Meinert Hansen
@meinert.bsky.social
Semi-retired illustrator, concept artist, teacher, animator living in Montreal.
Experimenting with stencil printing. I like this "fossil" look. Enjoying the happy accidents aspect of printmaking.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Experimenting with stencil printing. I like this "fossil" look. Enjoying the happy accidents aspect of printmaking.
Well, what do you know, it’s called “Narrative String Theory.” I always called it the “Wall of Crazy”, and someday hope to shoot a video showing how time consuming it is going out and buying supplies, printing and photocopying etc. instead of just using a laptop.
www.vaultofculture.com/nst
www.vaultofculture.com/nst
Narrative String Theory — The Vault of Culture
An ongoing series, initially appearing on tumblr, collecting all known appearances of “narrative string theory” (string walls, walls and floors littered with paperwork by obsessives, etc.).
www.vaultofculture.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Well, what do you know, it’s called “Narrative String Theory.” I always called it the “Wall of Crazy”, and someday hope to shoot a video showing how time consuming it is going out and buying supplies, printing and photocopying etc. instead of just using a laptop.
www.vaultofculture.com/nst
www.vaultofculture.com/nst
My first linocut print. Turned out better than expected.
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My first linocut print. Turned out better than expected.
It's 40 years this year since we said "I do" and still so happy together.
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It's 40 years this year since we said "I do" and still so happy together.
Ever notice that in discovered lost or ancient civilizations, art is always one of the last remaining things that withstands the passage of time?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Mystery artists carved life-sized camels into rocks 12,000 years ago
Three newly discovered sites filled with art and stone tools have pushed back the date of when humans returned to Arabia after the last ice age.
www.abc.net.au
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Ever notice that in discovered lost or ancient civilizations, art is always one of the last remaining things that withstands the passage of time?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
I’ll be taking a printmaking course in October. Looking forward to trying something new and hoping it will spark new ideas.
September 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’ll be taking a printmaking course in October. Looking forward to trying something new and hoping it will spark new ideas.
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Wow, 30 years ago I made this cartoon. Time sure zips by. Wish I had the 35mm print so I could make a proper HD copy of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBU3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBU3...
What A Cartoon! - The Adventures of Captain Buzz Cheeply: A Clean Getaway (HBO Max LA Rip)
YouTube video by Monkey The Channel
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wow, 30 years ago I made this cartoon. Time sure zips by. Wish I had the 35mm print so I could make a proper HD copy of it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBU3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBU3...
If I were in charge, all tech companies would have to comply with Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Good Design. Fail just one of those principles, back to the drawing board. No excuses. Especially #6: Good design is honest.
July 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
If I were in charge, all tech companies would have to comply with Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Good Design. Fail just one of those principles, back to the drawing board. No excuses. Especially #6: Good design is honest.
Oh, I missed #makeaterriblecomicday2025 yesterday, so I'm posting one I made last year before I was on bsky:
June 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Oh, I missed #makeaterriblecomicday2025 yesterday, so I'm posting one I made last year before I was on bsky:
I wonder how the conversation went when Peter Thiel decided to name his company Palantir. “I want to serve the Dark Lord Sauron and bring about the end times.” Something like that, maybe?
June 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I wonder how the conversation went when Peter Thiel decided to name his company Palantir. “I want to serve the Dark Lord Sauron and bring about the end times.” Something like that, maybe?
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Happy pride ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
June 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy pride ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I made a scratch-built steampunk submarine. This was a fun little project and a challenge to find parts that fit together. Took me two days just to figure out how to keep the propeller anchored on.
June 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I made a scratch-built steampunk submarine. This was a fun little project and a challenge to find parts that fit together. Took me two days just to figure out how to keep the propeller anchored on.
This is great!
Seems a good day to send the badges around again. I made these, & I grant permission to use them anywhere, print or digital, to affirm you did NOT use AI in the part or whole to create your work. YES you can use it for books, slideshows, TTRPGs, etc! Badge set here: www.aimeecozza.com/human-made/
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is great!
For Star Wars Day, this is the first “concept art” book I bought in 1977. It launched my desire to work in movies so I could draw spaceships and robots for a living. I showed it to my career councillor in college, asked how I could work in this field. “I have no idea” he said.
May 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For Star Wars Day, this is the first “concept art” book I bought in 1977. It launched my desire to work in movies so I could draw spaceships and robots for a living. I showed it to my career councillor in college, asked how I could work in this field. “I have no idea” he said.
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Looking for new opportunities !
April 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Looking for new opportunities !
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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I am excited to be a part of "Master Sketchbooks", coming out in July. This anthology features art from some of my favorite artists including: Wayne Barlowe, Sandro Cleuzo, David Colman, Vincent Di Fate, Tony M. DiTerlizzi, James Gurney, John Howe, Dave McKean, Darrell Warner, and Terryl Whitlatch.🎨
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I am excited to be a part of "Master Sketchbooks", coming out in July. This anthology features art from some of my favorite artists including: Wayne Barlowe, Sandro Cleuzo, David Colman, Vincent Di Fate, Tony M. DiTerlizzi, James Gurney, John Howe, Dave McKean, Darrell Warner, and Terryl Whitlatch.🎨
Grateful for all the art and artists, keeping this space a place for hope and optimism.
April 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Grateful for all the art and artists, keeping this space a place for hope and optimism.
RIP Viktor Antonov, brilliant designer for Half-Life 2 and Dishonored. I played those games more than is healthy just to live in those environments.
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov dies aged just 52
Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored designer Viktor Antonov has died aged just 52.
www.eurogamer.net
February 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
RIP Viktor Antonov, brilliant designer for Half-Life 2 and Dishonored. I played those games more than is healthy just to live in those environments.
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-...
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If you see this, QRP with some drawings and or sketches ➰
Here's some sketches
#artshare #qrp #sketches #drawings #artofbluesky
Here's some sketches
#artshare #qrp #sketches #drawings #artofbluesky
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you see this, QRP with some drawings and or sketches ➰
Here's some sketches
#artshare #qrp #sketches #drawings #artofbluesky
Here's some sketches
#artshare #qrp #sketches #drawings #artofbluesky
Some relatively recent sketchbook warm-up doodles with my trusty Rotring 0.9mm blue.
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Some relatively recent sketchbook warm-up doodles with my trusty Rotring 0.9mm blue.
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I’m a craftsperson/printmaker inspired by odd historical structures. I’m usually to be found lurking around in abandoned and unsavoury buildings with a camera and a sketchbook. My work is mostly drypoint and mixed media drawings. I’m also partial to airships…
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 AM
I’m a craftsperson/printmaker inspired by odd historical structures. I’m usually to be found lurking around in abandoned and unsavoury buildings with a camera and a sketchbook. My work is mostly drypoint and mixed media drawings. I’m also partial to airships…
As a reaction to the terrifying venture capitol extremism, technological feudalism and just general fascist idiocracy, I'm just going to post drawings, mostly made with my weapon of choice, my 1992 Rotring 0.9mm mechanical pencil with blue leads. My happy place.
February 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As a reaction to the terrifying venture capitol extremism, technological feudalism and just general fascist idiocracy, I'm just going to post drawings, mostly made with my weapon of choice, my 1992 Rotring 0.9mm mechanical pencil with blue leads. My happy place.