Recent Artwork, March 2023

Hi-res versions, suitable for screensavers, TV art, or posters up to 30″ available free to all monthly supporters. Signed, if you like. Drop me a line…

Hi-res versions, suitable for screensavers, TV art, or posters up to 30″ available free to all monthly supporters. Signed, if you like. Drop me a line…

Illustration for the coming podcast, “Slouching Toward Autistic Joy: 6 Weird Stages… Now Surprising Relief” 

"The Stake," original illustration by the author, based on my Midjourney prompt. A young lame boy plunges a stake into a heart. He sits with his cane inside a fantasy tree grove surrounded by a decaying wooden fence. In the style of Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Grimm's Fairy Tales.

“The Stake,” original illustration by the author, based on my Midjourney prompt. A young lame boy plunges a stake into a heart. He sits with his cane inside a fantasy tree grove surrounded by a decaying wooden fence. In the style of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

"Maybe I'm Autistic. And Just MayBE, I'm not," original digital illustration by author. A Renaissance Harlequin jester in elaborate custume, three- pointedhat, and yellow teeth laughs in the foreground of a selfie. In the blurred background, a dark shadow of the same jester frowns. 

“Maybe I’m Autistic. And Just MayBE, I’m not,” original digital illustration by author. A Renaissance Harlequin jester in elaborate custume, three- pointedhat, and yellow teeth laughs in the foreground of a selfie. In the blurred background, a dark shadow of the same jester frowns. 

Poster: Headline "6 Phases of Autistic Joy." 6 colorful panels, each with a cartoon figure of a human wearing a black fedora hat. Panel 1: "Disbelief. This isn't me. This can't be happening." Panel 2: "Blame. I blame me. AND eveyone else." Panel 3: "Arguing. Inside. Outside. More 'autistic behaviors.'" Panel 4: "Shutdown. I give up. Shut down. Nobody cares." Panel 5: "Accomodating. A tiny change. Then another... Then..." Panel 6: "Relief. Occasionally. Then more frequently..." 

May be reproduced for any non-Commercial purpose with attribution.

Poster: Headline “6 Phases of Autistic Joy.” 6 colorful panels, each with a cartoon figure of a human wearing a black fedora hat. Panel 1: “Disbelief. This isn’t me. This can’t be happening.” Panel 2: “Blame. I blame me. AND eveyone else.” Panel 3: “Arguing. Inside. Outside. More ‘autistic behaviors.’” Panel 4: “Shutdown. I give up. Shut down. Nobody cares.” Panel 5: “Accomodating. A tiny change. Then another… Then…” Panel 6: “Relief. Occasionally. Then more frequently…” 

May be reproduced for any non-Commercial purpose with attribution.

"Ceci n'est pas une joie autistique," original digital illustration by the author. Fantasy illustration, dark moody background, bright illuminated halo in the center. A human sits in the center in lotus pose, relfected in a serene pond at dawn or dusk.

“Ceci n’est pas une joie autistique,” original digital illustration by the author. Fantasy illustration, dark moody background, bright illuminated halo in the center. A human sits in the center in lotus pose, relfected in a serene pond at dawn or dusk.

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BTW, I have a new episode out, “Authentic Autistic Life: 4 Short Stories Fearless, Joyful and Chaotic, s3e2.” Text/transcript, audio, and captioned video.


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