#Gallery A3

[nineeyedartist]

The following is the script that was prepared for the A3 artist talk. While I deviated from the script a bit during the artist talk due to shortened time constraints, this is the original 6 minute script that was prepared.

'Mother-Father, You Guide Us' was chosen because it contains several layers of convergence between seen and unseen. Primary among these is the co-creation of the painting between three of the spirits in our system. System is a term we use to describe our collective being. The painting is deeply symbolic, depicting events which occur simultaneously in the material and metaphysical worlds: a journey in which all four spirits in our system are guided by the blood of our ancestors, ancestral spirits, and ambiguously gendered gods.

'Mother-Father, You Guide Us' is a depiction of the spirit world which is layered with the physical world. The journey that occurs in unseen realms is inextricably linked to the journey that is occurring right now in the seen physical.

In the painting we are all together in a mythic form, rowing along a river of blood. The river represents the guiding ancestors and the path they lay for us. The blood is that of our deep ancestors, who we call the Mother-Father and depict as an intersex bovine. The Mother-Father relates to Nut who is the goddess of the sky and of the heavens guiding the dead. So we are guided through several lives and through this life. The bull’s head calls forth several mythological figures like Hathor, Attis, Apis, and Dionysus. The Gorgon mask on the boat represents an ancestral spirit and goddess who protects us. The firelight is our collective ancestors who guide us.  Flanking the Mother-Father are the Sea and the Volcano which represent venerated ancestors of place. The stars surround them all and beneath the river of blood is the endless river of souls living and dying and being reborn.

We chose color shift paint and a limited pallet to highlight and obscure various details. 

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Our work frequently engages with the underseen and unseen. It’s integral to our practice and not only because of our being multiple. Ultimately our work is about storytelling. We are telling underseen and unseen stories by sharing our own story. We are also telling the stories of the spirits we interact with.

We recently put together a fairly large body of work called Spirits We Are that showed at Anchor House of Artists in Feb. This was our first foray into allowing ourselves to be seen. 

The first piece here, Beloved Guide: A Sun Darkened Moon, is one of several five foot tall banners we painted as mythic portraits of ourselves. Still on view at Anchor House in Northampton.

Our work has become focused on telling our story from our perspective as a form of personal healing and a way to help destigmatize experiences that are considered outside the ordinary. 

Typically stories of people who hear voices, see visions, share a body, or have other “unusual” experiences are told by people who have never experienced these things. Often the person is depicted as sick, crazy, evil, or dangerous. At best, these stories spread misinformation. At their worst, they legitimise dehumanising others.

By telling our own story we are taking back our humanity and autonomy. Part of our way of saying this was to use scale, vibrant colors, and symbolism to present ourselves as mythic persons who claim our humanity and assert it with vivacity. 

Continuing with this theme of destigmatisation, we have our next piece, “The Sacrifice”. This piece is actually a digital study for a future painting. The Sacrifice is part of a larger story that was revealed to us via ancestral spirits. Here we are telling the story of our ancient queer ancestors who have been largely erased from history.

We identify as transgender and third gender, so connecting with these ancestors has been integral to our art and spiritual practices.

Depicted in The Sacrifice is our interpretation of an ancient devotional rite that dates back to the Neolithic. For thousands of years, people with male genitalia would partly or fully castrate themselves before becoming a priestex of one of several Mother goddesses. Such as Cybele, Rhea, Isis, Diana, and so on. These stories simply aren’t being told in the US. Third gender people continue to be a part of cultures in the Mediterranean. Yet few in the US are aware of this rich and continuing queer heritage. 

So, we are adding our small contribution by sharing these stories through our art.

Finally, we have two pieces that were created in relationship with the land where we live. 

The last piece here is a painting of a land spirit. It was painted from a drawing done in meditation with the land we live on (image right).

Here we are attempting to show something that we did not see with physical eyes. The lines act as storytelling devices that hold encoded information about movement or matter or energy. 

What you see at first glance is only part of the story. To understand it fully, you have to read the lines. But we haven’t completed a codex yet.

The first, a living mask, was created with guidance from the rushes, starling, moth and from the spirit represented (image left). This mask is treated as an individual and is considered to have a spirit and to be able to channel the depicted spirit. 

The mask is renewed each year and so looks slightly different each cycle as old or damaged materials are replaced with fresh ones.

Overall our work is created in cooperation with the unseen with a purpose to reveal stories that are hidden by a society that demands homogeneity.

[the-fandom-greenhouse]

Egg.

[Based off that one meme]

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[luchicm04]

why did it have to be postponed for a WHOLE year?! everyday I wake up I remember Avatar 3 will not be released until December 2025 and I cry myself to sleep again...

[lordartsy]

yay~

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Sketches I

2015-2016

Colored pencils and ink on A3 moleskine

[rui-drawsbox]

Was getting ready to sleep and out of nowhere i got hit with heavy A3! nostalgia. Tons of memories suddenly came like a sleeper agent

[yuzokasu]

kyuyuki dump <3

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A3: SUMMER TROUPE: SKY GALLERY 🖼️

[boyapologist]

for the love of GOD does anyone have an HD version of this photo

[uk3d]

Speckled calf sketch | Limited edition fine art print from an original drawing. My sketches start life as hand-drawn graphite images made on cartridge paper. I often work on these with charcoal, oil pastel or Caran d'Ache to create the look I'm after. The artwork is then scanned and finessed digitally ready for fine art printing. This process often referred to as Giclée printing uses the highest standard of printing methods to give gallery quality results that maintain all the details of the original sketch. The graphite pencils I use are Faber-Castel, the oil pastels are Sennelier and the china-graph is Caran d’Ache. The inks are pigment based archive quality (100years+). The heavyweight specialist papers I use are of the best professional quality having a wonderful surface designed specifically for fine art drawings and illustrations. Very limited editions with only ten per size printed. All artwork is signed and includes a certificate of authenticity. The A5 are 5.8" x 8.25" (14.8cm x 21cm) The A4 are 8.25" x 11.7" (21cm x 29.8cm) The A3 are 11.7" x 16.5" (29.8 cm x 42cm) The A2 are 16.5" x 23.4" (42 cm x 59.4cm) Originals are A3 11.7" x 16.5" (29.8 cm x 42cm) Frames not included in price. Free shipping on artwork to all destinations. https://www.seanbriggs.co.uk/product/speckled-calf/?feed_id=5477&_unique_id=6735a7a3a17be

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

I love this. Credit goes to whoever created this wonderful work of art!

Edit: the credit goes to https://grahamhumphreys.com/gallery/a3-prints/

[the-fandom-greenhouse]

I have found redraw memes. Send me more for more A3! blorbos

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[pictureofseraphinegray]

Golden Hour Seonghwa

I have always admired Klimt's work. We had his painting in a gallery close to my school and I would go and look at it. His paintings were my favourite paintings there. They were so sensual and shiny.

Seonghwa was the first painting I made for a series of portraits in Klimt's style which I have finished this week. I will post other boys in the following days.

It's watercolour and acrylic paint painted on watercolour paper with rough grain. Size A3

My Etsy shop will be up in a few days (probably next week) and it will be available in size a6-a3.

The entire series took me around two months to paint and my brain is telling me it is not good enough, but I hope someone here will like it!

Please do not repost, reblogs are very welcomed.

[satoshi-mochida]

Natsume’s Book of Friends: Hazuki no Shirushi launches June 5, 2025 in Japan for Switch, PC - Gematsu

Adventure game Natsume’s Book of Friends: Hazuki no Shirushi will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on June 5, 2025 in Japan, publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Toydium announced. It will support Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

The Switch version will be priced at 7,480 yen for the standard physical or digital edition, and 12,980 yen for the first-print limited edition. The latter includes a special box, an A3-size original clear poster, a Nyanko-Sensei original pencil case, four Nyanko-Sensei original badges, a Natsume‘s Book of Friends postcard book, a Shuuichi Natori bromide, and a promotional card.

Here is an overview of the game, via its official website:

About

Spend your summer vacation in the world of Natsume’s Book of Friends in this new adventure game! As Takashi Natsume, you can hang out with your classmates, help out your family, listen to the troubles of youkai, and freely enjoy your summer vacation.

Spend Your Summer Vacation in the World of Natsume’s Book of Friends

Become Takashi Natsume and move freely through the world of Natsume’s Book of Friends. The season is summer, and school is already out for vacation. Hang out with Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Tanuma, help out Touko, give advice to the youkai of The Dog’s Circle… and of course, do not forget your summer assignments. Enjoy summer to your heart’s content with Nyanko-Sensei and your friends.

Beautiful and Nostalgic Scenery

The background art is handled by Ishigaki Production, which also worked on the anime. In addition to memorable scenes from the anime, there is plenty of background art that you will only see in the game. Players can freely explore a lovely town and interact with the characters from Natsume’s Book of Friends.

An Original Story that Weaves Various Characters

A story of family, a story of friends, a story of youkai… In this game, you can enjoy a story that weaves together the various characters from Natsume’s Book of Friends. Who will you spend your time with in your limited span of one month…? That choice is yours to make. Please enjoy a wonderful summer vacation all your own.

Fond and Nostalgic Memories

Each episode of Natsume’s Book of Friends tells a story that touches someone’s heart. As you progress through the scenario, events from seasons one to seven of the anime may be recalled. Look back on the journey so far through the lens of Takashi Natsume.

Watch the announcement teaser trailer and commercial below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Teaser Trailer

Announce Commercial

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Announcements

Here is some art because I don't like doing posts without at least a bit of art thrown in them

[ID: Dark red and grey sketch of Hardison and Eliot standing side by side. Hardison is looking thoughtful and a bit concerned, looking ahead and holding his phone in both hands. Eliot has his arms folded and is looking at Hardison with a slight frown, as if worried. End ID]

2. I'm now selling prints of my art. You can buy these either by messaging me on here or using my Ko-Fi, where I've tried to gather a complete gallery of art (although I've not got everything on there yet)

Prices are:

5"x7" - £5

A4 - £10

A3 - £15

Shipping to UK: £2

Shipping to the rest of the world: £5

3. People who have commissioned art from me, now that October is over, commissions are my top priority so I will be working on these and aim to get them to you in the next few weeks! I'm so sorry for the delay!

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Julian Jordan: Scrooge McDuck and Glittering Goldie

Source: comicartfans

Scrooge - Glittering Goldie's two faces - Rough Layout, in Julian Jordan 's Disney / Miscellaneous Comic Art Gallery Room

Uncle Scrooge & The McDuck Castle, in Julian Jordan 's Disney / Miscellaneous Comic Art Gallery Room

Uncle Scrooge, The Gold River, in Julian Jordan 's Disney / Miscellaneous Comic Art Gallery Room

Uncle Scrooge - Here I am A3, in Julian Jordan 's Disney / Miscellaneous Comic Art Gallery Room