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Cyber Monday Look
Here is a new look I did today... as well as Cyber Monday Sale! BOGO on Body Paint! Thank you for your support, and I hope you like this look! 💚Thank you!
The Adventures of Snoopy
Hello friends! Recently I was hired to do portrait photography for my friend Kaylea. She's a performer, and wanted to capture her looks. Of course, when you're in the studio with me, it's anything but ordinary. Are you a fan of the Peanuts? Here are the first 3 photos I edited for her. I think they tell a funny story! We start out with Snoopy...Uh oh... if you scroll below, it seems the Grinch has other ideas for this Holiday!Well that's twisted! X_X You can blame me for this pose ;)Too grim? Well how about this adorable photo t...
The Darling of December
That darling is YOU! Thank you for your support this month. I've got some new art to share, this time featuring King Zotic! Just look at the first photo... wow!O_OThey are a Drag King that competed in a competition I recently judged! I gave away two prizes that night, and they won a painting. What do you think of the artwork? The contacts really add a lot, don't they?Not to mention they were wonderful in the studio, bringing to life anything I asked them to explore. It was truly a fun day filled with art. Do you recognize the wings? The...
Black Friday Sale + New Art
That's right, this post is a double feature! Art + Deals! From now until Monday at 11:59pm, you can take 25% off orders over $100 on BrandonMcGill.com! Use the code "Treat2024". HUGE savings if you're wanting canvas commissions, a lovely print, pillows, or whatever else you fancy!If you choose to book me instead, you can take 24% off with "Holiday2024" or 25 bucks off introductory sessions with "Take25". My 2025 calendar is on there as well!https://www.brandonmcgill.com/storeOr for booking:https://www.brandonmcgi...
Gift of Membership 🩷
That's right, starting today you can now gift memberships to others! Crazy cool right?Just use the link to find out more, if you are interested! I'll have a separate Black friday sale, but this was too cool to not share!To pay the picture tax, here are some magical photo of me taken by Dylan!! 🖤Do you like my fit?Love,Brandon, the Wizard of Art
Thankful For You
Thank you so much for your super support this month, or any time during my creative career. It means the world to me, being able to create art as a way to take care of myself, so your efforts are not lost on me! 🩷In an unexpected twist, I had Thanksgiving at home this year, a first since 2020! This was largely due to Jerome's hard work in the kitchen, but I helped!🥹Hope you enjoy the video of some recent work, and our turkey day spread! What are you eating first?👻
King Zotic - Video Debut!
Last night was amazing! Did a fantastic statue painting with King Zotic, but we went off! I'll be sharing this video on social media to try and raise awareness of my Patreon! 🥹 Thank you!What do you think of the video? You see it first! Plus:
The Bronze God
More artwork featuring Bennett coming soon!I'm painting King Zotic (a Drag King) later todayHope you enjoy the sneak peeks! I have so much more to share! O_OHave a great day <3Wish me luck with today's art piece!Love,Brandon
To Wicked, With Love
Thanks for Everything!So that was incredible! Just finished seeing Wicked in Theatres, and I must say, it was quite the feat, and a tasty visual treat. What did you think of it?From the acting, to the SINGING, to the dancing... the choreo... the architecture.. my goodness! Well you can imagine, today we're celebrating...All things WICKED!First of all, this was SUCH A TALENTED CREW. They made everything so effortless and fun. And we just kinda threw it all together!Yet...you can't fake this kind of magic. The connection that we share whe...
Glinda and Elphaba - Final Cut
Ahhh the artist dilemma. When is something truly done? Have you ever experienced this?After putting on some final touches, I'm pretty happy with where the film is at! IT'S REALLY DONE (I hope). This will debut tomorrow on 11/21 on social media platforms.What do you think of the short? 💚🩷
World Debut - Wicked
Good morning! I hope you are as excited as I am... it's the debut of my Wicked inspired film, written and created by our tiny cast and crew! Big thank you to Virginia, Bennett, and Nat for being my three actors and collaborators... and to the owners of this gorgeous property! They spoiled us 🪷🫶🏻You get to see this before everyone else! What do you think of the short film. Want to see more?
Live! w/ Fefe & Freddy 8PM MST
Want to catch up? I'll be LIVE on YouTube in less than a half an hour, on Fefe and Freddy! Hear all the latest news and possibly win a PRIZE 👀 Including a live drawing! 🦖Would love to hear from you, so prepare those questions my lovelies!Love,Brandon
The Calm Before The Storm
Good evening! I'm preparing to get dinner with a friend, but wanted to catch up with you and share some new edits of my work with RJ, as well as talk about Live with Fefe and Freddy show tomorrow!RJ is an actor, musician, and content creator in Los Angeles, and always a treat to work with. You may remember I turned him into the Fire element on my LA trip. More on that soon!I managed to capture a lot of fun photos, which I'm happy to share with you! Both up close, and this really cool photo here:Let's also talk about my appearance to...
Masters of The Elements - Campaign
Hello folks! Happy 11/11 day! You may see me posting around on Social Media about "Masters of the Elements". Now that Halloween is over, and I'm catching back up, I'm ready to double down my efforts of making Masters of the Elements and intriguing series. Of course, if you want to share/interact with those posts, even better! I'm also editing some new photos, like the one above with RJ! Or this pretty one of Dylan below:I'll have more photos of Dorian, RJ, Josh, Dylan and Cole soon, but please enjoy this flyer below that...
Impromptu Modeling
Bought some new scarves that have some really unique colors, as well as a new pair of lounge pants featuring Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle!Decided to model it for you! What do you think?New art tomorrow! 🫶🏻
American Horror Story?
The 2024 Election just concluded, and if you're anything like me, you might be wondering how we got here! You and me both, buddy. The future certainly seems uncertain, bleak even, but I'm trying to do my best. As are many of you. I just want you to know this is a safe space for people in the LGBTQIA umbrella, and those that take action by supporting them.I'll have some more uplifting artwork soon, but for the time being, this seemed appropriate.Featuring first time model Cayden!Are you holding up OK? I know the news sent a shockwave...
If you need to scream...
I hope this new artwork helps! Featuring Todd who I painted for a multi-million dollar charity!They raised 1.7 million dollars this weekend for the Boys and Girls club, as well as other important organizations that need help. I hope you enjoy the artwork, even if today is particularly stressful. Why? Oh it's just Election Day! stress faceSo if you need to scream, I get it... but I hope my art brings you some light in the dark.Love,Brandon
Welcome to November
How was your Halloween? I had a blast, and we had the most tricker-or-treaters I've ever seen since moving here over a decade ago. It helped that we actually decorated this year! ;p So what's new with me? Well I'm working on a new body painting today!Then tomorrow I was hired to do a Photoshoot with Kaylea, one of Seth's best friends. Honestly October was pretty special, so thank you for the bookings! Speaking of spooky, here are some behind the scenes photos of Dylan during his "No Face" body painting from the movie Spi...
Happy Halloween
New coloring page by Paul Richmond + Halloween Photos! How did you spend the day?
Masters of the Elements: Darkness!
Welcome to another installment of Masters of the Elements! A fascinating journey through the Cosmos where we explore the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Space, Spirit, Dark, Light, and Time. Today we're featuring Dorian Hendricks, on the topic of DARKNESS! Ready for some epic photos?For this painting, Dorian wanted to explore darkness in the form of tentacles. Some of them are grasping on their heart, as if holding them back. Others range from the purposeful to the chaotic, but they all represent the surprising nature of darkness. More...
Halloween Streak
Wow! Just finished 5 new paintings! From Avatar to Darkness, what are you most excited to see?Featuring Brian, Chris, Dorian, Alex, and Cayden!More coming soon! xox
Master of Air
I'm editing a new painting video featuring Dylan, and wanted to share a sneak peek! Ready to see more?
Halloweenie + Pumpkin Spicy - Jet Black
Bam! Phoenix Pride is wrapped up. Another post on that later, but I just want to add I had an amazing time! But on to the point of this post, sharing my collab with Jet Black. He's been a fan of my work for awhile, and wanted to do something creative, so we took the leap with my spooky series. During our conversations, he also mentioned he enjoyed my neon, so you're seeing some of that here as well!Wow! It's a One Eye Monster! ;p Did you know the artwork often looks very different without the neon lights on! Here's a peek below!...
Phoenix Pride + Wiccan
And you've been watching Agatha All Along... I've heard a rumor that a certain Wiccan may have revealed themselves.... Remember when I did my first body painting for this character on Logan?I thought I'd celebrate with some never before seen photos of this body painting!And to also announce that I'll be at PHOENIX PRIDE THIS WEEKEND!Come see me, pick up a Calendar, or get your face painted!And now for a couple classic photos you may remember... like his pairing with Hulkling!I was ahead of the times, right? What do you think? Wa...
Masters of the Elements - AIR - Debut
Another Master has appeared, this time hailing from the North, it's Dylan Riggs as the Master of Air!Let's take a look at him in action, floating on a bed of clouds:Dylan will be joining me this weekend (on Sunday) at Phoenix Pride! He's also featured in my 2025 Calendar, and is on BOTH covers! What a superstar hehe <3https://www.brandonmcgill.com/store/2025-calendar-version-1-only-12-exist-6ber5For this painting, I was inspired by a lot of things, but let's first look at some gorgeous back muscles!Maybe I'm biased, but my f...
Debut - Tannor Reed
Hi friends, fans, and found family! I'm back with another post, this time featuring the debut of Tannor Reedfrom my Los Angeles trip! We had talked about doing something from "Masters of the Elements", but ended up turning it into a crystal wonderland! We both share a love for the show Steven Universe, so imagine the painting created through that prism!They recently made big news on Twitter when they announced they are Trans Woman in a recent tweet. Yes, I still call it Twitter and Tweets. This is their first body painting since ma...
Work In Progress - Wings
Happy Sunday! What a whirlwind week. From weddings, to body paintings, to building wings today... there had been no shortage of things to do!These are for tomorrow's body painting on Dylan! Are you intrigued? What do you think I'm doing?Thank you for your support!Brandon ❤️
Pumpkin Peek!
Here is a sneak peek at my latest Pumpkin Spicy! This was before I "carved" it! I'll be sharing more next week, so stay tuned lovelies!Featuring "The Nekked Dude"
2025 Calendar Now Available to Pre-Order!
Hiiii folks! Soooo sorry for the late night post, but I finished painting all day, then switched to editing mode and knocked out a bunch of new photos! I then added them to the Calendar! Rest soon, I promise!There are also two versions of the Calendar, with one focused on Pride artwork fromthis year, as well as Victor featured as Wiccan in celebration of Agatha All Along/ Wandavision.Version 2 focuses onlyon artwork completed this year! They both have pretty similar covers, but you'll notice differences. Tannor is also swapped in this Cale...
Series Launch: Masters Of The Elements
My favorite month! And LOTS of art coming! Starting with my new series...MASTERS OF THE ELEMENTSFeaturing: EARTHAIRFIREWATERSPACETIMEDARKNESSLIGHTSPIRITWhich element wouldYOU choose?Comment below! But up next, it's a DOUBLE DEBUT featuring RJ Aguilar's boyfriend! This was the first time Josh has ever been painted, and hopefully not the last!Look at those waves crashing down! How fun, right? We're bringing you Fire and Water!Interested in booking the series?You're in luck, I have THREE new series this month.PUMPKIN SPICYHALLOWEEN...
