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"The Garden of Eden"

"The Garden of Eden"

Acrylics on canvas, 55 cm. wide...

Already sold - but do ask if you want to acquire any other paintings on display on this page.

Thank you all for your support on Patreon, and beyond!

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Christmas Creature Commissions Open!

Christmas Creature Commissions Open!

2025-12-03 21:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post

All Tomorrows gift sketches for reviewers on Amazon & Waterstones online!

All Tomorrows gift sketches for reviewers on Amazon & Waterstones online!

Last month I asked for good reviews for #AllTomorrows on Amazon, Amazon UK, and 2025-12-03 19:05:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Rhamphorhynchus longiceps

Rhamphorhynchus longiceps

Aquatint of the famous, gnarly-jawed Jurassic flying reptile - prepared for the DinoCon2025 event in Exeter, UK.

The original line-art drawing is the cover image for this Patreon collection!

Thank you all for your support on Patreon, an...

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Eurhinosaurus

Eurhinosaurus

Aquatint from earlier this year - prepared for DinoCon2025 in Exeter, UK.

Eurhinosaurus was one of the most derived ichthyosaur genera - with a long, swordfish-like mouth.

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Lambeosaurus

Lambeosaurus

Aquatint from earlier this year - prepared for DinoCon2025 in Exeter, UK.

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Blending charcoals and watercolours until they can't be told apart anymore

Blending charcoals and watercolours until they can't be told apart anymore

"Reclining Figure"
Mixed media on art paper,
34 cm. wide.

Thanks for your support on Patreon, and beyond.
Let me know if you want to a...

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Turkey's "Lake Van Monster" cryptid illustrated

Turkey's "Lake Van Monster" cryptid illustrated

Unbeknownst to many cryptozoology enthusiasts, Turkey's Lake Van is home to a native cryptid, a horse-and-dinosaur-like monster known as the "Lake Van Monster", or "Cano".

2025-11-24 17:52:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Downloadable file for the CMTK Podcast - Precambrian Episode!

Downloadable file for the CMTK Podcast - Precambrian Episode!

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Another HUGE surreal art batch from 2024 & 2025

Another HUGE surreal art batch from 2024 & 2025

Some you have already seen - most others are brand new!
These are almost all for sale - let me know if you are interested!

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Ox-sized giant flightless bats

Ox-sized giant flightless bats

Perhaps inspired by the Pegasoferae hypothesis, which groups odd-toed ungulates, carnivorans, and bats in a single clade, generous patron M. D. commissioned me to draw giant flightless bats used as beasts of burden in his speculative universe.

We began our ef...

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From figure studies to pure fantasy

From figure studies to pure fantasy

If you want to be good as a surreal artist, you have to wrap your mind around real things first. Figure drawing is a wonderful way to acquaint yourself with reality.

Sometimes I sketch friends and acquaintances who pose for me.

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HUGE batch of surreal art from 2024 & early 2025

HUGE batch of surreal art from 2024 & early 2025

Some you have already seen - most others are brand new!
These are almost all for sale - let me know if you are interested!

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"Likeness of the Sandown Clown"

"Likeness of the Sandown Clown"

Acrylics on art paper, 30 cm. wide.

Loosely inspired by the eerie story of the "Sandown Clown" entity.

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"Horseback Jinn and Stationary Ghost"

"Horseback Jinn and Stationary Ghost"

Acrylics on art paper, 50 cm. wide.

Up for sale! Let me know if you are interested!

Thanks for your support on Patreon, and beyond.

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A patron's portrait as an All Tomorrows posthuman

A patron's portrait as an All Tomorrows posthuman

A whimsical portrait of a patron as a pre-colonial post-human from the #AllTomorrows universe. Arms and legs get blocky and flatten - and fit together with others like an M. C. Escher pattern.

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New Youtube perks for Patreon supporters!

New Youtube perks for Patreon supporters!

If you've been following my Youtube channel, here are some new benefits my Patreon supporters can enjoy.

  • My supporters on the top two tiers now get a personal thank-you at the beginning of every Youtube video.

  • My su...

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Downloadable audio file for the "Predator: Badlands" review video!

Downloadable audio file for the "Predator: Badlands" review video!

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Creating an alien ecosystem

Creating an alien ecosystem

Once again, generous donor J.M. asked me to create a commission from Robert Reed's "Great Ship" universe - this time the low-energy ecosystem inhabited by the "Luckies" - a genus of tiny hive intelligences.

...“A single Lucky i...

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An alien from a high-gravity planet

An alien from a high-gravity planet

Created for generous patron T. T., a character that evolved into "...a particularly aggressive carpet, after an incredibly long passage of time and a series of unfortunate events."

This was the ancestor of the commissioned creature. ...

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In the Liminality: concept art for a video game

In the Liminality: concept art for a video game

Another character design for generous patron S. A.'s upcoming psychological horror game, "In the Liminality" - now available to wishlist on steam!

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Teenage fantasy-cartoon world from 20+ years ago

Teenage fantasy-cartoon world from 20+ years ago

Drawn in 2004 - one of my first experiments digitally colouring an illustration.

2025-10-24 12:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post

"Rainbow Shimmer"

"Rainbow Shimmer"

Charcoal, watercolour and other media on cotton art paper, 20 cm. wide. Lots of intricate work went into the subtle colour shifts in this piece...

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Snaiad: Layout study for two large arthrognaths

Snaiad: Layout study for two large arthrognaths

Some of the largest freshwater (above), and marine (below), arthrognaths from the upcoming Snaiad re-release. Arthrognaths are a phylum of fish-equivalents on Snaiad, characterised by quasi-exoskeletal forelegs evolved into jaw-like structures, and eight (sometimes less) sets of fleshy, lobe-like fins.

Here is the sketch study for the head...

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"Kylix Tender"

"Kylix Tender"

Oil on cardboard, 27 cm. wide.

Thank you all for supporting me on Patreon, and beyond!

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The great Ba'khar - for Tales of Kaimere

The great Ba'khar - for Tales of Kaimere

Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere is an incredible speculative evolution project that really needs more attention. I have really been enjoying Kaimere and its creatures for a while, so I decided to create fan-art for this universe.

2025-10-14 10:07:56 +0000 UTC View Post

"Phoenix" aliens from Robert Reed's "Great Ship" universe

"Phoenix" aliens from Robert Reed's "Great Ship" universe

Once again, generous patron J. M. commissioned me to illustrate an alien from Robert Reed's "Great Ship" universe. Here is how the "Phoenix" race was described:

They evolved on a small hot world. Gills augmented a trio ...

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Images for the "Weird French Palaeo-Cards" video - including the unseen set!

Images for the "Weird French Palaeo-Cards" video - including the unseen set!

Check attachments - and enjoy!

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Snaiad: Two splendid herbivores

Snaiad: Two splendid herbivores

Nearly every day I put in extra work to Snaiad. It's taking time, but it will be worth it. Here's a preliminary layout featuring two "Elythrakephalid" herbivores with (independently-evolved) flamboyant display structures.

Thank you all for your support of Snaiad! When it comes out as a book, it will feature the names of m...

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"Mocking the Stranger"

"Mocking the Stranger"

Acrylics on art paper, 35 cm. wide.

Thank you all for supporting me on Patreon, and beyond.

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