Jasmine is a freelance and self-employed artist. She has a Bachelor's degree in Studio Art with a concentration in Drawing & Painting from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Currently living in beautiful Celebration, Florida a walk away she is surrounded by lush jungle and swamps which provide so much inspiration. She spends the vast majority of her time creating her amazing artwork. She is almost always painting! Music favourites: (Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos, The Beatles, Robyn Hitchcock, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc.), or TV favourites (The Simpsons, The Prisoner, BBC Comedy, Fantasy/SciFi movies, TechTV, etc.).
Born on April 29th, 1974, Jessica always excelled in art, especially painting. After winning an award for a painting in high school, Jessica decided to pursue her dream by studying fine art at the University of Toledo inside the Toledo Museum of Art. Here she learned various techniques of drawing and painting, with an emphasis on the human figure. After college, Jessica set out to begin her professional art career. Always having a deep appreciation and fascination with fantasy art, it seemed only natural that she take this path with her art. It has been a decision that Jessica has never regretted.
"Even as a little girl, I loved all types of fantasy art. I remember collecting stickers, calendars, books (virtually anything I could get my hands on) that depicted fantasy and mythological artwork. Over the years, I filled countless drawing pads with my own fantasy renditions: unicorns, fairies, dragons, mermaids and the like. Even to this day, I still get that old familiar rush of excitement when I look at a beautiful fantasy painting. It is this incredible exhilaration that keeps me painting my own creations in hopes that I too can evoke these feelings in the hearts and minds of others. I can't tell you how it makes my heart sing when I hear from others who tell me how my art has touched them in a special way. I am inspired by many things...Mother Earth and all her beauty, with all of her faeries and nature spirits, the glorious moon above with all her mysteries, the twining vines and twisted trees of the forest, the twinkle in my little girl's eyes as she discovers the world around her, and most of all, by the magic that exists in even the smallest things. Each painting is like a wonderful journey for me, and I never know just where it will take me in the end." - Jessica Galbreth
Jessica's original paintings can be found in countless public and private collections throughout the world. Patrons can also purchase Jessica's prints and gift items featuring her art in shops and galleries throughout the world.
Jessica married her high school sweetheart, Josh, on January 20th, 2001 in a candle-lit winter evening ceremony in an old fashioned chapel. Josh works as an F-16 Air Craft Mechanic for the Air Force and Air National Guard in Toledo, Ohio. Together, they make their home in an enchanted house in West Toledo where they live with their daughter Julia Rose, born February 24th, 2003, as well as a whole bunch of pets they consider their kids (Nala the dog, 4 cats, a boa and a yellow-plated lizard named Reggie).
"Sometimes I get frustrated because I have so many ideas fighting to come out. Every painting has so many possibilities." Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Amy Brown was born in Bellingham, Washington in 1972. Like most talented artists, she began drawing at a young age. "I was never one of those children who daydreamed of growing up to become an artist. I just ASSUMED that was what I would be. It was never a question of do I want to be an artist? Often there are days when I really don't want to paint-I HAVE to paint. The urge to create is almost a wild, living entity trapped inside me, clawing to escape." "My greatest influences have been Brian Froud and Michael Parkes, which is evident in my paintings. I have also been greatly inspired by the urban fantasy stories of Charles deLint and the lovely, haunting music of Loreena McKennitt." "When I begin a piece, I usually have a good idea as to what I want the finished image to look like. However, by the time I actually complete the painting it has often evolved into something completely different. I start with a blank piece of paper and begin drawing. I rarely do preliminary sketches unless there is a troublesome area that needs special attention or I can't decide on the layout of the overall piece. The initial drawing can take anywhere from fifteen minutes to hours, days, months, and sometimes years." "After the pencil drawing is completed, I break out my Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors and Windsor and Newton brushes and begin laying down the background colors. I prefer to work with 140lb or 300lb Arches cold press watercolor paper. The texture of Arches seems the most conducive to the mix of textures I like to use when painting. Normally I complete the background first and then concentrate on the characters. Having never received any formal art training, I begin each painting with a bit of trepidation…praying it turns out well. Over the years I have developed my own techniques by trial and error as well as studying the work of other artists." "When I paint, I paint for myself. I find it hard to be passionate about another person's ideas. For this reason I don't take on commissions, as they tend to put me in a disagreeable mood and take away my creative license. After completing more than 800 paintings, I have found that the images which were painted for my own delight are often the images most well received by the public. Ultimately, I wish for each painting to evoke a deep emotion in the viewer…hopefully a longing to become a part of the painting itself." "I spent much of my childhood and teen years doodling, but was never very serious about my art. In 1992, at the age of 20, I got a job working as a custom picture framer at a local gallery, which I continued to do for more than 7 years. This was the best step I could have taken towards my eventual career. I was exposed to a wide range of art in all mediums. Working with matt boards and frames gave me a good background for color, texture, and design." "About four months after I started at the gallery, my boss and now good friend Shawn, handed me an empty frame that had been lying around the shop for months and said 'Here, paint something to fit in this frame….maybe a little fairy or something.' I had always had an interest in fairies, ever since my aunt gave me the book FAERIES by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. However, I never attempted to draw any. So, I went home that night and painted a faery hovering next to a clump of pink foxgloves. We put the finished piece out in the gallery and it sold a few days later…that was how it all started." "In 1993 I started testing the market for my work by having laser prints made. It enabled me to print my images in small, affordable batches with out going broke from large printing fees. I sold my prints at a few street fairs and was fortunate enough to have a couple of friends with shops who were willing to carry my work. A year or two later my boyfriend, now husband, decided I should have a website. To my surprise and delight he had a previously untapped flair for designing websites. My first site had one gallery with around ten images. Now, in 2003 it has grown to multiple galleries and over 140 images." "To date, my favourite painting is "Mystique". My favourite images are always the ones that I can look back on and say 'I wouldn't change a thing'. Ironically, these are rarely the images best received by the public. Quite the reverse…..if I hate it, everyone else thinks it's great." What does Amy foresee in her artistic future? Does she see change? She replies, "I just hope I'll keep getting better. I don't see myself branching off to paint some other subject. I will always paint winged critters." Amy's images are sold as cards, prints, and calendars worldwide. There is also a wide range of licensed items including figurines, journals, stickers, jewellery and even lunch boxes. Her work can be viewed and purchased on her website at www.amybrownart.com also *Collection* website. This new website features many beautiful Amy items not found anywhere else please visit : www. amybrowncollection.com.
Nene Tina Thomas began her professional career in 1994 when she was approached by wizards of the Coast to contribute work to the popular card game, "Magic: the Gathering", Her work with Wizard's of the Coast can still be seen in the forth and fifth expansions, Antiquities, Legends, The Dark, Homelands and the new "Magic: The Gathering" CD ROM Game. Some of the other card games that feature her work are Shadowfist, Legend of the Five Rings, Galactic Empires, Tempest of the Gods, Wyrmwars, Gridiron, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, Xenophiles, and Battlelords of the 23rd Century. She has completed cover or interior artwork for many publications including Cryptech, Paper Mayhem, The Leading Edge and Scrye Magazine Nene's collectors come from every walk of life as well as nearly every age group. They are all drawn to the beauty, grace, and lyricism of her exquisite paintings, all rendered in watercolor. This is an exceptionally difficult medium few can master! Nene continues to smash through preconceived notions of what a watercolor painting should look like with her exuberantly colorful award wining pieces such as Wisdom or Always. Nene's style has been described as "...masterful paintings of startling complexity, as she is unafraid to chart new waters and blaze new trails...". Nene's paintings have a mass appeal that both compliments & transcends the fantasy market. What will the future bring Nene? One thing is certain, she will not be content to rest on her laurels! Nene currently lives in Oklahoma City with her husband Steven Plagman, who is also her framer and fancy matt cutter. Nene spends her days sketching, researching, painting and playing with her six cats, Shadowfax, Snowmane, Amber, Blackfel, Leilani and Night Shade. She has three sisters and two brothers, all of them artistic and musically talented. She doesn't smoke, drink, swear, or gamble, - but she is horribly addicted to ice skating, The Sims, and Heroes of Might and Magic. Aw, no one's perfect!
Sabrina has been an artist since her early childhood. She attended college under full art scholarship. Her artworks have been purchased since the 70's. Her career as a pagan artist came after a long search for the truer spirit of her nature and the delivery of purpose to her artwork began to follow her passion and beliefs. The simplest of conversations with a friend set into motion the plans of producing what the public might seek or need in the way of Pagan styled and themed artwork. Generating artwork rendered to capture the needs, mood and history of our times is no easy task, but Sabrina is tenacious in listening to her public and committed to meeting their needs. The freedom of expression of religion or purpose has a serious reality but may only be revealed through time if captured in artwork or fine writings. Motivating Sabrina to deliver the ideas of history and present times blended together through artwork is something she sees as a blessing. Sabrina clings to the "Old Style" of dipping her nibbed pen into an Ink Well as her ancestors did so long ago. The art community considers her a "Purist" and upholding this tradition just mirrors her beliefs and love of the craft. She also paints and gardens, is a veracious reader and teaches the Craft of the Wise in her area. She travels to meet the public whenever possible and takes appointments through stores whenever she can to meet the very public she looks to serve. She has no staff, does all her own mail and ships her own private orders. She still paints and inks well into the wee hours of the night and loves every moment of capturing the adventure she calls: "my path". Don't be surprised if you order a print from her to find a scribbled, hand-written note from her personally, tucked inside. For Sabrina it is all part of connecting with the person who found beauty in a piece of art she put line after line and hour after hour into creating......a truly remarkable artist!
Luis Royo (born in 1954 in Olalla, Spain) is a Spanish artist, known for his darkly sensual paintings of women and mechanical life forms. He has also recently started doing sculptures of some of his earlier art. He was born in Olalla, a small town near Teruel, Spain. He has produced many paintings for his own books/exhibitions, and has also produced art for various other media: videogames, CD album covers, comic book covers, and Tarot cards. He is most famous for his work doing illustrations of Julie Strain for the animated movie Heavy Metal.
Bornin 1982 and living in Breda, quite a big city in the south of the Netherlands. "I never studied art at school, so I guess you could call me a ‘Self Taught’ artist. I have been drawing fantasy art now for about 7 years, and this has been a favorite pastime of mine while I was growing up."
"I guess my artistic career began when I was quite young. As a child I used to enter the colouring competitions in local newspapers at a prolific rate, occasionally winning some interesting prizes. The most memorable of which, was been pulled in a dingy round a pool at a fair rate of knots by a dolphin at Dudley Zoo on a freezing cold day. From colouring competitions I moved onto painting album covers onto my friend’s leather jackets (usually for a free night of beer).
A number of sensible jobs followed, whilst employed as an upholsterer working hours were reduced to a four day week. I took the opportunity to enrol on a First Certificate in Graphic Design at SuttonColdfieldCollege. Passing my final project with a distinction. Encouraged, I then moved onto MatthewBoultonCollege to study at National and Higher National levels passing both courses with distinctions and receiving the accolade of HNC Final Year Graphic Design Student of the Year award (1997).
As far as subject matter in concerned, it has to be something I have a connection with. Whether it is the comedy shows and horror movies I grew up on, or the different genres of music that have had a big influence on my life (and hair styles!) bands like: The Clash, Pistols, The Damned, Iggy and the Stooges, Stiff Little Fingers, Dead Kennedys, New Model Army, Nirvana, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy (first time round), The Cult (in all their guises), Iron Maiden, Metallica (early), Ramones, The Vandals, Sabbath, Motorhead, Alice Cooper … I’m getting boring now so I’ll leave it at that.
Although I have outlined my preferred subject matter I also create bespoke commissioned pieces ranging from people, pets, cars, corporate logos, book illustration and even battle ships. A long with limited edition prints and an ever expanding body of greetings cards, both illustrative and photographic."
A very talented portrait artist from Birmingham, United Kingdom. Steve has been creating his art for over 17 years, rendered in graphite pencil, but until recently only did portraits for private commissions depicting pets and people. His first real break came with a local gallery/publisher which took on his comedy series and published them as limited edition giclee prints. Since then he has had two local exhibitions! Currently now enjoying creating horror, comedy and rock orientated work. This work includes a range of greeting cards which are now available here!
