Sharing thoughts and images from IX 2025 on the blog today. It was an amazing time with amazing people. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-m... #ix #ixarts #illuxcon #artshow #mainshow
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Hey fam, what about #illuxcon #illuxcon2025 this year? I’m still coming down off of the high of meeting my Brodents for the first time in person. I love these guys.
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Doubletree late night rave party! J/k, there's water pouring out from the lights? A weird end to #Illuxcon. Thankfully I was just shooting the breeze in the lobby and just got back to my hotel.
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Art prints and postcards on dark tablecloth
Pale woman in dark corset standing amid a pile of art
Pale woman in a dark corset leaning on a table with art prints and postcards on it
Pale woman in dark corset standing next to art postcards
At #illuxcon with my #boothbabe @erinmalleable.bsky.social
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Illuxcon night 2 (Thursday): drafted my fully signed peasant cube at lobbycon with @benhill.bsky.social, Kev Fang, @erhdude.bsky.social, @oversizedshady.bsky.social, and @narynnmano.bsky.social! 🧙♂️
Went 2-1 with Izzet spellslinger ⚡
#Illuxcon #MTG #MagicTheGathering
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Illuxcon night 1 (Wednesday): after a long day of traveling, and checking out the preview of the show, played some commander at lobbycon with @benhill.bsky.social, Kev Fang, and @setharar.bsky.social 🧙♂️
#Illuxcon #MTG #MagicTheGathering
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Photo of two paintings of skulls in ornate frames with a tray of brownies and a bottle of whiskey
Brand new paintings and some other treats during the IX preview night- stop on by if you’re here! 4th floor! #illuxcon
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Working on Mother Opossum and her basket of treats for the woodland feast! She’ll be making her debut at the IX Art Show in Pennsylvania next week, and prints will be available on Gallery Gerard 🎃
#MoonlitMarch #HalloweenArt #SpookySeason #OpossumArt #AnimalArt #Illuxcon #IXarts #Caturday
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A black cat, a pumpkin, and a little October magic. ✨🎃🐾 Here’s a sneak peek of another character from my newest Moonlit March painting, guarding his green-and-white pumpkin. This piece will be on display in the IX art show in PA later this month!
#MoonlitMarch #HalloweenArt #Illuxcon #IXarts
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@ixarts.bsky.social begins a week from today! I will see you at booth 422, and I will be part of a panel on Magic the Gathering artist proofs next Thursday! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/ix-2... #ixarts #ix #magicthegathering #mtgartistproof #mtgart #mtgartist #illuxcon
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When You Kick the Bucket, Who Gets the Brushes? Mike Linneman | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Boscov Theater We don’t like to think about it, but someday you’re not going to be around to answer the big questions like “Is this signature real? Where’s the provenance file?” And what do your three kids do with this stack of art in the closet? This talk is about facing that reality head on, with a bit of humor and a practical to do list. We’ll cover estate planning basics (don’t worry, you don’t need a law degree), how royalties actually work after you’re gone, why provenance matters, and how grading companies and art appraisers can save your art from future confusion. Attendees will leave with a checklist of 10 concrete actions to safeguard their art, ensure future royalties, and create clarity for heirs, collectors, and institutions.
For folks going to #Illuxcon, I am doing a talk that meshes my day job in development/fundraising and this art business.
You should be planning for what happens as an artist after you pass away. I'm doing a talk on how to plan for it on Saturday at 1:00pm at IX.
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Now that it is October, @ixarts.bsky.social is almost upon us! I will be returning to the main show in Reading, PA, October 22-26. I will be sharing more as we get closer. christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2025/10/ix-2... #ixarts #illuxcon #artshow #humanart #humanartist
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Tripping the light fantastic at Illuxcon, in the Showcase this year! Who's gonna be there?
#Illuxcon #ImaginativeRealism #FantasyArt #OriginalArt #NoAI
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“I Am Beastly” by Lisa Falkenstern @falkensternl was selected as a Merit winner in Annual 21. Pre-order the Annual at shop.3x3mag.com 🐒
Gallery: Illuxcon
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#Illuxcon #fantasy #fantasyart #3x3 #3x3illustration #awardwinner #awardwinning #3x3Annual #…
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Very pleased to announce that I will be returning to Illuxcon’s Showcase event in 2025! See you all there! @ixarts.bsky.social #Illuxcon #IXarts #imaginethis #imaginativerealism #traditionalart #fantasyart
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Welp, looks like I’ll be in the Showcase for Illuxcon next year, but no complaints at all…because as it turns out, I scored a show with a local gallery THE FOLLOWING MONTH! No way I coulda done both successfully. Jazzed to get to all the panels in 2025. See ya then, babies!
#Illuxcon
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The IX main show artists for 2025 have been announced! Looking forward to seeing everyone there next October.
imaginativerealism.com/main-show/
😁
#illuxcon #art #imaginativerealism #artshow
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I'm back from #illuxcon and if you missed my talk there on The First Six Months Of An Art Career, you can see it on my website! www.happylittlenightmares.art/post/illuxco...
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A little late, but I am sharing my IX 2024 recap on the blog today. Images and thoughts: christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2024/11/ix-2... #ixarts #ix #artshow #illuxcon
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More pieces went to new homes last night. Thank you all for stopping by 🙏 For anyone interested but missed during the show, just let me know. I can ship. #illuxcon
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I’m at Illuxcon
That’s the premier illustration convention for traditional imaginative realism painters. Like sci-fi and fantasy. Here’s a 🧵
#illuxcon #mtgart
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I think I'm almost all ready to leave for #illuxcon. I suppose at any moment I'll realize I overlooked something huge and start panicking. Aaaaany minute now.
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Through security and TSA didn't ask to look through my bag of approximately 3400 MTG cards to get signed and two EDH decks. Can we get a hell yeah alongside an obligatory AMA?
#MagictheGathering #Illuxcon
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Rate my #Illuxcon packing skills 😤
I'm so excited for this event! Gonna get tons of #MagicTheGathering cards signed for my customers, meet a bunch of artists, and perhaps a little hang out session with known associates @vorthosmike.bsky.social, @donnycaltrider.bsky.social, and @spekkio.bsky.social!
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Over the past two weeks, I have been on an adventure. AECT and IX, and on the way to IX, an unrecoverable major mechanical breakdown of my car. I have a new car now, and all the details of the last two weeks are on the blog! christopherburdett.blogspot.com/2023/10/ix-2... #Illuxcon #AECT #artshow
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Graphite drawing of a profile, with a beam of light crossing the eye and silvery leaves dancing in the wind
Drawing of a stiletto, ink and a bubble, as a metaphor for anticipation
Drawing of a human face (with nightshade berries in their hair), as a personification of the word "chatoyant", which means the banding of light in a stone or an animal's eye.
But on a happier note, back from #Illuxcon and I can't praise that convention enough. It's intimidating, invigorating, and a helluva lotta fun! These pieces found new homes, and I'm jazzed to make more...
#fantasyart #illustration #drawing
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These 3 pieces found new homes this weekend at #illuxcon ! Thank you so much 🙏 It’s always great to have a conversation about art and creativity with you all
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