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Matt 🏳️‍🌈
@mspencerdraws.bsky.social
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He/Him || 33 || Trans & Queer ||
Freelance Illustrator, Open for 2026 Work
http://www.mspencerillustration.com/
[email protected]

Courtly Beasts Tarot wips at:
https://www.patreon.com/mspencerdraws

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · Sep 3
Heya!
I'm Matt, a queer illustrator from Michigan.
I am always looking for new freelance projects!

I love:
-Books! (interiors, covers, promo)
-Tarot/Tarot-inspired work!
-TTRPGs (items, maps, etc.)!

🍂 www.mspencerdraws.com
🏹 [email protected]

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(TTRPG & Interior B/W work ⬇️)
A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back. Promo Illustration for Neon Hemlock's 2024 Novella lineup. An illustration of a skull and scattered oracle cards on a table. A snake slithers over them. The cover for WE'RE HERE 2024. An illustration (in watercolor) of an earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing An autumn themed watercolor painting in oranges and blue-violets. A deer plays a hurdy gurdy in the central panel. Borders to the sides show a harvest wreath, candles, pumpkins, and apples. The panel above the deer shows an orange full moon. The panel below shows a gathering/celebration around a giant bonfire.
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Let's start some artist intros! 🥳

For We’ve Always Been Here, Hortensjjja ( @hortensjjja.bsky.social ) will be illustrating two queer men in Polish folk costumes, with both trans and disability representation, as they celebrate the first day of Spring to capture the symbolism of transition.
An art piece by Hortensjjja of two masculine characters leaning in for a kiss, with a colorful banner across the top that says "We've Always Been Here." In the bottom right is a small box that says "Page artist."
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Meg Hyland ( @womenof1000.bsky.social ) will be illustrating pre-colonial Ecuadorian queer history, focusing on the Tolita culture of 350 BC to 400 AD, with her stunning colored pencil skills!

#Ecuador #Indigenous #QueerHistory #QueerZine #LGBTQZine #TraditionalArt
A colored pencil art piece of an older Indigenous woman wrapped in a blanket, sitting by a fire at night as she looks up at the stars. At the top is a white box that says "Page Artist" and on the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Jan Falk ( @thistlearts.bsky.social ) is planning to bring us a European, Rococo-style piece, with some Achillean and gender-nonconforming representation. Expect decorations like silk, taffeta, powdered wigs, and other fashion of the time!

#Rococo #QueerArt #QueerZine #QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory
A digital illustration of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance, standing surrounded by foliage while posed cozily together. The top of the image says "Page artist" in a white box, and a colorful banner across the bottom says "We've Always Been Here."
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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crowcrownstudio.bsky.social
We’re at it again - and working on a sister book to our beloved Herbarium! Aquarium is full of weird watery folklore and sacred wells.
Head here to be notified the moment it drops 🐟 kickstarter.com/projects/rosdottir/aquarium-a-watery-5e-dandd-rulebook
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
For anyone who liked my little Pride banner designs, they're up in my shop as stickers, with a few other designs and a smattering of other things!

mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
A photo of a series of stickers laid out on a green cutting mat. The stickers include two fantasy/medieval styled Progress Pride designs (one a hanging banner one a waving flag), a golden fist clutching artists tools, a black and white hand with great nails holding a brush, and a unicorn-knight.
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Had the honor of painting @fyodorpavlov.bsky.social 's living-dead-girl Sorceress Vesper <3. Thank you Fyodor, she's a delight!

(Commish Info: bsky.app/profile/mspe... )
A small [3.5"x4.5"] watercolor painting of a back-from-the-dead sorceress standing in front of a blood red stained glass window. She wears a very low cut indigo gown with lacy sleeves, has pale skin with prominent bruising around the eyes and fingers and pale blue veins, and long gently waving black hair. She bears a stab wound to the heart. To her sides are subtle skeletal spectres.
September 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Super fun inventory commission for @alchemy.rocks !!
Had an absolute blast with this one. <3

(Commish info here: bsky.app/profile/mspe...)
A watercolor painting of a commissioner's field medic/chemist/artificer character's inventory! Arranged neatly are two bags (one being a doctor's-style bag) a rifle, several potions, chocobo feathers, bok choy greens, a harmonica, a tourniquet, an earring, a crystal, and two elpis flowers.
September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Call and Response is out!
(by Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social, published by @neonhemlock.bsky.social)

To celebrate, a selection of illustrations I painted for this fantastic collection of short stories!

Get the paperback (w/ sprayed edges ooh) here: www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
An interior illustration from Call and Response, a short story collection by Christopher Caldwell, published by Neon Hemlock. A black and white gouache & colored pencil illustration of two theatrical masks - one sobbing and one smiling. Over them is laid a drawing -in white line- of starlings. An interior illustration from Call and Response, a short story collection by Christopher Caldwell, published by Neon Hemlock. A black and white gouache & colored pencil illustration of a sperm whale diving. Over it is laid a drawing - in white line- of a whaling ship. An interior illustration from Call and Response, a short story collection by Christopher Caldwell, published by Neon Hemlock. A black and white gouache & colored pencil illustration of an opening magnolia blossom with bees surrounding it. Over them is laid a drawing- in white line- of a geometric cloud with wires and cables flowing from it. An interior illustration from Call and Response, a short story collection by Christopher Caldwell, published by Neon Hemlock. A black and white gouache & colored pencil illustration of a pillar of flame. Over it is laid a drawing- in white line- of a monstrance.
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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stablercake.bsky.social
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Silkscreen print of a trans male minotaur with top surgery scars kneels in a heraldic position surrounded by stars on a marbled paper background
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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arcanegold.bsky.social
hey y’all! this is a shot in the dark but i’m currently looking for work, let me know if you need an artist for anything! i’d love to work in games and books, so if there are any studios or publishers out there send me an email!!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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sabattons.com
HOLIDAY COMMISSION RESOURCE —

yule is upon us, and what better way to spread merriment than by supporting an artist, writer, crafter. if [YOU] are a creative with open commissions, with a turnaround time guaranteed before DEC 25 - JAN 1, please QRP or comment your information!

#commissions
image reads "holiday commission resource with an image of a red bow. text continues beneath, "artists with open commissions and turnaround times before the end of the year."
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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taplingzines.bsky.social
Get ready for some gay cowboys with Matthew Spencer's ( @mspencerdraws.bsky.social ) upcoming illustration, featuring two POC cowboys riding across an open landscape, painted with stunning traditional media.

#ArtZine #Cowboys #QueerArt #QueerZine #Zines #TraditionalArt #TraditionalArtist
A traditional illustration of multiple fantasy characters and animals with various rainbow motifs on clothing, accessories, and other decorations. A white box at the top says "Page artist" and a rainbow banner on the bottom says "We've Always Been Here."
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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wizardtoothpress.bsky.social
All of our new folk inspired patches are now available!

www.wizardtoothpress.com/shop/patches
An assortment of folk fantasy patches
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
For anyone who liked my little Pride banner designs, they're up in my shop as stickers, with a few other designs and a smattering of other things!

mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
A photo of a series of stickers laid out on a green cutting mat. The stickers include two fantasy/medieval styled Progress Pride designs (one a hanging banner one a waving flag), a golden fist clutching artists tools, a black and white hand with great nails holding a brush, and a unicorn-knight.
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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ingenium.bsky.social
what if it's not me?
Digital painting of a shiny black horse in a foggy twilight field, his head down to view his own reflection in a pool of water. In the pool, he is depicted standing in a field of golden barley, distorted and rippled. The plough constellation shines above him.
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
illustrated endpaper by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social (same front & back), printed edges designed by @olyfrogg.bsky.social
Close up of the front endpapers which is an illustration of two white men. Captain Hook sits in the bottom right in front of a piano. Peter sits in the top left on a tree overlooking Neverland scenery. The endpapers are open on top of the dust jacket. Everything sits on a white brick background. Close up of the edges which has two hands meeting and holding a light knife over a shadowy creature. The edges have a red background. The edges are on top of the dust jacket with blue, pale orange and red flowers to either side.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
All single editions of Peter Darling have sold out. It is now only available in the full box.
July "Hoist the Colors" 2025 full box
🏴☠️ HOIST THE COLORS 🏴☠️ 🏴☠️BOOK 1 for July is Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh! Fragments of a Fallen Star is a whimsical and heartwarming New Adult fantasy adventure romance about grief, ...
rainbowcratebookbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the July Hoist the Colors photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 2: Peter Darling by S.A. Chant @essaychant.bsky.social 🧵
The dust jacket laid out above the full naked hard case. Dark blue flowers sit at each corner of the dust jacket. Pale orange flowers sit at each corner of the hardcase. Everything lies on a white brick background.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
I'm hitting go on these bad boys this *Wednesday* 11/19!
A screenshot of three sticker listings in Matthew Spencer's online shop, each with a "coming soon" banner above them. There's a unicorn knight, two different artists hands, and two different pride banners.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
Bringing back the peace dove I drew for my winter markets🕊️
Photo of a hand holding up a print of a illustration of an all white dove with its wings out holding an olive branch that has an orange ribbon on it. The background is dark green and there are bright orange stars around the bird Background is a partly cloudy lit apartment
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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placecalledbliss.bsky.social
I'm all caught up on ink commissions atm if anyone wants a cool doodle from me----->
ko-fi.com/lennybroadfo...
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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thecreepingmoon.bsky.social
Desecrated Grounds

Acrylic on panel (original sold)
A painting on wood cut in the shape of a cathedral panel. The painting depicts a mausoleum in a dark swampy forest. The mausoleum is surrounded by lit candles, with a pile of small bones at the entrance. The door is slightly cracked open.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
mspencerdraws.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art!
An illustration in watercolor depicting an anthropomorphic rooster dressed in fine Elizabethan clothing. He stands at the helm of a ship. Behind his head in a circular frame is a seascape. A large illustrated map fills the rest of the background. A watercolor painting in olive green-golds, chartreuse, orange and grey. Mist swirls around a robed anthropomorphic owl in some kind of catacomb. Roots crawl down the wall above the entryway. The owl holds a gnarled staff in one hand and a glowing orb in the other. Stone niches behind her display candles and reliquaries. The panels flanking the central image show ornately decorated bones of a deer leg on the left, and on the right, a closeup of an elk skull wrapped in pearls with a semiprecious gem in the eye socket. Knight of the Nautilus. A watercolor painting of an anthropomorphic seagull in ornate armor featuring engravings of seashells. His sword appears to have an ivory hilt- also carved with shell details. He also carries a conch shell on his belt with worked metal embellishments. He stands at the bottom of some cliffs, with waves crashing behind him and ominous thunderheads above. A watercolor painting interpreting the "Temperance" tarot card, from Matthew Spencer's in progress "Courtly Beasts Tarot". This version shows an anthropomorphic turkey vulture alchemist, pouring water between two golden chalices. He stands with one foot in a pond, and one on land the sun behind his head acts as a fiery halo. A small blue spotted salamander sits on a rock behind him.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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angelicshades.bsky.social
If you've ever wanted to collect one of my originals, here's a great opportunity! I'm offering these pieces currently via the @changelingart.bsky.social's Deck the Halls auction with extremely fair starting bids.

Place your bids here by commenting on the images:
www.facebook.com/share/19tZA4...
Framed art featuring ornate frames with handmade traditional art rendered in watercolor, ink, gold paint, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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juliedillon.bsky.social
I think the painted version of this drawing turned out okay. 👉👈This was done in watercolors, with graphite, gouache and chalk pastel finishing touches.
A watercolor and graphite illustration of a sad mermaid with long flowing hair holding a wounded albatross to her chest.
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM