madeleine bennett
@mintthicket.bsky.social
Boston-based illustrator, designer, parrot friend. Trying to make a comic.
Finally did one of those character expression things boy howdy (someday I’m going to name something in my life Boy Howdy)
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finally did one of those character expression things boy howdy (someday I’m going to name something in my life Boy Howdy)
Lynda Barry warmup - 3x 1min skellys with closed eyes. I think these can’t fail to look fun
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Lynda Barry warmup - 3x 1min skellys with closed eyes. I think these can’t fail to look fun
Sunday nite succession faces
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sunday nite succession faces
hazy tufted distances, working out my gouache stuff
#gouache #gouachepainting #landscapepainting #scotland #artsky
#gouache #gouachepainting #landscapepainting #scotland #artsky
April 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
hazy tufted distances, working out my gouache stuff
#gouache #gouachepainting #landscapepainting #scotland #artsky
#gouache #gouachepainting #landscapepainting #scotland #artsky
April 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In the end I was not too happy with this but I still like the composition a lot… learning with every painting. #gouache #paintsky #artsky #painting #landscapepainting
April 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In the end I was not too happy with this but I still like the composition a lot… learning with every painting. #gouache #paintsky #artsky #painting #landscapepainting
Still a WIP but this one is looking cool imo #pleinairpril (not really) #gouachepainting #gouache #artsky
April 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Still a WIP but this one is looking cool imo #pleinairpril (not really) #gouachepainting #gouache #artsky
I paint with watercolors and gouache!
April 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I paint with watercolors and gouache!
I made a poster for a class using black gouache. #illustration #artsandcrafts #handlettering #gardening #ecology #art #artsky
March 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I made a poster for a class using black gouache. #illustration #artsandcrafts #handlettering #gardening #ecology #art #artsky
March 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
March 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
March 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Yesterday’s #pleinair ! It’s gonna be an even nicer day today and I can’t wait to get out there #artsky #gouachepainting #library
March 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yesterday’s #pleinair ! It’s gonna be an even nicer day today and I can’t wait to get out there #artsky #gouachepainting #library
It got a little tiny bit warm out and I did my first plein air of the year!! s p r i n g p l s #pleinair #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #pleinairpril
March 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It got a little tiny bit warm out and I did my first plein air of the year!! s p r i n g p l s #pleinair #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #pleinairpril
A photo you’d use as an album cover
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A photo you’d use as an album cover
share your plant art! I have a plenty :)
March 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
share your plant art! I have a plenty :)
A character (not my character) for the new post-humblewood campaign. The medallions on his chain of office are petrified wood #dnd #characterart #humblewood
February 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A character (not my character) for the new post-humblewood campaign. The medallions on his chain of office are petrified wood #dnd #characterart #humblewood
chill Sunday night practice from a wonderful @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social video - I think I might be getting back into opaque paint.
February 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
chill Sunday night practice from a wonderful @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social video - I think I might be getting back into opaque paint.
took a drawing class, made a really Drawing Class drawing
February 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
took a drawing class, made a really Drawing Class drawing
overripe persimmons; sentimental earrings
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
overripe persimmons; sentimental earrings
my personal recommendation for artistic burnout is to assemble an odd handful of art supplies and just have fun with mark making. sometimes representational stuff is too much pressure.
January 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
my personal recommendation for artistic burnout is to assemble an odd handful of art supplies and just have fun with mark making. sometimes representational stuff is too much pressure.
Quick draw what you’re wearing, 5 minutes max (I took accidental bonus time which was kinda inevitable bc I didn’t use timer oops)
January 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Quick draw what you’re wearing, 5 minutes max (I took accidental bonus time which was kinda inevitable bc I didn’t use timer oops)
for #goblinweek I have drawn… some goblins
January 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
for #goblinweek I have drawn… some goblins
New sketchbook new ferns
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
New sketchbook new ferns
Hey #PortfolioDay — I’m Madeleine, I’m 33, and I’m still figuring it out. This year, I’m working on making short comics; generally, I draw and paint a lot of nature, fantastical nature, and mysterious dwellings. I’ll have commissions open sometime this year.
January 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hey #PortfolioDay — I’m Madeleine, I’m 33, and I’m still figuring it out. This year, I’m working on making short comics; generally, I draw and paint a lot of nature, fantastical nature, and mysterious dwellings. I’ll have commissions open sometime this year.