Going forward I am pledging to donate 25% of proceeds from my Patreon page and 25% of net sales from my website to my local food bank.
My site: VanArthurStudios.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/PhillipVi...
Foodbank: lacrossehtf.org (for direct donations)
#FoodBank
#FoodPantry
#Art
#Illustration
My site: VanArthurStudios.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/PhillipVi...
Foodbank: lacrossehtf.org (for direct donations)
#FoodBank
#FoodPantry
#Art
#Illustration
Van Arthur Studios - Phillip Vircks: Illustration and Design | La Crosse Wisconsin | La Crosse, WI, USA
Platform and portfolio for Van Arthur Studios; Phillip Vircks' Illustration and Game Design work. Primarily an analog artist and painter, Phillip is available for Illustration and Design work in the U...
VanArthurStudios.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Going forward I am pledging to donate 25% of proceeds from my Patreon page and 25% of net sales from my website to my local food bank.
My site: VanArthurStudios.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/PhillipVi...
Foodbank: lacrossehtf.org (for direct donations)
#FoodBank
#FoodPantry
#Art
#Illustration
My site: VanArthurStudios.com
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/PhillipVi...
Foodbank: lacrossehtf.org (for direct donations)
#FoodBank
#FoodPantry
#Art
#Illustration
First real illustration commission delivered and paid for as of today. Happy client, happy artist!
#illustration
#art
VanArthurStudios.com
20% off and free shipping on prints and originals through 11/2.
#illustration
#art
VanArthurStudios.com
20% off and free shipping on prints and originals through 11/2.
Van Arthur Studios - Phillip Vircks: Illustration and Design | La Crosse Wisconsin | La Crosse, WI, USA
Platform and portfolio for Van Arthur Studios; Phillip Vircks' Illustration and Game Design work. Primarily an analog artist and painter, Phillip is available for Illustration and Design work in the U...
Vanarthurstudios.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
First real illustration commission delivered and paid for as of today. Happy client, happy artist!
#illustration
#art
VanArthurStudios.com
20% off and free shipping on prints and originals through 11/2.
#illustration
#art
VanArthurStudios.com
20% off and free shipping on prints and originals through 11/2.
Final painting added to the website for the Grand Opening sales event. 20%off all order over $50 through 11/2.
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/lan...
#art
#landscape
#illustration
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/lan...
#art
#landscape
#illustration
October 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Final painting added to the website for the Grand Opening sales event. 20%off all order over $50 through 11/2.
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/lan...
#art
#landscape
#illustration
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/lan...
#art
#landscape
#illustration
Apparently I need to get better at this whole hashtagging thing. Anybody feel up for some #art prints? My site is new, and I am still figuring out how to do this thing, as I imagine many of you are as well. What do people use to get started on social? YouTube? Insta?
VanArthurStudios.com
VanArthurStudios.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Apparently I need to get better at this whole hashtagging thing. Anybody feel up for some #art prints? My site is new, and I am still figuring out how to do this thing, as I imagine many of you are as well. What do people use to get started on social? YouTube? Insta?
VanArthurStudios.com
VanArthurStudios.com
First set of Halloween themed illustration prints are up on the website. 20% off all orders over $50 and free shipping til 11/2.
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/ill...
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/ill...
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
First set of Halloween themed illustration prints are up on the website. 20% off all orders over $50 and free shipping til 11/2.
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/ill...
www.vanarthurstudios.com/category/ill...
Today is the day! I have officially opened the webstore for my illustration prints, merch, and original paintings. There is an automatic 20% discount active for the next week! Please share! BlueSky is my only social media and I need a boost getting started!
VanArthurStudios.com
#illustration
VanArthurStudios.com
#illustration
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today is the day! I have officially opened the webstore for my illustration prints, merch, and original paintings. There is an automatic 20% discount active for the next week! Please share! BlueSky is my only social media and I need a boost getting started!
VanArthurStudios.com
#illustration
VanArthurStudios.com
#illustration
It’s done! Photography over the weekend and should have prints of it available for order by the end of next week. Never too early for holiday shopping, right?
www.patreon.com/PhillipVirck...
Vanarthurstudios.com
#illustration
#painting
www.patreon.com/PhillipVirck...
Vanarthurstudios.com
#illustration
#painting
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It’s done! Photography over the weekend and should have prints of it available for order by the end of next week. Never too early for holiday shopping, right?
www.patreon.com/PhillipVirck...
Vanarthurstudios.com
#illustration
#painting
www.patreon.com/PhillipVirck...
Vanarthurstudios.com
#illustration
#painting
The more I paint, the more I realize that the struggle is not in knowing what to paint or where to start. The real trick is in knowing when to stop. For me as an artist the only thing more agonizing than finishing a painting is the realization that I was done 10 strokes ago
#painting
#illustration
#painting
#illustration
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The more I paint, the more I realize that the struggle is not in knowing what to paint or where to start. The real trick is in knowing when to stop. For me as an artist the only thing more agonizing than finishing a painting is the realization that I was done 10 strokes ago
#painting
#illustration
#painting
#illustration
Day 2 is done for this painting. Going to let it sit over the weekend and come back to it with fresh eyes. Another day or two of structural touch-ups then on to glazes.
www.patreon.com/posts/lighth...
#illustration
www.patreon.com/posts/lighth...
#illustration
October 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Day 2 is done for this painting. Going to let it sit over the weekend and come back to it with fresh eyes. Another day or two of structural touch-ups then on to glazes.
www.patreon.com/posts/lighth...
#illustration
www.patreon.com/posts/lighth...
#illustration
Well I’ll be blessed by the spirit of John Singer Sargent. I just got my first Patreon sub!
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Well I’ll be blessed by the spirit of John Singer Sargent. I just got my first Patreon sub!
I just added the tiered thank you gifts to the Patreon page for my illustrations.
The initial set of gifts would be of the Halloween themed variety. In the future, as more of my artwork is digitized, I will be able to make more of the other artwork and patrons will have more choices.
The initial set of gifts would be of the Halloween themed variety. In the future, as more of my artwork is digitized, I will be able to make more of the other artwork and patrons will have more choices.
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I just added the tiered thank you gifts to the Patreon page for my illustrations.
The initial set of gifts would be of the Halloween themed variety. In the future, as more of my artwork is digitized, I will be able to make more of the other artwork and patrons will have more choices.
The initial set of gifts would be of the Halloween themed variety. In the future, as more of my artwork is digitized, I will be able to make more of the other artwork and patrons will have more choices.
Early progress on another rendition of the tree as lighthouse series I have been working on. I genuinely missed working in oils. For any projects where I have the time to work this way, it is going to be what I choose to work in.
www.patreon.com/posts/medium...
#illustration
www.patreon.com/posts/medium...
#illustration
Medium Trials - Lighthouse Painting | Phillip Vircks - Van Arthur Studios
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October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Early progress on another rendition of the tree as lighthouse series I have been working on. I genuinely missed working in oils. For any projects where I have the time to work this way, it is going to be what I choose to work in.
www.patreon.com/posts/medium...
#illustration
www.patreon.com/posts/medium...
#illustration
Had a slow open house last week. Need to work on my stuff to get people across the threshold from "Oh, you're good at this" to reaching for the artwork and prints to take it home with them. I know that I still have work to do to get where I want to be with my skillset. #Illustration
#Illustrator
#Illustrator
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Had a slow open house last week. Need to work on my stuff to get people across the threshold from "Oh, you're good at this" to reaching for the artwork and prints to take it home with them. I know that I still have work to do to get where I want to be with my skillset. #Illustration
#Illustrator
#Illustrator
On starting over with a project and learning from mistakes. www.patreon.com/posts/hallow...
#illustration #illustrator #painting #drawing
#illustration #illustrator #painting #drawing
Halloween Painting 3 - Update | Phillip Vircks - Van Arthur Studios
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September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
On starting over with a project and learning from mistakes. www.patreon.com/posts/hallow...
#illustration #illustrator #painting #drawing
#illustration #illustrator #painting #drawing
First public post about the indie #boardgame I am developing. Ruleset is still being tested. Once I get closer to a final ruleset I will begin work on the illustrations for the prototype. More info to come as the ruleset nears completion. www.patreon.com/posts/on-boa...
On the BOARD GAME; intro | Phillip Vircks - Van Arthur Studios
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September 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
First public post about the indie #boardgame I am developing. Ruleset is still being tested. Once I get closer to a final ruleset I will begin work on the illustrations for the prototype. More info to come as the ruleset nears completion. www.patreon.com/posts/on-boa...
this is brilliant.
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I find myself listening to “People of the Sun” a lot lately.
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I find myself listening to “People of the Sun” a lot lately.
AI generated art is almost analogous to the grand algorithm that music execs began using to assess the value of an album prerelease. The music algorithm measures a product for commercial viability. AI art is created by an algorithm in pursuit of commercial viability.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AI generated art is almost analogous to the grand algorithm that music execs began using to assess the value of an album prerelease. The music algorithm measures a product for commercial viability. AI art is created by an algorithm in pursuit of commercial viability.
Monster Hunter:Wilds launched this weekend with 1.3 million players.
What games were overlooked because they had the unfortunate timing to release the same weekend? What did we miss?
What games were overlooked because they had the unfortunate timing to release the same weekend? What did we miss?
March 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Monster Hunter:Wilds launched this weekend with 1.3 million players.
What games were overlooked because they had the unfortunate timing to release the same weekend? What did we miss?
What games were overlooked because they had the unfortunate timing to release the same weekend? What did we miss?
The more time you spend consuming other people’s media the less time you have for creating your own.
Get to work!
Get to work!
January 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The more time you spend consuming other people’s media the less time you have for creating your own.
Get to work!
Get to work!
Reposted by Phillip Vircks
We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day.
Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss
The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.
truthout.org
January 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day.
Reposted by Phillip Vircks
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
Sneaky top played song this year; Jeff Beck-Over the Rainbow
Absolute legend
Absolute legend
December 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Sneaky top played song this year; Jeff Beck-Over the Rainbow
Absolute legend
Absolute legend
Xmas parties catching up with acquaintances.
“What’s new? I’m designing a board game from the ground up. It’s humanity vs mutating Kaiju on a hex map but with asymmetrical resource systems and hidden betrayal mechanics. Starting playtesting and illustration next month.
…
“So, how are the kids?”
FML
“What’s new? I’m designing a board game from the ground up. It’s humanity vs mutating Kaiju on a hex map but with asymmetrical resource systems and hidden betrayal mechanics. Starting playtesting and illustration next month.
…
“So, how are the kids?”
FML
December 7, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Xmas parties catching up with acquaintances.
“What’s new? I’m designing a board game from the ground up. It’s humanity vs mutating Kaiju on a hex map but with asymmetrical resource systems and hidden betrayal mechanics. Starting playtesting and illustration next month.
…
“So, how are the kids?”
FML
“What’s new? I’m designing a board game from the ground up. It’s humanity vs mutating Kaiju on a hex map but with asymmetrical resource systems and hidden betrayal mechanics. Starting playtesting and illustration next month.
…
“So, how are the kids?”
FML
Working lunch today. Woodford Double Oak while I wait for my burger.
December 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Working lunch today. Woodford Double Oak while I wait for my burger.