wearing wide necked shirt that dips down in the centre ( black dashiki with simple gold embroidery ). His eyes are a bright, shimmering gold with a black pupil which matches the jewelry on his ears and in his hair. The pair of collar style necklaces he wears are a highly polished gld, matching the rest of his jewelry.
July 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM