Latest Shadows and Light Lesson. This is about how I control my desires when I hit puppy-dog mode. I'm like a kid at Christmas time when I discover something new. I can't help myself but I have to control those desires. youtu.be/22fOUqOfq-o #darkart #lifelesson

Latest Shadows and Light Lesson youtu.be/5ODJhpl92e8 #darkart #lifelesson #dailythoughts #macabre #sweet

The softcover book is now available at shadowmythsdarkart.com/produ… This is a collection of 6 dark fantasy short stories and how they affect Jonathan, the new owner of the Gallery of Nightmares.

Latest Shadows and Light Message. This one is about how I deal with pain and loss. youtu.be/ISKRLQ0639k #darkart #lifelesson #shadows #creepy #spiritual #uplifting

Want to get a free 11 x 17 print of your choice at a show? FREE 11 x 17 print to the FIRST 10 PEOPLE who tell me THE SHADOW PHRASE at my booth. You can learn what the phrase is on the Friday before the show by signing up to my mailing list at shadowmyths.com/

For today's Shadows and Light Lesson is 5 Things that I do to make sure that I have a calm day... especially when things are chaotic around me. youtu.be/6H9N5bPAvek #darkart #lifelesson #chaos #peacefulday

Do you know what this is? It's Scrivener. Rewriting the final portions of the book Gallery of Nightmares Book 1, based on the feedback from my editor. Almost done. #fantasywriting #shortstory #creepy #darkfantasy #grimdark #scrivener

Worked on the update of the map for my stories. For this map, I used WonderDraft to create the terrain features and then brought it into photoshop to create the roads, cities, regions, and other unique features. Each region and city is on its own Photoshop layer. #fantasy

Latest oil painting: "Connections" 9 x 12 oil on panel #darkart #creepy #skull #monster #nightmare

Excerpt from the Gallery of Nightmares Book 2: Then one filament touched me… then another…. and then more. I screamed as a cube of flesh fell off of every part of my body where the filament touched.

Today's topic in the Gallery of Nightmares, Shadows, and Light Lessons is called "Unforgiven". It's about how you won't grow past a given moment if you don't learn to forgive yourself when you make a mistake that hurts someone. youtu.be/chSDYb3sifc #darkart #forgiveness

You know... I was thinking about pins and realized that my color book pages are kind of like pin designs (2"). How would I format these images to be like pins? #darkart #pins #coloringbook #weird

Okay, now that the cards have gone out to my Kickstarter peeps, I have them in my store. These are casino-quality playing cards, with a different image on every card, not just the courts. shadowmythsdarkart.com/colle… #darkart #playingcards

2024 Recap - 10 oil paintings (Not as many as I usually do) - 1 Short Story Book (35,000 Words) - 120 Videos for YouTube (sooo many bad videos I had to redo) - 20 shows - 20 short stories (3,000 - 5,000 words per story) Mainly I'm trying to relax more. #darkart #oilpainting

The First Gallery of Nightmares book is off to my editor. It is a 35,000 word novella of a series of six dark fantasy short stories with an overarching story. [Note: This cover was something I drew up quickly. I have a layout person who will make the final cover design]

Merry Christmas! Remember to let your Freak-Flag Fly this holiday! #christmas #holiday #joy #weird #creepy #odd #strange

Today's special painting is brought to you by Jonathan, the owner of the Gallery of Nightmares. This painting is called "Changes". You can learn more at shadowmyths.com #DarkArt #Uplifting #MentalHealth #Horror #Creepy #LifeLesson

Today's special painting is brought to you by Jonathan, the owner of the Gallery of Nightmares. This painting is called "Broken". You can learn more at shadowmyths.com #DarkArt #Uplifting #MentalHealth #Horror #Creepy #LifeLesson

Today's special painting is brought to you by Jonathan, the owner of the Gallery of Nightmares. This painting is called "Bound". You can learn more at shadowmyths.com #DarkArt #Uplifting #MentalHealth #Horror #Creepy #LifeLesson

Today's special painting is brought to you by Jonathan, the owner of the Gallery of Nightmares. This painting is called "Bone Palace". You can learn more at shadowmyths.com #DarkArt #Uplifting #MentalHealth #Horror #Creepy #LifeLesson