Welcome to F.T. McKinstry's Art Galleries!
I am a fantasy author who loves to paint. Writing and painting work together nicely; one inspires me to do the other. Endlessly fascinated by woods, gardens, birds, wild animals, the sun, moon and stars, I like to put to canvas, or in words, inner landscapes done in rich colors and a mysterious feel inspired by fairy tales, myth, legend and imagination.
I also have a thing for pen and ink. It is a different kind of focus, more intensive. But the best thing about painting or drawing is the state of mind I drop into while doing it. I don't think much. My internal editors back away slowly. It's a lot like gardening; I just go along, half listening to the whispers, and things come together.
In addition to having shown paintings in galleries and shows around New England, I have published art in Aoife's Kiss, Tales of the Talisman, and illustrated the chapbook The Battle for Newhome, by Sam's Dot Publishing. I have written and illustrated a collection of fantasy stories called Wizards, Woods and Gods: Tales of Integration, which will be coming soon from Wild Child Publishing. Some of my work is also inspired by my novel
You can also find me at ftmckinstry.com, and on Facebook.
Thank you for visiting!