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Friday, December 6, 2019

Original Cartoons of Fantasy Art Creatures, Particularly Those that Children Would Enjoy (contest)

For this contest, the focus is on cartooning as it relates to the theme of our group, which is fantasy art.

There are a number of winners for this contest. The first 4 were chosen by Fine Art America members. There are also two first-place winners:

FIRST PLACE

"The Book" by Moira Risen

available for sale HERE

As promised to the artists, here is what it can look like framed:

framed versions of this piece can be found HERE

use drop-downs to choose frame types and mats

This frame is PLC11 under copper/bronze frames

The mat is off-white

As mentioned there are two second place winners (though they are the same artist):

SECOND PLACE (tied)

"The Scenic Route" by Michael Baker

available for sale HERE

SECOND PLACE (tied)

"Garden of the Imagination" by Michael Baker

available for sale HERE

THIRD PLACE

"Little Fish" by Megan Walsh

available for sale HERE

To fill out the blog post, I chose from the remaining works submitted for the following categories: Most Unusual, Most Creative and Most Fun (please note they are "remaining pieces" and I could have chosen the works above for those categories, but wanted to expose other art):

MOST UNUSUAL

"Steam Paddlefish" by Graham Wallwork

available for sale HERE

MOST CREATIVE

"Miss Fairy Pierrette" by Quim Abella

available for sale HERE

For "Most Fun" I chose several art works. I tried to keep it within a realm of what children might like.

At the end, I slipped in a surprise category and piece of art work.

MOST FUN I

"Toys, Joys and Baby Moon" by Nancy Lee Moran

available for sale HERE

MOST FUN II

"Steampunk Fluffy Bird" by Roseann Amaranto

available for sale HERE

MOST FUN III

"Wooden Masks" by Marshal James

available for sale HERE

MOST FUN IV

"Mermaid Pose" by Priscilla Wolfe

available for sale HERE

MOST FUN V

"The Real John Dory" by Graham Wallwork

available for sale HERE

And here is the quintessential one: a unicorn with a rainbow:

QUINTESSENTIAL FANTASY ART CARTOON ART

"Rainbow Unicorn Clouds and Stars" by Christa Forest

available for sale HERE

click here to view all of the winners of our contest and other works

click here to be taken to our home for all of our other fantasy art works

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment!

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Fantasy Art Creatures in the Snow contest winners

Winter Dragon by Daniel Eskridge

available for sale HERE

FIRST PLACE

For this contest, the focus was on fantasy art creatures in the snow. It is December now, after all. The first, second and third place winners were all chosen by Fine Art America members. The last three honorable mentions were chosen by the administrator of the group.

Of his Winter Dragon, Daniel Eskridge had this to say:

A white dragon perches upon a snow covered tower of rock. He looks over a mountain range that is locked in a cold perpetual winter. Stretching his wings in the frigid wind, he gazes into the crystal clear blue sky. As he exhales his frosty breath drifts away into the air.

For this image, I was wanting give a sense of that super cold air one experiences in the high altitudes of the tallest mountains. So I used as cold a palette I could come up with. I added the white dragon as a further symbol of cold and frost.

Thanks for looking!
Daniel Eskridge

Daniel Eskridge has academic training in both computer science and fine art. This is part of his story:

By day, I am a senior software engineer. But, by night I am a 3D render artist. I have dual degrees from the University of Georgia, one in Computer Science, the other in Fine Art. So, it seems only natural that I attempt to combine the two by producing art using a computer.

Here is how this piece can look framed:

Winter Dragon framed by Daniel Eskridge

framed prints available HERE

choose size, type of frame and mats from drop-down

this is #EMP5 under blue frames, and a french blue mat

Here is just one product that you can purchase on Fine Art America with his image:

Winter Dragon carry-all pouch by Daniel Eskridge

Carry-all pouches available HERE

Next up is our second and third place winners (note: we have two third place winners):

Serpent of the Snow by Ali Oppy

available for sale HERE

SECOND PLACE

Unicorn in the Snow by Jayne Wilson

available for sale HERE

THIRD PLACE (shared with Adam Long)

Watch Me Go Video Still Snow Scene by Adam Long

available for sale HERE

THIRD PLACE (shared with Jayne Wilson)

For the remaining pieces left in the contest, three were chosen for various honorable mentions:

Fantasy Art 12 by Artful Oasis

available for sale HERE

HONORABLE MENTION for most inventive piece

What the Crows Found by Jeff Gettis

available for sale HERE

HONORABLE MENTION for most narrative piece

Christmas Unicorn by Katherine Nutt

available for sale HERE

HONORABLE MENTION for best holiday piece

click here to see the placement of our other contest winners and to view their outstanding images

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Monday, October 2, 2017

Fantasy Art Portraits II

The Dragon Crown by Richard Hescox

available for sale HERE

Isn't this fantasy art portrait by Richard Hescox unique? A woman with white hair is wearing a crown featuring dragons, while some other dragons are flying in the sky in the background.

If you have been following along, this is a continuation of fantasy art portraits.

To see, and read about what a fantasy art portrait is, go to our first post on the subject, Fantasy Art Portraits I.

Since that first post heavily featured digital art, this post will primarily focus on paintings and drawings.

The next is also by Richard Hescox:

Portent by Richard Hescox

available for sale HERE

Some others from our fine group of members follow (and as usual, they come as prints, totes, pillows and other home decor, and wearables). Just click on the images you are interested in, and see the products available for each image.