My story "Endless Requiem" (ft. a fisherman who regains his lost childhood & abundant amounts of murder by everyone except said fisherman) is now available to read for free on @strangehorizons.bsky.social!
@ympang.bsky.social
@ympang.bsky.socialMy story "Endless Requiem" (ft. a fisherman who regains his lost childhood & abundant amounts of murder by everyone except said fisherman) is now available to read for free on @strangehorizons.bsky.social!
@arcanamatic.bsky.socialStep into the uncanny, meticulous world of 1930s American Magic Realism. A quiet moment of impossible balance in a decaying room. #MagicRealism #1930sArt
@simonkewin.co.ukMy magic realist story The Day The Books Left has been reprinted by The Ones Behind the Bookshelves.
Should the mood take you, you can read it for free at
@liminal-entity.bsky.socialAnother Surprise Me Comm for a lovely customer!
This one was a delightful challenge to complete! 😊🌈
☆⌒ 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱 𝔦𝔰 𝔞𝔡𝔲𝔩𝔱𝔰 𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 - 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔴𝔢𝔩𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢, 𝔰𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔶 ⌒☆
#magicrealism
@tombettsart.bsky.socialParadox is from the ancient Greek παράδοξος, "beyond expectation." Contrasts of light and dark, both decadent and desolate.
Chocolate and Vanilla Western, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
On view at Dawson Cole in #Carmel
#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #pebblebeach #californiaart #tombetts
@misternatural.bsky.socialCarol Swain's brilliant graphic novel Gast is about a young girl's quest to uncover the life of a reclusive, cross-dressing Welsh farmer who committed suicide.
#BannedBooksWeek #Comics #GraphicNovel #GraphicNovels #AlternativeComics #FineArtComics #MagicRealism #Cartoonist #UKComics #BritishComics
@ajaberford.bsky.socialExcited for the launch of part 2 of my #AuntLily trilogy later this month (pre-order now www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HLMTMJ11)
But, if you’ve not met the enigmatic Lily yet, Part 1 is on a #kindledeal for the next few days.
#cosymystery #magicrealism and lots more!
@tombettsart.bsky.socialSublime, an overwhelming quality of greatness. Dessert in the desert highlights details, aesthetics, nature, beauty, the sublime.
California Dessert Sands, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
On view at Dawson Cole in #Carmel
#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #pebblebeach #californiaart #tombetts
@tombettsart.bsky.socialAn ephemeral pleasure, the golden hour, a state of simultaneous contrast.
Laguna Mint Noir, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #realism #lagunabeach #californiaart #tombetts
@chrisriker.bsky.social
@johnscottg.com#booksky #fiction #magicrealism #god #love #death #rebirth #drugs #religion #universe #indiebook #indieauthor #writingcommunity
Life, before and after death.
@smhenley.bsky.social#BookSky📚
#EndOfSeptemberReads📖
#ATimeOfWitches #MadelineMartin
#HistoricalFiction #GothicMystery #MagicRealism #Fantasy
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@manisbookcorner.bsky.socialHi Bookish friends!!!
Today, I’m shining a spotlight on The Holding by J. M. Woodward!!
#BookSpotlight #BookCommunity #BookBlogger #LiteraryFiction #ComingOfAge #MagicRealism #IndieAuthor
@tombettsart.bsky.socialItalian for “light-dark," #chiaroscuro refers to contrast within a painting. Ancient Greeks called it skiagraphia or "shadow-painting."
Neapolitan California Noir, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches
Plus One Gallery in #London
#hyperrealism #magicrealism #realism #californiaart #plusonegallery #tombetts
@chrisriker.bsky.socialA demon has dark designs and a warped view of right and wrong.
@firstamendmentgirl.bsky.socialStill Life by Giorgio Morandi, 1946, Tate Modern (London, UK)
@tombettsart.bsky.socialThe Summer Show at Plus One Gallery in London ends on September 14.
On view: Splash of Tea and Refracting Calm, both oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches
www.plusonegallery.com/exhibitions/...
#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #realism #californiaart #plusonegallery #london #tombetts
@chrisriker.bsky.social@johnscottg.com
@bwitzenhausen.bsky.social#NetGalley #BookReview of The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman #Witches #HistoricalFiction #MagicRealism
The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman Release date: September 8th, 2026 🌟🌟🌟🌟 I received a complimentary ARC copy of The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman from NetGalley and Simon &…