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Wylie Beckert
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Inspired by the novel Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
Piranesi
11.5 x 17.5" pencil & acrylic ink on paper. Prints are available this week only; original painting goes up for auction 9/29.
Humility and Pride: The King and Queen of Clubs.
Reign of Sin + Rule of Virtue
A pair of dark and light poker decks based on the Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues - coming to Kickstarter in early 2021.
Join the mailing list to get notified of the launch; complete info on the project at www.reignofsin.com; original paintings available in the shop.
Cauldron of Everything
12x18" digital color over pencil & acrylic ink on toned paper. Original drawing SOLD.
For Magic The Gathering's Heroes of the Realm.
Collectigull
13x11" pencil & acrylic ink on paper. Original painting SOLD.
Variant cover for Young Hellboy #3 from Dark Horse Comics.
Young Hellboy
13x20" pencil, ink, and digital. Original painting SOLD.
"i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)"—e.e. cummings
Carrier
9 x 13" acrylic on watercolor paper. Original painting available in the shop. Original drawing missing/stolen; if you see it for sale let me know.
"The King of Clubs, whose kingdom's enduring peace was bought with steel and blood. The few remaining souls who have faced his armies on the field of battle tell strange stories of teeth and claws, of warriors who eat human flesh and wear the skins of fabulous beasts.
His current life is one of quiet diplomacy behind high walls; his far-seeing eyes, though, are always trained on the uneasy world beyond his guarded borders. In his armories, the forge-fires are never permitted to go out, and his beast-skin armor is never allowed to lose its polish..."
Wicked Kingdom Illustrated Playing Cards
A traditionally-painted playing card deck with a narrative twist and a dark fantasy aesthetic.
You can buy the deck in the shop, or check out more art from the project at www.wickedkingdomdeck.com.
Thwart the Grave
18x12" pencil & acrylic ink on toned paper. Original painting SOLD.
Cauldron of More
12x15" digital color over pencil & acrylic ink on toned paper. Original drawing SOLD.
A vengeful goddess dooms humanity with her edict to womankind: "Thou shalt neither wed nor bed any man who is your inferior in wit or character." For Michael Swanwick's short story Annie Without Crow.
Annie Without Crow
12x18" pencil & acrylic ink on paper. Original painting available.
Soul Shatter
18x12.25" pencil & acrylic ink on toned paper. Original painting SOLD.
Most of the iconic visuals from the film come from its early scenes - Alex's droog costume, the Korova Milk Bar, ultraviolence. I've always found the second half of the story more compelling, though: a post-Ludovico-Technique Alex tortured by all the things that once brought him joy and ill-equipped to fend for himself in a world that hasn't been correspondingly reformed.
A Clockwork Orange
Licensed, limited-edition poster design for Mondo. Check the shop for artist proof availability. Original drawing SOLD.
"The hunter rested easier having slain the bear; however, each night as he slept the hunter's wife returned to the forest, and the songs she sang to their little child when she returned home grew stranger, sadder and wilder..."
The Bearwife
11x17" ink + pencil on paper. Original SOLD.
Fae of Wishes (Magic the Gathering / Throne of Eldraine)
15.5x13.25" ink and pencil on paper. Original SOLD.
We take great comfort in the idea that within each of us, beneath the many masks we wear, is a kernel of "self" - something solid and unchanging that represents who we really are...In actuality, our personalities are an ever-changing mirror of our circumstances; each of us is a mere change of scenery away from yielding to our better angels or inner demons.
Masks
8x10" ink and pencil on paper. Original SOLD.
For Magic The Gathering's Strixhaven.
Rise of Extus
16 x 12" pencil & acrylic ink on paper. Original painting SOLD.
Finishing blow (Magic the Gathering / Core Set 2021)
18x12.25" ink and pencil on paper. Original SOLD.
"Those who show the greatest aptitude for the craft are often the least suited to its practice." — Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga's Apprentice
9x12" ink and pencil on paper. Original SOLD.
"Two magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me; The first shall be governed by thieves and murderers; the second shall conspire at his
own destruction..." — from the prophecy of the Raven King.
Two Magicians
Illustrating Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. 11x18" oil, ink, and pencil on paper. Original available here.
"Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy—rich, not gaudy,
For the apparel oft proclaims the man..." — William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
Costly Thy Habit As Thy Purse Can Buy
5x7" ink and pencil on paper. Original SOLD.