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Madalyn McLeod
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Artist & Illustrator ✨ Queer ✨ Disabled ✨ Nature Lover ✨ Cat Mother ✨ Oracle Deck in Progress ✨ Asheville ➡️ Minneapolis

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Madalyn McLeod @madalynmcleod.bsky.social · Apr 8
Hi #portfolioday !

I'm Madalyn, a fantasy artist & illustrator working with traditional media. My art is inspired by folklore, dreams, and nature. Nice to meet you!✨

www.madalynmcleod.com
#fantasyart #oraclecards #fae #watercolor
'Anxiety' for my oracle deck. A naiad that looks very much like water, with half her face hidden beneath the water. Swirling eddies form in front of her face, blending with her hair. 'Sylph'. Traditional art of a wise airy fae flying through a purple moonlit sky with a spirit owl and a lot of green moths. They look ephemeral, and appear to be unraveling as they move through the sky, in a surreal way. There is a spiral pattern in the sky, and in her hair. 'Illusions Lifted'. Mixed media traditional art of a spell being broken, and things are seen as they truly are for the first time. A girl sits in a barren wasteland, holding a small flock of birds close to her, but they fly away and become monsters. 'Potential' for my oracle deck. A dryad that looks very much like a tree, holding a magnolia in front of a twilight sky, with a hopeful expression. Abstracted airy lines swoop upwards, representing potential. Made with colored pencil, watercolor, and a little white gouache.
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toot toot art train! 🚂✨

tagging: @bowsully.bsky.social @sweetamydesigns.bsky.social @apollosglare.bsky.social @newmoonrain.bsky.social @artbyqbii.bsky.social @hammerforhire.bsky.social @mystopress.bsky.social
digital art of a queer interpretation of the Greek figure, Icarus, in a sprawled pose falling from the sky. he has scars on his chest and thigh. he gazes up forlornly as white wings dissolve on his back, feathers and wax flying up around him. clouds and beams of sunlight surround him. a photo of a white cloth patch with a black ink lino print of a coelacanth fish surrounded by bubbles. a second one lays behind it on top of a wood background. digital art of a dirty, gray marionette with orange hair and twisted limbs. it glances back at the camera with it’s lips parted in a grimace. it’s chest is broken open and white moths fly out of it. a photo of a handmade marionette laying on a brown background. the character has a log for a head, noodly brown arms and neck, gloves for hands, a bucket body, and little wooden wheels. they hold a white zine beside them that says “meet twig!” with a portrait of them doodled on it.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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crowwkui.bsky.social
friends and the importance of head pats

#frankenstein
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
Can't think of much. Seems like usually when you see man & monster woman pairings, the monster woman is bad & it's some kind of cautionary tale.
ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social HerRoyalThighness @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 1d
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
Frankenstein THE SHAPE OF WATER HELLBOY
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
✨🚂 Art Train 💨✨

Thank you Aster. ☺️

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'Unseelie Mushroom Fae' illustration for Olde Fae Card Game, made with ink and watercolor. A fae that looks like a fly agaric mushroom is rising from the ground, casting a spell. There are tall grasses and mushrooms and swirling magical energy all around. Her face looks stern and pitiless as she curses you for disturbing her mushroom patch. Ink and watercolor art of a mermaid underwater with dark hair, green scales, ear fins, and bright green eyes. 'Potential' for my oracle deck. A dryad that looks very much like a tree, holding a magnolia in front of a twilight sky, with a hopeful expression. Abstracted airy lines swoop upwards, representing potential. Made with colored pencil, watercolor, and a little white gouache. Resilience. Illustration for my oracle deck. Phoenix harpy rising from the flames, with curling black smoke behind her. She flies onward with a resolute expression.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
That’s one nice leaf!
himmapaan.bsky.social Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 1d
Glazing in watercolour. The first brush is clean water; the second, paint. Both are stroked very gently on.
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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gdbee.bsky.social
Heal a Broken Heart
Illustration of a forest nymph holding a kintsugi heart, and slightly hidden by draping leaves/ivy. Drawn by gdbeeart in 2021-ish
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
Wow this is worse than I thought.
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
Good article. There's a certain type of nerd who feels oppressed just by having more diversity be allowed, and this is one of those nerds.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13d
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Anyway here are some things on my Etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/Madalyn...
Lady of the Ivy sticker. Antlered druid portrait with an ivy crown. Queen of Summer signed print. Beautiful Black faery queen surrounded by sunflowers. The Dragon Gate print. A dragon floats above a waterfall, resembles a sunrise. In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Gate lies at the top of a legendary mountain. Koi swim upstream and attempt to reach the top of the waterfall. Few are brave or dedicated enough to make it, but the ones that do transform into dragons. Spirit Owl sticker. Surreal barn owl flying that appears to be unraveling at the edges in a trippy way.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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samguayart.bsky.social
Art vs Artist
Illustration of a faerie knight Photo of the artist
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Art vs Artist
'Clarity' The sun with a face looking directly at the viewer, shining over swirling clouds and a colorful sky. Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache. The artist, Madalyn.
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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sweatermuppet.bsky.social
may every trans child grow into a trans adult
February 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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ddbtorres.bsky.social
oak warden

-{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-
a red squirrel knight, with body armor and a cape, holding a lance in one hand and standing on its hind legs, with a golden halo aroung its upper torso and head
August 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
Anyway here are some things on my Etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/Madalyn...
Lady of the Ivy sticker. Antlered druid portrait with an ivy crown. Queen of Summer signed print. Beautiful Black faery queen surrounded by sunflowers. The Dragon Gate print. A dragon floats above a waterfall, resembles a sunrise. In Chinese mythology, the Dragon Gate lies at the top of a legendary mountain. Koi swim upstream and attempt to reach the top of the waterfall. Few are brave or dedicated enough to make it, but the ones that do transform into dragons. Spirit Owl sticker. Surreal barn owl flying that appears to be unraveling at the edges in a trippy way.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Me when I hear Schumer say he will keep “fighting”.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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villiedoom.bsky.social
[Dissociation]
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Seems like a good day to share this one again :/
nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 17d
From the Depths — William Balfour-Ker, 1906
B&W art. A fancy ballroom where men in white tie are reveling with women in evening gowns. The revelers have paused in their dancing and are looking down at the dance floor. A fist has punched through the floor. We see below the ball men and women hunched down in a cramped space holding up the revelers' gala. One of these people crammed down in the depths has punched through the dance floor from below.
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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50501movement.bsky.social
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!

Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.

We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Stock of Spotify over last month showing sharp decline, from near $700 in value to $615.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Walking along the soft sand beach at sunset, this vista opened up around the bend of the coastline, shadowing into dusk.

Haystack Dusk
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2021
24 x 36 in
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/ha...

#pnw #haystackrock #cannonbeach #dailyart #oilpainting🎨 #landscape
Haystack Rock, the most iconic rock formation on the Oregon coastline, is captured here in lush, expressive brush strokes of vivid color. Walking along the soft sand beach at sunset, this vista opened up around the bend of the coastline, shadowing into dusk. "Haystack Dusk" Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson 2021 24 x 36 in ORIGINAL SOLD 3D Textured Replicas Available Canvas Prints Available
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
madalynmcleod.bsky.social
Good for you NYC
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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I really don’t understand why it’s so hard for certain people to understand that Mamdani is doing so well because he is advocating for more than “keep Trump from taking the few good and/or semi-decent things that remain” and is articulating a real vision for how to make New York better.
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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msrachelforlittles.bsky.social
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,

it is right.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,

it is a strength.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,

it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM