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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚
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Oshkosh, WI based.

🦇Horror/Vampire enthusiast
🎨 Illustrator / 🏙️ Visdev | 🖊 Writer | 💀 Actor
🏳️‍🌈 Pan, transmasc/enby

No A👁
Commissions open! https://www.vampireantihero.com
18+ stories - @quinnrenaissance.bsky.social
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#BluePitHype Oof, I don't actually have much drawn for Such Sweet Sorrow. I only have a portrait of my MC Rebecca and a really quick sketch of a scene I'd like to eventually illustrate for end papers.
A digital painting of a white woman with platinum blonde hair and blue eyes looking over her shoulder, ghostly hands surrounding her head. a loose sketch in red lines of two characters standing against a wall, one holding a poke as a third character floats on the stairs
January 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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on the individual. They're very rare as a result.

- Because they emit light, they're very hard to hide.

- They emit a lot of heat. They do need to drink blood to survive, but they don't have a way to avoid killing someone when they drink, so most often only feed out of desperation.

Snippet:
A snippet from Acanthus' backstory, currently untitled, by Artemis Quinn. It says: In the far back of the broken building, there was a golden glow coming from the pale woman. She'd lost the cape, and without the dull fabric dimming her shine she seemed to attract every bit of light from the room. It made her glitter and glow; almost as if she was crafted from a beam of sunlight. It now made sense why Chiara vampires were able to walk in the sunlight and avoid the darkness. She was a galaxy, contained in a single humanoid body. Nocturne and I stared in awe, our mouths agape as the woman sat motionless upon one of the straw beds. Her blue eyes burned brightly in the low light; she almost seemed to be made of crystal. "Hello, friends." Her voice was deep and low, a pleasant and soft thing that resembled the rustling of snakes through the decaying leaves of a forest floor. I wrapped my arms around Nocturne's waist, subtly protecting her. Leto stood, holding her arm out with her palm open and inviting. "I will not harm you. Please, sit down." I picked Nocturne up and she clung to me as we stepped forward together, heading to the straw beds. I sat, and she rested on my knees, not taking her eyes off of the glittering vampire before us. I cleared my throat, before politely addressing her, my chin resting on Nocturne's shoulder. "Hello, Leto. What brings you to us?" "Hunters, dear Child," she replied.
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Cursed:
The Ace of Thorns, AKA the Ace of Wands. This card shows an ornate silver filigree around a pink and red border. The card art is a person in maroon with red hair, pressing their finger into the thorn of a red rose. The Ace of Silver, AKA the Ace of Swords. There is an ornate silver border on a magenta, purple, and black border. This shows a man sitting on the stoop of a church in the rain, soaked. He's looking at someone standing in the door. The Ace of Coins. This shows an ornate silver border on a yellow, purple, and pink border. A coin sits on a black counter, a person with claw-shaped nails touching the rim, a purple light making everything glow. The Ace of Blood, AKA the Ace of Cups. An ornate silver, red and brown border surrounds the card art. A singular blood pack sits in an otherwise empty fridge.
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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(Tags: #art #TFTNG #QueerWriters )

Happy new year, friends! Aces are new beginnings in the #tarot suits, and throughout December I finished out the Ace cards in The Healed Thorn and Cursed Thorn tarot decks! Here's the set.

Healed:
The Ace of Thorns, AKA the Ace of Wands. It has a red and pink border, showing a single rose in a vase sparkling in the sunlight. The Ace of Silver, AKA the Ace of Swords. There is a magenta, purple, and black geometric border. This card shows a necklace with a Wolf's head and six paw charms sitting on top of a teal tshirt, heavy against the wearers throat. The Ace of Coins. There is an orange, pink and purple geometric border. This shows a gold coin on a chipped red Formica counter, next to a cash register. The coin says Vincit Omnia Veritas, Veritas Lux Mea, which is Latin for "Truth conquers all, truth is my light." The Ace of Blood, AKA the Ace of Cups. There is a brown, tan, and red geometric border. There is a white woman with platinum blonde hair and blue eyes wearing pink sunglasses, a collar, and a pink top. She's sipping blood from a blood bag with a straw.
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Artists! Post your favorite illustration of 2025 ✨

I've had a lot of bangers this year but honestly? Probably a tie between these two. Very different styles, both uniquely challenging.
A black and white drawing of a vampire, leaning forward in a wing-back chair. A tarot card showing two people talking in the woods in late fall, a Queen Anne style bed and breakfast on top of a hill in the background. One of the characters is hovering.
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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#FantasyIndiesDecember 27: The Aloe rewrite has been picking up.

This is from Acanthus' POV - Acanthus takes tarot with a grain of salt, but needs some direction in this scene.

#snippet #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters
An excerpt of Aloe by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: “None of that, Acanthus Sylene,” Azalea’s voice was firm and commanding, and my jaw snapped shut. “You are not a bad luck charm. Danger exists in every corner of our world. You can either allow yourself to be happy, or you can keep existing in the half-life you keep trying to create. None of us want to see you suffer as you do.” That tongue-lashing was probably deserved. I reached up and pulled my hair over my shoulder, beginning to braid it in short, jerky movements. The silence stretched, and I blurted in a sloppy, desperate outburst, “Do you think Cypress will be alright?” “With you by his side, my friend, he is safer than he’d be anywhere else,” she reassured me. Her confidence made the dagger of anxiety spike deeper into my heart, cold encasing it. I’d already proven that that wasn’t the case, hadn’t I? Thankfully, she stopped that train of thought in its tracks as she pulled the first card of the tarot pull. “Presently, your spirits are saying you’re going through quite the upheaval,” she placed the card in front of me; a picture of a tower getting struck with a lightning bolt. “You’ve had everything fall to the ground and now you’re waiting for the rubble to clear. Everything feels as if the world has ended. And yet, here you sit, still with us.” “That certainly makes sense, considering the circumstances. What do the cards say about my next moves?” She pulled the next card, placing it to the right of the first. This one was upside down, a person with an infinity symbol over their head, wrenching a lion’s mouth open. “You feel as if you lack the strength to move forward, but you have more power than you think. The only way forward is to reinvigorate yourself by believing in your abilities and reflecting on what you need to change in order to regain stability.”
December 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Over 30 selfie thread.

34, 6 years on testosterone :)
A selfie portrait of a man with long auburn hair sticking their tongue out.
December 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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#FantasyIndiesDecember 20.

This snippet is from a short story about Acanthus, one of the main characters from the Tales From The Night Garden series. This is Acanthus' Sire, François, meeting them after abandoning them for sixty years. Acanthus doesn't realize who he is.
An excerpt from Sleeping With Devils by Artemis Quinn. It says: "Like you, Little Thorn." In Romantic languages like French, many nouns are gendered, and the name he gave was a feminine noun. La petite épine. Before I could ask why, he answered as if he could hear the thought before it was formed. This time, he spoke aloud. His voice was a soothing river as he spoke, gentle and patient as if he was referring to a child. “You are like a flower, Little Thorn, but you have wit, and bite, and can cut if one is not careful. You are a beautiful face that craves peace, but are capable of causing the most exquisite pain. If you decide to trust me, I can show you how to have all you want in the universe.”
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Feels fake to have to make one of these again but I guess it is nearly the end of December. What a whirlwind of a year. #artvsartist #artvsartist2025
detail slices of 9 different images - eight illustrations around a selfie, mostly characters.
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I am so excited. Show starts in an hour! #hadestown
A Hadestown fan that says SPRING WILL COME AGAIN.
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I'm the cover artist. People seem to like it. :) (you can see more of my art and commission details at www.vampireantihero.com )
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#LoreOutLoud probably my drawing talents. Below are just a few of the illustrations I've done for my main project.

Either that, or in talking about writing specifically, probably the strong voice my characters have. I've never really struggled with getting my characters to sound different.
a black and white illustration of a vampire floating with a book in their hand, cloak trailing on the ground a black and white drawing of a vampire in a wing-back chair leaning forward with a little smirk, hands clasped in front of them A tarot card depicting a Queen Anne far off in the dusk, one character floating and the other leaning against a tree and looking at their phone in the late fall. It says Tales From The Night Garden, Two of Thorns. A picture of a vampire in an art deco-style frame with silver filigree. Their hair is thrown over their shoulder and they're holding a rose, pressing a finger into a thorn.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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QRP hair art 🥀
An art nouveau border tarot card with a person holding a rose and pressing their finger into a thorn, their hair over their shoulder.
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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This is a snippet from Aloe by @lyfeisgr8.bsky.social and I. This is Cypress' POV.

#QueerWriters #WritingCommunity
A snippet from Aloe by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: She must have noticed something was off, because the next thing I knew, her hand was on my shoulder. "Is everything alright?" A curious warmth emanated from her touch. The sweet smell of lavender filled the air, and I wondered if it was the tea in my hand or her. Was Azalea even consciously using her magic, or was it a passive thing that just happened?
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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#FantasyIndiesDecember 13

Snippet is from Aloe, this is Acanthus' POV.
A snippet from Aloe by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: “But, if the rumors are false, then I have a committed donor and supply lines won’t be as much of a problem for me. You know how small the Vampires’ numbers have dwindled, both of you do. There are maybe twenty left in New York, and a maximum of six in Pennsylvania. It doesn’t make sense not to at least try, when two thirds of the country is dry.” Neither woman responded, the silence thick and syrupy between us. I squirmed in my seat, my shoulders hiking up to my ears. Why didn’t I wait for Cypress before I brought the prospect up? When no one spoke, I placed my elbows on the table, leaning forward as I pressed my fingertips together. “Look. I’m coming back into the fold. This will be a repeating problem, especially if I am actively running routes again. It will be a lot easier if everyone isn’t scrambling in order to make sure I can eat.”
December 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Share your favorite details on your #artwork you made this year!

I feel like I've gotten a lot better at anatomy and playing with light this year.
A close up of a tarot card I illustrated last month, showing off the details of the coloring, fold, and anatomy on a character in reds, oranges, and browns. colored light playing on a cheek, and a glowing eye. the flame glow of candles A hand spread on the back of a book
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Sketch vs. Final
A sketch of a person in a cloak with a candle A digital painting of a person with a candle in the dark, their eyes glowing.
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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FYI! 💙📚📣 If you want to read Lemon Balm but the e-book price feels steep, it's been discounted until the end of the year on my website, Ko-Fi, Google Books, and Smashwords! From 8.99 USD to 4.99 USD, so if you're interested, consider grabbing it!

Links below.

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #TFTNG
The cover of Lemon Balm by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It's dark purple with silver filigree, a bat in each corner with a silver line drawing of lemon balm upside down in the center, harvested and tied off with a bow. It says LEMON BALM, TALES FROM THE NIGHT GARDEN VOLUME 1, ARTEMIS QUINN, AUDEN ERIS-EVEREN A book map of Lemon Balm by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: Lemon Balm - Contemporary Dark Fantasy; vampires, werewolves, witches, hidden in plain sight, horror and romance elements - LGBTQIA+ Rep, ace spec and nonbinary rep - 1st of a series - Soft magic system - 1st person POV with two POV characters vampireantihero.com Synopsis for Lemon Balm by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is-- fairly easy until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack on the way home from the gym. Their life turns upside down after that one singular event-- blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods, away from the noise and the people. Little do they know, the church isn't abandoned but rather occupied by a vampire hoping to die and rotting in a coffin. Acanthus Sylene believes that a fine wine should never have an age attached, and neither should a fine being. Nonbinary in such a way that gender is completely irrelevant, Acanthus has lived a very long life and is frankly exhausted by it. Embroiled deeply into the politics of the World of Shadows, they have abandoned their duties to The Night Garden, a refugee path that they forged. But, something changes when a lost, scared, ignorant werewolf shows up on their door step. Both of these preternatural beings are looking for answers. Somehow, instead of finding their place in the world, they find each other. However, in the process of finding and growing with each other, they may have put their entire lives-- and The Night Garden-- at risk.
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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#FantasyIndiesDecember 6

Saturday Snippet. This one is from Aloe.

#WritingCommunity #Snippet #QueerWriters #TFTNG @lyfeisgr8.bsky.social
A quote from Aloe by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everen. It says: Aloe It wasn’t until the pinks, oranges, and purples of dusk began to paint the sky the next evening that I was finally able to come back into the realm of consciousness. I woke up listless, a proverbial plastic bag on the winds of change that I wasn’t quite ready to accept. The aftermath of the frenzy still had me drained, and the undercurrents of self-hatred were deep and strong as I lay still in the bed. Cypress’ chest rose and fell in long, slow, even breaths, and I closed my eyes to focus on his heartbeat against my back. - Acanthus
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Been a while since I've advertised my art, so here we go. All info on my website, linked in the quoted post. My commissions are wide open. Here's some more examples, all done this year:
a black and white drawing of a person floating with their legs crossed while reading a book, their hair draped over one shoulder and their cloak dragging on the ground. A vampire stands outside of a church, beckoning to a man standing under a portico. The light in the church is red. A full body drawing of a goth girl in a crop top, Tripp pants, and a trench coat. She's glaring at the camera, her purple hair falling into her face. A tarot card with an art deco border, showing two people in a forest at dusk. A house stands behind them, and the person on the viewer's left is floating while looking at the guy on the right, who's scrolling his phone.
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

(I do like me some good witchy knowledge. And herbalism is one of my sleeper interests. A lot can be handled with a good spell ;) )
a close up of a holly twig in the snow. It says, "Wool of Bat is an old slang term for holly leaves."
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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#FantasyIndiesNovember 29 and 30

30- don't think of marketing as "I have to do this." Think of it as a conversation. You're looking for people who like the things that you've made, so think about what YOU like and how it shows in your work, and talk about that!

29 is the attached image.
Excerpt from Such Sweet Sorrow by Artemis Quinn, in front of a crying statue in a cemetery. It says: My mother's fussing used to annoy me; now, I'd do anything to feel her swipe my hair into place, or tug my shirt to neareb it. My father's steady frown when I would talk about artwork always filled me with shame, but I knew he was trying to look out for me in his own way. I missed the way he would cheer me on, even when he didn't understand the goal. I'd never have them back, and that was an ache that sank deeper than the marrow in my bones.
November 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#Novmemeber 27

Rebecca - Emilia Clarke
Elena - Molly Quinn
Emilia Clarke, a woman with her hair dyed blond in a black t-shirt smiling at the camera. Molly Quinn, a woman with red hair in a black dress staring at the camera in dramatic makeup.
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My contemporary dark fantasy has been out for about a month now, I'm starting to slowly have reviews trickle in!

Where to get it: www.vampireantihero.com/the-night-ga...
First chapter to read for free: www.vampireantihero.com/short-storie...
the cover of Lemon Balm by Artemis Quinn and Auden Eris-Everent. It is silver on a purple background, a stylistic drawing of Lemon balm behind a sphere. Each corner is adorned with an ornate bat holding a moon. Lemon Balm Contemporary dark fantasy, werewolves, vampires, witches, hiding in plain sight, horror and romance elements LGBTQIA+ Rep with ace and nonbinary leads First of a series Soft magic system Two POV characters in 1st person POV Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is-- fairly easy until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack on the way home from the gym. Their life turns upside down after that one singular event-- blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods, away from the noise and the people. Little do they know, the church isn't abandoned but rather occupied by a vampire hoping to die and rotting in a coffin. Acanthus Sylene believes that a fine wine should never have an age attached, and neither should a fine being. Nonbinary in such a way that gender is completely irrelevant, Acanthus has lived a very long life and is frankly exhausted by it. Embroiled deeply into the politics of the World of Shadows, they have abandoned their duties to The Night Garden, a refugee path that they forged. But, something changes when a lost, scared, ignorant werewolf shows up on their door step. Both of these preternatural beings are looking for answers. Somehow, instead of finding their place in the world, they find each other. However, in the process of finding and growing with each other, they may have put their entire lives-- and The Night Garden-- at risk.
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#Novmemeber 26

A bit dumb, extremely greedy.
A cat with the words, that's a nice sandwich you've got there. It'd be a real shame if someone stole it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM