Chris Yates

The painting "Night in the Steppe" shows a vast plain under a bright full moon, the light being distributed over the landscape and the water in an almost magical way.

This work is made by the renowned Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk, who invented the unique painting style called "plyontanism" (from the Ukrainian word plyontaty, meaning "to braid"). This technique consists of hundreds of fine, intertwined lines that create depth and an almost textile-like texture.

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a sakura flower

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a sewing machine

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a weird horse

A set of 3 customized salt shakers filled with mini mystery hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzles, because of course

Here's my new Baffler batch for March! chrisyates.net

A whole bunch of brightly colored wooden jigsaw puzzle pieces, using a paint stencil technique rather than the artist's usual spatter blending.

OK this should be interesting

The fog with palms and wood storks.

The fog nestling between palms and obscuring the landscape while the wood storks settle on the grass.

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a sakura flower

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a sewing machine

A hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a weird horse

A set of 3 customized salt shakers filled with mini mystery hand-cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzles, because of course

Here's my new Baffler batch for March! chrisyates.net

A colorful drawing of a fun cloud forest scene in Ecuador

and now in COLOR

A colorful drawing of a fun cloud forest scene in Ecuador

and now in COLOR

Journal drawings of lust cloud forest vegetation and water features

Mindo, Ecuador 2017

flanders hotel, ocean city, new jersey, 1978

flanders hotel, ocean city, new jersey, 1978

The messaging can be intense

Snowdrift
Billie Rae Busby
2023

Yeah, the porch and all the other fun pockets of the hotel were a magical place during those nights, you never really knew who'd you run into next

Thanks! These are from a series from a few years ago, but I'm always open for commission requests :)

These were indeed a bit of work to make puzzle-wise, but without Kory's knowledge and passion for fossils, they wouldn't have turned out as cool, or at all. I also think this collaboration was a result of a fun SPX after-con conversation on the outdoor porch about something completely else too.

A hand cut and painted multi-level wooden puzzle depicting fossils from various ages

A hand cut and painted multi-level wooden puzzle depicting fossils from various ages

A hand cut and painted multi-level wooden puzzle depicting fossils from various ages

A hand cut and painted multi-level wooden puzzle depicting fossils from various ages

"The Dig", 2020-21, designed by Kory Bing! Edition of 6 or so. @korybing.bsky.social

A whole bunch of brightly colored wooden jigsaw puzzle pieces, using a paint stencil technique rather than the artist's usual spatter blending.

OK this should be interesting

The Tusk
Sandra Harris
2024

Gong xi fa cai!

#horse

Jammin!

A colorful hand cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle depicting a whimsical natural landscape wherein Bigfoot notices his alien buddies passing through the neighborhood

Bigfoot and the UFO (2020)

Happy Valentine’s Day

different kind of horn there tho

Haha we certainly do, but you see I am referencing a noise that may be associated with the instrument I drew. I can provide additional documentation if required

A colorful drawing of a horn (instrument)

toot toot

So awesome! Plus his posture echos (inspired?) the animation of the Peanuts kids dancing!

A colorful but somewhat ominous hand cut and painted wooden jigsaw puzzle, depicting an odd critter with large peepers taking a look outside his strange floating island bunker.

Is it spring yet? "Emergence", 2012, designed by Andrew Bell! @deadzebra.com

Live Mega Man 2 Speedrun - Bit Brigade @ MAGFest X YouTube video by IGN

This video of a live metal Mega Man 2 speedrun just gets better every time m.youtube.com/watch?v=FOt6...

Yeah there was a bunch of converted cig machines that dispensed art too, i think they were called Art-O-Mats. I donated some tiny puzzles to them years ago

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