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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hey all! Just wanted to share a couple more shots of these original gouache and watercolor paintings I did for my patrons 😊 On top is a floating, 3D layered cut-paper illustration of Perseverance, one of the Mars rovers! #TraditionalArt #Gouache #Watercolor #Space #Nasa #JPL #MarsRover #Astronomy

A gouache and watercolor canvas painting with bright, twinkling stars illuminating blue and white nebulae clouds, edged by tendrils of dark blue and green cosmic dust along the corners. The painting is sitting on a little wooden display easel on a table.

A gouache and watercolor canvas painting with bright, twinkling stars illuminating blue and green nebulae clouds, contrasted by dark swirls of cosmic dusts threading amongst them and around the edges. Atop the painting is a floating 3D paper cutout border with a scattering of stylized stars on top and a multilayered paper craft depiction of Perseverance, the Mars rover, in silhouette at the bottom left. The rover is shown from the side and looking up at the star-filled skies. The painting is sitting on a little wooden display easel on a table. The painting is shown from a three-quarters side view to show how the 3D paper cutout border sits elevated off from the surface of the canvas.

A gouache and watercolor canvas painting with bright, twinkling stars illuminating blue white nebulae clouds swirling against pink and purple ones, with dark swirls of cosmic dusts threading through them and along the borders. Atop the painting is a floating 3D paper cutout border with a scattering of stylized stars on top and a multilayered paper craft depiction of Perseverance, the Mars rover, in silhouette at the bottom left. The rover is shown from the side and looking up at the star-filled skies. The painting is sitting on a little wooden display easel on a table. In the lower right is a text that reads patreon dot com slash whyst

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Green Summer 🌳🌿🌱 Hey all! Join me, if you will - a little late 😅 - as I continue to take a look back at my work from the last several years 😊 Here are some green ones for summer! Peace, love, and kindness to you all 💚🧡 #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #3DArt #Space #Spaceship

3D digital illustration of the Firefly-class spaceship, Serenity, as she departs a planet on yet another adventure, soaring across green-blue nebulae, stars, ringed planets, and distant moons.

3D digital illustration from the perspective of someone sitting in the cockpit of a spaceship looking out a large viewport filled with green, nebulous gas and bright stars. Ahead, another spaceship is visible heading towards a large space station orbiting a planet, the local sun just starting to peek over the horizon. Inside the cockpit, viewscreens with data and lit-up buttons surround the pilot, along with two floating holograms showing a 3D rendition of the spaceship and space station ahead.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

One can never have too many ships 😊 Ink and markers on toned paper. Black background added digitally, because my black marker was out of ink 😅 #SciFi #SciFiArt #SciArt #TraditionalArt #Space #Illustration #Spaceship #bsnm

An illustration featuring several spaceships, all rendered from the side view, as they fly from left to right against a black background. The ships come from a variety of science fiction movies and TV shows, including The Expanse, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr. Who, and Marvel, and are all rendered in a similar style and color scheme. Next to the illustration are two of the tools used in the drawing, a black pen and a Duck Blue marker.

An illustration featuring several spaceships, all rendered from the side view, as they fly from left to right against a tan, toned paper background. The ships come from a variety of science fiction movies and TV shows, including The Expanse, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr. Who, and Marvel, and are all rendered in a similar style and color scheme. Next to the illustration are two of the tools used in the drawing, a black pen and a Duck Blue marker.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy World Sea Turtle Day! 🪸🐢 Sharing an old favorite in celebration, because turtles are awesome! 💚 I did this commission a few years ago for the nicest family at San Diego Comic Con 😊 Have a turtle-rific day! #WorldSeaTurtleDay #TraditionalArt #AnimalArt

$Colored illustration of a family of sea turtles happily swimming in the ocean, with sun rays shining through the water, creating dancing refraction caustics on the sandy bottom and on the turtles' backs. The mother turtle is gliding gracefully through the water and looking proudly at the camera. One of her baby turtle is dancing energetically in front of her and looking mischievously at the camera, and her other baby turtle is swimming serenely by her and looking shyly at the camera.$

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Always nice when a friend stops by for a visit 😊

A bird sitting on the ledge outside a window visible through, and slightly hidden by, a sheer teal curtain and a white curtain, looking directly into the room as if to say hi

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

An X-wing a day keeps the Empire away ✨ Happy May the 4th! Let's do something a little different this yr. At the link in my profile is a list of charities. Pick one, donate $10 (or more!) today or tmw, send me a screenshot of your receipt, and I'll send you a free 5x7 original sketch of an X-wing 😊

Illustration of an X-wing starfighter with its S-foils locked in the iconic X-shaped attack position while zipping through space in a tunnel of bright, white streaks of starlight. To the top left adorning the illustration are two small origami X-wings, one orange and one yellow.

A close up, angled view of a drawing of an X-wing starfighter with its S-foils locked in the iconic X-shaped attack position while zipping through space in a tunnel of bright, white streaks of starlight. To the top left adorning the illustration are two small origami X-wings, one orange and one yellow.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's a beautiful spring day and everything is in bloom! Think I'll find a nice shady spot under a tree and just read a book and listen to the birds today 😊🌸 #BloomScrolling

Beautiful white roses, mostly in full bloom with a few buds visible, and greenery all around on a bright, sunny Spring day

Bright magenta-colored bougainvillea flowers in full bloom and surrounded by greenery under a clear blue sky on a bright, sunny Spring day

An apple tree with several green fruits visible growing among the lush green leaves in a shady area on a bright, sunny Spring day

A nectarine tree with several red/orange fruits visible growing among the lush green leaves on a bright, sunny Spring day

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Pink Purple Spring 🌸🪻 Hey all! Join me, if you will, as I continue a look back at my work from the last several years 😊 Here are some pink/purple ones for spring! Peace, love, and kindness to you all 🩷💜 #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #3DArt #Space #Spaceship

Digital illustration of a large, multi-leveled space station orbiting a cloud-covered planet, the space above filled with stars and bright nebulae. A rising sun illuminates a transport ship inside a hyperloop tunnel formed of evenly spaced rings originating from the space station and extending to either side, encircling the planet. Projected from and between the rings is a transparent shield, whose hexagonal pattern is subtly visible.

Digital illustration of the Hubble space telescope in orbit, illuminated from below by the beautiful Earth and from above by a bright, purple nebulae filled with stars and wonders. The nebulae sits within a ring that ressembles a camera lens, with the position of the ring and space telescope below together forming the shape of a keyhole in space, as Hubble helps us unlock the mysteries of the universe.

Digital illustration of the Firefly-class spaceship, Serenity, as she adventures among brightly colored nebulae, stars, and eclipsing planets and moons. The ship leaves a trail of brightly colored bubbles in her wake as she sails through the river of space.

Digital illustration of a spaceship jetting across brightly colored nebulae, stars, exploding planets, and other wonders of the universe.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

For as long as I can remember, I have always been in love with space. With our extraordinarily beautiful, wonderfully mysterious, vast-in-time-and-space-beyond-human-comprehension universe ✨🩵 More on these later, but I just wanted to share this one today to welcome home the crew of Artemis II!

A gouache and watercolor canvas painting with bright, twinkling stars illuminating blue and white nebulae clouds, contrasted by dark swirls of cosmic dusts threading amongst them. Atop the painting is a 3D paper cutout border depicting more stars and a multilayered paper craft of Perseverance, the Martian rover, in silhouette and looking up in wonder at the universe.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"You can't take the sky from me" A page from my art book 😁 Still so proud of this! Took forever, but so worth it 😊 If you know someone who might be interested, would appreciate a share! Link below. There's a flip-through video that previews the whole book! #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #3DArt

A top-down view of a detailed 3D model of the spaceship Serenity, Firefly class, depicted in elegantly clean and simple black and white with no texture details, like an unpainted marble statue. To the side of the model is an illustration featuring the 3D model, this time painted, flying through a colorful blue, purple, and red spacescape filled with stars and eclipsing planets. The ship leaves a trail of bright, colorful bubbles in its wake, as if it was sailing through the very river of space.

A hardcover book standing on a table with the cover depicting a blue, star-filled spacescape with galactic gas and dust clouds swirling around a ring of light, the title on the bottom right visible as "So Far: The Art of Mai Van". A blue, silver-foiled bookmark is leaning against the book, showing a similar spacescape, but this one depicting the edge of a large planet with its moon rising over the horizon behind it.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Also, I'm looking into changing some things this year and that might affect the availability of prints of my work. Just a heads up, in case there's one you're interested in or have been thinking about 😊 Thank you, as always, for checking out my work and for your support! artofmaivan.com/store

Digital illustration of a squadron of TIE starfighters speeding towards a ringed gas giant that dominates most of the star-filled space. The sun is just beginning to peek around the horizon of the planet, spilling light on the planet's rings and TIE fighters.

Digital illustration of a squadron of X-Wing starfighters with their S-foils locked in attack position all speeding towards a ringed gas giant that dominates most of the star-filled space. The sun is just beginning to peek around the horizon of the planet, spilling light on the planet's rings and the X-Wings.

Digital illustration of the Landsat 5 satellite floating serenely above Earth, its antenna pointed towards the planet. Dawn arrives on the planet as the sun lights up the clouds, while space remains dark but also bright and filled with colorful nebulae and stars

Digital illustration depicting a massive black hole, with streaks of light soaring gracefully along the event horizon and into the singularity, set against a backdrop of bright blue and purple nebulae and a sea of twinkling stars. Witnessing it all, her back to us and attached to a long serpentine tether disappearing into the foreground, is a cat astronaut in a spacesuit, serenely floating amongst the great unfolding story of our beautiful universe.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Blue Winter ❄️ Hey all! Join me, if you will, as I take a look back at some of my work from the last several years 😊 Here are some blue ones for winter! #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #3DArt #Space #Spaceship

Digital illustration depicting an X-Wing starfighter in the foreground and his wingman off to the right, both ships hurtling toward two TIE fighters in the distance, the X-Wings' red lasers firing in staccato bursts to meet the enemies' green lasers. Behind the two TIE fighters, two planets are visible backlit by a bright, distant sun, with rings circling one of the planet.

Digital illustration of a detail-filled underbelly shot of the Venator-class Star Destroyer capital ship from Star Wars as it flies overhead, all thrusters glowing hot, through a blue and teal colored spacescape filled with stars and towards a bright, swirling nebula, that appears both turbulent and serene at the same time

Digital illustration of the spaceship Rocinante from the TV show The Expanse, her engines glowing brightly against the blackness of space broken here and there by the light from distant stars. She is flying towards a ring in the distance which is emitting a bright light like a beacon, with nebulous clouds of gas and dust swirling in towards it

Digital illustration of the arrival of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity at the cloud covered planet of Persephone, one of its moons peeking out from behind the horizon. Multiple thruster contrails signifying ships leaving the bustling planet appear as tiny streaks in the distance. Serenity's engines are flaring orange hot and throwing off embers that softly transitions into little leaves soaring on the wind.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Silent Night || Colored Pencils on Toned Paper . . . Happy 2026, my fellow intrepid travelers on this crazy adventure we call Life! #art #sketchbook #traditionalart #animalart #drawing

A colored pencil sketch of a fluffy reindeer with large antlers on blue-gray toned paper, highlighted in white. The reindeer sits against a background-less blue-gray field, except for a rectangular box extending vertically from the lower section of the reindeer's antlers down to the top half of the reindeer's head, within which a blue, atmospheric glow fades upwards towards black, and white stars fade to white snow falling gently through the clear, crisp air. Two large crystalline snowflakes keeps the reindeer company on this cold winter night.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

This museum has a cat, therefore it is a good museum. That is all.

A fluffy, oh so soft looking, black cat, curled up sleeping on a red cushioned chair. The temptation to pet was overwhelming, but I managed to control myself and let the little one sleep in peace.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Death is only the beginning Wrapping up the year with a shop update! New items have been added and a few updated, like this 2025 edition of the gold foil print of my "Reincarnation" illustration😊 Vinyl stickers are also currently on sale! #Art #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #TheMummy #bsnm

A square, gold picture frame displaying a print featuring an ancient Egyptian wall relief style painting of two women in gold masks, both holding a sai in each hand, posed and ready for ceremonial battle. Surrounding the two figures are rows and columns of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics embellished in shiny gold foil, with a large, stylized winged scarab adorning the bottom.

Two vinyl stickers held spread apart. The first is of an illustration of the golden Book of Amun-Ra, with hieroglyphics and scarabs etched on to the cover and the Eye of Ra etched onto the round slot where one is to insert the key to open the book. The second sticker is of an illustration of the black Book of the Dead, with similar hieroglyphics and scarabs etched on to the cover, but with a winged scarab replacing the Eye of Ra on the round slot for the key.

Two digital illustrations, shown side by side, in the style of an ancient Egyptian wall hieroglyphic relief painting telling the story of the movies The Mummy and The Mummy Returns in a series of static sequential scenes laid out from left to right and down in several rows. The first illustration starts with Rick O'Connell's confrontation with the statue of Anubis in Hamunaptra and ends with our heroes on their camels riding into the sunset at the end of the movie The Mummy, while the second illustration starts with the discovery of the Bracelet of Anubis and ends with our heroes in the dirigible flying into the sunset at the end of the movie The Mummy Returns.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The EAS Agamemnon. Ink and markers on 11x17 Bristol Board This may be one of the most detailed single-ship drawings I've ever done! And possibly the neatest. I used a ruler 😅 It almost felt like I was back in drafting class! Which I loved, so wins all around 😁 #SciFiArt #SciFi #TraditionalArt

A detailed drawing, rendered in ink, markers, and colored pencils, of the EAS Agamemnon, an Earth Alliance Omega-class destroyer from the space scifi show, Babylon 5

Fully inked, detailed drawing of the EAS Agamemnon spaceship, ready for the next step using markers and colored pencils to add depth, form, and colors

Pencil sketch of the EAS Agamemnon spaceship, with only the front section of the ship inked so far and the rest waiting to be inked

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Fast forward to today. HC, 8.5x8.5in. 144pgs. The 1st time I held it, all I could think was "oh wow, It feels like a real book!" It hasn't been easy, but I know how thrilled the me of all those years ago would've been to be here. So, in a way, I made this book for me. But I hope you'll like it too😊

A hardcover book lying on a table, viewed from a top-down position with the back cover visible. The image on the cover shows a blue, star-filled spacescape with galactic gas and dust clouds swirling around a strong light source visible just to the right where the image wraps around the spine and to the front cover of the book.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Feasting Day everyone! 😊 No meat in this house, but I can offer this perfect-looking (and delicious) ice cream cone, nom nom nom

A waffle cone with a double scoop serving of vanilla ice cream and a flake stuck in one side, held aloft against a backdrop of colorful flowers in full bloom

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Quoth the Raven Skull 🐦‍⬛ . . . A sketchbook doodle I meant to post on Halloween, but the Universe said no 😅 So, let's call this a Happy Autumn post! #Sketchbook #TraditionalArt #FolkloreArt #Folklore #Raven

A sketchbook page opened to a drawing of a raven's skull with the words "Quoth the raven" written underneath, the entire thing rendered in pencil. The sketchbook is being held resting on the artist's lap as she sits on a park bench, with a scattering of yellow orange autumn leaves visible on the ground, creating a frame around the sketchbook page.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Only the journey is written *** Completely forgot to post this one! Scratching that history nerd meets movie geek itch 😊 The Mummy Returns, now as an ancient Egyptian wall relief painting 😁 #Art #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #TheMummy

Digital illustration in the style of an ancient Egyptian wall hieroglyphic relief painting telling the story of the movie The Mummy Returns in a series of static sequential scenes laid out from left to right and down in multiple rows, starting with the discovery of the Bracelet of Anubis and ending with our heroes in the dirigible flying into the sunset at the end of the movie.

Closeup on the first scene where Rick and Evy first discover the Bracelet of Anubis. The characters are drawn from a side view with their hands up in the ancient Egyptian wall relief hieroglyphic style, with the bracelet and its chest floating between them.

Closeup of Imhotep and Anck-su-namun kneeling on the ground. Anck-su-namun is in her modern day clothes, but an overlapping blue-rimmed spirit version of her in her ancient Egyptian clothes is being knocked out of her and falling backwards.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Three away from being at risk of spontaneously turning into an infernal Ring of Fire, Hail the Great Beast, Destroyer of Worlds .... Last day of MCM London! And then I'll get back to posting art and things, I promise 😅 Stop by and say hi if you're around!

A white sign with the table number M 22 and the table name Art of Mai Van

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I apparently read too much Tolkien before bed last night and dreamt I was Sauron (but me-shaped) and have been amusing myself all morning thinking of all the reasons I would make a wildly unsuccessful Dark Lord Anyway, happy Tolkien Reading Day! Let's see who I end up being in my dreams tonight 😅

Closeup of two adjacent bookshelves with a connecting row of Tolkien books with oh so pretty matching dust jackets. All of the colorful illustrated covers are matte, with the titles standing out in shiny gold foil. On one end of the row, three books are displayed backwards, with the spines towards the wall, to show off the colorful sprayed edges with white text written in the Cirth and Tengwar scripts invented by Tolkien.

The book "The Silmarillion" by Tolkien sitting on a stack of other books on a nightstand. The matte cover shows an illustration by Ted Nasmith depicting the ships of the Faithful as they escape from a doomed Númenor

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Eye spy, with my 3D eye... Wrapping up more projects from last year! This one has been done for awhile, but I just realized I never shared these finished renders 😊 #Art #SciFi #SciFiArt #SciArt #Space #Spaceship #3DArt

Two stacked images. The top image shows a close-up 3D rendered view of the front of a TIE fighter, with its spherical command module, transparisteel viewport, two laser cannons, and the wing spars visible. The bottom image shows the back of the same TIE fighter with its solar ionization reactor, twin ion engines, and the wing spars visible.

A 3D rendered front view image of a TIE fighter showing its spherical command module, transparisteel viewport, and the iconic hexagonal solar collector wings housing solar energy accumulator lines that are just about visible.

A 3D rendered back view image of a TIE fighter showing its solar ionization reactor and twin ion engines. Also visible are the iconic hexagonal solar collector wings housing solar energy accumulator lines that are just about visible.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

So long, 2024! Hello 2025! I'm only a little late 😅 How is 2025 treating you so far? Sharing this little doodle from last year that I never got around to posting as part of a wrap up on old projects as I prepare for new adventures this year! 😁 #Art #TraditionalArt #SciArt #PaleoArt #Paleontology

An ink and markers drawing of an Ichthyosaurus fossil with a label identifying it as being from the Lower Jurassic era, about 200 million years old. A second piece of paper sitting in front of the drawing says "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" as well as a disclaimer that the drawing is not of a dolphin.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

QRP with your skull art! Velociraptor mongoliensis! An early experiment for a cut paper illustration piece 😊 White cardstock paper that was cut, hand painted, and then assembled in layers #Art #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #Paleontology

Side view of a Velociraptor skull formed out of layers of cut paper that have been hand painted to emphasize the depth. Below is a replica Velociraptor claw

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Consider this confirmation that dinosaurs existed in Middle Earth 🦕 A really fun wedding invitation I got to do for an awesome couple who had a dinosaur-themed wedding! Text changed for privacy - I was not commissioned by the King of Gondor himself ... Or was I?? 👀 #Art #DigitalArt #Dinosaurs

Two happily in love brachiosaurus with their eyes closed and foreheads touching, each with one front leg raised and touching the other footpad to footpad, their long necks forming a heart around the names Arwen and Aragorn. Vines with heart-shaped leaves adorn both sides of the card, with additional texts indicating the wedding date and location. Sitting atop one side of the card is an unsheathed Sting, the Elven sword wielded first by Bilbo Baggins and then later by Frodo Baggins

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Available now on my webstore 😊 artofmaivan.com/store Choose from four designs! All tote bags are double sided and printed full bleed on polyester canvas #SciFi #SciFiArt #Cats #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday #ArtShop #bsnm

Double-sided tote bag featuring an ink and markers illustration of a cat in a spacesuit standing on a new world and looking up proudly at the stars. Planted at his feet is a flag that reads "Mine" with a little paw print and trailing behind him is his little assistant and companion, a mouse rover. A band of stars stretches across the night sky. A close up shot on the right shows the polyester canvas texture

Double-sided tote bag featuring a digital illustration of the Hubble space telescope pointing out towards the mysteries of the universe, her lens bringing into detail a far-off purple nebula filled with bright starlight as the Earth spins slowly and serenely below. A close up shot on the right shows the polyester canvas texture

Double-sided tote bag featuring a digital illustration of a little cat in a spacesuit floating in space attached to a long serpentine tether disappearing into the foreground. The cat is dwarfed by a giant black hole with light and stars slowly swirling into the singularity, bright hot at the event horizon and utter blackness in the center, where light can no longer escape. Despite the dangers, our little astro at appear to be serenely observing the phenomenon. A close up shot on the right shows the polyester canvas texture

Double-sided tote bag featuring a digital illustration of sunrise on a ringed gas giant, the icy bands of its rings shining brightly beneath a foreign star, the whole scene cast in a blue light. A close up shot on the right shows the polyester canvas texture

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Coming to a shoulder near you✨ Have you ever found yourself with things to tote around but can't? Do you find yourself carrying all your things..by hand?? You get the idea 😂 Introducing my new tote bags! More pics in thread 😊 #SciFi #SciFiArt #Cats #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday #ArtShop #bsnm

Four tote bags arrayed on a table, each bag depicting a vibrant and fun space-themed illustration. One shows a cute cat in a spacesuit standing proudly on a new planet with a flag that says "Mine" planted at their feet, and another showing a close up shot of a ringed-planet with the rings brightly lit by the sun that is just rising over the horizon behind the planet in a star-filled sky. The two other bags are slightly hidden, but a peek of a space nebula and a black hole are visible

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

What lies beyond the horizon? An old favorite, now with shiny gold foil! This one was really hard to photograph, but the gold foil outlines each ship. I've been told it looks like a shiny set of enamel pins 😁 #Art #SciFi #SciFiArt #SciArt #TraditionalArt #Space #Illustration #Spaceship #bsnm

A formation of iconic spaceships with matching blue accents assembled and flying forward together against a black field, each ship outlined in shiny gold foil. The spaceships hail from various scifi franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, The Expanse, Firefly, Starship Troopers, StarCraft, Battlestar Galactica, Futurama, Marvel, Lost in Space, Dark Matter, Independence Day, and Power Rangers

A square, black picture frame displaying a print featuring a formation of iconic spaceships with matching blue accents assembled and flying forward together against a black field, each ship outlined in shiny gold foil. The spaceships hail from various scifi franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, The Expanse, Firefly, Starship Troopers, StarCraft, Battlestar Galactica, Futurama, Marvel, Lost in Space, Dark Matter, Independence Day, and Power Rangers

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

No harm ever came from reading a book ...right? 😅 My latest work! Evy and Anck Su-Namun face off in an ancient Egyptian wall relief style illustration, with hieroglyphics of quotes from the movie and embellished with a shiny gold foil finish 😁 #Art #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #TheMummy

Two women in gold masks, both holding a sai in each hand, stand posed and ready for ceremonial battle in an ancient Egyptian wall relief style illustration. Surrounding the two figures are rows and columns of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics rendered in shiny gold foil, with a large winged scarab adorning the bottom

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Did the thing! 😊 Did you do the thing? There's still time in some states!

A voter taking a selfie with her mail-in ballot on the way to drop it off, with the ballot covering half her face so you only see her eyes. Over the picture are two stickers, one saying "let's do this!" and the other saying "I Voted!"

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Happy belated Stego-ween everyone! Hope your day was full of fun and a healthy amount of candy! Whether that means a lot or a little, I'll let you decide 😂 #Halloween #JackoLantern #Pumpkin #SpookySeason #Dinosaurs #Art #SciArt #PaleoArt #AnimalArt

A fun pumpkin carving of a full stegosaurus skeleton posed with its mouth opened in a little roar, shown in both daylight and at night with a candle inside lighting up the carving in full jack-o'-lantern festivities. The bottom of the image shows a row of different pumpkins all lit up from within with carvings of cute faces, a unicorn, and even an alien saying hello beneath his spaceship.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Six furry friends I met in Athens 😊 . . . I'm not doing an October drawing challenge, but I didn't want to completely miss out on the fun, so I'm trying to get in at least a doodle each day 😊 Here's day 2-7! #Art #Sketchbook #Drawing #Illustration #Cats #AnimalArt

A sketchbook page with pencil drawings of six cute cats with varying markings. One expert loafer, one yoga grooming, one contemplating Mondays, one cozy sleepy ball, and two on alert for adventure, with the second one extra curiously leaning forward with neck outstretched and one paw forward

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

Ink and markers doodle of a happy stegosaurus friend I met at the Natural History Museum in London last year 😊 Good luck to everyone participating in an art challenge this month, I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations! #Art #SciArt #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #Paleontology

An ink and markers drawing of a full stegosaurus fossil posed with his tail up and his mouth opened, with a smaller piece of paper sitting in front of his face with the word "Rawr!" written on it

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Artists, QRP your 2 sides! *(cheating a bit with a third because I am bad at picking these 😅) space 🚀 vs creatures 🦖 vs creatures again, but make them cuddly 🐈

A 3x3 grid featuring 9 illustrations, each depicting a brightly colored space scene filled with stars and nebulae, some with planets and moons, one with a black hole being studied and one with a mysterious ring of light. Most are centered on one or more spaceships or satellite, with one featuring a cat scientist in a spacesuit during an EVA mission

A 3x3 grid featuring 9 illustrations, each depicting a creature or non-human character drawn with ink and markers on a toned paper background. There are four clever dinosaurs, one smug dragon, one charged kaiju, one ninja turtle, one hungry alien symbiote, and one detective duck contemplating his latest case

A 3x3 grid featuring 9 illustrations, each depicting one or more cute creatures drawn with ink and markers. There are two baby dinosaurs, three good boy pups, three working cats (one might not actually be a cat), one flaming salamander, and a family of dancing sea turtles. Occupations include a catstronaut in a spacesuit and superheroes such as a wonder woman cat, a Flash dog, and Lucky the dog sharing a pizza with Goose, the not-a-cat Flerken

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

Happy International Cat Day! Here's a little throwback to an inky doodle of a cat-shaped spaceship... with a giant scarf. Because, you know, space is cold 😅😂

A spaceship in the shape of a cat's bust floats cozily along with a giant scarf wrapped around its neck and trailing behind. A bright sun illuminates the ship and surrounding asteroids from behind while a few bright stars shine from the surrounding blackness of space.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Crewcat #4, proud member of the elite Time division aboard the scientific exploration starship 'Chaos'. By coincidence (or masterful planning), 4 always ends up on the most adventurous - and arguably dangerous - missions Would you like to join the Chaos on its voyage among the stars?

Digital illustration of a little cat in a spacesuit floating in space with a long serpentine tether disappearing into the foreground. The cat is dwarfed by a giant black hole with light and stars swirling into the singularity, bright hot at the event horizon and utter blackness in the center, where light can no longer escape.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

White "wolf" 🐾 A commission I finished last year of a sweet puppy named Arya dressed up with Okami markings 😊 Ink, markers, and colored pencil on toned paper

Traditional drawing of a happy puppy sporting red markings on her eyes and forehead like the character Okami and a sweet little flower tucked on her ear. Her head is poking out of a black framed background and she is looking up with a happy smile.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

Let's celebrate! All orders on my webstore today will receive a free X-wing sticker! 😊 No codes necessary. Order doesn't have to include Star Wars items to receive the sticker :) Happy Star Wars day everyone! 💙 www.artofmaivan.com/store #SciFi #SciFiArt #DigitalArt #Space #Illustration #StarWars

A hand, mostly offscreen, holding a sticker of an X-wing, its S-foils locked in attack position and its engines flaring red. Above is the following text "Free sticker with all orders, today only!"

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

May the 4th be with you! A commission I finished earlier this year :) Ink, markers, and colored pencils on toned paper #Art #SciFi #SciFiArt #TraditionalArt #Space #Illustration #StarWars

Illustration of an X-wing with its S-foils locked in attack position while zipping through space in a tunnel of bright streaks of starlight. To the top left adorning the illustration are two small origami X-wings, one orange and one yellow.

A close-up angle of an illustration of an X-wing with its S-foils locked in attack position while zipping through space in a tunnel of bright streaks of starlight. To the top left adorning the illustration are two small origami X-wings, one orange and one yellow.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

See you in Japan! 😁

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Defend against terror and chaos . . . I've always wanted to do a sort of monochrome version of this illustration, and I finally got around to it! Check out my other post to see the companion piece :) #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #StarWars #Space #3D

A white wall with two picture frames showing two companion illustrations, one of a squadron of X-Wing starfighters flying towards a ringed gas giant and the other a squadron of TIE starfighters coming around the other side of the same ringed gas giant, the two squadrons seemingly headed for each other.

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Rebel against tyranny and oppression . . . I've always wanted to do a sort of monochrome version of this illustration, and I finally got around to it! Check out my other post to see the companion piece :) #SciFiArt #SciFi #DigitalArt #StarWars #Space #3D

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Mai ★ @whyst.bsky.social · 01/04/2024

If you know, you know... Feels like a good day to post something silly 😄 #DigitalArt #Stargate #Stickers

A round sticker of a drawing of a plate with a face drawn with ketchup and mustard, the wide grin spelling out the word "Wacko" with the letter "A" resembling the Stargate point of origin symbol for Earth

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