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I'm super excited to share my latest oil painting, "Nomad," (just finished last weekend). I really pushed myself with the lighting and composition on this one and I feel like I grew and improved as an artist through the process. I hope it transports you to a world of fantasy and adventure! Thanks for all your support and encouragement—it means the world to me.

#oilpainting #art #wailingwizard #rebeccamagar #illustration #fantasyart #dragon #nomad #warrior #castle #desert#axe

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In composing 'Haunter', I wanted to embrace dynamism and tension, so I pushed the pegasus boldly into the foreground, breaking the frame's boundaries and symbolizing its escape from the confines of its form. I exaggerated the length of the front legs and neck to purposefully warp the perspective and create tension in the pose. Behind the subject, the silhouette of a gothic city stretches beneath a luminous moon which was loosely inspired by Eugène Delacroix's 1827 lithograph, Mephistopheles Aloft, (a demon flies over a dark city). In this cityscape, I was hoping to create a secondary focal point - the place where I imagined this beast was flying from - as if she had awoken like some living gargoyle under a full moon and taken flight. The choice of a stark monochromatic palette in black and white chalk pastels was deliberate, I don't think this piece needs color.

'Haunter' initially came to life not just as a piece of art, but as part of a creative venture for a band's show flyer. I originally started drawing it for Book of Wyrms (and at the time envisioned it in full color). However, as creative journeys often do, that project took a different turn, leaving 'Haunter' in a state of suspended animation. This drawing, though initially set aside, was never forgotten. I loved it too much to let it go. It was years later when I revisited it, driven by a deep connection to the artwork, and finally brought it to completion.

This return to 'Haunter' wasn't just a revisiting of an old project, but a rekindling of a lifelong love. My affinity for horses, rooted in my childhood experiences growing up with these majestic creatures, has always been a part of me. Their anatomy feels familiar, almost second nature, and the pegasus, though spectral and otherworldly, carries with it a realism born from a lifetime of observation and connection. This artwork, at its core, is a manifestation of my enduring love for the equine form, a tribute to the grace and beauty of the horses that have been a part of my life. In the lines and shadows of 'Haunter', my personal history with these animals intertwines with my artistic expression, creating a piece that is as much a part of me as it is a work of art meant to be appreciated by others. Will it succeed in being appreciated? It's hard to say, but it certainly succeeded in snapping me back into my art and helping me find purpose and inspiration to continue creating.

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I’ve been working on trying to put together a t-shirt for the Cultic Seducer release and it’s been an uphill battle. I always work too tight at the beginning and end up with a finished drawing that just doesn’t work. Today, I sat down and forced myself to doodle and thumbnail so I can figure out the composition and pose first. I know to everyone else this just looks like a scribble, but this little doodle was the breakthrough I needed! I can see the bigger picture now. Hopefully, I can put together a really sick cape metal dungeon wench t-shirt from this! 🤘#thumbnail #drawing #sketch #doodle #darkdungeonmetal #tshirt #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/CkV87mFrFZq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Work in progress… #indeadoegasus #pegasus #drawing #sketch #linedrawing #fantasyart https://www.instagram.com/p/ChknO2SJJAF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Decided to circle back around to this’n … Just thinking if I can work casually on something without deadlines or demands maybe I’ll find I still enjoy doing something… #drawing #sketch #pegasus #horse #fantasyart #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #undeadpegasus (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cblnr5rLd-G/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A time-lapse, oil speed painting video of the illustration for the upcoming Cultic album, "Of Fire and Sorcery."

By Rebecca Magar, a.k.a. Wailing Wizard - www.wailingwizard.com 

Music by Layr: https://www.eleventhkey.com 

Cultic: https://www.facebook.com/culticband/

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"Of Fire and Sorcery" (Album Cover Illustration for Cultic )

by Rebecca Magar a.k.a. Wailing Wizard Art

Oil on Wood Panel - 30"x30" - Completed October 2021

Watch the making of this painting on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4pCiC32zYEc

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Paintings are lining up pretty good too! Woot! #diptych #oilpainting #painting #fantasyart #dragons #warlock #battle #war #workinprogress #offireandsorcery (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVG4FE6pEr5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sooooooo close! I’m going to finish my ONLY painting from 2020/2021 this weekend. It feels sort of bittersweet. 💚 #painting #oilpainting #fantasyart #dragon #warlock #statue #offireandsorcery #wailingwizard #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVG2K1GpVer/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Working on this new piece for the next @culticband album cover... Go green or go home! 🧑‍🎤#painting #wailinwizard #fantasyart #imaginativerealism #oilpainting #wip #workinprogress #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #dragon #wizard #mage #magic #warlock #offireandsorcery (at York County, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7kHLyH2te/?igshid=i772fxuc6e9s

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Look what came! Big thanks to @infected_by_art for publishing the “Passage” artwork in volume 8! I am eternally grateful and humbled to have a place in the pages next to such incredible works as these. (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1mivZncab/?igshid=1q7geik51qq21

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Did this super quick mock for lighting ... It’s startingto come together. #wip #illustration #drawing #sketch #fantasyart #dragon #statue #warlock #magic #staff #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJmcN2OH1rc/?igshid=cnvv36uaxmtt

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Work in Progress Line drawing... #OfFireAndSorcery #AlbumCover #Illustration #lineDrawing #FantasyArt #Sketch #Drawing #Graphite #Dragon #Statue #Cultic #Warlock #Castle #FantasyArt #wip (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjkU_PnJWz/?igshid=vw2usy5vag7j

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Concept sketch for seasons of sacrifice. #seasonsofsacrifice #sketch #drawing #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #fantasyart #druid (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCPE3O1HK3f/?igshid=ijye1snb4d9o

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Just finished this new artwork for Foehammer’s upcoming album “Monumentum”. #foehammer #monumentum #artwork #drawing #heavymetal #doommetal #albumcover #albumartwork #procession #trees #clouds #mountains #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #fantasyart #darkart #occultart (at Yoe, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmOmrLnbjz/?igshid=2jh6zafdni3l

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“Altar to the Stars”

Oil on Illustration Board by Rebecca Magar (a.k.a. Wailing Wizard)

https://wailingwizard.com

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Experimenting with Focal Points and Illustrating for a Variety of Layouts

Experimenting with Focal Points and Illustrating for a Variety of Layouts (Things I Learned While Painting "Altar to the Stars") #painting #art #fantasyart #figureart #oilpainting #focalpoints #design #illustration

Altar to the Stars is an oil painting on illustration board that I created for the album cover artwork of an upcoming Cultic/Funeral Bastard split. I was given four specifications for the “Altar to the Stars” illustration:

There should be a sexy “Seducer”

There should be an “Altar to the Stars”

It should be able to be cropped for a horizontal cassette, and/or a square CD/lathe-cut

It should have…