Edward Ficklin

Story is the heart of all of my artistic endeavors. We are composed of stories of everything we’ve seen, felt, heard. The real and the not so real. In fact, the not-so-real may be truer than the truth.

Scroll on, my darlings, and sample some of my visual tales.

Comics

Let’s start with some comics, currently my favorite way of telling tales. A note of caution: bawdiness lies ahead.

In the not too distant future, a pile of space junk coalesces into a sentient entity and has to save itself from being recycled. Appears in Tales from the Dispatch, Vol. 2.

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A couple of driftless gay party boys find themselves in trouble.

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The story continues with secret experiments, new super powers, and some ugly possible futures.

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line drawing of two handsome, heroic youths who are the heroes of this exciting new comic book

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Drawing and Painting

If you like your pictures without words, I’ve got some of those, too. Scroll on, but only if you’re comfortable with (tasteful) nudity.

  • painting of a masculine hand resting against his knee; skin is an iridescent violet against a dark blue background
    stolen glances and surreptitious fantasies (detail)
  • Painting of young man leaning against a wall, in a costume not unlike that of Robin, the Boy Wonder, of Batman fame.
    17in x 11in, gouache on paper
  • 11 in x 17 in; ink and watercolor on paper
  • Beloved and God #1 17in x 16in, gouache on paper $100
  • Beloved and God #4 7in x 10in, gouache on paper $50

Thoughts and Happenings

  • moody forest scene with large trees, mossy rocks, thick vegetation and a dim, golden light peeking through the branches
    Plant more trees
    Many seek online spaces of safety. But that doesn’t serve the profits of capitalism or bow to fascism, so the open internet, now all but totally coopted, will just not do. 
  • cover of a literary magazine superimposed on two paintings of nude males
    The Evolving Gaze
    I’m thrilled to have two paintings included in the latest volume of the International Human Rights Arts Movement journal. Here’s what they have to say about it.
  • close up assemblage of painting and inking implements setting on a blank piece of white paper and decorated with a delicate pink bunch of flowers
    Building Worlds Fast and Slow
    Something easy to clean up would mean easy to disappear. In a way, it would be like erasing me along with the mess. I want to say I was here and left this work, this world, this vision.
  • the carina nebula as captured by the James Webb Telescope. Fluffy pink and brown clouds of gas wandering over a deep blue background of space sprinkled wiht little stars
    Alone in this dark forest?
    A literary fact vs. fiction shot-and-chaser to read on leisurely evenings while contemplating the stars
  • painting of delicate pink camelia blossoms graced with moonlight against a dark and mysterious background
    Signs of Intelligent Life
    A reporter’s journey into a world that we interact with (and depend on) every day but rarely notice. At least not the whole story.