Levi Hastings
@levihastings.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated illustrator. Visual storyteller of #comics, #kidlit, #paleoart and beyond. Emphasis on nature, ecology and queer history. Raging homosexual.🏳️🌈 Probably drawing dinosaurs. 🦕 Shop & Links: https://linktr.ee/levihastingsart
I’m sure most people who follow me will know about this, but thought I’d give a shout out to Lindsay Ellis’s excellent video about Dolly Parton, which in lieu of Dolly’s passing, Lindsay has put on YouTube for a limited time. youtu.be/uJuKN0chAZk?...
Yes, Dolly was Actually That Great
This video was originally produced as a Nebula Original, but in light of Dolly's passing we've decided to post it here for two weeks as well. You can donate to Dolly's Imagination Library through the…
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I was playing around with some paint textures that turned into small study of a grey whale mother and calf swimming through a kelp forest.
Anyone else spiraling right now? I've been working on this design for a new print, and choosing colors is always fun, but it's the stage when I become indecisive and lose precious hours playing with different combinations. Please Let me now which one is your favorite.
The terror of tankers, smasher of ships, breaker of barges. Weary of doomscrolling climate collapse, I conjured a sea god of vengeance, a Kaiju Moby Dick for the era of ship strikes and entanglements.
“Washington’s Gay General: Baron Von Steuben and Reclaiming Queer History Through Comics” — @levihastings.bsky.social & @losthiskeysman.bsky.social “Neurocurious (Or How I Accidentally Created an Autistic Flying Squirrel That Changed the Trajectory of My Life Forever)” — Zachariah Ohora
Had an amazing night at Planting Fields for their Revolutions on the Runway event! @levihastings.bsky.social and I did a Q&A about Washington’s Gay General, and Baron von Steuben himself was able to come back from the dead just for the occasion! And I got to dress like a fancy boy!
Our beautiful 2025 art commissions from @levihastings.bsky.social are now available on our online store We have two hoodies and two t-shirts available to order. All proceeds go towards the Sternberg Science Camps Scholarship Fund! store.sternberg.fhsu.edu/mainstore?ca...
A recent and random assortment of aquatic creatures.
Born to be a whale, cursed to be confused with a lizard, the Ballad of Basilosaurus is a tale as long and winding as its serpentine body. The process of making this linocut print of my favorite prehistoric whale was almost as terrifying as the beast itself.
Born to be a whale, cursed to confused with a lizard, the Ballad of Basilosaurus is a tale as long and winding as its serpentine body. The process of making this linocut print of my favorite prehistoric whale was almost as terrifying as the beast itself.
Happy #WorldOtterDay! I originally made this illustration for a chapter My Animal Kingdom by Rebecca Brown.
Resembling a horse mixed with a gorilla and a giant ground sloth, Chalicotherium has to be one of the weirdest and most interesting members of the Perissodactyl family: (herbivorous mammals with three toes).
Pavo and the Princess - by Evaline Ness (1964). Ness worked with a varied mix of materials when illustrating her books. Woodcut, ink, serigraphy, among others. #wardsmorguefile
Can't stop thinking about #Chonkers the Sea Lion I felt compelled paint some studies of the Stellar Sea Lion taking over the piers of San Francisco.
S L O W progress... Please pray to the universe for me. If this goes well, it will be only the second thing not to have gone fantastically wrong since the year began. 😓
Imagine a cross between a rhino and a hippo wandering the grasslands of prehistoric North America, and you’ll have some idea of what this country has been missing. Teleoceras is an extinct member of the Perissodactyl family (hoofed mammals with three toes).
A few months back I had the pleasure of illustrating this poster for a short horror/comedy film by a queer writer/director, Trevor George. I enjoyed the idea of a dinner date gone horribly wrong, and any excuse to render a bloody human heart...
B&N is doing another 25% off preorders sale, so if you want Tyrant Lizard Queen with a bite taken off the price now's a good time to grab it! Use PREORDER25 at checkout. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tyrant-liz...
The galley of Tyrant Lizard Queen is here! You can even catch a glimpse of the amazing art by @korybing.bsky.social in there. 🦖
Tyrant Lizard Queen! | New T. rex book from Riley Black to sink your teeth into #booktube
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Watch your step on the Oregon dunes, it's snowy plover nesting season 💛🐦 Seasonal restrictions are in place from March 15–September 15 on beaches where snowy plovers nest. 📸: @blmoregonwashington | #snowyplover #plovers #oregoncoast #oregon #birds #birding #babybirds
New study: 220 million years ago, small crocodilians learned to walk on two legs, and gathered in large social groups. Whenever I see a story like this, I wonder if there were complex civilizations that came before our monkey times. Maybe ancient crocs left Earth long ago. nautil.us/this-ancient...
This Ancient Crocodile Ancestor Learned to Walk on Two Legs
This Ancient Crocodile Ancestor Learned to Walk on Two Legs: It was a childhood crawler before it walked upright
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Not to mention the days and weeks of labor you're lucky (but unlikely) to recoup in sales.
Marie Enger @ LBX26 Table 409@soengery.bsky.social · 7mo agoIt’s likely the artist behind that ECCC table paid at least $450 for the table $500-700 for lodging $150 (+) for food/drink $300+ for merch. The financial risk is real! Be nice to the creators behind the table and even if you don’t got the $$ to spare, a kind word goes a long way.
This is incredible news and I cannot wait for Jared's next banger of a book.
Jared Pechaček@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 7mo agoyou wanna hear some good news
I've never seen anyone do it as well as Yoshi.
Yoshi Yoshitani@yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social · 7mo agoTake a peek at my merch menu!
D.J. is the coolest! Don't miss out on Big Boy Social Club.
D.J. Kirkland@ohheydj.bsky.social · 7mo agoHey y’all! It’s Emerald City Comic Con time! I’ll be in artist alley at table C-12 all weekend. I have some new prints, stickers, comics and some Big Boy Social Club cropped mesh jerseys and BBSC camo hats! If you’re in the Seattle area, come through and say hi!
