Philip Byers
@pjbyersfineart.bsky.social
Independent Artist & Illustrator. Creator of The Else Lands.
theelselands.com
theelselands.com
Come see me and over 200 other artists at @ix_imagine_this this week in Reading, PA. The main show runs Wednesday through Sunday and showcases original works of imaginative realism by some of the best artists around.
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Come see me and over 200 other artists at @ix_imagine_this this week in Reading, PA. The main show runs Wednesday through Sunday and showcases original works of imaginative realism by some of the best artists around.
It's nice to do these layouts from time to time to see how the work has evolved and how it's remained consistent. Lately, I've been shifting my emphasis from the tower to the portal.
October 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's nice to do these layouts from time to time to see how the work has evolved and how it's remained consistent. Lately, I've been shifting my emphasis from the tower to the portal.
The Faerie Window
2025
I was looking at Eyvind Earle and Maxfield Parrish before and while working on this. I think I ended up being myself in the end, though.
2025
I was looking at Eyvind Earle and Maxfield Parrish before and while working on this. I think I ended up being myself in the end, though.
August 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Faerie Window
2025
I was looking at Eyvind Earle and Maxfield Parrish before and while working on this. I think I ended up being myself in the end, though.
2025
I was looking at Eyvind Earle and Maxfield Parrish before and while working on this. I think I ended up being myself in the end, though.
A quartet of circular portals.
Only a few days left in my Spring Sale! Pick up limited edition prints of these and numerous other pieces for 25% off through April 7. Use code SPRING at checkout.
Only a few days left in my Spring Sale! Pick up limited edition prints of these and numerous other pieces for 25% off through April 7. Use code SPRING at checkout.
April 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A quartet of circular portals.
Only a few days left in my Spring Sale! Pick up limited edition prints of these and numerous other pieces for 25% off through April 7. Use code SPRING at checkout.
Only a few days left in my Spring Sale! Pick up limited edition prints of these and numerous other pieces for 25% off through April 7. Use code SPRING at checkout.
Winter's Dreams
2025
Just in time for Spring, I'm dropping a Winter-themed piece!
A really wanted to lean into a sense of stillness and quietude in this piece, as after a fresh snowfall.
Prints of this piece are available at theelselands.com/store/th8ke3...
Use code SPRING for 25% off at checkout
2025
Just in time for Spring, I'm dropping a Winter-themed piece!
A really wanted to lean into a sense of stillness and quietude in this piece, as after a fresh snowfall.
Prints of this piece are available at theelselands.com/store/th8ke3...
Use code SPRING for 25% off at checkout
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Winter's Dreams
2025
Just in time for Spring, I'm dropping a Winter-themed piece!
A really wanted to lean into a sense of stillness and quietude in this piece, as after a fresh snowfall.
Prints of this piece are available at theelselands.com/store/th8ke3...
Use code SPRING for 25% off at checkout
2025
Just in time for Spring, I'm dropping a Winter-themed piece!
A really wanted to lean into a sense of stillness and quietude in this piece, as after a fresh snowfall.
Prints of this piece are available at theelselands.com/store/th8ke3...
Use code SPRING for 25% off at checkout
Spring has sprung! To celebrate, everything in my online store is 25% off through April 7, including limited edition prints of my most recent pieces. Use code SPRING at checkout.
theelselands.com/store
theelselands.com/store
March 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Spring has sprung! To celebrate, everything in my online store is 25% off through April 7, including limited edition prints of my most recent pieces. Use code SPRING at checkout.
theelselands.com/store
theelselands.com/store
The Red Cathedral
2021
It's been a few years, but I still really like this piece. Gold ornamentation, subsurface scattering, and a subject with strong local color--all were fun to paint!
2021
It's been a few years, but I still really like this piece. Gold ornamentation, subsurface scattering, and a subject with strong local color--all were fun to paint!
March 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Red Cathedral
2021
It's been a few years, but I still really like this piece. Gold ornamentation, subsurface scattering, and a subject with strong local color--all were fun to paint!
2021
It's been a few years, but I still really like this piece. Gold ornamentation, subsurface scattering, and a subject with strong local color--all were fun to paint!
Havenlight
2023
Bringing the tower motif to a horizontal format for the first time. I also explored a more neutral palette than usual.
2023
Bringing the tower motif to a horizontal format for the first time. I also explored a more neutral palette than usual.
March 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Havenlight
2023
Bringing the tower motif to a horizontal format for the first time. I also explored a more neutral palette than usual.
2023
Bringing the tower motif to a horizontal format for the first time. I also explored a more neutral palette than usual.
A little bit of a stylistic change up for me, this rendition of The Tower was painted for an upcoming tarot deck themed around stained glass.
The Tower
2024
The Tower
2024
March 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A little bit of a stylistic change up for me, this rendition of The Tower was painted for an upcoming tarot deck themed around stained glass.
The Tower
2024
The Tower
2024
Unto Dawn
2024
A sunlit world waits beyond the threshold of a portal standing in a night-shrouded landscape. The light and life of the world beyond spill out into the world outside: trees blossom, plants grow, and warmth touches the earth.
2024
A sunlit world waits beyond the threshold of a portal standing in a night-shrouded landscape. The light and life of the world beyond spill out into the world outside: trees blossom, plants grow, and warmth touches the earth.
March 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Unto Dawn
2024
A sunlit world waits beyond the threshold of a portal standing in a night-shrouded landscape. The light and life of the world beyond spill out into the world outside: trees blossom, plants grow, and warmth touches the earth.
2024
A sunlit world waits beyond the threshold of a portal standing in a night-shrouded landscape. The light and life of the world beyond spill out into the world outside: trees blossom, plants grow, and warmth touches the earth.
Mysterium Mortis
2024
Are you even an artist if you haven't done a riff on Isle of the Dead? 😆
Thinking about the unknown with this piece, and the doomed edifices of certainty with which we seek to contain it.
2024
Are you even an artist if you haven't done a riff on Isle of the Dead? 😆
Thinking about the unknown with this piece, and the doomed edifices of certainty with which we seek to contain it.
February 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mysterium Mortis
2024
Are you even an artist if you haven't done a riff on Isle of the Dead? 😆
Thinking about the unknown with this piece, and the doomed edifices of certainty with which we seek to contain it.
2024
Are you even an artist if you haven't done a riff on Isle of the Dead? 😆
Thinking about the unknown with this piece, and the doomed edifices of certainty with which we seek to contain it.
The Garden Gate
2024
A flowering portal leading into a verdant landscape.
2024
A flowering portal leading into a verdant landscape.
February 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Garden Gate
2024
A flowering portal leading into a verdant landscape.
2024
A flowering portal leading into a verdant landscape.
Sempiternal Sight
2025
The latest in a series of circular portals I've been creating. A peaceful seaside overlook atop a flowering hill.
2025
The latest in a series of circular portals I've been creating. A peaceful seaside overlook atop a flowering hill.
February 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Sempiternal Sight
2025
The latest in a series of circular portals I've been creating. A peaceful seaside overlook atop a flowering hill.
2025
The latest in a series of circular portals I've been creating. A peaceful seaside overlook atop a flowering hill.
Hello! My name is Philip Byers, and I'm creating a series of fantastical landscapes and architectural forms known as The Else Lands!
September 7, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Hello! My name is Philip Byers, and I'm creating a series of fantastical landscapes and architectural forms known as The Else Lands!