Thorns Don’t Ask for Permission 🦌🖤

She sits still, guarded by antlers and watched by ravens. Not fragile — just done explaining herself. This is the moment where innocence hardens into awareness, where silence becomes armor. Nature doesn’t apologize for its defenses. Neither does she.

If this image resonates with your own quiet defiance or inner wilderness, pass it on. Let it find someone who needs the reminder. 🖤✨

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For any of you who might be interested in some of the work I did for various Kickstarter covers this past year, I did a blog post to collect them all into one spot. Enjoy!

https://onepostwonder.com/users/mrlich/2026/01/20/kickstarters-from-2025

#FantasyArt #BookCovers #Kickstarter

Kickstarters from 2025

So I decided that I would like a reference place for myself of all the kickstarters that I was involved with for 2025. With the idea that it might be...

De quelle couleur est ton Âme Féerique, à quoi ressemble-t-elle ? ✨

Est-ce une Fée des forêts, une Fée combattante, une amoureuse de l’automne qui virevolte ?

Laisse moi un commentaire et peut-être que tu la verras se dessiner sous mes pinceaux !

Je suis ouverte aux commandes jusque fin janvier avec un prix d’appel tout doux pour les premières commandes 🧚✨

#fantasy #mastoart #fantasyart #goblincore #magique #NatureFéerique #portrait

Artwork commission for Tapewolf. Took a bit longer than I'd hoped, but it was a really great chance to draw one of my favorite types of creatures. Yay dragons! #furry #anthro #fantasy #dragon #drake #lizard #reptile #wyvern #fantasyart #cellshade #cellshaded #digitalart #painttoolsai

« The Vultures of Whapeton », 1975

by Jeffrey Catherine Jones (american artist, 1944-2011)
Cover illustration for "The Vultures of Whapeton", by R.E. Howard, Zebra Books №144, Jan. 1975

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 Giant spirit mask of Duka (worn)  

This giant mask is used for ritualistic purposes. It is what most Bone Priests wear on their backs.

If you reach into its mouth compartment, you will be able to take out bones of different variety, depending on which body part you wish to resurrect, and attach it to your own body, or others' bodies.

#worldbuilding #mastoart #drawing #art #artistsonmastodon #artist #digitalart #fantasy #darkfantasy #fantasyart

Finally tested some Arches paper and also played around a bit more with watercolour for the background. This might honestly be the first watercolour experiment in AGES I actually like. 😄

#TraditionalArt #WaterColour #Gouache #ColouredPencil #MixedMedia #Mosstodon #Nature #Forest #FantasyArt

The Peaceful Garden
A cat meditates on the nature of life. A curious owl wishes that he would talk and explain its enigmatic smile.
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