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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 13d

“A Daughter of Helios” 8x10 oil on linen. This painting depicts one of the Heliades.

It is available through the Haven Gallery!

Thank you, Sonja! Always wonderful to paint you!

#greekmythology #goddess #art #painting #oilpainting #howardlyonart

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!

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SoundOfTheForest @soundoftheforest.bsky.social · 14d

I had so much fun modeling for this painting! Howard is so incredibly talented and his mythology paintings are gorgeous.

Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 14d

“Psyche Opening the Jar of Aphrodite” 24x36 oil on line panel. Available now through the Haven Gallery
#oilpainting #art #painting #mythology #psyche #greekmyth #howardlyonart

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Andy B @geekynerfherder.bsky.social · 16d

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Psyche Opening the Jar of Aphrodite' by @howardlyonart.bsky.social
geekynerfherder.blogspot.com/2025/09/arto...

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · 14d

“Psyche Opening the Jar of Aphrodite” 24x36 oil on line panel. Available now through the Haven Gallery
#oilpainting #art #painting #mythology #psyche #greekmyth #howardlyonart

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Mike ☠ || Comms are open! @michalputo.art · Sep 8

Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky!!

#art

It was the challenge on the discord channel of @howardlyonart.bsky.social I think. One of my final paintings with water soluble oils, I switched to regular oils shortly after this portrait.

Oil painting on canvas panel, 30x40cm. Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a light brown dress. Her hair are shoulder long, straight. She's looking at her right side.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you!

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Caitlin Fowler @caitlinxfowler.bsky.social · Aug 21

I did a study from the Dark Fae reference pack offered by @howardlyonart.bsky.social. I wanted to focus on the overall mood, lighting, and use of color. Ive been a little burnt out, so this was a fun and low pressure piece to do, and I really like the overall result!

Shows woman with horns holding up her dress to the side with one hand. It is catching the light and has a red undertone. Her veil also catches the light and is a bright red. The background is fading into night with a setting sun behind some trees and bats flying far in the distance.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Aug 22

I am excited and fortunate to be a finalist in this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! “Pasithea” oil on panel 24” round

@beautifulbizarre.net

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 31

3-hour painting from last night. Oil on linen panel. #allaprima #oilpainting #portrait #painting

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 28

And thank you!

Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 28

My wall easel is motorized. That is a circuit board for an Arduino that controls the soft start for the motor and remote control. 🎩

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 28

Another work in progress. “Zephyr Flirting with Flora”.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 6

I hope you do! Thank you 🥰

Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you! 😊

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 3

It was more than a year in the planning, including growing the flowers and figuring out how to get the camera a good 15 feet above the ground to reduce distortion.

You can find it on my Gumroad page: howardlyonart.gumroad.com

Use the code SUMERTIME to get 30% off!

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you!

We all also know that it is a myth and there are different versions. I am painting the “sleep” that was contained inside.

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jul 2

Work in progress. Oil on linen panel. “Psyche” is shown here opening the jar that Aphrodite gave her. #oilpainting #art #psyche #greekmythology #fantasyart #howardlyonart

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · Jun 27

I had a blast painting my beautiful friend @artmodel-sarah.bsky.social as Tress of the Emerald Sea. She was the original model for the book! We had about 2 hours of painting time.

I love my art community!

#art #painting #oilpainting #allaprima #tressoftheemeraldsea #brandonsanderson

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · May 20

This is a really gorgeous set from my friend @kaitlund.bsky.social

There are two days left to back this project! Congratulations to her for an already successful campaign!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

DRACO NOUVEAU TAROT

A fantastical Tarot card deck filled with ethereal art by Kaitlund Zupanic exploring the emotions of the human condition through Dragons, Unicorns, and other fantastical creatures. 78 Cards 4 Artist...

www.backerkit.com

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PinkoJoe.com @pinkojoe.bsky.social · May 1

Hang together or hang separately.

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Ruben van der Meer (hij/hem) @atelierrubenvdmeer.bsky.social · May 16

‘Helena’
70x50 cm
Oilpaint, leaf metal gold

Model: Sarah
📸: @howardlyonart.bsky.social

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Elfy🎨🖌️ @elfypedia.bsky.social · May 7

I had the urge to paint this very, romantic themed, classical piece - so I dove into one of @howardlyonart.bsky.social ‘s reference packs. I definitely overworked the hair, but we live and we learn haha! used procreate, and it took 9 hours #painting #art #artist #digitalart #portrait #procreate

Digital portrait painting in a classical style , of a woman in a flowy dress looking wistfully off to one side. The background is a blue sky in the late evening, amongst trees.

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Megan Lloyd (she/her) @thirdchildart.bsky.social · May 5

@trueref.bsky.social has so many great pose packs (used one for the sketchbook studies pictured below), and I've also been collecting reference packs through @howardlyonart.bsky.social 's Patreon! (used for this painting)

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Howard Lyon @howardlyonart.bsky.social · May 5

Looks amazing!

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