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Only in Chaos..
Amanda P. Robison
Medium: Watercolor, watercolor pencils
Description: This is my take on my manic depressive "disorder", There is alot of personal symbolism in this that would take far too long to explain is a short description. I will however describe part of it the best I can. One side is the ME that is depressed and lives in sadness and hopelessness in a cavern. The other is the ME whose feet never touch the ground, she is constantly in flight and is full of boundless energy and hope.
I dedicate this piece to my late Grandmother: Stella, your spirit was too unique for this world, I hope you have found yourself out there...I miss you...
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Warriorette
April VanSickle
Medium: Watercolor on 300lb hot press paper
Description: This self portrait does not resemble my outer self, but rather my inner self. I often times find myself defending the mouse against the lion, or opting to play femme fatales in video games.
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Medium: Acrylic on 140lb hot press paper
Description: This self portrait is an illumination of how I see myself when I am walking in my inner worlds and forests of dreams. The inner lands shimmer with light, as I strove to make this portrait do also.
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Pixie Portrait
Cathy Holford
Medium: digital (Paint Shop Pro 9)
Description: Self portrait of myself for the Fae Art Show. I used my favorite colors and the piece is totally digital.
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Midnight Stroll
Christina Davis
Medium: Watercolor on 300 lb coldpress
Description: This was a great project to work on since it is not every day that you paint your own self. I chose to make this a night time painting because I love being outside at night when the moon is shining. It's so enchanting. As for my fantasy self, I wanted to try creating wings that I've never painted before and this is what I came up with. I also wanted to give myself really long hair because I've never had hair that long before. :-) The dress was done in black and red because I wanted to give myself a more dark mysterious look without having to change the hair color. Hope you enjoy this piece and the awesome show!
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Dragon Lolita
Dawn Obrecht
Medium: 9x12 watercolor and ink with white and silver gouache on 140# hotpress.
Description: I love goth. It's been my thing to paint lately, so I decided to paint myself as I would NEVER dress in real life...
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Medium: Acrylic
Description: What inspired me to paint this piece was the fact that I am obsessed with snow and winter. I have never seen snow before and living in South Florida, rarely get a cold winter. As an artist, I have found that I absolutely adore painting in pastel blues and purples and felt these colors were fitting in the cool atmosphere I created.
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Medium: Watercolor
Description: Transmuting tender emotions into beautiful music, this fairy radiates love and peace in a secluded sunlit glen. This is a facet of my magical self that I try to project as much as I can into the mundane world.
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Medium: pencil, colored pencil, ink and...eyeliner
Description: I am a dreamer...a demon...I am my own imagination... (inspired by my red
trimmed hair and my deep love for dragons)
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Clovers and Wyverns
Heather Kilgore
Medium: Watercolor
Description: An elf sits in a meadow of clovers as she ponders the alliance she has just made between her people and the wyverns flying away into the distant skies.
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In the Crescent Wood
Heather Van Winkle
Medium: Ink and Watercolor
Description: a whimsical painting of a faery, who may look a bit like myself, walking through a moonlit wood on a warm spring night. This painting has several symbols that mean something to me- I'm particularly fond of moons (expecially crescent!) owls and yes, even little bats. I love to put them in my artwork whenever I can!
I also spent many years working in a plant nursery and love flowers and natural settings- I wanted to highlight these things in this piece asto symbolize the things I love and things that interest me, to make this painting a statement about myself in many ways.
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But I Got Thee Creestal Ball!
Helena Domenic
Medium: Watercolor
Description: The title from this piece comes from a Frank Zappa song! The actual inspiration comes from a photo shoot I did with some friends last year when we all took pics of one another decked out in fantasy garb
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The Autumn Wood
Hilary Carlson
Medium: watercolor and gouache
Description: This is what I would look like if I was a faery!
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JaeFae
Jae
Medium: Airbrush/ Colored Pencil
Description: Well, my favorite fantasy being is a mermaid but I felt that would be a little difficult since this was a portrait not a full body pic. You wouldnt be able to see a full body mermaid. I did a really cute painting of my sister and my kids as faeries. They turned out great so I decided I'd try and do myself in the same way. I don't know why I used pink and yellow. I really dont like the colors too much. I LOVE blue and used that as my frame color. I guess I just wanted to do something different with my color scheme and the warm whether has really been making me want to wear bright colors lately. a few weeks ago I was wearing bright orange nail polish. I guess spring fever is hitting me and sneaking into my work as well. This was a fun piece to do and I plan on doing a few more of myself as a few
different fantasy characters just for fun. Its fun to put on some different
shoes for a change.
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Twilight Whispers
Jennifer Singleton
Medium: Pastels, graphite pencils, and a bit of paint on A3 paper
Description: I wanted to express what I had felt inside for the past year, and to show a balance of both light and dark. The goth tears are an expression of the darkness inside, the pain and sadness I have been through, how much I deeply miss one of my very best friends. The heart is for the love and light my family and friends give me each day, and for the love I feel for them. My pendant is an Icelandic Thor's Hammer, a treasured gift from my brother, Daniel.
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Faerytales
Julia Sinfield
Medium: 9.5x12" Watercolour
Description: A self portrait inspired by the art of Stephanie Law. It's a picture of me, living in my own little fantasy world of Dragonflies & dreams!
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Mermaid's Keepsake
Katerina Koukiotis
Medium: Mixed media
Description: Self portrait of myself for the Fae Art Show.
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Nymph
Katrina Sesum
Medium: Oils
Description: I went through a series of ideas whilst trying to come up with something to paint. I eventually settled on a nymph after reading a passage in a book, which I could relate to. It's all about various changes that have occurred over the past year or so, and is full of personal little symbols.
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Rockstar Chic
Kelly Smith
Medium: Watercolor and Ink
Description: This is me as a rockstar chic! Coming of age in the 80s, I attempted to portray myself as reminiscent of those days when fishnet, wild makeup,zebra print and crosses were all the rage.
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Mother Goose
Kristina Layton
Medium: Acrylic on illustration board
Description: Mother and storyteller
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Elf Witch
Morgan Stargrove
Medium: Watercolor, ink, colored pencil, and acrylic on watercolor paper
Description: I have a deep love of all things concerning elves, renaissance, and witches, so when they topic of fantasy self portrait was chosen for the art show, it was a piece of cake figuring out what I was going to paint. Enjoy!
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Nyx
Nicole Cadet
Medium: Digital: Photoshop & Painter
Description: A dark and gothic self
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South of Heaven
Raisa Croitoru
Medium: pencil, eyeliner
Description: I am I, but who is who? Heaven's mutant child
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Forever
Renata Cavanaugh
Medium: Digital
Description: ...may not be long enough for our love. For my husband and best friend!
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Faerie Dreams
Shelah Dow
Medium: Graphite
Description: The image brings together three beings who love one another dearly. My daughter is the elfin darling at my side dressed in lace with her requested spider necklace. I am wearing a heart lock to represent my husband, as well as holding his heart in my hand. They are the sun the light my life and I bring them together in my dreams.
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Medium: watercolor with a touch of acrylic accent
Description: At the time that the original photo of me was taken I spent most of my spare time climbing trees or swimming in lakes closer to nature than humans who did not understand me. Owls and birds of prey have always been my favorite of the feathered kind. This particular owl I was lucky enough to meet and take a photo of in February of 2006 at the Fort Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA.
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Medium: Watercolor and colored pencils
Description: This is a self-portrait in more than just the sense that I drew myself - I drew my favorite things, as well: birch trees, waterfalls, distant hills and feathered wings. I am not entirely angelic, so they are not quite angel wings..
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