Dave Convery
LightNews LightNews
banner
zomda.bsky.social
Dave Convery
@zomda.bsky.social
210 followers 220 following 1.4K posts
With every bite of bahn mi I grow stronger & feistier
Posts Replies Media Videos
zomda.bsky.social
Work in progress. Hopefully my entry for #miniaturepaintingopen online, if I can pull my finger out and get a few more clear evenings this month.
A close up of a miniature knight model, painted in a semi-realistic style with metallic reflections etc.
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
zomda.bsky.social
I think my favourite bit is these glue-on wall moldings that are stuck on top of, but off centre to, almost identical patterns on the wallpaper. Really underscores just how shoddy the whole thing is, and how little understanding of aesthetics is involved.
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Steve Coogan in The Day Today, playing a pool attendant who can list the years in which someone did or did not die in the pool.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
zomda.bsky.social
You know when you have an idea and you just need to exorcise it? Scanned my head, tidied the sculpt in Nomad, printed and painted it. Some technology is actually still fun to experiment with.
Me, a tired-looking man with brown hair and a grey beard in my office, which has red wall and knick-knacks everywhere. On my left shoulder, poking through my shirt, is a much smaller 3d-printed replica of my own head, painted to look like me now.
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
zomda.bsky.social
If Val Lewton can give credit to plate #8, you can credit your stolen memes.
A still from the title cards of the film “Bedlam”. Over a print of the asylum, it reads: “Suggested by the William Hogarth painting Bedlam plate #8 “The Rake’s Progress” Screen Play by Carlos Keith and Mark Robson”
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
zomda.bsky.social
“Hey given everything, should we cancel our Sandman promotion?”

“The one where we tie our product to the stylish look of a serial killer made of literal nightmares, from the book written by a repeat (alleged) sex offender? Why would we do that?
An Instagram advert for sunglasses, showcasing their appearance in The Sandman Netflix series. No mention made of the fact that the character these belong to being a serial killer made of literal nightmares, or of The Allegations.
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Absolute nonsense. Are you expecting half of your passengers to be monopods
A train chair with a massive metal bar taking up about a third of the space where someone’s legs should go
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Picture of snow monkeys sitting in a hot spring at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan. They are sat in steaming water in front of rocky terrain that has heavy snow in it. The monkeys have grey-brown fur and magenta faces.
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Ended up taking a slightly different approach with this. Appoech.
A small bust of Edgar Allan Poe, painted to look as though it is illuminated by candlelight from the front and slightly below.
October 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Cat’s learned to beatbox.
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Apparently it’s 176 years today since Edgar Allan Poe died, which I didn’t know when I sat down to start painting this.
A small bust of Edgar Allan Poe in the process of being painted.
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
zomda.bsky.social
1 Euro 50 to see the face of God, not a bad deal.
A photo of Tortas de chicharrones - a pastry rectangle covered in pork scratchings - sat on a gold paper plate in a display window. There’s a price label behind it.
October 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
zomda.bsky.social
They call me
A window with a teal graffiti tag reading “extra de queso”
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
zomda.bsky.social
The corollary to this is that all of these companies feel entitled to degrade public infrastructure without any compensation so what he’s saying is that they’ll keep making cities less walkable unless they also get a load of shit for free. End of my street, now unusable for buggies and wheelchairs.
A pavement completely blocked by Voi bikes and scooters.
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
zomda.bsky.social
Screenshot from Donkey Kong Bananza showing Donkey Kong in ostrich form. I don't really know how to explain this better, sorry. It's a lot.
September 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
zomda.bsky.social
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
A photo of Josep Maria García, from the Clickhole post and popular meme format "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point".
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
zomda.bsky.social
A picture of grace and poise. You can see why the ancient Egyptians worshipped them.
A black tuxedo cat rolling on her back with her belly in the air and her tongue sticking out. She’s rolling around on a reflective cycling jacket on wooden floorboards. She is simultaneously dumb as rocks and my perfect little angel.
September 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Bagpuss, a pink and white striped cat puppet, with a smaller version of his own head coming out of his mouth.
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
zomda.bsky.social
Added another horrible little guy to my Wall of Horrible Little Guys.
A small bust of a horrible fishman in a bishop’s outfit. It’s sitting in a gold frame, on a red wall. It’s painted so one side has a blue cast as though it’s in moonlight, the other has an orange cast as though lit by fire. A small bust of a horrible fishman in a bishop’s outfit. It’s sitting in a gold frame, on a red wall. It’s painted so one side has a blue cast as though it’s in moonlight, the other has an orange cast as though lit by fire. This view shows the orange side more clearly. A small bust of a horrible fishman in a bishop’s outfit. It’s sitting in a gold frame, on a red wall. It’s painted so one side has a blue cast as though it’s in moonlight, the other has an orange cast as though lit by fire. This view shows the blue side more clearly. A red wall with “trophy mounts” - a vampire painted as though it’s in moonlight, a fishman in a top hat, and a little fishman bishop in a gold frame. There’s also a painting of Nic Cage being menaced by bees from that awful Wicker Man remake.
September 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Look I know I have only myself to blame here but the hateful gust released when you open these would not be out of place when robbing an ancient tomb.
A crisp packet on a table. They are hotdog and onion flavour.
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Greatest cat
A tuxedo cat lying on a blue duvet, looking up at the camera. Her mouth is wide open in an expression that looks like excitement.
September 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Finished painting this large lad. Now with de-noised pictures.
A Space Wolf Terminator miniature, painted a light blue-grey. It’s stood on a plinth against a black backdrop. Its left arm is outstretched, its right arm is holding a shield. It’s photographed from the front. A Space Wolf Terminator miniature, painted a light blue-grey. It’s stood on a plinth against a black backdrop. Its left arm is outstretched, its right arm is holding a shield. It’s photographed from the back. A Space Wolf Terminator miniature, painted a light blue-grey. It’s stood on a plinth against a black backdrop. Its left arm is outstretched, its right arm is holding a shield. It’s photographed from the side, highlighting the shield.
August 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
zomda.bsky.social
I was going to do less tonight but my cat passed out under my painting desk so
A tuxedo cat asleep on her side with one paw over her eyes. She’s on top of a colourful geometric rug.
August 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
zomda.bsky.social
Almost done. A few little details and I can put this away for bit.
A Space Wolf Terminator miniature stood on a chunk of cork. It’s painted light grey and is holding a gold shield.
August 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
zomda.bsky.social
An evening spent painting fake metal. Won’t be finalised until I assemble the mini, but happy enough with this.
A man’s hand holding a small toy shield. The decorative outline is painted to resemble gold.
August 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM