A vessel contains something, the sea cannot be contained, metaphors for the ephemeral.

Splash of Tea, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches

On view in Shimmering Light, my solo show at #PlusOneGallery in #London, through April 21.

#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #realism #californiaart #tombetts

Step into "The Feast of Seasons" 🍷🍂
A Renaissance banquet where time fragments. Shadows with a life of their own and "breathing" dishes in a world of pure magical realism. #higgsfield
#KlingAI #AIVideo #Filmmaking #Renaissance #Surrealism #MagicRealism

The first in my new trilogy (writing as Anthony Aberford), The Conservatory, is now available for pre-order

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GSH63BGC

What’s it about? Here’s the blurb

#cosymystery #magicrealism #hitorical #dualtimeline

#Art: O wretched vanity! O grief! O guilt! (2023) #Artist: Jeanine Brito

#Art: O wretched vanity! O grief! O guilt! (2023)
#Artist: #JeanineBrito (b. 1993; #🇩🇪 #🇧🇷 #🇨🇦)
#ArtistMovement/Style: #MagicRealism
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
152.40 x 139.70 cm (60 x 55 in)

#DailyArt #TalkArt #Artsy
#ArtPost #FineArt #Art

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The Splash of Tea paintings are a return to my Tea and Sea series, with subtly shifted perspectives to capture the fleeting brilliance of sunlight sparkling on water.

On view at Plus One Gallery #London.

#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #realism #californiaart #plusonegallery #tombetts

Timeless contemplation / Tijdloze bezinning, v.14. 2026 02 22
#photography #digitalart #aiart #lady #magicrealism

#Art: Shelter (2020)
#Artist: #MarcoTulioEspinosa (b. 1966; #🇨🇴)
#ArtMovement/Style: #Figurativism #MagicRealism
Medium: Oil in canvas
76.2 × 61 cm (30 x 24 in)

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#ArtPost #FineArt

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My first solo show in London features paintings from my latest series, splashing teacups in sparkling light and water.

Shimmering Light opens at Plus One on March 18 ✨

www.plusonegallery.com/exhibitions/...

#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #californiaart #plusonegallery #london #tombetts

Ταξιδεύοντας microfiction

"The grotesque was not part of the performance..."
A magic realism #bonsaistory

121-words.blogspot.com/2026/03/trav...

#121words #eerie #flashfiction #magicRealism #microfiction #shortstoriescollection #shortstory #bilingual #Raskolnick #121λέξεις #Άσκηση_γραφής #μικρομυθοπλασία

About 2,500 stars are visible to the human eye. Memories are like stars in the sky, each one individual and also with shared meaning.

Laguna Waves and Cups, oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #lagunabeach #californiaart #tombetts

Imagine miniatures leaping off the page! Our latest short film explores a world where stories don't just unfold, they manifest. What magic would you want to see come to life from your favorite book?

#AIBookCraft

#ShortFilm #MagicRealism #Fantasy

Four Letters of Love: A Novel Nicholas Coughlan is 12 years old when his father announces that God has commanded him to become a painter

Four Letters of Love: A Novel

"Nicholas Coughlan is 12 years old when his father announces that God has commanded him to become a painter"

Sale: $18.99 to $2.99

by Niall Williams
Rating: 4.3/5 (2,683 Reviews)

#LiteraryFiction #Romance #Ireland #MagicRealism #Books #BookSky

My #bookreview of The Future by Catherine Leroux youtu.be/4Po7VRDuMbE #booksky #bookclub #magicrealism #dystopian #canadian

Horizon is from the Greek ὁρίζων κύκλος, or "separating circle." We can see a thin line and imagine a whole sphere.

Skyline Glass and Cups, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches
On view at Dawson Cole Fine Art in #Carmel

#hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #pebblebeach #californiaart #tombetts

"Life could not change the sun or water the desert, so it changed itself." – John Steinbeck

Red Mountain with Cup and Saucer, oil on panel, 16 x 16 inches
On view at Thomas Anthony Gallery

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #realism #utahart #parkcity #californiaart #tombetts

A digital illustration of a young girl with long blonde hair wearing a white dress, crouching under a large green leaf by a pond. A large fish peeks out from the water nearby. The scene is lush with green foliage, a ladybug, and glowing fireflies.

🌿 She thought she was hiding, but the pond has eyes.

Little Elara catches her breath, unaware that a curious giant fish is drifting just inches away.

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#KidLitArt #WhimsicalArt #Storybook #MagicRealism #PictureBookArt

MP Book Reviews on Instagram: "Review: Sleep of Eternity by Stella Rainbow 4 of 5 stars Cassian, a reclusive mage haunted by the destructive potential of his fire magic, follows a mysterious pull to Mistvale—where he discovers his fated mate buried in the basement of his new home. Gustave, a vampire forced into eternal slumber in 1880, awakens to find Cassian at his side. While Gustave embraces their bond and the new world he's emerged into, Cassian fears his magic will harm the man destiny has given him. As shadows from both their pasts loom, and the threat of a hidden enemy grows, the two must learn to trust their connection and embrace the love that could finally set them free. I enjoyed this story which had a beautiful tension with fragile magic, haunted memory, and the kind of love that could either heal or destroy. I loved that Cassian was asexual and that they were both happy with that. Some danger and drama due to Tay's past. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LNVRXYC" 0 likes, 0 comments - mp_book_reviews on February 18, 2026: "Review: Sleep of Eternity by Stella Rainbow 4 of 5 stars Cassian, a reclusive mage haunted by the destructive potential of his fire magic, follows a mysterious pull to Mistvale—where he discovers his fated mate buried in the basement of his new home. Gustave, a vampire forced into eternal slumber in 1880, awakens to find Cassian at his side. While Gustave embraces their bond and the new world he's emerged into, Cassian fears his magic will harm the man destiny has given him. As shadows from both their pasts loom, and the threat of a hidden enemy grows, the two must learn to trust their connection and embrace the love that could finally set them free. I enjoyed this story which had a beautiful tension with fragile magic, haunted memory, and the kind of love that could either heal or destroy. I loved that Cassian was asexual and that they were both happy with that. Some danger and drama due to Tay's past. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LNVRXYC".

Review: Sleep of Eternity by Stella Rainbow 4 of 5 stars

Cassian, a reclusive mage haunted by the destructive potential of his fire magic, follows a mysterious pull to Mistvale—where he discovers his fated mate buried in the… #BookReview #FantasyBooks #MMRomance #AsexualRepresentation #MagicRealism

Small Prophets The magical and the mundane unfolds in a suburban shed as a lonely man stumbles into the supernatural. A weird and wonderful world from Mackenzie Crook, starring Michael Palin.

Best thing on #tv and on #bbc, #smallprophets :
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#alchemy #magic #magicrealism #story #mackenziecrook

Metaphor is derived from the Ancient Greek μεταφέρω or metaphérō, meaning to transfer or carry on. Memory is a vessel.

Reef and Glass, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #lagunabeach #palmsprings #californiaart #tombetts

Vampire Sun, Helheim Minefield
Redder high heels stained deader
blood tears fall for Dandelion Demons

Ones who spit cold fire
through the ravening Nightscapes
Lion skulls now amongst the nanites
Chophound Enclave becons Hypnotic

#magicrealism #magicalrealim
#fabulism #popmagick #lament

"Neon Downpour" Page 2 #Poetry #Magicrealism #popmagick #witchpunk #Babaloncurrent

Estuary is from the Latin aestus, a place for the tide, a constantly changing environment.

Estuary and Cup, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #lagunabeach #palmsprings #californiaart #tombetts

a painting of a person 's eye with a blue sky and white clouds behind it ALT: a painting of a person 's eye with a blue sky and white clouds behind it

Testing out a magic realism angle on my current project, hoping to hit the ground running for my residency at @hawkwoodcft.bsky.social. But will it be too disorientating? 🤔 #AmWriting #MagicRealism #CreatedAtHawkwood

The Taíno word for island, cairi, became cayo in Spanish, cay in English. "The question is not what you look at, but what you see." – Henry David Thoreau

Cays and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #lagunabeach #palmsprings #californiaart #tombetts

A medallion with a swirl pattern on it dangling from a red ribbon

🔆📚The final submission deadline for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is in 2 days on Jan 31, 2026! #SpecFic #CanLit #Horror #SFF #MagicRealism #Surrealism #Supernatural
submissions.sunburstaward.org

I have a draft for my 12th and final short story for the month of January. Flash again, though I might not finish edits till early February. So, final #writing count: 12 short stories this month. #amwriting #writers #writersky #speculativefiction #magicrealism #shortstories #flashfiction

New release!

Because books teach us about empathy, and because we all need a little magic right now …

Happy launch week to @harperrossbooks.bsky.social.

#magicrealism #newrelease #fiction

The Latin lacūna refers to a pool or pond. A body of water can represent distance, depth, and sensitivity.

Lagoon and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches

On view at Dawson Cole Fine Art in #Carmel

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #pebblebeach #californiaart #tombetts

Archipelago is from the Ancient Greek ἀρχιπέλαγος, the main sea, referring to the Aegean which has countless islands and endless history.

Archipelago and Glass, oil on panel, 36 x 24 inches

#oilpainting #hyperrealism #magicrealism #superrealism #californiaart #tombetts

Flying away to a world where the only limits are the horizon. 🐋✨ Imagine waking up every morning to this view above the cloud

🦋 ☀️🌼
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#AIArt #FantasyWorld #FlyingWhale #StudioGhibliVibes #Dreamcore #DigitalArt #MagicRealism