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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Elio (he/him), 25 Freelance illustrator based in Southern Italy 🌅 Looking for work! Write to me here: heliantusannuusart@gmail.com Shop, Patreon, commissions & everything nice:

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The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 13

It’s Monday! The weekend was conquered. I did not think about work for a single second. Slowly turning my work brain on today, but still in relax mode :)

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 10

My weekend off is starting today after 10 grueling days of nonstop work so I’ll put my shop here and forget about this post until Monday. Just casting one last net out for the week I guess :) 💌: linktr.ee/thesunxix #art #illustration #shopsmall

Picture of op’s art prints, stickers, and scrapbook paper packs scattered on a desk

A parade of animals.
The animals are all wearing masks, except a raccoon and seagull, wearing nothing, and a pig wearing a balaclava.
Some mice are carrying a body bag covered in tarp and secured with scotch tape and rope, to their left a fox and raccoon carry two money bags on their backs. A grey wolf carries a crown, and next a red cat is carrying an ornate plate with Donald Trump’s head on it. Just above it, a seagull is shitting on the same head. Besides them, a pig is carrying a decorated scepter.
The image is framed by two flowers with overreaching vines, and under it the text “we are all in this together”.

Picture of two art prints on a desk. The left one is a daytime, hillside landscape encased in the silhouette of a flower. The right one is a nighttime lakeside landscape encased in the silhouette of an Iris.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 9

I saw this painting by Gino Severini at Museo del Novecento in Milan in March 2024 and I have thought about this blue and this composition approximately a billion times since

Picture of the painting “blue dancer” by Gino severini. The paitning depicts the movement of a flamenco dancer, deconstructed in the futuristic style.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 8

It’s been a while since I celebrated some artist success on here so let’s do that today THIS DRAWING COLLECTION SOLD OUT YESTERDAY 😭 #art #drawing #illustration

Eight drawings of vases or teapots full of flowers

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 3

Heyyyy just as a heads up there are only 3 of these left in the shop! For some reason I think they won’t be there very long still! Don’t say I didn’t warn you when they sell out 😌 ko-fi.com/thesunxix/shop #art #drawing #illustration

Eight original drawings of flower vases and teapots.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 2

Finally had time to really try out the new gouache procreate brushes last month :) this is the print design my mail club subs will be getting this month over on Patreon! #art #illustration #digitalart

Digital illustration of a pale blue open letter with a hillside town landscape nestled inside it.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jul 1

July’s Patreon mail is all about…well, mail 🥲 to celebrate its 3 year anniversary! It launched July 2023 :) sign up to receive this mail collection on patreon.com/thesunxix 💌 #art #illustration #snailmail

Picture of art prints and stickers scattered on a desk. The print features an illustration of an open letter with a hillside town landscape nestled inside it, and the sticker portrays a blackbird carrying a sealed letter in its beak with the the cursive text “you’ve got mail!” above it.

Picture of an original gouache painting of an open letter with orange flowers nestled inside it. It is surrounded by the same stickers from the last picture

Picture of a hand holding up the art print in the first picture to the camera

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 30

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Closeup of the illustration on Richie’s face

Two screenshots of the show. One is a picture of a Japanese style garden, under it is a fork embedded in a plate of cannoli.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 30

THE SAND #thebear #art #illustration

Digital illustration of Richie Jerimovich from the Bear. He is walking in a Japanese style rock garden, using a big fork as a rake to comb the sand.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 30

The whole of June’s Patreon mail goes out into the world today! My post office appointment is in a few hours, but everyone joining before midnight still gets this mail collection :) it’ll just get shipped at a later date. Last chance for this one! 💌: patreon.com/thesunxix #snailmail #art

Picture of June’s mail collection: a stixker, art print and original wax pastel drawing

Closeup of the sticker: it’s a jungle landscape encased in a keyhole shape

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 28

It’s freckle city out hereeeee (These are 2 different sunsets)

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 26

Well it’s over. What the fuck #digitalart #art #illustration #thebear

A very colorful digital portrait of Carmen berzatto surrounded by six different fishes, with one’s eye perfectly lining up with his

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 22

This is the longest I’ve gone without orders this year and ironically it happens during pride month 🥲 my last one was on May 25th. I cant control how many orders I get but what I can do is post my art because it deserves to be seen :) #art #illustration #shopsmall

Picture of a sticker of an illustrated bandaid with the text “be gentle with yourself” surrounding it

Picture of op’s top surgery congratulation cards

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 18

But anyways throughout this all I am so grateful for how my life is right now. The fact that I can get in a car with my friends, drive for an hour at most and do this is irreplaceable. Idk what I would have done if I wasn’t born here

Picture of the sea as seen from the Gargano promontory in Puglia, Italy. There are pine trees and the water is greenish-blue

Picture of a group of people backlit by the sky at dusk on a beach

Another picture similar to the first one, with more vegetation

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 17

House portrait I just finished drawing, commissioned by the couple living in it :) If you have this kind of work for me please contact me at heliantusannuusart@gmail.com 🌷 #art #digitalart #illustration

Digital drawing of a white house with a blue roof and red door, surrounded by grass and plants.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 15

One more from my latest project out! If you’re in Italy, Arabpop n.10 is in libraries right now :) #illustration #art

Digital illustration of a mosque at sunset

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 11

I’ll probably be sharing stuff from my last editorial project this whole week because I loved working on it and I think it’s some of my best work and it deserves to be seen & appreciated :) This is in the narrative section of a magazine about Arab cultures and literatures! #art #illustration

Three illustrations side by side. From left to right:
An erupting volcano letting out a cloud of red ash in the night sky
A torch illuminating a beam of light in the night sky with two constellations visible
3 Birthday candles, only one lit

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 10

Ombre (shadows) - my favorite illustration from my last editorial project :) #illustration #art

A digital illustration of shadowy silhouettes holding hands and spinning in a circle together, while other colored outlines intertwine with them, jumping, running and dancing. There are only three colors: dark blue, emerald green and coral red.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 9

I finished this project in March and I’ve been looking forwards to the moment I could share this work ever since! These are for the narrative section of an Italian magazine about Arab culture&lit, just came out! Can’t wait to get it in the mail so I can show it! #illustration #editorial #art

Four circle illustrations.
Top left: a suitcase abandoned on the beach.
Top right: an eye split in two different colors (red and green)
Bottom left: a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak, on a background of red starbursts.
Bottom right: a figure on a dinghy rowing in the midddle of the sea, viewed from above

6 illustrations.
Top left: someone submerged in a bathtub.
Top right: a closed crying eyelid with a starburst under it.
Middle left: shadows and silhouettes holding hands in a circle, jumping and running all intertwined.
Middle Right: a closed elevator door, the top half of an eye above it
Bottom left: a childishly drawn map with a road, a little town, and mountains in the distance. A car is running on the road.
Bottom right: birthday candles

Seven digital illustrations.
Top left: a hand holding a lit cigarette, silhouettes of panicking people in the smoke
Center top: a clothesline with laundry left to hang, there are socks, a dress, pants, and a kuffyeh.
Top right: two wheat sprigs intertwined with red outlines of teeth
Bottom left: skyline view of a town with beautiful Arab architecture.
Bottom center: an erupting volcano at night and a torch lighting up the night sky with two constellations in red
Bottom right: oranges still attached to their tree branch, surrounded by leaves and flowers

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 8

8 days into pride month and I haven’t gotten a single order from my shop yet. That feels transphobic towards me specifically. The universe has a sick sense of humor sometimes. If you’re cis you should give me your money btw Shop: linktr.ee/thesunxix #art #illustration #shopsmall #pridemonth

OP’s art prints, stickers and drawings scattered on a desk

The inside of a top surgery congratulation card

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 7

Wedding invite commission I delivered last week :) I’m super happy with this one and client was too! You can reach out to me about a commission at thesunxix.com/contact ✨ #art #illustration #digitalart

Digital illustration of a couple sitting on a little tropical island in the middle of the sea. They are both wearing their wedding attire, and holding hands.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 5

The character/s vs how you drew them (It’s missing peepaw hours)

Jack Abbot from the Pitt (played by Shawn Hatosy)

Section of a bigger digital illustration. The character is wearing a suit of armor and cape, kneeling and holding onto a hand, pictured in the moment right before kissing it.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 4

My timeline just did a pretty funny thing.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 4

It’s pride month and I am gay and trans and that means you should give me some of your money. I’ll even give you art in exchange for it because I am so gracious and magnanimous and kind linktr.ee/thesunxix #art #pridemonth #queer #illustration

Some of op’s greeting cards, original drawings, art prints and stickers scattered on a desk.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 3

Coming out (2026) #art #pride #queer #illustration

Digital illustration. The scene is set in a lush jungle at daytime. In the center of it, the tall dark blue shape of a keyhole takes most of the space in the image. In the round part of the keyhole there is an eye. Below it, the silhouette of a person is stepping out of the dark and into the jungle

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 2

It’s pride month. Time to hire my trans ass and buy my trans art linktr.ee/thesunxix #art #illustration #pride #shopsmall

Picture of some bookmarks and t shirts with the same printed illustration on them of a woman sitting suspended on threads

Digital illustration of a crowd of people carrying a huge poppy flower together. The people all have different skin tones. The woman in the front left side, sustaining the poppy by one of the petals with one hand is in a dark green Kurdish YPJ uniform and military boots. Behind her is a parent with their child on their shoulders, also sustaining the petals, and further behind two dancers. There is also an old man carrying a newspaper under his arm. Further back on the right side, holding the stem, a woman with a red cloak with her hand on a child’s shoulder. The child is playing guitar and singing. In front of them another woman has her hand on a child’s shoulder, who is walking assisted by crutches. There is also a man playing he trumpet and a woman with a dachshund on her leash, and another wearing a keffyeh. Further back from left to right there is a pregnant woman, some old men, also singing, and a group of black women, one with an Afro, one with a shaved head and one with braids. Lastly, in the center, there is a person wearing a safety hat who is holding onto a string connected to a white, red and green kite with keffyeh patterns.
The whole illustration has this palette of black, red, and different greens, and the texture reminds colored pencils and pastel.

Picture of op’s art prints, original drawings and paintings and stickers scattered together on a desk

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· Jun 1

Happy Pride, fuck the police, prisons shouldn’t exist, borders are stupid, wars are even stupider, resisting colonial violence with violence is resistance. Queer people are the most revolutionary out of all peoples. #pride #illustration #art #queer

An illustration of a pride protest. Queer people of all skin colors, ethnicities and body types run from left to right. The person in the middle, with olive colored skin and white hair buzzed short, tattoos and big pink boots is carrying the progress flag and wearing a keffyeh. The black woman beside them, wearing purple jeans and a red bralette, with hair in braids, is speaking into a megaphone and yet another white person beside them with top surgery scars is holding a sign with the words “the first pride was a riot” on it. There’s also a drag queen, with a big pink wig and dress, a woman wearing a hijab, a black woman on a wheelchair, a man with cochlear implants with his raised fist in the air, and many more people. Lots of them are holding bricks and high heeled shoes.

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· May 31

Here’s what patrons will get starting tomorrow :) (Also today is the last day to claim 20% off for digital tiers using code SPRING20 when joining!) patreon.com/thesunxix #snailmail #art #illustration

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· May 30

Breaking news I drew for more than 3 hours yesterday night and it didn’t feel absolutely tragic and or miserable. the burnout might be going away.

Meme of the guy on horseback carrying a lantern

The Sun, XIX |shop & comms open@thesunxix· May 27

Birbs #birds #illustration #art