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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 20h

Our Disgrace

Oil on canvas 2025

#darkart #oilpainting #art #politicalart #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 16d

Creature Pencil test
From the animated short horror film I’m making.

©️2025 Randall Kaplan

#animation #handdrawn #darkart #horrorfilm #creature #handdrawnanimation #framebyframe #independentfilm #animator #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 18d

Some of my political art from over the years- mainly THIS ONE.
Including some details of a painting in progress at the end.

All images ©️2025 Randall Kaplan

#darkart #politicalart #paintings #fucktrump #fascism #freespeech #firstamendment #artasresistance #art #drawings #oilpainting #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 22d

If you are in California and are a thinking person- please, in the name of democracy and humanity, vote YES on Prop 50 by November 4th.
This isn’t some partisan game. This is our defense against a fascist takeover.
We MUST DO THIS. VOTE YES ON PROP 50.

Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 22d

Detail.

#oilpainting #workinprogressart #darkart #fuckice #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 23d

Forms of fascism.

Details from a work in progress

#darkart #oilpainting #paintingdetails #painter #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you!

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 24d

Analog Alchemy.

Some pencil tests from the hand drawn animated short film I’m working on.

©️2025 Randall Kaplan

#darkart #horrorfilm #animation #handdrawnanimation #shortfilm #penciltests #handdrawn #traditionalanimation #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · 28d

Shhh

#darkart #politicalart #ink #inkdrawing #freespeech #fuckdonaldtrump

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Sep 14

Some details

#workinprogress #oilpainting #darkart #painter #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sketches for a film.

#darkart #sketchbook #animationart #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Sep 6

Militarized morons
Militarized monsters.

#workinprogress #art #oilpainting #darkart #fuckice #fucktrump #fascism #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Sep 6

Pencil tests from the short film I'm making.
All visuals and sound ©2025 Randall Kaplan

#animation #horrorfilm #darkart #handdrawn #pencil #drawings #horror #handdrawnanimation #animator #filmmaker #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Sep 1

I drew this back in 2018.
What’s happening isn’t an accident. It’s the intentional dismantling of our country.
And it’s clear who benefits from that.
Putin has been infiltrating us for at least two decades.
#darkart #politicalart #inkdrawing #fascism #darkartist

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you man!! 🖤

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is excellent

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Randall Kaplan @rkaplanink.bsky.social · Aug 25

An entity from a man's past returns to torment -or save- his soul.
The trailer for my long in progress animated horror feature film, BOXHEAD.
It's hand drawn and I've been working on it for many years.
www.randallkaplan.net/boxhead
All © Randall Kaplan
#animation #film #horror #darkart #handdrawn