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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 14d

OOOHHH YAYY!! Lorwyn Eclipsed was the first time on MtG I was the set lead for the collectibility team! Some of the first cards I art directed were previewed today! Illustrated by the spectacular @omarrayyanart.bsky.social and @lightpusher.bsky.social !

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · 14d

"Terrapin Toupee"
New watercolor available on the Every Day Original website.
everydayoriginal.com/product/terr...
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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Sep 5

Getting started on a new painting. What shall emerge from the scribbles? We’ll see. 😊
#art #painting #scribbles

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Butterfly
#art #watercolor #pets

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Dark Art of Saucery
#drawing #pencil #art

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Aug 10

"Pig with Pilsner" was by far the most popular piece I had at Gen Con last weekend. The original sold pretty quick, and so did the prints! Anyone who missed out on getting a print, they're now available on my website. studiorayyan.com 🐷🍺
#art #beer

Oil painting of a pig holding a Pilsner glass full of beer

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jul 20

He just sneaks in everywhere. 😊

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jul 20

Gen Con is just around the corner, and I’m tied to my desk creating new work to show. Here’s a sneak peek of a watercolor I’m working on today. #art #watercolor #painting #faerie #fantasyart

A watercolor painting in progress featuring a number of faeries interacting with woodland creatures.

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jul 14

Getting ready for #gencon
Yikes I can’t believe it’s coming up so fast. 😱😬
Here are some painted proof cards I’ll be bringing. Hope to see you there.
#mtg #mtgartistproofs #painting #art #magicartist

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 26

Madness

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎉 Run Away Together playmats are finally back in stock! Available now on my newly revamped website, along with my full line of Magic the Gathering items. www.studiorayyan.com 😄

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 24

Scorba Roused. Another one dug out of my archives, from the Middle Earth card game by Iron Crown. Fun fact: Iron Crown’s business tanked during production of this game and they ghosted many artists on payment for their work. 😡 I can relate, Scorba. #dragon #middleearth #illustration #lotr #tolkein

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 15

Here’s another illustration I did for Iron Crown’s Middle Earth card game nearly 30 years ago (!!!)
#meccg #middleearth #lordoftherings #lotr #art #watercolor #fromthearchives

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 10

"Song for the Sea Serpent" is my latest painting, created for the Dragonlore art show that opened at the Haven Gallery in Northport, NY this weekend. Show runs until July 6.
See more from the exhibition here: havengallery.com/portfolio/dr...
🐉

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Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · Jun 4

🎉Happy birthday to the sensational Swedish illustrator, John Bauer, who was born on this day in 1882.

Bauer's captivating watercolor imagery of elves, gnomes and trolls have inspired generations of artists such as Brian Froud, Charles Vess and, of course, me...

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Jun 2

Continuing my Middle Earth illustration archive deep dive, here is the Orc Captain. From the Iron Crown card game.
#meccg #middleearth #lordoftherings #gameart #watercolor #art #tolkien #illustration

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 27

“Fell Rider”
Another illustration I did for Iron Crown’s Middle Earth card game nearly 30 years ago (!!!)
Time flies, and so do ringwraiths.
#meccg #middleearth #lordoftherings #lotr #art #dragon #watercolor #fromthearchives

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 26

Next up is Alatar, another of my Lord of the Rings game illustrations done for Iron Crown many many moons ago.
#wizard #lordoftherings #tolkien #gameart #illustration #throwback #watercolor #art #fromthearchives

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 26

"Wilhelm the Windswept".
New watercolor painting available today on Every Day Original.
everydayoriginal.com/product/wilh...
🦆
#art #watercolor #painting #duck

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 25

Someone requested I post my old work from the Middle Earth card game I did for Iron Crown wayyy back when. So I’ve dug out some images from my archives. Here’s the first one, Gothmog. #art #lordoftherings #lotr #illustration #throwback #fromthearchives

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 15

I saw his sculpture and had to laugh! No collaboration, it was entirely coincidental. Great minds think alike. 😁

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 13

I’ll have to dig deeeeeeep in my archives for those! 😁

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · May 13

"Bullfrog Buckaroo" is one of the paintings I did for the "Character in Context 2025" show that opened earlier this month at the AR Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, CO. You can view all the work from the exhibition here: armitchellmuseum.com/store/charac...
The show runs until July 19.
#art #oilpainting

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · Apr 26

"Daffodil of Doom!"
New watercolor available today on Every Day Original
everydayoriginal.com/product/daff...
☠️ 🌷🌸🌼
@everydayoriginal.bsky.social
#art #watercolor #painting #daffodil #springtime

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Ryan Pancoast - Illustrator/Artist @rpancoast.bsky.social · Apr 9

Character in Context, the largest exhibition of original illustration in the Western U.S. opening May 2! Come see the show in-person in Trinidad, Colorado, with artists in attendance, and demonstrations and gallery talks on Saturday May 3. #characterincontext #illustrationart #traditionalart

Painting of a girl and her cat standing in a field. The text below reads "Character in Context" and lists the artist in the show.

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