Michael C Hayes
Oil Painter, Charcoal Draftsman
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- A recent-ish drawing of Darth Maul I am rather proud of. Tried to get more energy into an image than I normally would.
- Ranni, 12" x 16" charcoal on bristol. 2023
- Arthur Morgan, 12" x 16" charcoal on bristol, 2024
- Aloy, 12" x 16" charcoal on bristol, 2019
- Aragorn, 12" x 16", charcoal on bristol, 2020
- Sanctum, 18" x 24" oil on panel. 2023
- Aesthyr, 18" x 36" oil on panel. 2019
- Regent, 11" x 14" oil on panel. 2014
- Huntress of the Sky, 18" x 24" oil on panel, 2019
- Geisha, 14" x 24" oil on panel, 2024
- Miserere, 16" x 24" oil on board, 2011. This was the first book cover I was ever commissioned to do, it is for a novel of the same name by @tfrohock.com
- Carmine, 16" x 20" oil on panel. 2016
- Bella, 11" x 14" oil on panel. 2024
- Red Sonja, 18" x 24" oil on panel. 2015
- Reminiscence, 18" x 36" oil on panel. 2019
- Gandalf, 12" x 16" charcoal on paper
- Exodus, 20" x 30" oil on panel. 2015
- Mists of Valhalla, 18" x 36" oil on panel. 2023
- Defiance, (aka Human Token from the original Innistrad block, back in 2011) 16" x 24" oil on panel.
- Cenotaph, 20" x 30" oil on panel. 2023
- Crimson, 16" x 20" oil on panel. 2016
- Onslaught, 24" x 30" oil on panel. 2023
- Serenity, 15" x 36" (I think?) oil on panel. 2015
- Jin, 14" x 24" oil on panel
- Another older piece from 2012. This one has the dubious distinction of being my most stolen piece of artwork. Artemis, 18" by 29" oil on panel
- Caroline, 14" x 24" oil on panel (I promise that, despite the label, there are no naughty bits showing)
- Seraphim. 18" x 27" oil on panel.
- If you see this, post a vampire. Nearheath Stalker, from the first Innistrad block back in 2011. 16" x 20" oil on panel.
- Lae'zel, 12" x 16" charcoal on paper
- Princess of Mars, 14" x 24" oil on panel
- Here's a new (or at least new to the internet) painting. Requiem, 18" x 24" oil on panel
- Gimli, 12" x 16" charcaol on paper.
- Here's an experimental phase from awhile back. The frame was designed by me and cut with a laser. It ended up that I was spending way too much time making frames and not enough time painting, but I think I made some cool things in the process. Requiescence, 12" x 24" oil on panel.
- The Dark Night of the Soul, 20" x 30" oil on panel
- Joan of Arc, 16" x 24" painted back in 2010. Definitely a turning point in my art and launch point of my career.
- Karlach, 12" x 16" charcoal on paper
- I guess I need to post a censored version of this, even though I didn't actually paint a nipple. If @bsky.app is going to be a new home for artists, it would be nice if they had more artist friendly moderation and/or didn't have "hide anything even remotely objectionable" as the default setting.
- Amaranthine, 12" x 22" oil on panel
- Reunion, 14" x 24" oil on panel
- Sanctum Prelate. 18" x 24" oil on panel. For Magic: the Gathering, Modern Horizons 2
- Byzantium, 18" x 24" oil on panel
- Vi, 12" x 16" charcoal on paper. (No spoilers please, I'm not quite finished the 3rd act)
- Altitude. 18" x 33" oil on panel