Meet the artist!
05.03.2026 21:35
👍 60
🔁 11
💬 0
📌 0
Meet the artist!
Ah yeah, I guess I put this piece here too!
The Happy Dictator,
if Sparks looked a little more Gorillaz-ish
#art #themountain
Line up of the Green Man Festival 2026
So Sparks are playing Green Man Festival in August. This is in Wales. Do we think there are going to be more show announcements?
Livestream with Gleaming Spires, aka 4/6 of '80s Sparks, starts in less than an hour ⏬
www.youtube.com/live/e3cFYPB...
Elephants and tacky panthers!
(And a smoking monkey in a fez, which is harder to sing.)
The Mountain, the new album from Gorillaz - which includes the single ‘HAPPY DICTATOR (feat. SPARKS)’ - is out now ⚡️
Cover of Record Collector with Sparks
Russell's head is from that photo that was also used on the cover ofRecord Collector in 2023
Yes, that's the one!! Thank you.
Large gatefold artwork of all the artists featured on The Mountain, with Ron and Russell posing behind Noodle and a panther.
Ron's tache and suit are mid-70s style, while Russell's clothes could be any era and his face is traced over a more recent photo I've seen 1000 times. Circa Hippopotamus or Drip? Cannes? Help
Gatefold surprise!
(YMMV but I like the era mix. Not sure what's going on with Ron's ear, though.)
Ron Mael, 1994. Drawing in charcoal
What is Russell without Ron...
Ron Mael from Sparks. Portrait in charcoal
#fanart #ronmael #portraitdrawing #charcoalsketch
Charcoal portrait of Russell Mael, 1994
The weekend has begun! Charcoal and white pastel for a portrait of Russell Mael
#portraitdrawing #fanart #RussellMael
Competing in mogul skiing is his girlfriend, Maïa Schwinghammer. True story.
Has been in the exact same place for 40 years. There's even a map available if you make an account. No excuses, guys.
Pencil line drawing of Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks. Russell is standing behind Ron. The background is pink with the lyrics of the song Fantasize handwritten on it. Empty spaces are covered with the word "no"
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day 💌. Unless you are in Australia or Japan. Then today is Valentine's Day. Weird how that works...
Sparks are among the people that have had a positive impact on my life. Not just through their music, but because I met so many amazing fans. This one is for you 🩷
Post an image you can hear.
Last week was a pity, had a touch of flu and felt a little less than giddy
Hattifattener jazz hands! 👐
I'm gonna need some financial help this month.. if you have the money to spare, $5 or more grants you a colored sketch of whatever you want! ko-fi.com/leirin (sharing is also hugely appreciated🌼)
A demonstration of where you can find the drafts feature in the top right corner of the post composer on Bluesky.
v1.116 is rolling out now!
For all the overthinkers and perfectionists out there, we're launching Drafts.
It's looking like another Summer Of Sparks, but isn't that what every summer should be?
One of your finest!
Portrait of Russell Mael of Sparks. Soft pastel on pastelmat
Portrait of Russell Mael of @sparksofficial.bsky.social
Soft pastel on pastelmat
#portraitdrawing #pasteldrawing #fanart #russellmael
Well, there he lay in the Groke's belly with all his wisdom!
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
2nd Tokyo show just announced!
🗓️ Wednesday, 6 May
📍 Shibuya Duo Music Exchange
Fan pre-sale will run from 15:00 JST on Sat 17 January to 23:59 JST on Fri 30 January.
Pre-sale links:
🔗: l-tike.com/st1/sparks0506
🔗 (ENG): l-tike.com/st1/sparks05...
General sale starts January 31 at 10am (JST).
I think you were in my dream the other night, but I can't remember what we did! Hope it involved superpowers.
Courtesy of my SO, who does stuff like this in Paint for relaxation. (Don't try to talk to him about layers and masking.)
I knew it.
(OK I didn't, but I *wanted* Iggy to be a fan, which is basically the same thing.)
