Arlen! 🐗

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full-time artist. animal on the internet. mixed media fantasy & folklore artist ⭐️ he/they. support me on patreon: buy my art: www.ratwednesday.shop

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Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· 28d

howdy howdy #portfolioday - I'm Arlen, and I draw and paint dragons (and other creatures). I'm available for private commissions & other projects, and I look forward to working with you! 🐉 ratwednesdayart(at)gmail.com ratwednesday.art patreon.com/ratwednesday

A digital illustration of the interior of a coffeehouse-apothecary-library. Behind the counter, a blue and purple anthro dragon is carrying a barrel down a step stool, and a brown tabby cat is chasing after a red ball.

An acrylic painting of a massive tan-and-cream dragon warming their wings at sunrise. They are perched at the edge of a large, lush oasis.

A digital painting of two anthropomorphic animal people having a good conversation at a bar built inside the mouth of a large wooden fish.

An acrylic painting of a blue-and-purple tiger dragon lit by the glowing swamp water it stands in. The dragon is snarling at something off screen.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jul 5

it’s sunday which means everybody is gonna be dog tired and that includes: me. but I will still have ITEMS for YOU in the DEALER’S DEN - prints! and pins! and many hand-painted objects! yay!!

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jul 4

Got away from my table for long enough to run around and I picked up these teeny guys from @wyrmwoodpyro.bsky.social - I love them soooo much and I can’t wait to put them in my art space at home!!!

Two tiny print, both featuring draconic creatures. The top has a green dragon laying down with its rib cage visible. The bottom looks like a linocut and the beast is going “rawrgh” at the viewer.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jul 3

HELLOOOOO ANTHROCON!!! Come find me in the back of the room at R15 - I’m here until 6! (I may have forgotten to post this at the actual opening and then things have been VERY BUSY since)

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 29

do you care him

artist holds up a wooden tag with a stripy pink and purple sea dragon painted on it

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 27

it was high time that I make a new badge for myself (featuring a particularly dragon-y version of The Lad)

a portrait of op’s character, a boar-dragon spitting bright green flame. text on the bottom reads “Arlen” in all caps.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 23

the tests do look very funny sometimes

a mockup sticker display with 40 of the same sticker as placeholders

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 23

if you’re going to anthrocon and want one… come find me at R15 🐰

Artist points at the orange rabbit character in the middle of the room. The art has been printed out in Big Size

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 22

I think I took a wrong turn // overstimulated! at the room party #furryart #furry

a digital illustration in teal green with pink and orange accents. it’s a house party where every attendee except for one is some kind of canid; the exception is a bright orange rabbit standing in the middle of the room, looking overwhelmed.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 22

I am COOKING (itty bitty crop of another new print i'll be bringing/debuting at AC!!!) #furryart

cropped WIP of a digital illustration featuring many wolf, fox, and generally dog-like anthro animal people, depicted in a teal green with bright yellow rim lighting.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 15

a sunny place to perch 🪲 I worked on this on and off for a month! it was my “I need to paint bigger than A4” challenge for myself ( also a “learn gouache” challenge) - you can catch this one in the AC art show next month 🐉 #dragonart #dragon #painting

a painting of a bright red fairy dragon perched on a mossy stump. an orange anthropomorphic cat rests on the curve of their tail, reading from a book. it is a warm sunny day and they are somewhere in a forest clearing.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 11

I'll be going on VACATION MODE with my shop after tomorrow - any of these lil guys that haven't found a home by then will be coming with me to AC! <3 www.ratwednesday.shop/category/original-artwork

A series of small paintings in Rat Wednesday's online store.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 4

for “Cryptids”, it’s an obvious pull but I decided to do the good ol’ classic trail cam effect for these! Plus… something a bit *spooky* seems to be happening with Yana… #artcommissions #furryart

A grey-green portrait of a dragon with large floppy face tendrils; it’s staring at the camera with wide white eyes and its hair is floating mysteriously. Text at the bottom reads “YANA”

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 3

AC’s theme this year of “critters, cryptids, and curses” pulled my heartstrings too much and I couldn’t help but make different badges for each part of the theme - this one’s the ”classic critter” featuring a look at Yana’s design update! 🐉💜 #dragonart #bsnm #artcommissions

A portrait of a purple dragon with floppy face tendrils, holding a pen in its mouth. Text below reads “YANA”.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 3

PSST - BADGE COMMISSIONS are LIVE! Listen. Anthrocon is in a month, and I think YOU 🫵 want a new badge that's on-theme - and perhaps I'm the guy to make it for you?? Slots are OPEN until EoD on Sunday the 7th! (& thank you to Yana for being my model<3) #furryart forms.gle/hsrKrFaMsWrr...

Text reads: "Anthrocon Badge Commissions! Classic critter, trailcam cryptid, curse of transformation. At-con pickup, Digital Delivery, Shipped".
Three styles are depicted, all of the same purple dragon in various forms. The left is a classic portrait, the middle is a spooky trailcam-inspired portrait, and the right is a mid-transformation snapshot between dragon and Skesis-inspired gryphon-y beast.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 2

i am looking forward to seeing this guy in Big Size :)

cropped WIP of a digital painting. crop shows a dragon bursting through clouds

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· Jun 1

I saw a couple of prime Guys while out and about today

a carved creature. it’s kind of dog or dragon-like.

a carved creature. it’s also kind of dog or dragon-like.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 31

Anthrocon badges are opening soon 👀 I’ll be offering options for at-con pickup along with post-con physical and digital delivery this time! #furryart

A cropped trailcam cryptid portrait of a dragon with big wide eyes and chunky earfins off its face.

A cropped portrait of a purple beaste mid-transformation from dragon to harpy eagle gryphon

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 29

not bad!!! I'll probably make soooome tweaks after I've finished the other two examples, but this went pretty dang smoothly (though I did make a mistake in the lines that I need to fix before I print this lol)

Close up on a portrait of a purple dragon with big floppy earfins and curly horns. It has a confident, sassy expression on its face and is holding a green clicky pen in its mouth with tongue stuck out.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 29

every now and again I gotta pull out the big chunky whippy inks just to remind myself that I still got it

WIP portrait of a dragon with long face fin-tentacles and a sassy, confident expesssion

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 28

GOING VERY WELL

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 28

There’s Something in the House 👁️ #dragonart

A digital illustration of a neon orange dragon crammed into and around a dark house. A stormy cloud-filled sky is behind it, and the dragon’s glowing yellow eye peers through a window.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 27

another painting that’s winging its way to a new owner! we are fully in juneberry season in my city right now and they are EVERYWHERE, so of course I had to paint a noodledragon enjoying some 🐉 #dragon #dragonart www.ratwednesday.shop/category/ori...

Artist holds up a small painting of a pale green dragon perched on a branch of ripening juneberries.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 26

One of my favorites from this batch of paintings! I’m so thrilled that this guy found a home and I hope they love them as much as I do. 🐉

Artist holds up a small painting divided into two unequal segments. The large side has a purple-black dragon holding lavender in its maw; the right has lavender and poppy plants with a little bee in the corner.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 26

one of my discoveries since moving to the east coast has been all of the chicory that blooms in spring - they’ve become some of my absolute favorite flowers to see! #fantasyart #bsnm ratwednesday.shop/product/chic...

A painting of a purple-blue unicorn surrounded by blooming chicory flowers.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 26

fiiiiinallyyyyy working on this again, took almost 3 weeks away from it but it is once again SCHMOOVIN’ (finished up the watercolor portion, and now I’m adding gouache detailing!) #dragonart #wip

Cropped WIP of a traditional painting featuring a bright red dragon curled around a stump, with an anthropomorphic feline using its tail as a chaise lounge to read a book.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 25

a mulberry-munching BEASTE… he’s available for a good home! www.ratwednesday.shop/product/berr... #bsnm #fantasyart #dragon

Painting of a golden dragon eating fresh mulberries right off the tree!

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 25

a BLUEBERRY BEAST!! ratwednesday.shop #bsnm #dragonart

Original painting of a blueberry-colored dragon seeking ripe blueberries.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 22

the crop is gonna do me so dirty here, but I wanna share a PEEK at some of my favorites of this shop update batch!!! there are many dragons with fruit and flowers. and also other guys. these are going live for patrons… soon! tomorrow? maybe!

Crop of a painting. A golden dragon poses with strawberries.

Crop of a painting. A blue-purple dragon poses with a cluster of blueberries.

Crop of a painting. A purple unicorn looks menacing over blooming chicory.

Crop of a painting. A red werewolf in portrait in front of a full moon.

Arlen! 🐗@ratwednesday· May 21

my current gouache working palette situation is a little silly, but it is functioning pretty well all things considered!