~ King of Cups ~
Throne of the sea. Ship behind, fish leaping. Cup steady.
Composure while everything moves. (yo, Ray!)
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot

~ Queen of Cups ~
Throne at the water's edge. Closed cup in her lap.
Feel everything without drowning in it. (Yo, Indira!)
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-queen
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com

~ Knight of Cups ~
The bear with the flower. Cup does not spill. Winged helmet.
Deliver it before you're ready.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-knight
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/20

~ Page of Cups ~
The bird rises from her cup. They enjoy sunset.
Stay weird enough to receive the strange. Plz.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-page
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023

~ Ten of Cups ~
Rainbow. Family. Ten cups carried, flying dolphins!
Happiness you built without realizing. To lose.
(AI summoned, hand illustrated)
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-10
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot

~ Nine of Cups ~
Nine cups behind her. All seems fine. Satisfied grin.
Got what you wished for. Do you still want it?
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-9
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2

~ Eight of Cups ~
Eight cups stacked. A figure walks at low tide, losing.
Outgrowing something that still fits.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-8
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/ta

~ Seven of Cups ~
Seven cups in clouds. Jewels, dragons, dreams. A shadow stares up.
Fantasy until you choose one.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-7
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com

~ Six of Cups ~
A child gives a flower to another. Six cups bloom in the square.
Giving without calculating the return.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-6
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints

~ Four of Cups ~
Three cups before him. Fourth offered from a cloud. Arms crossed.
Not rejection. Digestion.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-4
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot

~ Three of Cups ~
Three women, cups raised. Harvest at their feet.
Celebration you built with others.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-3
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot
🎵 Mus

~ Ace of Cups ~
Hand from the clouds. Cup overflowing. Dove descending.
Abundance offered. But you still have to reach.
Hand-illustrated over 3 years. AI summoned, hand illustrated.
🎴 See the full card: https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2023/cups-1
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints

And that’s always been what Art is about: singing’ in a cage!

Artists (and writers and all of us) have to use AI tools to build a foundation, and get over the asymptotic curve to higher altitudes, higher quality work

These tarot cards are more illustrated than generated.

King of Wands. Fire that built an empire. He doesn't chase — he decides. Vision backed by action.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-king
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #kingofwands #handillustrated

Queen of Wands. Warm throne, sunflower in hand. She draws people in without reaching. Confidence ain't loud.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-queen
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #queenofwands #handillustrated

Knight of Wands. Full gallop, no brakes. Passion that doesn't ask permission. Aim before you charge.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-knight
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #knightofwands #handillustrated

Page of Wands. Young fire, big ideas, no plan. Enthusiasm before experience. Start anyway.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-page
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #pageofwands #handillustrated

Ten of Wands. All the sticks, all the weight. You picked them up. You can also put them down.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-10
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #10ofwands #handillustrated

Nine of Wands. Battered, bandaged, still standing. One more round. You've come too far to quit now.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-9
#tarot #illustration #aiart #9ofwands #handillustrated

Eight of Wands. Everything in flight, nothing landed yet. Speed without direction. Point them somewhere.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-8
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #eightofwands #wands

Seven of Wands. Higher ground, attackers below. You're defending something. Make sure it's still worth it.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-7
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #sevenofwands #wands

Six of Wands. Victory lap. The crowd cheers, the wreath sits high. Enjoy it — this moment doesn't last.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-6
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #sixofwands #wands

Three of Wands. Ships on the horizon. You sent them out, now you wait. Vision without patience is just daydreaming.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-3
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #illustration #aiart #3ofwands #GIMP

Two of Wands. He holds the world in one hand, the staff in the other. Already won, already bored. The question isn't whether you can — it's if you want to.
3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-2
🎵 @its.ffiiaa
#tarot #paints

Ace of Wands. Hand offers fire. Don't ask where it came from. This is the spark before the project, the idea before the plan. Raw want. Take it or watch it pass.

3 years, human hands, AI kindling. Each piece takes 10+ hrs
🎴 https://markmeadows.com/paints/#2024/wands-1
🎵 @its.ffiiaa

#tarot #illus

- 20. Judgement —
The trumpet sounds. The dead rise from waiting. The ruins in the distance don't move. Everything else does. This card's about finally answering what's been calling you.
🎴 See the full card: markmeadows.com/paints/

- 19. The Sun —
The smilin' baby rides on a white horse. No saddle needed. The sunflowers turn toward what's obvious. Everything is bright enough to see and warm enough to grow. The clarity that costs nothing to receive.
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot

- 18. The Moon —
The path is there but nothing looks right. The moon lights with shadows, making the familiar strange. Note the dragon, everything shifts. Trusting what you sense when you can't trust what you see. Hand-illustrated.
🃏 Full deck preview: https://markmeadows.com/paints/2023/tarot