Max Wilkins

illustrator of imaginary worlds

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digital nomad

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soft brutalism

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walled city. Digital painting

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Tower town! My first foray into  detailed digital painting.

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a tower inspired by brutalist architecture, snowy rooftops, and the band Toe.

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ramen cafe :)

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for warmer days ahead

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midnight passage

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chunky boi

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red panda portal

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As a teenager I spent a lot of time walking around my hometown listening to music on headphones in the middle of the night. There’s a river near my parent’s house and a great blue heron would stand silent in the water during midnight hours. Year after year, the same heron would always return. I’d stand as close to it as I could, just staring at it. I visited the river at night last summer and the heron was still there. I’d like to think it remembers me. I looked up the average lifespan of a great blue heron and it says about 15-20 years. By that measure, the heron is probably reaching the end of its life. I wonder if a new heron will claim its spot once it has passed. Maybe its spirit will remain there forever, guarding the river and fishing silent in the moonlight.

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caffeine sensitive

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suburbia suspended

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There's no food up there for you, little mister panda.

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Meet me by the shoetrees <3

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birb house

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One day you wake up and somebody has built a tiny house on your bookshelf.