🕯️James Bousema 🕯️ Illustration
@jamesbousema.bsky.social
Illustrator fueled by horror, fantasy, and heavy metal
Las Vegas Raiders, Metallica, Magic the Gathering, Necronomicon Tarot Deck, Vice-Press
Email: [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/jbousema
Las Vegas Raiders, Metallica, Magic the Gathering, Necronomicon Tarot Deck, Vice-Press
Email: [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/jbousema
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𝒟𝐼𝒩𝒪𝒮𝒜𝒰𝑅 🦖
19 of 20 token designs I’ve illustrated for my collection!
*insert John Williams theme*
19 of 20 token designs I’ve illustrated for my collection!
*insert John Williams theme*
July 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
𝒟𝐼𝒩𝒪𝒮𝒜𝒰𝑅 🦖
19 of 20 token designs I’ve illustrated for my collection!
*insert John Williams theme*
19 of 20 token designs I’ve illustrated for my collection!
*insert John Williams theme*
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Me when I show up to the prerelease event wearing a legit 90s Bolt Thrower Warmaster shirt
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Me when I show up to the prerelease event wearing a legit 90s Bolt Thrower Warmaster shirt
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Glen Elendra Guardian, AD Jameela Wahlgren. So glad I got a chance to play with the fae of this world. This one is doing a Legolas.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Glen Elendra Guardian, AD Jameela Wahlgren. So glad I got a chance to play with the fae of this world. This one is doing a Legolas.
The restrictions of being tasked with painting something somewhat ”realistic” is the bane of my existence.
Rule of cool always trumps reality
Rule of cool always trumps reality
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The restrictions of being tasked with painting something somewhat ”realistic” is the bane of my existence.
Rule of cool always trumps reality
Rule of cool always trumps reality
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First new art of 2026
Pleased to share my very first major publisher comic cover for issue #6 of Godzilla:Escape the Deadzone
for @IDW publishing !
Out February 11th at a comic shop near you
Pleased to share my very first major publisher comic cover for issue #6 of Godzilla:Escape the Deadzone
for @IDW publishing !
Out February 11th at a comic shop near you
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
First new art of 2026
Pleased to share my very first major publisher comic cover for issue #6 of Godzilla:Escape the Deadzone
for @IDW publishing !
Out February 11th at a comic shop near you
Pleased to share my very first major publisher comic cover for issue #6 of Godzilla:Escape the Deadzone
for @IDW publishing !
Out February 11th at a comic shop near you
Congrats to my artists buds who got their art revealed today!
Sick that Magic got the Jim Henson co to go all in on puppetry to help promote this set
Sick that Magic got the Jim Henson co to go all in on puppetry to help promote this set
We're live with #MTGLorwyn Debut, and if you're not watching it you are missing out. It starts with a musical number after all.
twitch.tv/Magic
mtg.social/LorwynDebut
twitch.tv/Magic
mtg.social/LorwynDebut
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Congrats to my artists buds who got their art revealed today!
Sick that Magic got the Jim Henson co to go all in on puppetry to help promote this set
Sick that Magic got the Jim Henson co to go all in on puppetry to help promote this set
Tolkien’s birthday 🎂
Figured I’d share what’s probably my most popular piece,
The Balrog of Morgoth
Figured I’d share what’s probably my most popular piece,
The Balrog of Morgoth
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Tolkien’s birthday 🎂
Figured I’d share what’s probably my most popular piece,
The Balrog of Morgoth
Figured I’d share what’s probably my most popular piece,
The Balrog of Morgoth
Happy 2026!
Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Happy 2026!
Year of the Horse
Year of the Horse
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
Art v Artist 2025🎨
From big IPs to personal projects, it was a stellar year. Invested way more time in things I wanted to do as opposed to things I had to do. Years of grinding has started to pay off in some creative freedom, and when you get a taste you never want to go back
#artvsartist
From big IPs to personal projects, it was a stellar year. Invested way more time in things I wanted to do as opposed to things I had to do. Years of grinding has started to pay off in some creative freedom, and when you get a taste you never want to go back
#artvsartist
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Art v Artist 2025🎨
From big IPs to personal projects, it was a stellar year. Invested way more time in things I wanted to do as opposed to things I had to do. Years of grinding has started to pay off in some creative freedom, and when you get a taste you never want to go back
#artvsartist
From big IPs to personal projects, it was a stellar year. Invested way more time in things I wanted to do as opposed to things I had to do. Years of grinding has started to pay off in some creative freedom, and when you get a taste you never want to go back
#artvsartist
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Watch my 30 second short contribution to Adult Swims Off the Air tomorrow. Its called “Asclepius”
December 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Watch my 30 second short contribution to Adult Swims Off the Air tomorrow. Its called “Asclepius”
Plant Goddess 🌿
Done in Photoshop
Done in Photoshop
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Plant Goddess 🌿
Done in Photoshop
Done in Photoshop
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anyone else feeling deeply discouraged and quintessentially bilbo baggins-ish, like butter scraped over too much bread?
December 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
anyone else feeling deeply discouraged and quintessentially bilbo baggins-ish, like butter scraped over too much bread?
My favorite albums and EPs from 2025
Some killer tunes this year!
Lemme know some good shit you listened to in 2025👇
Some killer tunes this year!
Lemme know some good shit you listened to in 2025👇
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My favorite albums and EPs from 2025
Some killer tunes this year!
Lemme know some good shit you listened to in 2025👇
Some killer tunes this year!
Lemme know some good shit you listened to in 2025👇
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Christmas goes awry in Ken Kelly’s cover art for Creepy, issue no. 86, 1977.
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Christmas goes awry in Ken Kelly’s cover art for Creepy, issue no. 86, 1977.
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Technically not winter yet but y'know
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Technically not winter yet but y'know
After this and DUNE, I think we’re good on brutalist interpretations of fantastical stories.
I appreciate a well executed singular vision.
But I think people yearn for some sincere fantasy storytelling that doesn’t look like concrete
I appreciate a well executed singular vision.
But I think people yearn for some sincere fantasy storytelling that doesn’t look like concrete
New poster for Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' ⚔️
In theaters July 17, 2026
In theaters July 17, 2026
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
After this and DUNE, I think we’re good on brutalist interpretations of fantastical stories.
I appreciate a well executed singular vision.
But I think people yearn for some sincere fantasy storytelling that doesn’t look like concrete
I appreciate a well executed singular vision.
But I think people yearn for some sincere fantasy storytelling that doesn’t look like concrete
My Magic the Gathering cards from 2025🎨
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My Magic the Gathering cards from 2025🎨
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
This felt like my big debut year and I’ve worked on soooo many cards since doing these. Thankful for all the new friends and fans I’ve gained in the MtG world this year
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A piece from last year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL poster for a charity poster project. wanted a sad, cold, lonely feel. The type is taken from the credits of the old film, as i thought they were lovely and wanted to re-use them!
charcoal plus digital painting
#art
charcoal plus digital painting
#art
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A piece from last year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL poster for a charity poster project. wanted a sad, cold, lonely feel. The type is taken from the credits of the old film, as i thought they were lovely and wanted to re-use them!
charcoal plus digital painting
#art
charcoal plus digital painting
#art
Average folks casually calling things demonic again
Yall gonna make me regress into the insufferable atheist version of myself
Yall gonna make me regress into the insufferable atheist version of myself
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Average folks casually calling things demonic again
Yall gonna make me regress into the insufferable atheist version of myself
Yall gonna make me regress into the insufferable atheist version of myself