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Marcus McAllister

@marcusmcallister.bsky.social

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Artist 🇫🇷🇺🇸 From Little Rock to Paris @marcus.mcallister.artist on IG Sketchbooks and paintings/ birds, stags, knights and symbols/ sometimes Grom the dachshund studio buddy and some D&D and heroic fantasy

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Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"SB152.14 wolf and horse" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt

Sketchbook drawing: a wolf in grey watercolor over a horse in brown on blue

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Fin de chapitre” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 49x32cm #marcusmcallister #contemporarypainting #painting

Acrylic painting: Minotaur in red and orange, on a blue background between darker zones with a white symbol between the horns

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Marcus McAllister ”In his garden” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 65x50cm #painting #contemporarypainting #raven #SciArt

Acrylic paintings predominantly rouge: a raven walks amidst flowers, with a spray of light from his head

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.19 bodyguard" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a bearded man with a cap and white halo

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.14 slipping through shadow" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #raven #bird #SciArt

Sketchbook drawing: a raven haloed in purple steps through a shadowy garden

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.11 entravé par ces petits démons" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing in pale green, grey and blue: a squirrel in profileeating, on a decorative vegetal background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.10 cette bataille intérieure" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: cowled man in blue on brown background, behind a white floral cluster

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I recently gathered images from two formative films from my youth: Excalibur and Jaws. So they are popping up in my Sketchbook Marcus McAllister "SB152.09 a new chapter" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a watercolor of a shield maiden below a pale ship and a list of handwritten titles

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.08 comment interpréter la grâce" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: on a red brown background a blue-white oval with handwritten texts, a flying owl and a seated woman

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.06 ce qui se passe" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: en haut a watercolor of a fishing boat, below left, a bouy in ink, and below right handwritten text

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.02 ceux qui savent" 2026 - Sketchbook 152 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Watercolor sketchbook drawing: a silhouetted figure climbs the rigging of a sinking ship, while underneath is a ornamental fire

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB152.03 on l’a tous en nous, cette curiosité" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a sailboat in sepia on a turquoise background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Transition from one Sketchbook to the next, here’s the last page of Sketchbook number 151 and the first of number 152

Two Sketchbooks, one open to the last page and the other to the first page

Sketchbook drawing: a knight on horseback

Sketchbook drawing: a bird in a yellow aureole flies over blue vegetation

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today is my studio buddy’s 11th birthday. Happy birthday, Grom!

A seated wire haired dachshund looking at the camera (plus precisely, at the treat held in my hand while I take the photo)

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Marcus McAllister “Gnosis” - 2026 - acrylic and charcoal on paper - 49x32cm #painting #contemporarypainting #esoterism

Acrylic painting in ochres, pink and black: a veiled woman presents a haloed round symbol of an owl circled by a snake

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Marcus McAllister ”Le passage du temps” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 65x50cm #painting #contemporarypainting

Acrylic painting in red ahold and white: a shadowed male head leaning against a wall, a cloud of concentric white rings above

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Marcus McAllister “L’œil fixe” - 2026 - acrylic on toile - 49x32cm #painting #contemporarypainting

Acrylic painting in dark red and light blue:a bearded man with a transparent bird mask looks at a crystal hovering above his hand

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Marcus McAllister ”Voici le lieu de traversée” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 65x50cm #painting #contemporarypainting #knight #horse

Acrylic painting in mostly red tones: two knight on horseback looking out towards a sailboat on the sea

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Marcus McAllister ”Sur son chemin” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 65x50cm #painting #contemporarypainting

Acrylic painting: a man with a bag walking away on a fenced path, over a patterned green background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Marcus McAllister “Connais-tu le chemin ?” - 2026 - acrylic on paper - 49x32cm #painting #contemporarypainting

Acrylic painting in blue and green: A hiker with a hat and walking stick looks towards a haloed crow perched in a tree

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Marcus McAllister “Embarqué” - 2026 - acrylic on canvas - 24x18cm #painting #contemporarypainting

Blue painting of a simple boat with 7 glowing staved on a patterned background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Marcus McAllister ”Tranquility” - 2024 - acrylic on paper - 49x32cm #painting #contemporarypainting #bird #SciArt

A green songbird in a patterned oval on a dark green background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Marcus McAllister “Serene” - 2024 - acrylic on canvas - 24x18cm #painting #contemporarypainting #bird #SciArt

Acrylic painting of a green bird perched in a glowing teardrop shape, over a pattern of stars

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.36 word keeper" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.35 in liminal spaces" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird #owl

Sketchbook drawing: a haloed barn owl with glowing green eyes before a green pattern, under handwritten notes

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.31 ne rien lâcher" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #bird #SciArt

Sketchbook drawing: a haloedfalcon drawn in dark grey over a man marching forward in red

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.27 devant l’éclat" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a helmed man’s head on blue grey background under handwritten text

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.29v picorer" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #bird

Sketchbook drawing: a bird flies down towards a gold mandala on a grey sphere, all surrounded by a yellow contour on a field of blue marks

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.29 setting it up" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #bird #SciArt #raven

Sketchbook drawing: a raven in a bar of light on a blue-grey background inspects one of a series a dotted disks, some handwritten text is in the upper left

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.25 travail d’équipe" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #bird #SciArt #raven

Sketchbook drawing: a line of hikers on a Hillcrest, overhead a raven flies into a rose mandala

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.24 bien au-delà" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.23 crossing" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook Drawing: a boat on water in ink on a grey:purple watercolor background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.22 toutes ces informations" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.22 constant filtering" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Sketchbook drawing: over a collage of Kraft paper, a watercolor face in turquoise and a bird in ink under handwriting

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.21 dans les creux et les lacunes" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm

Sketchbook drawing: a pink figure with a gold mandala rises out of a boat amiidst the partly effaced printed word « enough »

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.15 whimsy and creation" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #seahorse

Sketchbook drawing: a seahorse in blue and black crayon over a pink oval, next to an ampersand and under gold spots

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Marcus McAllister "SB151.14 tenir bon" 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #raven

Sketchbook drawing: a dark blue raven on a yellow background, flying over a round form and blue traits, handwriting on the left

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.13 éclairer le chemin” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

sketchbook drawing: a seated woman, arms around her knees. Her head and feet are glowing white, and a path of mandalas obscures the upper half of her head

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.12 oracle” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a turquoise haloed male head with a vegetal pattern, turned to the left

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.12 obscurité” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Grom trying to beat the Parisian heat au parc Buttes Chaumont. It’s been a rough few days!

Grom the dachshund standing in a park water channel

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.11 il ouvre la porte” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #fool

Sketchbook drawing: haloed man walking away carrying a sack over his shoulder, in black ink on bright green, in a dark brown frame on a gold background, handwritten text to the left

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.09 souvenir” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #cat

Sketchbook drawing: a cat licking its paw, drawn in blue ink on a yellow-green background, with handwritten texts et geometric patterns

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.09 mordant” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird #owl

Sketchbook drawing: a small owl in gold on a blue background (darker on the upper half). Above a white and yellow comet raises a sword as it passes among the stars

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.07 contracter et concentrer” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing

Sketchbook drawing: a female face lower right, under a crescent of horns looking up at a constellated form

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.06 inner gold” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #owl #bird

A golden owl on a purplish rose background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.08 a focal point” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Sketchbook drawing: an ink and watercolor sparrow on a bright green strip on a darker green background, handwritten text to the left

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.05 fugacité” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Sketchbook drawing in warm tones, three blackbirds fly over a field and a geometric pattern in a circle. The words éphémère and fugacité are discernable in the background

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.04 il s’efforce à voir clairement” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Sketchbook drawing of two bird, the lower bird has a purple back and bright blue eye

Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Marcus McAllister ”SB151.05 que tu puisses éprouver de l’empathie” 2026 - Sketchbook 151 drawing - 23x15cm #sketchbook #drawing #SciArt #bird

Sketchbook drawing: an inked songbird on a branch, over a green background and in a transparent container sealed with a glowing mandala