Bibliotrek | The Art & Projects of Mark Elton

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Always be curious. Never stop learning.

MARK ELTON

MARK ELTON

Always be curious. Never stop learning.

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Sep 9

"Pumpkin Heist"
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Earlier this year I had the honor of being the guest artist at @fargocorecon - but prior to that, I was also gifted the opportunity to make some illustration for thank-you cards that were given out last year. Here is one of the two thank-you illustrations I made for CoreCon 2025.
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In other news, I have opened up the form for my annual Halloween Cards. If you want to receive a free trick or treat this October, feel free to sign up via the link in my bio.
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#Halloween #spookyseason #spookyart #fargocorecon #jackolanterns #frog #bat

Sep 1

"Maple Leaf"
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And like that, summer is over. Let's go fall! What are your favorite autumn activities?
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#fallvibes #autumnvibes #mapleleaf #autumnmood #cozyvibes

Aug 12

"Pinap-O-Lantern"
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If you too are ready for the spooky season, and happen to be an artist, then consider submitting work into "Art Ghoullery IX: Nine Lives to Live", the annual Halloween show at @rourkemuseum and join many other amazing artists in celebrating the scariest season in style. More information can be found in the link in my bio.
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#callforart #CallForArtists #Halloween #halloweenart #pineapple #JackOLantern

Aug 11

"Ice Cream"
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After tomorrow, we'll be through the Dog Days of Summer and quickly careening to the crisp chill of autumn. Anyone else ready for the fall?
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#icecream #sticker #stickerart #illustration #illustrationart #goodbyesummer

Jul 28

"London Bridge is Falling Down"
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How are we already nearing the end of July??? Wait - It's SHARK WEEK??? I have a LOT of catching up to do!
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At the beginning of the summer, @rourkemuseum hosted the reception for the annual Midwestern invitational show. This happens to be the piece I made - Make sure to go and check it out in person so you can also see all the other great work in the show!
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I'll try and get one new shark piece done and posted in honor of Shark Week, but in all honesty, my attention is already drawn to the upcoming spooky season...which, to bring things back around, make sure you apply to the annual spooky show at the Rourke! This year's theme for the Art Ghoullery is "Nine Lives to Live", meant to explore the horrors of of recursion, reanimation, rebirth, and reincarnation.
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For more information regarding Art Ghoullery IX, or if you want me to draw your beloved pet, check out the links in my bio!
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#loon #commonloon #pursuitofhappiness #callforart #callforartists #artghoullery #artghoulleryix

Jul 16

"Hershey"
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Hello friends. I am doing something I have never done before and opening commissions for Custom Pet Portraits. Whether it is for friends, family, or even a little treat for yourself, a custom pet portrait celebrates the warmth and love provided by our creature companions while supporting an actual independent artist.
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The best news about this is that orders made before the end of July will be completed and delivered well before the holiday season, so if this IS a gift for someone else in your life, you are ahead of the game! Way to go you, you smart and strategic planner you!
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And if you aren't much of a pet person but still want to support a humble artist, go ahead and share this post - maybe someone in your social circle is looking for just this sort of thing!
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More information can be found at the link in my bio while any other questions can be sent directly to me via direct message or email.

Jul 1

"Watch the Skies" Final Shirt Illustration
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After a lot of hard work and experimentation, I decided on this layout for the shirt design. As before, you have the main illustration and the glow-in-the-dark overlay. And that wraps up the illustrations I made for @fargocorecon - I'm excited to see what next year's artist comes up with!
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#scifi #scifiart #outerspace #SpaceExploration #extraterrestrials

Jun 29

Jun 28

Watch the Skies - Shirt Design Prototype
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Upon finishing the poster illustration, I then went about making the version for the T-Shirts. One of the ideas originally floated was adding a glow-in-the-dark overlay on the illustrated design. Thankfully, it was noted that the text was a little difficult to read, so I went out and found an alternate option.
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#OuterSpace #scifiart #scifiartist #aliens #SpaceExploration

Jun 27

Pluff
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The final original alien cutie is this puffy space bear, Pluff. It's based on tardigrades (water bears) and the description of an encounter from the mid 60's!
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#alien #tardigrade #extraterrestrial #spacealien #outerspace

Jun 27

Watch the Skies - Version 03
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Once I remembered the theme of the year was "Watch the Skies", remade and reduced the size of the city and added a couple celestial bodies as well as an eye in the sky to look down on the Explorer, Walter Travis, and Annilynn!
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#aliens #explorers #scifiart #scifiartist #outerspace

Jun 27

Annilynn
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The second character I created for @fargocorecon Con this year was Annilynn the Alien. She is very loosely based on an the idea of a child-like Flatwoods Monster.
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#alien #aliens #flatwoodsmonster #fargocorecon #cryptid

Jun 25

Watch the Skies - Version 02
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In addition to adding a couple alien characters alongside the astronaut, I cleaned up some of the foreground and added a few additional small details to the background. However, it was at this point that I realized the overall composition didn't actually fit the theme of "Watch the Skies".
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#watchtheskies #astronaut #spaceexplorer #scifiart #scifiartist

Jun 24

Walter Travis - Space Imp
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One of the first things I wanted to do when making assets for @fargocorecon was establish a series of atypical alien lifeforms. Would it have been easy to create the stereotypical big-headed, bug-eyed guys in green and gray? Absolutely - but it would not be as fun. Instead, I did some digging and came up with some interesting extraterrestrial descriptions from years past. This fellow is based on a mish-mash of descriptions from encounters that allegedly happened around 1975.
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#aliens #extraterrestrials #alien #extraterrestrial #impish

Jun 23

Watch the Skies - Version 01
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My original concept involved a sci-fi city and a cosmic explorer. Yet, something felt like it was missing...
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#scifiart #watchtheskies #spaceport #astronaut #outerspace

Jun 22

"Cornelius"
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Last year, I did some art for @fargocorecon that lead into me being the featured artist for CoreCon 2026: Watch the Skies! One of the last pieces of art I did for the 2026 theme was this space explorer take on the CoreCon mascot, Cornelius!
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#fargocorecon #fargocorecon2026 #yeti #abominablesnowman #WatchTheSkies

Dec 13

Nov 29

"My Lil Krampus"
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Hope y'all are having a nice weekend! If you are in the FM area today, come out to @aptitudecreativestudios from noon to 4 today and say "hi"! And if you want some fun and festive non-junk mail, go ahead and fill out the Holiday Hullabaloo form in my bio!
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#krampus #krampusart #krampusiscoming #holidaymarket #holidaymarkets

Nov 2

"CYA LATER"
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Well now...had things gone as planned, this would have been posted last night. HOWEVER....SOMEONE (*me*) spent hours working on it WITHOUT saving the file ONCE! And of course, something crashed, lost my work, yada yada yada - it's better now than it would have been before! Also, I posted a black and white version of the piece because I'm happy with how the contrast turned out, and also because it looks like a still from an old movie or something.
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#mabsdrawlloweenclub2025 #halloweenart #mdwc25 #mabsdrawloweenclub #mdwc25d31 #RIP #restinpeace #mdwc25d31restinpeace #mdwc25d31rip

Oct 29

“Rosy Pea”
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Based on the Rosary Pea! The next post will be the final for Drawlloween, and then a short break before some winter holiday postings!
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#mdwc25 #halloweenart #mabsdrawloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2025 #mdwc25d27 #mdwc25d27poisonplant #poison #plant #poisonplant #rosarypea #rosarypeas

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All of Mark’s existing work is available to buy as art prints.
For any inquiries regarding private commissions or prices and sizes for existing art, contact Mark directly.

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