Palaeo
LightNews LightNews
banner
palaeosinensis.com
Palaeo
@palaeosinensis.com
12K followers 490 following 3.5K posts
Unconventional wildlife art, pewter, & cardboard mask patterns.

I DO NOT TAKE COMMISSIONS. Beware scammers!

Site: PaleoPanthera.com
Merch: redbubble.com/people/paleopanthera
Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/palaeosinensis
Tips: ko-fi.com/palaeo
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
palaeosinensis.com
Palaeo @palaeosinensis.com · Feb 2
For those interested this art is now available on shirts, stickers, magnets, zipper pouches, and more on my Redbubble account. Resistance artists gotta eat.

www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1682... (original light variant)
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1682... (dark variant)

#BlueskyNightMarket #art #resist
Reposted by Palaeo
cartoonist.coop
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
palaeosinensis.com
Never walk into a cage willingly. If you're already in one: break out.

Digital faux linocut. Another plan for the future. #art #tiger #quotes #fauxlinocut #printmaking #linocut
December 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
palaeosinensis.com
The new art renaissance in the US is going to be a combo of made-by-people backlash against AI and people drawing their own smut if they’re locked out of basic internet privacy.
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Reposted by Palaeo
veetelier.com
Don’t know who needs to hear this but stop quitting your job to do artist alley and conventions, there are no benefits or health insurance and it is so unpredictable and the competition is worse than trying to get into Harvard lol
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
marandart.bsky.social
#FC2026 #FurtherConfusion
Get hype!! So excited to gush about art supplies with y'all.
Getting (Back) into Traditional Art with Maranda Cromwell & Sasha Jones Further Confusion Hilton University Room Jan , 8-9:30pm
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
pirateartisans.bsky.social
I mentioned this in the footnote of my earlier thread, but: It's going to be rough sailing and a lot of headwinds for independent artists for the next few years. Many folks who have been doing this full-time since 2020 are going to find that will no longer be sustainable, myself included.
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
palaeosinensis.com
My sapphire Dragonborn after many shenanigans finally had one last magical mishap…and was revealed to be a little shiny golden kobold the whole time. My sketches rarely go this far, but it was kind of zen to color. #art #dnd
A color drawing of a Dungeons and Dragons character. They are a small necromancer kobold with clothes that lightly suggest a desert theme. The kobold is golden with a blue duo chrome effect. Materials are crayola colored pencils, pen, and sketchbook paper.
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
abandonambition.com
Safety in numbers, terror in hordes

#art #animalart #sciart #darkart
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
palaeosinensis.com
Life advice for the ages. Those doing wrong want you tired and hopeless. But stay angry. And when a chance is in front of you: bite back.

Digital plans for a real linocut. I'm anxiously awaiting a press to make this stuff possible with my RSI in my hands.

#art #tiger #resist #linocut
The image is digital art made up to look like a two color linocut print. It features a geometric twisting snarling tiger. It's flanked by the text "Stay Angry" and "Bite Back" that follows the contours of the tiger.
February 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Reposted by Palaeo
palaeosinensis.com
I feel a strange need to repost this art. Sometimes art needs reposting y'know? Like this art. Did you know lionesses sometimes take out their males when the pride is under intense pressure? Apparently bees, ants, & termites do this too. #art

Available as a print! www.inprnt.com/gallery/pala...
Digital artwork with a square aspect ratio. It features six highly stylized lionesses in a pride circling a slain male lion. The male is shown from top-down view while the females are shown from a side view. The lionesses have mandala patterns in their fur. The dead male lion appears skinny and old. The style is similar to a vintage print on textured paper. The color themes are gold and red. The bottom right contains the artist's signature and the the word "yong-gi" which is a Korean word for courage.
January 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
palaeosinensis.com
I feel a strange need to repost this art. Sometimes art needs reposting y'know? Like this art. Did you know lionesses sometimes take out their males when the pride is under intense pressure? Apparently bees, ants, & termites do this too. #art

Available as a print! www.inprnt.com/gallery/pala...
Digital artwork with a square aspect ratio. It features six highly stylized lionesses in a pride circling a slain male lion. The male is shown from top-down view while the females are shown from a side view. The lionesses have mandala patterns in their fur. The dead male lion appears skinny and old. The style is similar to a vintage print on textured paper. The color themes are gold and red. The bottom right contains the artist's signature and the the word "yong-gi" which is a Korean word for courage.
January 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
palaeosinensis.com
What the fuck did I wake up to.

What the fuck
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
palaeosinensis.com
I thought I was getting better and then partner + me both got kneecapped by a second illness that we’re not even sure where we got it. Probably a gas station door handle or something on the ride home.

I’ve been working but am resting today after popping a fever. Art will return when it can.
palaeosinensis.com Palaeo @palaeosinensis.com · 17d
My Christmas gift this year from the universe seems to unfortunately be getting sick. Again. This is the 4th or 5th go in 2025. I am well armed this time with Sudafed, distilled water sinus rinse, and a deep resolve not to go back to the doctor for secondary infection. At least it’s not flu/covid.
Again.it
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
softmouth.bsky.social
DIY pony kit upgraded! 🐴♻️✨

handmade the mask, halter, hoof gloves, and tail out of literal garbage and junk I had laying around my house. absolutely thrilled with how this turned out. (mask pattern from @palaeosinensis.com, hoof pattern from @garudaworkshop.bsky.social)
Two mirror selfies of a person in a black horse costume with silver hardware Photo of a shiny black horse mask with black webbing strap halter and lead Photo of 3D printed horse hoof mitts with black denim sleeves attached Photo of horse tail made of strips of black denim, attached to a belt
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
unexpectedtexture.bsky.social
Went as the Mari Lwyd to our local Creepmas Parade. I had a lot of fun chewing the scenery and even got to rap battle!
Mask pattern by @palaeosinensis.com
A person dressed as the Mari Lwyd, a Welsh holiday spirit. Their mask is a craft foam horse skull adorned with holly and ribbons. The Mari Lwyd mask, from the front, sits on a table next to their well earned alcoholic beverage. The Mari Lewd gnaws on a Christmas wreath. Shouldn’t have left her unattended!
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
palaeosinensis.com
My Christmas gift this year from the universe seems to unfortunately be getting sick. Again. This is the 4th or 5th go in 2025. I am well armed this time with Sudafed, distilled water sinus rinse, and a deep resolve not to go back to the doctor for secondary infection. At least it’s not flu/covid.
Again.it
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Reposted by Palaeo
pirateartisans.bsky.social
When I started learning casting not even a decade ago silver was $20 an ounce. I'm nauseous, this sucks. The cost of basically half of what we sell is going to have to go up entirely because people are investing in silver bc they're worried about the economy.
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Reposted by Palaeo
palaeosinensis.com
Happy winter solstice to all; from this day onward the light only grows.

#death #rebirth #art #cat #wolf #linocut #digitalart
A digitally created faux linocut print; there is a column with text on the left and a columb with artwork on the right. The entire piece is based on Mahler's Symphony No. 2. The text reads "You were not born for no reason. You did not live for nothing; nor suffered in vain." The artwork on the right uses a cat buried and growing a new tulip poplar above it to represent the remaining symphony text, "What has lived must also perish. What has perished shall rise again." Artwork is human made with zero AI. Digital artwork of an anthropomorphic white wolf figure in a field of snow in the dark. The wolf wears a purple ruana pinned with a penannular. The wolf is highly stylized and the snow has faint celtic designs in it. The wolf is using their paws to shelter a single tiny flame on a pile of twigs while faint embers, dead leaves, and snowflakes blow around the wolf in the wind.
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
marandart.bsky.social
"Vitamin D" 9"x12" Mixed media on paper

Two classical-ish figures bring the light and warmth I always crave this time of year.
Note the pixelated printout and handmade paper combo.
Two figures, one draped in cloth and holding a rough glowing sphere aloft, bask in the warmth of the yellow, olive, and rusty orange color scheme.
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
ishaway.bsky.social
It is the Winter solstice.
Last night was the last new moon of 2025.

Choose what you wish to carry into 2026 with you.

#comic #ishawayart #mentalhealth
ishaway.bsky.social ishaway • FC DD 43 • 🇺🇦🇵🇸 🇨🇩🍉💛 @ishaway.bsky.social · May 14
A comic I did back in 2019.

Decided to post it here. These are the first four pages.
#comic #mentalhealth

(figuring out how to set up the alt text for these is a lot)
Comic: Stones. Panel 1: Figure standing alone, “As we travel through life we collect stones.” Panel 2: Image of a big trapped in amber “Some are light, effervescent”. Panel 3: A quarts spire, “Some are shimmering and faceted, and beautiful. Panel 4: Heart shaped stone and carved stone. “Some are sentimental.” Panel 5: Distance view, small silhouette to the right side of panel. Shapeless landscape beyond. “Some we collect theses stones and carry them on our life journey.” Panel 6: “We find fun ways to carry these stones.” Panel shows a stone necklace. Panel 7: “As decoration.” A bracelet on a wrist. Panel 8: “As Tools” Flint edged knife. Panel 1: But we carry them all the same Panel 2: We meet others Panel 3: we share our stones with them Panel 4: and they share their stones with us Panel 5: some companions walk the same trail as you. Panel 6: some for a short time Panel 7: some for a long while Panel 8: eventually people leave Panel 9: or you do Panel 1: ways part. And we keep the stones. Panel 2: Some interactions leave you with pebbles Panel 3: some leave you with the taste of sand in your teeth. Panel 4: but you keep moving Panel 5: carrying those stones Panel 6: over time Panel 7: the stone Panel 8: add up Panel 1: your bag gets heavy Panel 2: and your walk gets slower. Panel 3, 4, 5; this is when I stop and rest. Watching others carry their stones. Panel 6, 7: While I rest I begin looking at my stones. Panel 8, 9: Some are stones I will carry forever. They contain memories.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
epennysworth.bsky.social
Winter Solstice 2025 🤍
A gatherings of animals in the snowy woods for Winter Solstice
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
palaeosinensis.com
Happy winter solstice to all; from this day onward the light only grows.

#death #rebirth #art #cat #wolf #linocut #digitalart
A digitally created faux linocut print; there is a column with text on the left and a columb with artwork on the right. The entire piece is based on Mahler's Symphony No. 2. The text reads "You were not born for no reason. You did not live for nothing; nor suffered in vain." The artwork on the right uses a cat buried and growing a new tulip poplar above it to represent the remaining symphony text, "What has lived must also perish. What has perished shall rise again." Artwork is human made with zero AI. Digital artwork of an anthropomorphic white wolf figure in a field of snow in the dark. The wolf wears a purple ruana pinned with a penannular. The wolf is highly stylized and the snow has faint celtic designs in it. The wolf is using their paws to shelter a single tiny flame on a pile of twigs while faint embers, dead leaves, and snowflakes blow around the wolf in the wind.
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Palaeo
palaeosinensis.com
One life eclipses another; Smilodon takes down a whitetail deer. Inspired by petroglyphs, cave art, and ancient Scythian art. It's weird to think that the whitetail deer survived the ice age and made it to the present but many of its predators did not. #art #smilodon #paleontology #rockart #deer
Digital art of a Smilodon hunting a white tailed deer buck. Both figures are drawn as if they were petroglyphs. The Smilodon is pouncing the deer while the deer's rear legs twist to the opposite side of its body. This twisting leg direction signifies a dead or dying animal in Scythian art which also has influences on this piece.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
palaeosinensis.com
I write from the vet’s office (issue is minor but Theo needs antibiotics for it):

Thank you deeply for everyone buying stickers and shirts over on Redbubble. It’s a light in my day to check my email and see sales notifications and not bills or disasters. Buying my merch helps SO much!
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
palaeosinensis.com
Four -pounds- of jeweler's carving wax have arrived in 3 types.
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM