Michael Blackbourn ꩜
@michaelblackbourn.bsky.social
VFX supervisor, artist, author, ex paratrooper, neo-Luddite
Here are some more of these Dark Watchers. Are they flames? spirits? Sirens? Maybe some of my Warrior Nun friends can weight in. Not sure where Im going with these...
August 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Here are some more of these Dark Watchers. Are they flames? spirits? Sirens? Maybe some of my Warrior Nun friends can weight in. Not sure where Im going with these...
more painting with acrylics. Flames? Spirits? Visions in a dark forest?
August 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
more painting with acrylics. Flames? Spirits? Visions in a dark forest?
Doing some painting with slow dry acrylics. Rising summer heat from an afternoon at the beach.
August 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Doing some painting with slow dry acrylics. Rising summer heat from an afternoon at the beach.
went up a hill. 756m of elevation.
July 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
went up a hill. 756m of elevation.
I did the whole print layout myself as well. Which was a tremendous amount of work. But it looks great.
June 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I did the whole print layout myself as well. Which was a tremendous amount of work. But it looks great.
I wrote and illustrated the first book of a kids series and self published it. About tiny tiny people that live on the foreshore, hiding from the tide and coming out when it recedes. It just lives on amazon now, now doing much.
June 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I wrote and illustrated the first book of a kids series and self published it. About tiny tiny people that live on the foreshore, hiding from the tide and coming out when it recedes. It just lives on amazon now, now doing much.
watercolor. suggestion of an overcast landscape of the sea.
May 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
watercolor. suggestion of an overcast landscape of the sea.
acrylic on canvas. trying to capture the feel of a mosaic
May 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
acrylic on canvas. trying to capture the feel of a mosaic
view from a look out point on a hike. lovely view
May 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
view from a look out point on a hike. lovely view
Morning commute.
January 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Morning commute.
My kid cartwheeling at the beach today. December 1, in Canada. Hardy child.
December 2, 2024 at 12:40 AM
My kid cartwheeling at the beach today. December 1, in Canada. Hardy child.
Live your life like Vonnegut going out to buy an envelope.
November 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Live your life like Vonnegut going out to buy an envelope.
Summits shrouded in cloud and snow
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Summits shrouded in cloud and snow
Dramatic daybreak in the Sound this morning
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Dramatic daybreak in the Sound this morning
The alt text tells the story
November 23, 2024 at 9:51 PM
The alt text tells the story
Did some painting, acrylic on canvas. Nice to get out of the computer now and again.
November 17, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Did some painting, acrylic on canvas. Nice to get out of the computer now and again.
Beautiful autumn morning in the cove. Could be right out of a ghibli film.
November 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Beautiful autumn morning in the cove. Could be right out of a ghibli film.
It’s full on. Not sure this song would fly outside of hiphop and rap these days. Doris, you naughty girl.
October 20, 2024 at 9:45 PM
It’s full on. Not sure this song would fly outside of hiphop and rap these days. Doris, you naughty girl.
Funny coincidence. I’ve had this Wax Tailor song ‘Que Sera’ on rotation for a while… trip hop-ish stuff being part of my formative 90’s.
open.spotify.com/track/6TSDRz...
It samples a Doris Day song “Whatever will be, will be.” And look what I happened to stumble on in a thrift shop today.
open.spotify.com/track/6TSDRz...
It samples a Doris Day song “Whatever will be, will be.” And look what I happened to stumble on in a thrift shop today.
October 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Funny coincidence. I’ve had this Wax Tailor song ‘Que Sera’ on rotation for a while… trip hop-ish stuff being part of my formative 90’s.
open.spotify.com/track/6TSDRz...
It samples a Doris Day song “Whatever will be, will be.” And look what I happened to stumble on in a thrift shop today.
open.spotify.com/track/6TSDRz...
It samples a Doris Day song “Whatever will be, will be.” And look what I happened to stumble on in a thrift shop today.
Ran into the legendary sci-fi author Spider Robinson at my local market sporting a @NASA cap gifted to him by John Young.
Small world.
Small world.
October 2, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Ran into the legendary sci-fi author Spider Robinson at my local market sporting a @NASA cap gifted to him by John Young.
Small world.
Small world.
My university age daughter has her priorities I guess.
September 23, 2024 at 12:20 AM
My university age daughter has her priorities I guess.
Challenge accepted.
September 17, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Challenge accepted.