Max Banshees' Blog en-US https://maxbanshees.com/blog/ Watercolor, zines, and more... A New Place for The Golden Net https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-10-04-newsitegoldennet https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-10-04-newsitegoldennet Sun, 3 Oct 2026 01:37:00 EDT

Story text and related material have been moved to their own part on this site.

]]> New Available Works https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-10-01 https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-10-01 Thur, 1 Oct 2026 15:23:00 EDT Two postcards and an original painting are available now!

Also have some new stuff up on itch.io to download, like these brushes and fonts, as well as some black and white drawings.

]]> Weekly Site Roundup https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-26 https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-26 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:26:00 EDT New sites I like:

Han Olliver

Han Olliver is a chronically ill and disabled trans artist and writer in Minneapolis.

Other site updates:

Big things happening on maxbanshees.com this week. I just shared a short story in a blog post...

Also! Postcards and originals will be available on October 1st, you can preview them on the available works page.

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]]> The Golden Net https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-26-goldennet https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-26-goldennet Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:18:00 EDT

A short story about sensations and excess and death by the sea.

]]> Weekly Site Roundup https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-19 https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-19 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:41 EDT Not much changed this week. "End of Summer" was added to the digital tab on my portfolio, though. (It's a postcard I just finished, and want to list on my site soon... along with other little things... but I'm sleepy like these guys...)

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]]> Secondary Watercolor Palettes https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-19-secondarypalette https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-19-secondarypalette Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:34 EDT

A post that progressively builds up to the 6 colors in a secondary watercolor palette.

]]> Weekly Site Roundup https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-12 https://maxbanshees.com/blog/roundup/2026-09-12 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:21:00 EDT New blogs followed:


margot.maison (RSS)
Comics, paintings, illustration, and more.


Everest's RSS Log (RSS)
Programming, teaching, life, and more.

New sites I like:


margot.maison
Comics, paintings, illustration, and more.


Eternal Worm
Art & a cute green alien.


Nightmare Child
Art, writing, and music.


Everest Pipkin
Artist, game designer, writer, and teacher.

Other site updates:

New post about a constructed writing language, with a bespoke HTML/CSS table that houses all of the symbols.

Added a media tab for the blog!

Added a "Toggle oldest/most recent" button for the Blogs I Follow and Sites I Like pages.

Added a way to download the blogs I follow as an OPML file. (Check the bottom of this page!)

Added teeny tiny images on the introduction on the blog homepage.

Added styling to the RSS feed.

Built an archive page for my portfolio that has all of my big finished work. Still figuring out how to best link to it from the traditional/digital gallery pages, though...

]]> Hharmari Writing System https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-12-hharmari-draft1 https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-12-hharmari-draft1 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:31:00 EDT

An abugida that can represent sounds from Spanish and English.

]]> Art models https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-05-artmodels https://maxbanshees.com/blog/post/2026-09-05-artmodels Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:14:00 EDT

Here are a few art models that have inspired me over the years.

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