Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@motiblackart

Autistic: Late/Self Realised Writer/artist living in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland Community library volunteer Trans Rights Matter Black Lives Matter No AI Author of The Casa Martyrs

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· 12d

#FantasyIndiesAugust Day 2: Two truths and a lie about your WIP 1) I kill everyone. Some people more than once 2) Tay Amergin is a famous assassin from Ireland 3) If you love your mobile phone enough, you take it to the afterlife with you when you die. But there's no electricity or signal in Kaetia

A list of 31 prompts titled #FantasyIndiesAugust Prompt 2: Two truths and a lie about your work in progress.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· 15d

Dad's back in hospital. I feel like I'm permanently holding my breath. Can't get this poem I wrote back in February from circling my head (even though it was about something else back then!)

A seascape scene with flying birds. Over this is text:
The Horizon

The view from here is finite
and the terrain in terminal decline.
There’s a black inky blood horizon,
which cannot be thought about.

The magpie makes its home here,
stealing bits of who we once were,
leaving a shell you and I once wore,
leaving a scream that wasn’t heard.

The vines grow thick and pull us down
and we fight and trudge and flail.
But you’re fading as I start to fall
and I do the unforgivable:
I look to the horizon
on my own.

Moti Black 2026

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Jun 21

You do a wash of watercolour, then lay the clingfilm/wrap over it, maybe scrunching it up if you want patterns, then leave it to dry and carefully peel it off. It works better with some paint over others.

A photo of a puffin outline with wet paint and clingfilm over the paint

An outline of a puffin with a blue red patterned painted main body.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Jun 19

Someone once said that although they love my art, they'd never buy any as I sometimes use clingfilm to create effects, and they think that's bad for the environment. Weird, but fair enough. We stayed friends and I accepted that. 1/3

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· May 31

Thank you for the recommendation! Mine arrived yesterday.

A metal pin badge with the words: proud and uncompromising hater of generative AI

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· May 30

I’ve been so ill the last couple of days, my new cleaning mask arrived and I didn’t even open the packet/walk around the house with it on being silly. No idea what this bit is supposed to do, other than make me photograph it and post a silly comment.

A photo of a green plastic shape that looks like a happy face

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· May 24

A photo of rhubarb cooking in a pan with a rainbow spoon

A photo of bits of rhubarb drying on grease proof paper

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 30

Post a meme made by you. I'm greedy, be glad you only get 4.

A photo of a black and white cat with the text: My plan is as devious as your wit is lacking.

A photo of a black and white cat with the text: This is from where I plot your doom

A photo of a black and white cat with the text: I will accept your praise now

A photo of a black and white cat with the text: You really expect me to respond to this shit?

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 27

Yes, at first I was excited, now I’m neutral, and happy I saw it, and concerned, all at once. Anyway, bright red bummed bee!

A photo of a red tailed bumble bee on a dandelion.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 27

Mary Wollstonecraft is trending, so I shall shamelessly post a pumpkin carving I did of her roundabout the time *that* statute was making the news.

A photo of a pumpkin carving of a woman's face.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 21

#RepostYourArt Day 21: Cloud! Well, there are clouds in this painting... (Lindisfarne Castle - painted for my parents' sapphire wedding anniversary since they met on the island.)

A watercolour painting of lindisfarne castle.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 20

Share your art: Day 20 Critter! Here's a very old design I made of an ant you would want to show up at a picnic... With also an obscure reference to the oliphant.

A cartoon of an ant made out of olives. Under it is the text: Oilve Ant

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 19

And a photo of the painting I just took, as it's in front of me and a bit dusty...

A photo of a watercolour painting of a red apple.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 19

This was a photo of the painting propped up against the computer whilst I was trying to get the colours right (I never quite got it 100%.) But the scan is shining through the painting, and I liked the effect.

A photo of a painting of a red apple in front of a computer screen which is shining the same painting through the paper, so it looks almost like a real apple.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 19

Oh yes, I was doing this... Right... Day 19: Fruit. Here's a painting I did when I had a certain idea for the cover of my book. It's called The Fall of Constantinople. (and is painted using only 2 paints and many many thin layers of watercolour paint.) The scan kinda altered the look of it.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 19

Not the best photo ever, but it's a miracle shot! I literally just turned my phone up and snapped, without focusing or anything 'just in case'.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 14

You inspired me!

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 13

I made a couple more memes of my cat tonight. (YES I'M PROCRASTINATING.)

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 12

Today's poem is The Kill Chain. The image is a photo of a skull I carved into a pumpkin a few years back. Text below 1/4 #Poetry

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 8

Repost your art day 8: Autumn Well, I guess it'll have to be pumpkins! Here are some of my many carves... #RepostYourArt

A photograph of a carved pumpkin. The image is of a John Smith clock, with the text John Smith, Pittenweem carved around the edge, then a moon, and some numbers around a clock handle.

A photo of a carved pumpkin. The image is of Pittenweem Parish Church and tolbooth tower, with a creepy figure int he doorway and a black cat in the foreground to the left.

A photo of a pumpkin with a celtic knot carved into it. The knot goes round the whole pumpkin.

A photo of a pumpkin carving of a tree without leaves.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 7

The horseman of conquest became the koala of love. The horseman of war became the koala of scuffles. The horseman of famine became the koala of munchies The horseman of death became the koala of naptime. Just a bit of silly. Enjoy! #RepostYourArt 2/2

A cartoon of a koala eating eucalyptus leaves

A cartoon of a sleeping koala under a blanket. Above him is a crescent moon with a jumping koala in it.

A cartoon of a koala standing in front of flames.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 7

Repost your art day 7: Silly! So one day I was idly thinking, and wondered what if I made the 4 horseman of the apocalypse into the 4 koalas of the eucalyptus. As you do. Cue deep dive into koalas for a couple of months, a lot of sketching and resketching, a little NON AI photoshopping. 1/2

An image with four cartoon koalas. The first one is under a blanket with a moon with a kangaroo in it over his head. Under him is written The Koala of Nap Time. The second Koala stands in front of flames and is the Koala of Scuffles. The third Koala is chewing on Eucalyptus and looking rather happy. The final Koala is hugging a heart and is The Koala of Love.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 6

Repost your art day 6: Birds (You can visit my RedBubble shop to have a look at my other paintings/creations/pumpkin carvings, or even buy some stuff to support me! MotiBlack.redbubble.com)

A watercolour painting of a European Goldfinch

A watercolour painting of a sparrow on a bird feeder.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 5

Repost your art day 5: Mountain I painted this for the cover of The Casa Martyrs. It mostly fits with the image I describe in the book, but I think I will repaint it at some point and redo the cover, as it was rushed a bit and my book deserves better.

A watercolour painting of a tall blue mountain in front of a red sky with white clouds.

A book front cover. The title is The Casa Martyrs, then there's the shape of a woman's head with wind swept hair, inside the head is a fantasy landscape and a tall blue mountain. Under this is the text, Book One of the Blazing Court, Moti Black

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 4

Day four of Report your Art: Cat/Dog Well... this was going to be my thing, but each painting took over a month, and people were prepared to pay £40 ish, so that was a bust. (Or not paying at all was a thing.) (But them some people were overly generous, so they were lovely). #RepostYourArt

A watercolour painting of a black and white cat

A watercolour painting of a long haired tabby cat

A watercolour painting of a golden Labrador dog

A watercolour painting of a black and white sheep dog.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 3

Report you art, day 3: Spring #RepostYourArt

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 2

Repost your art day 2! Bloom... Here's a cheery poppy... #RepostYourArt

A painting of a red poppy with red drops coming from the petals.

A photo of a painting of a red poppy half completed with paint brushes and paint on the paper.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Apr 1

Repost your art challenge! Here's my contribution to Hello! It was a painting done a few years back now for a Judgement Tarot card. #RepostYourArt

A photo of three sketches and one painting which has just been started of a woman blowing a trumpet

A photo of the painting of the woman blowing the trumpet with a black and white cat in the foreground.

A photo of a sketch of some cogs and mechanical devices on a painting of a woman blowing a trumpet.

The finished painting of the woman blowing a trumpet. Her hair is large and frizzy, her wings are made with sword like feathers, there are cogs and pentacles on the inside of her wings. The painting is all done in yellow and purple.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Mar 21

Well that was a dramatic event. A huge (we assume queen) bumblebee got trapped in the front room. I don't know how long she had been in there with the sun shining on her as she banged against the window. I opened the windows, but she didn't seem to be able to get up that far/find the opening

A photo of a big bumblebee on a spoon with some honey on it.

Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@motiblackart· Feb 7

And they’re 100% worth it 😉