SteamPunk Art, Fantasy Paintings and Pop Surrealism Illustration by Myke Amend

Comic Book, New Paintings
Published April 11, 2013 - No Comments
I did some live painting down at Ice Cream Gallery, and I did 4 new paintings in 2 days at Cinema Wasteland with a painting in my lap, a pallet balanced on my knee, and paint cup between my feet. Below are 3 of them. I returned home inspired to reboot my old comic book, [...]
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An Incredible Gallery, Bigger, With your Help
Published April 2, 2013 - No Comments
With less than a minutes of your time, you could help a friend of ours make his dream come true, and help make a great one-of-a kind gallery a great one-of-a-kind gallery, toy store, venue, and eatery. We’ve done a number of shows at his location, and plan to do quite a few more. The ...
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Ice Cream and Toys with your Art, Bands, and Brews?
Published March 14, 2013 - No Comments
If you have ten seconds to spare, and are either an arts supporter, or an artist … or if you just want to do a nice thing, that costs nothing to do – this is for you: Even if you are not from around here, you can still benefit, since endorsing this idea raises the [...]
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Freaky Tiki Lowbrow Luau
Published February 5, 2013 - No Comments
I’ll be at this one, with Bethalynne Bajema, and Anthony Carpenter, and with art from James B Hunt and Chad Savage, as well as a large assortment of the best lowbrow and pop surrealist artists in Grand Rapids. The event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/529928347047019 , ...
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Evolution
Published December 3, 2012 - No Comments
In the, wow, nearly 20 years of this site, 10 years at this domain, a lot has changed, and will continue to change. I’ve been in the middle of another major site overhaul for starters, so you might see some things shift here or there even as you browse. The store will continue to wor ...
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Oh the Things you Shouldn’t Sea… new coloring book
Published November 6, 2012 - No Comments
I had this one in my head over the recent months, as we were getting acquainted with the possibility of being parents. Sadly, things didn't go very right at all for us there, but while it was still on my mind, before whatever hormones or other influences faded, I decided I should go ahe ...
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Spirit Boards By Bethalynne Bajema and Myke Amend
Published October 19, 2012 - 2 Comments
The boards measure 15×18?, are made of thick 3/4 inch oak, stained a deep red cherry, and are coated in varnish and then waxed for an easy gliding of the planchette. Edges are ornately routed for an added decorative touch, and some of these have gold leafed edges as well. There are ...
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The Edge of Dreams
Published September 26, 2012 - No Comments
I did this as a drawing a while back for my free coloring pages I offered here, which is a coloring page not in my for-sale coloring book, and decided that I really wanted to do a color version myself… even though its fitting well into the series would even further-delay the release ...
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The Hanging Gardens
Published March 30, 2012 - One Comment
A new surreal fantasy landscape by Myke Amend
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The Mighty Bloop
Published December 8, 2011 - No Comments
Painted in acrylic on tempered hardboard backed with birch, 12 by 24 inches – added to the airships and tentacles series because I might as well – since the book is not yet compiled and won’t be in time for Holiday selling. I’ve been having a rather not so spectacul ...
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Astudan
Published November 28, 2011 - No Comments
I started this piece as a pencil sketch for The Borgia Popes, an Ohio band, from the Cincinnati post-punk scene in the 90′s, for use in their album cover. I wanted it to have a very Beksinski feel to it, dark, brooding, and mysterious. Zdislaw Beksinski was a great influence on my ar ...
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Blue Things
Published October 24, 2011 - No Comments
Yeah, I know, people have gotten pretty used to me making with the fantastical steampunk stuff – but there are a lot of times when the things in my head aren’t exactly in the genres I’m known for, often times these things aren’t exactly things people would want hang ...
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Comic Book, New Paintings

Published April 11, 2013 at 2:05 pm - No Comments

I did some live painting down at Ice Cream Gallery, and I did 4 new paintings in 2 days at Cinema Wasteland with a painting in my lap, a pallet balanced on my knee, and paint cup between my feet. Below are 3 of them. I returned home inspired to reboot my old comic book, [...]

An Incredible Gallery, Bigger, With your Help

Published April 2, 2013 at 2:20 pm - No Comments

With less than a minutes of your time, you could help a friend of ours make his dream come true, and help make a great one-of-a kind gallery a great one-of-a-kind gallery, toy store, venue, and eatery. We’ve done a number of shows at his location, and plan to do quite a few more. The [...]

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Comic Book, New PaintingsPublished April 11, 2013 at 2:05 pm
An Incredible Gallery, Bigger, With your HelpPublished April 2, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Ice Cream and Toys with your Art, Bands, and Brews?Published March 14, 2013 at 1:31 am
Freaky Tiki Lowbrow LuauPublished February 5, 2013 at 6:57 pm
EvolutionPublished December 3, 2012 at 7:30 am
ExhibitionsPublished November 27, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Oh the Things you Shouldn’t Sea… new coloring bookPublished November 6, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Spirit Boards By Bethalynne Bajema and Myke AmendPublished October 19, 2012 at 10:25 pm

Steampunk Illustration, Pop Surrealism, Fantastic Realism, Speculative Fiction, Horror art