It’s been almost two years since time and my fleeting creative spark have allowed for the creation of any new digital fantasy art. So with great pleasure, I would like to unveil my latest piece (and addition to the Maidens of the Otherworld collection)….

Solstice Queen

She’s now available in print, greetings cards, and a number of different products! But, truly, just spreading the word about my work is payment enough. Thank you to those here who have been incredibly kind and generous by spreading the word!!

What do you think?

Another bit of news is that I created a page on Facebook to display my work. Anything new that’s created in this wave of creativity will be added there. Come join us here!

Do any of you have a Facebook account, group or page? I’d love to join!

I’m on YouTube! Well, at least my art is. Ive had an account for years but never really got into the whole “moving picture” phenomenon, being a still photographer and all. I decided it was time to branch out to other popular media Web outlets, so here it is..my YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/catarionna

Feel free to add me as a friend if you have an account, and a subscription to my channel would also be much appreciated! I’ll be posting slide shows set to music showcasing my art and photography. First in the series is Maidens of the Otherworld, seen here.

* Be sure to watch the video in high quality, by going to the following link and clicking “watch in high quality” in the bottom right corner below the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuAVIqwTv8c

The following art is work that doesn’t quite fit into the Maidens of the Otherworld series, but that I still consider fantasy-themed. All work is digital art/photo-manipulation using my photography, and was created between 2005 and 2006.

Happy Halloween! I’ve always loved this holiday but have not had a reason to dress up in recent years. So this year I decided to create some digital art! This is what evolved on my computer screen after taking a few self portraits. What do you think? I’m thinking about offering commissions for digital art…specifically if a client provides a photograph to work with. This is something I’ve always wanted to do.

To celebrate the day, I baked another pumpkin roll, am preparing a nice dinner for my husband and I, and best of all, I’m listening to my ever-growing Halloween playlist. I live for music! There is a lot of chanting, lovely harmonies, “darkness”, and autumn-themes to these songs. Here is a sampling of the songs that instill the spirit of Halloween and the changing season in my mind:

• Cormacus Scripsit by Anuna
• Cruel by Tori Amos
• Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles
• Devils Haircut by Beck
• World of Stone & 25 Years by Blackmore’s Night
• Maiden of the Mountain Deep by Katharine Blake
• Newgrange by Clannad
• Dance of the Satyrs by Daemonia Nymphe
• Carribean Blue & The First Of Autumn by Enya
• Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
• Evenstar from Lord of the Rings Soundtrack by Howard Shore
• Sirena, Ne Aludj El and basically everything by Faun
• The Mystic’s Dream, All Soul’s Night and The Old Ways by Loreena McKennitt
• I Am Eve, Lhiannan Shee, and Spiriti by Mediaeval Baebes
• 26 Ghosts III by NIN
• Wytche’s Brew by Omnia
• Huckle Duckle by Primaeval
• A Window To The Past from Harry Potter Soundtrack by John Williams
• Time of the Season by The Zombies
• Every song from the Oblivion video game soundtrack (thanks to Ben )

You can read a great post on the history of this holiday over at Christine & Ethan Rose’s blog

Happy Birthday, Dad!

My digital fantasy art has been now brought together for the first time into a fantasy art collection called Maidens of the Otherworld. I recently designed and sent out an email campaign promoting the Maiden’s website, which you can find here:

Maidens of the Otherworld Announcement

I would like to continue on with creating digital fantasy art…it’s been far too long since I’ve indulged in art for art’s sake, that which feeds my soul. What types of otherworldly beings would you like to see added to this collection?