Art & Stuff

Matt || 34 | He/Him | Queer ||  Illustrator & Watercolor Wrangler || Midwest U.S. || Level 11 Human Ranger/Paladin, Level 15 Tiefling Warlock

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Banner art by Heather R. Hitchman. (@heatherhitchmanart / linktree)

The Changelings' May 2026 Auction "Sea Change" is LIVE! This month's auction is all about the magic of the sea! Mermaids, Pirates, and Treasure galore. This is an artist-run endeavor! If you'd like to buy an original painting or drawing or know someone who might, please visit the auction and consider sharing the link.

See the auction album on our Page for all the details on how to bid.

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I've got a painting in this artist-run auction! =3 (A potion I painted for Crooked Moon) Check it out if you're looking to add some original art to your life!

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Something a tad different and this feels like a shot in the dark because it's been a while since I opened up for commissions publicly haha but! I will be attending Anthrocon this summer, so I figured I'd offer AC delivery/pickup badges to anyone interested! Anthros are standard, but if anyone wants an OC portrait OR if any hilarious suiters want a badge of their humansona, I'm happy to work with humanoids. $150 each. Lamination & clip included. Anthrocon Pickup or +$$ to mail. Form link for those interested! https://forms.gle/SM69hsAorg98aNZVA

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I know times are weird for a lot of folks right now, but if you've ever been interested in owning one of my originals, these three framed paintings are still looking for loving homes 🖤. Find them here: https://everydayoriginal.com/artist/MatthewSpencer/

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"Budding Naturalist"

Available on Every Day Original (here: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/buddingnaturalist/)

This fine (sparsely-feathered) fellow wants nothing more in life than to catalogue the blossoms of his apple trees and be a friend to all pollinators (not just the bees). -

Inspired by a turkey vulture swooping around happily outside my studio window, by renewed life in spring after long winter, and by the joy of taking in fresh air.

Painted in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on 140lb Arches hot press paper. Accented with genuine gold leaf and framed. The frame is embellished (by the artist) with a hand-painted bee. (If you see this painting with a different name on the EDO social media, it's because I changed my mind about the title literally yesterday. APOLOGIES FOR ANY CONFUSION)

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The Star Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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Justice Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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The Wheel of Fortune Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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The Chariot Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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The Hanged Man Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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Temperance Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencils & Ink. From my deck-in-progress The Courtly Beasts Tarot, which I am slowly working on between freelance projects. Updates always on Patreon first!

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Hey wow thanks!

For those of you new here who found me through my tarot illustrations, hello and welcome!!! I'm Matt, I'm a (trans & queer) full-time freelance illustrator from Michigan. I've fallen behind in posting here but because of the love on my Courtly Beasts cards, I've queued up the cards I had failed to upload here when I finished them. The deck is still very much a work in progress, but I'm 6 cards away from finishing the Major Arcana and that's an achievement! (If you'd like to see the process behind the cards and get more regular updates, I do have my Patreon: patreon.com/mspencerdraws. -$1 Patrons see new finished work first. -$2+ Patrons see wips and process (sometimes long before I can share a project publicly). -$5+ Patrons get stuff in the mail multiple times a year! (Which usually includes a Tarot print!) My Courtly Beasts Tarot work is collected here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/741269)

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🎉 Live on Kickstarter! 🎉

We've Always Been Here: A multicultural art book celebrating queerness throughout history, with illustrations from over 50 incredible artists! 🌈

Get the book and limited edition merch here:

Coming soon: We've Always Been Here: A multicultural LGBTQ+ art book

50+ artists worldwide have come together to illustrate how queer people have always existed, and always will, all around the world.

@trans-zines @queer-joy-detector @zinefeed @zine-shop-channel

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Winter’s Champion: Knight of the Harlequin

A chill breeze sets the banners waving as dawn creeps through the trees to illuminate the tournament grounds. Winter’s Champion is all focus in these precious peaceful moments before snow flies and lances shatter. –

Inspired by the stillness of winter mornings, soft spotted horse noses, and historical armor.

Painted in watercolor, and colored pencil on 140lb Arches hot press paper. Framed in a vintage wood and metal frame. Available on Every Day Original: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/winterschampion/

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What Elegant Stars

Queer Tales of Impossible Style, a fashionable space opera anthology.

What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style, Neon Hemlock's latest upcoming anthology, is funding now on Kickstarter! This one will be full of fashion-forward, queer sci-fi, and! (if it funds!) illustrations by me, Matthew Spencer. There are stretch goals for paper dolls, full-page interior illustrations, and full-color endpapers... There's a satin scarf (I've designed) based on the cover, that's available as an add-on.... and! My favorite backing tier, Club Serpentine, gets you everything Neon Hemlock publishes in 2026 (available in epub and paperback!) If you love speculative fiction, sci fi, queer genre stories, indie publishers etc. Please consider checking it out!

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Just four (4) days and literally $3001 until this anthology is funded!

(check out the updates for some looks at the scarf and potential interior art!

Update 4: Benefactor updates! Art updates! Slightly buried anxiety! · What Elegant Stars

Hi backers, Thank you x1000 to the two Benefactors who have come on board—one has guaranteed us full color end pages for the book, and the o

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What Elegant Stars

Queer Tales of Impossible Style, a fashionable space opera anthology.

What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style, Neon Hemlock's latest upcoming anthology, is funding now on Kickstarter! This one will be full of fashion-forward, queer sci-fi, and! (if it funds!) illustrations by me, Matthew Spencer. There are stretch goals for paper dolls, full-page interior illustrations, and full-color endpapers... There's a satin scarf (I've designed) based on the cover, that's available as an add-on.... and! My favorite backing tier, Club Serpentine, gets you everything Neon Hemlock publishes in 2026 (available in epub and paperback!) If you love speculative fiction, sci fi, queer genre stories, indie publishers etc. Please consider checking it out!

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Mark your calendars: the We've Always Been Here kickstarter will launch on March 3, 2026! 🥳

If you want to be the first to hear future announcements, get the first look at our official cover, and more, join our email list here.

Art by @mspencerdraws

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"Warmth by Moonlight"

There’s naught that a warm loaf of bread doesn’t make a little more tolerable. –

Inspired by the comfort of warm food in frigid weather, moonlight on snow, and starlit wee hours.

Available on Every Day Original ! Painted in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on 140lb Arches hot press paper and framed (in a hand-painted and gilded circular frame).

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This little baker is still looking for a good home!