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Bex A. Ironwood

Bex Ironwood writes fantasy and sci-fi fiction, inspired by the likes of C.S. Lewis, Robert Jordan, and Larry Correia. She currently resides in the weird and wild lands of the Midwest, along with her parents and sister. When she isn’t writing, she is usually reading, playing video games, or doing something art-related.

Bex has written a couple of short stories for Raconteur Press and Chris Kennedy Publishing, and hopes to someday publish a full-length novel.

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“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.”

- C. S. Lewis

This was a fun experiment. Many colors!
#art #illustration #drawing #digitalpainting #digitalart #digitalart #saltandlight #artoninstagram #artistsoninstagram

New blog post! Trying something a little different.
Link: https://www.scatteredstoriesjournal.com/post/empathy

#writing #currentevents #blog #blogpost

Small doodle of Eleni
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #saltandlight #oc #originalcharacter

A starting screen illustration I made for a friend! Swipe to see version without text. Check him out on twitch at EmeraldDragonBos!
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#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #saltandlight #fantasy #dragon #dragonart

First drawing of 2025. Some birds and a weird dog.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #penandink #firstdrawingoftheyear #2025 #inkillustration #saltandlight

Penne ala vodka and slightly burnt parmesean chicken.

Cooking is fun!

"Do you understand the violence it took, to learn this gentleness?"

When Xander first saved Eleni's life, it was just the beginning of his journey back to the Light.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #saltandlight #originalcharacter #fantasy #oc #originalwriting

Milkshakes and friends on a Friday night

Random doodles of Xander.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #oc #originalcharacter #saltandlight

Dressed up as an Interdimensional Insurance Agent from the Adventures of Tom Stranger.
"You're in strange hands with Tom Stranger!"
#halloween #halloweencostume #tomstranger #strangerandstranger #theadventuresoftomstranger #theadventuresoftomstrangerinterdimensionalinsuranceagent #larrycorreia #manatee #Wendell #wendellthemanatee #combatwombat

Aslan, inked with a Lamy fountain pen. My lettering still needs work.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #inkdrawing #lamy #fountainpen #ink #inkandpaper #thechroniclesofnarnia #narnia #aslanthelion #lion #saltandlight

In my Memento Mori/goth phase, apparently. Gonna clean this up in digital later.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #goth #gothaesthetic #gothicart #Gothic #gothart #darkart #saltandlight

A sketch page full of kitty cats. Pick your favorite!
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #sketch #sketchbook #doodles #cats #kitty #kittycat #catsketch #blackcats

Tried gouache paint for the first time, painted some space fish.
Not sure if I like it or not. It didn't want to cooperate the way I wanted it to. I'll have to play with it a bit more.

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart

A purple cow to make you smile.

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #cow #cute #frontpage #smile #smileeveryday #saltandlight

Sketchbook doodles and #demonhunter lyrics.
#songlyrics #fanart #tattooflash #art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #sketchbook #smallartaccount #foryoupage #fyp #saltandlight

An illustration I created for a 50-word short story on my blog.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart

"Don't Tread on Me", with an AR-15 and a dragon snake.
#2atuesday #guns #2a #gun #art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart #sketchbook #penandink #dragon #fantasy #4upage #foryoupage #fyp #gadsden

Portrait of an NPC in a D&D game my friend is running.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #digitalart

Painted a sunflower
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching

Sometimes, you gotta fill a page with bubbles.

#art #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #satisfying #bubbles #drawing #sketching #artoftheday #doodle #doodling #foryoupage #trendy #zen #chillart

New picture for the blog and stuffs.

#art #illustration #drawing #artwork #artist #love #music #california #losangeles #sketch #instaart #painting #design #procreate #artistsoninstagram #fanart #draw #digitalpainting #photoshop #characterdesign #illustrator #artoftheday #conceptart #anime #graphicdesign #digitaldrawing #digitalillustration #creative #fantasyart #doodle

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #penandink #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #penandpaper #inkdrawing #sketching #sketchbook

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration #inkdrawing #inkandpaper #pendrawing #heart

A sketchy deer skull with some #demonhunter lyrics

Happy Friday!
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #foryoupage

For the dancing and the dreaming. Xander with his wife Eleni, on their wedding day.
I liked the way the color turned out for this :)
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration

That one part of Serenity, with River on Miranda.
I imagine Xander going through something similar at one point in his life.
#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #artist #artwork #draw #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #instaart #artoftheday #doodle #sketching #digitalillustration

Picked up some great books FantaSci so far. The panels have been pretty fun too.
#fantasci2024 #fantasci #books #sciencefiction #fantasy

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