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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist

@johnboy56.bsky.social

550 followers 280 following 1K posts

I'm an illustrator/artist based in Pittsburgh. You can see my work at http://www.johnhinderliter.com When not drawing and painting, I'm outside riding one of my bikes. My pronouns are FUBAR and SNAFU.

www.johnhinderliter.com

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 4m

RIP, Sister Jean. Here is an illustration of her I did for the @wsj.com (Wall St. Journal).
#illustration #editorial #vectorart

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Thursday! Here is my current mood.
#illustration #vectorart #happyhour

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 20h

WIP. Today’s progress. Storm clouds, am I right? And, yes, it's impossible to photograph wet paint.
#painting #oilpainting #illustration #portrait

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 21h

WIP. Oils on canvas, 18x36".
#painting #oilpainting #illustration #artshare

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 21h

Love these.

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 22h

My latest oil painting.
Finally Free
Oils on canvas, 15x15". For sale.
#painting #oilpainting #illustration

Reposted by John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist

Ayutta ⁰¹⁰¹ @ayutta0101.bsky.social · 1d

🌟 800 followers! I’m so happy you’re all here and to celebrate, I’m starting an art share!

💙 Like, repost & tag friends for visibility
💙 Interact and support each other
💙 I’ll be liking/reposting artworks all week
💙 Both #SFW and #NSFW are welcome
🚫 No AI, please!

#artshare

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 1d

There's a paywall.

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 1d

Running used to be my reward, not something to get out of the way.

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 1d

#inktober2025 "trunk"
#illustration #drawing #penandink

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay! Whadja get me?
I'm a Pittsburgh-based illustrator with years of experience.
You can see my work at johnhinderliter.com.
#illustration #drawing #painting #kidlitart

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay! Whadja get me?
I'm a Pittsburgh-based illustrator with years of experience.
You can see my work at johnhinderliter.com.
#illustration #drawing #painting #kidlitart

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

RIP, Drew Struzan, one of the greats of illustration.
This was my attempt to copy his technique about 30 years ago.
#illustration #drewstruzan

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

The doc goes into his technique somewhat. I wish they had followed him all the way thru an illustration.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXp...

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster - Official Trailer (HD) Documentary

YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network

www.youtube.com

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much! Following all of them now.

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

A few decades ago I tried to copy his technique (acrylic washes and color pencils) for this magazine cover.
#illustration

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, man, I love his work. The doc on him is very interesting.

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #PortfolioDay! Whadja get me?
I'm a Pittsburgh-based illustrator with years of experience.
You can see my work at johnhinderliter.com.
#illustration #drawing #painting #kidlitart

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #PortfolioDay! Whadja get me?
I'm a Pittsburgh-based illustrator with years of experience.
You can see my work at johnhinderliter.com.
#illustration #drawing #painting #kidlitart

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 2d

#inktober2025 "drink".
#illustration #drawing #penandink #fountainpen

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Monday! I got you a Frankenstein's monster, enjoy!
#illustration #drawing #scratchboard #halloween #frankenstein

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 4d

I heard it's Sunday, so here's a Carolina Wren for you.
#painting #oilpainting #illustration #birding

John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 4d

They were painted fairly close together about 12 years ago. I go thru phases and paint the same subject repeatedly. Last year I went thru a sneaker period.

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, you're very kind. 45 years as an illustrator will do that to you.

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John Hinderliter, Illustrator/Artist @johnboy56.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, this was a little 5x7" oil painting when I was still learning how to handle oil paints.

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