Paul Peart-Smith
@paulpeartsmith.bsky.social
Cartoonist and Writer. DEADLOCK. Romanis Magicae, Souls of Black Folk, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation. Winner of Oklahoma Best Illustration Award 2025
All links: https://linktr.ee/paulpeartsmith
All links: https://linktr.ee/paulpeartsmith
The longer I stay in this art game, the more Han makes sense.
August 15, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The longer I stay in this art game, the more Han makes sense.
Colored up an illustration for a music video I did with the band Earthphish back in 2020. The music is up on YouTube, you can see it and more of the illos on my website
The tune also featured the legendary dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. What is my life???
The tune also featured the legendary dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. What is my life???
August 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Colored up an illustration for a music video I did with the band Earthphish back in 2020. The music is up on YouTube, you can see it and more of the illos on my website
The tune also featured the legendary dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. What is my life???
The tune also featured the legendary dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. What is my life???
From last night’s livestream hanging with the brilliant David Blumenstein keeping me company. I shared with him thé news of my impending grandadship (WTF,I KNOW I DON’T LOOK THAT OLD) and the conversation moved to bedtime stories.
Oh, I’m colouring à page of Malcolm X too:)
Oh, I’m colouring à page of Malcolm X too:)
April 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
From last night’s livestream hanging with the brilliant David Blumenstein keeping me company. I shared with him thé news of my impending grandadship (WTF,I KNOW I DON’T LOOK THAT OLD) and the conversation moved to bedtime stories.
Oh, I’m colouring à page of Malcolm X too:)
Oh, I’m colouring à page of Malcolm X too:)
“Nothing could be more interesting to me that someone decided to create a term called ‘toxic positivity’ and try to weaponise it against people.”
—Gary Vee
We can’t get anything done, especially in art, without a pocket full of maybe’s and a good yes or two.
Try stuff. Assess. Go again.
—Gary Vee
We can’t get anything done, especially in art, without a pocket full of maybe’s and a good yes or two.
Try stuff. Assess. Go again.
April 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
“Nothing could be more interesting to me that someone decided to create a term called ‘toxic positivity’ and try to weaponise it against people.”
—Gary Vee
We can’t get anything done, especially in art, without a pocket full of maybe’s and a good yes or two.
Try stuff. Assess. Go again.
—Gary Vee
We can’t get anything done, especially in art, without a pocket full of maybe’s and a good yes or two.
Try stuff. Assess. Go again.
Thoughts while drawing: cRinGe
April 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Thoughts while drawing: cRinGe
Thoughts while drawing: potential failure is where the energy is.
April 11, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Thoughts while drawing: potential failure is where the energy is.
Note self while drawing: play.
April 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Note self while drawing: play.
On the drawing board. I’m having trouble with something.
Is the girl in the bottom panel too big?
Is the girl in the bottom panel too big?
April 4, 2026 at 5:19 AM
On the drawing board. I’m having trouble with something.
Is the girl in the bottom panel too big?
Is the girl in the bottom panel too big?
“Sometimes I fancy that had we met, his story could haave ended differently.”
From my latest book, Malcolm X WIP
From my latest book, Malcolm X WIP
April 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“Sometimes I fancy that had we met, his story could haave ended differently.”
From my latest book, Malcolm X WIP
From my latest book, Malcolm X WIP
Thinking while drawing: Four random drops of joy that pull me out of a funk! My dog Django, son Jet, lollipops and Wes Anderson. What? Told you they were random!
Feel free to share your random drops of joy below.
Feel free to share your random drops of joy below.
March 31, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Thinking while drawing: Four random drops of joy that pull me out of a funk! My dog Django, son Jet, lollipops and Wes Anderson. What? Told you they were random!
Feel free to share your random drops of joy below.
Feel free to share your random drops of joy below.
Agreed. Action creates motivation, builds confidence, kills learned helplessness and it is freeing. Action and reflection can change perspective. My observation was that we can own and regulate our inner state through both, and that’s the work of a lifetime.
Wasn’t that Funkadelic?
Wasn’t that Funkadelic?
March 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Agreed. Action creates motivation, builds confidence, kills learned helplessness and it is freeing. Action and reflection can change perspective. My observation was that we can own and regulate our inner state through both, and that’s the work of a lifetime.
Wasn’t that Funkadelic?
Wasn’t that Funkadelic?
“Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.”
— Wally Wood
From Malcolm X, my next book.
Music: Omar Tamez - Ramón López - Nuestro Jazz accompanied by Jet, aged 7
— Wally Wood
From Malcolm X, my next book.
Music: Omar Tamez - Ramón López - Nuestro Jazz accompanied by Jet, aged 7
March 25, 2026 at 6:27 AM
“Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.”
— Wally Wood
From Malcolm X, my next book.
Music: Omar Tamez - Ramón López - Nuestro Jazz accompanied by Jet, aged 7
— Wally Wood
From Malcolm X, my next book.
Music: Omar Tamez - Ramón López - Nuestro Jazz accompanied by Jet, aged 7
When I’m drawing conversation, connection between characters is important. This is not as obvious an insight as you may think. Artists can fall into the trap of being obsessed with exciting staging more than the feeling between human beings in the scene.
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When I’m drawing conversation, connection between characters is important. This is not as obvious an insight as you may think. Artists can fall into the trap of being obsessed with exciting staging more than the feeling between human beings in the scene.
I'm stunned. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation just won another award! Big shout-out to the fine folks at @beaconpress.bsky.social and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, the author of the original prose.
Gee whizz, this is crazy!
Gee whizz, this is crazy!
September 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I'm stunned. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation just won another award! Big shout-out to the fine folks at @beaconpress.bsky.social and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, the author of the original prose.
Gee whizz, this is crazy!
Gee whizz, this is crazy!
This is a Superman movie that did what I want a Superman movie to do: advance the idea of kindness as the superpower.
I’ll say more in the next INKSKULL, but suffice it to say, I was entertained. Highly recommended.
I’ll say more in the next INKSKULL, but suffice it to say, I was entertained. Highly recommended.
July 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This is a Superman movie that did what I want a Superman movie to do: advance the idea of kindness as the superpower.
I’ll say more in the next INKSKULL, but suffice it to say, I was entertained. Highly recommended.
I’ll say more in the next INKSKULL, but suffice it to say, I was entertained. Highly recommended.
Join the dark magic of Romanis Magicae# 4. If you’re not familiar with this classic tale of sword and sorcery, you can get issues 1-4 as part of the campaign!
July 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Join the dark magic of Romanis Magicae# 4. If you’re not familiar with this classic tale of sword and sorcery, you can get issues 1-4 as part of the campaign!
Check out my new website at paulpeartsmith.com where you can find all my recent work! You can sign up for the INKSKULL, an in-depth newsletter about art, life, updates and inspiration.
(I'll be breaking down this page from Romanis Magicae, written by Matt Blair in the next edition; come join us.)
(I'll be breaking down this page from Romanis Magicae, written by Matt Blair in the next edition; come join us.)
May 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Check out my new website at paulpeartsmith.com where you can find all my recent work! You can sign up for the INKSKULL, an in-depth newsletter about art, life, updates and inspiration.
(I'll be breaking down this page from Romanis Magicae, written by Matt Blair in the next edition; come join us.)
(I'll be breaking down this page from Romanis Magicae, written by Matt Blair in the next edition; come join us.)
Pattern disruption, the Strange Case of the Comics that Never Were, and the Gunther Kallman Choir. INKSKULL #2.9.
Illustration by Posy Simmonds
Illustration by Posy Simmonds
May 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Pattern disruption, the Strange Case of the Comics that Never Were, and the Gunther Kallman Choir. INKSKULL #2.9.
Illustration by Posy Simmonds
Illustration by Posy Simmonds
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation won 1st place in this year’s Oklahoma Book Awards for Best Illustrated Book and was a finalist in the 2025 Indie Book Awards.
I’m stoked and very thankful for all the wonderful folks who helped to make it happen!
I’m stoked and very thankful for all the wonderful folks who helped to make it happen!
May 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation won 1st place in this year’s Oklahoma Book Awards for Best Illustrated Book and was a finalist in the 2025 Indie Book Awards.
I’m stoked and very thankful for all the wonderful folks who helped to make it happen!
I’m stoked and very thankful for all the wonderful folks who helped to make it happen!
I’m having so much fun with plain old paint and paper.
May 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I’m having so much fun with plain old paint and paper.
