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Still AliveI apologize for the lack of updates and slow replies! In the last months I have not had any time for art or writing... sometimes not even sleep. I hope to again in the next month or so, but right now, my work requires all my time and energy.
Thank you all for your support and for your interest in my work! There will be more pictures and chapters of Lyrium and Ashes in the coming months. In the mean time, I would like to share some wonderful fantasy artwork I've come across this year.

Monthly Musings 3A feature based off a theme.
If you enjoyed reading, consider

and leaving a comment!
Question at the end!

I take suggestions for themes as well!

Theme: Entering

The Best New Year by =Tai-L-RodRigueZNew Born by ~monipyong
:: Happy New Year :: by *narilys
Cat by ~SnoopyMDJan 2 - New Beginnings by =Bickhamsarah
a dog sleeping in the palm of my hand :) 1 by ~welverlasting10
No.6 : Warmth by ~bluevermillionWelcome to My World by ~mizuki-chinatsu
Think Before You Enter by ~foxliek

2013: The Mental State Of MindFrom New Year resolutions that fail to our environment forcing us to make changes, we have all been asked, forced or decided ourselves that we were gonna make a change to the planet or ourselves. But we have all be focusing on the exterior that we forgot that to truly change ourselves in order to change the world, we must first look deep within.
Our mental state of mind is truly the driving force of our body. And how can we feel great on the exterior when we feel bad/ashamed/uncomfortable/awkward/shy/etc deep inside. The trick is to train our mind to become clutter-free and healthy. Below I have written some issues people may be dealing with and how to get or find help for each one.
WORRY It might be about money, family, or whatever else. People tend to worry about so many things and majority of the time it's always useless. If you know you can do something to change a situation then do it but if it's out of your hands then stop worrying. Sometimes life has a way of making thing

Wonderful Days Of DecemberThis will be my last journal feature for the year. So Happy Holidays to all!
Now enjoy some Winter eye candy.

Dressed for the winter by *DaywishWinter Dream by ~ischarmWinter Goddess by ~nxlam1801Breath of Winter by *GoldenwolfThey call me Winter by *InertiaKwinter cammeo , season collection by ~AngeniaCWinter Dream by =MistRavenWinter by ~KatarinkaMy Winter Storm by *DusterAmaranthWinter by =ShadowelveWinter Light by *brandrificusWinter Wonders by ~SuliannHQueen of Winter by ~digitalTouchLady Winter by ~LyuleoThe Joy of Winter by ~JoleishaWinter's Queen by `ImaginedMomentsWinter Solstice by `vaiaWinter Wonderland. by ~RaiiinyWinter by ~elestrialWinter Postcard by =SharonLeggDigitalArtWinter Heat by =MavroshWinter landscape by =chevronguyWinter elf by *CassiopeiaArtThe Winter Queen by ~CelticStrmWinter Spirit by ~CoolCurryWinter angel by *RuskatukkaMagical Winter by =MistRavenWinter by ~TheChainmailChick:thumb277943647:Winter Story by ~sorinapostolescuWinter Time by *Fat-TurkeyWinter by ~IvoryDreamzThe Heart of Winter by *DeadLuluSpirit of Winter by ~RaelyynWinter Wonderland 2 by *TitusBoy25Winter Is Coming by *whitewinged

Featured Corner #2Featured Corner #2

Rabbit's portrait: Noodle Pikip by ~Darkness-HiddenCute Rachel bunny by *nienor

Luv Bunnies by ~heatherazziFollow the Rabbit Pendent by ~SilverRoseJewelry
Bunny plushie by ~U-yaaSnow Bunnies by =The-Cute-Storm
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Moar Features!!A selection of some of my ultimate faves

Gaia, Goddess of the Earth by *violscraper Engines of Creation 10 epiphany by *whitebuffalo57 Cool water by =ForestGirl BeTTer View of WhimsicA by *abstractjet Queen of Cibola by *pranile the golden sun - for Jenny by *fraterchaos If Forever was Just a Word by *Aelathen Miracle maker by =Alosa Bridge by *AngeliaArt Lily Elsie by ~VelkokneznaMaria Diogenes XXI by *inObrAS Magic Place by *moonchild-ljilja The Beast Within by *Patrick2011 Good old Julian by *baba49 Ravenheart by =Everild-Wolfden The Perilous Pirate by *mahdesigns Chant of Roses by =Aeternum-Art Harbingers of inspiration by ~iluviar :thumb294429544: Kiss of love by ~irinama This Is Wonderland by *MagpieMagic Silence by ~venomousey The Miniature Specimen by *kingabrit His Majesty Proton by *LEQUARK :thumb290153914: Deep space blue by *CassiopeiaArt When the Curtain Rises by *anjaleck Year 3012 by *FrozenStarRo After the Show by =PelicanArt THE ECTOPLASM by *Mitia-Arcturus Read To Fly by ~im1happy motley Ocellated Turkey by =Drezdany Tristesse by *sesam-is-open Black Swan by `ImaginedMoments
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Slight Vacation Time +Features
Happy Thursday to one and all. I shall be leaving this afternoon to spend time with my family and to participate in the LDS religion's General Conference. I wish all of you a wonderful weekend.
Thank you to all the recent critiques, favs, and watches. I am so thrilled my toes are tingling.

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DA Artists vol.3

:Elven_Nature: by *RezKhanDimechRobo Baddy 02 by ~2buiArt
:thumb292436739:Hello There, Old Friend by *N-DeedDivine by ~2buiArtJourney to Sorayosai by ~Sainez
:thumb287672957:Red Market by ~pk87First Contact by *AdamBurnKomputerKonstruktion 1 by =MarkJayBee
Fantasy Flight Games 'REX' Artwork 7 by ~D--CORide The Cloud by ~ChaoyuanXuTFP Cybertron golden age by *GoddessMechanicWitch Doctor and the Gargantuan by ~ChaoyuanXu
:thumb291257670:REBIRTH by ~i-04Dreaming of a better World by *IlaydaPortakalogluDissolution 1 by *MarcelaBolivar
Elements - Fire by *CassiopeiaArtEternal Flame by *EnchantedWhispersProphetess by *PerlaMarinaLost in Fashion by *peroni68
Storm Origins by ~MissGribouilleSin ver la luz by ~LenoreScarecrowStairway to heaven by ~LudovicTaillandierOphelia II by ~impureacts
PROXIMA by *GesellHoli - Festival of Colors by ~ehabmwatch by *MustafaDedeogLuThe Birds by *LordJCornell
Iron Age 2 by ~OldtoppyUnstable by *lostknightkgNicole III by ~koukeiRestrained by ~bigbear74
Tiger Longwing by `guitarjohnnyThe Stooge by *erezmaromClean.And.Pristine by ~OctoberRainneDon't Go in the Water by *cindy1701d

Artworks with amazing colorsHi everyone
Here some artworks with amazing colors. Some of them old little bit. No problem we still can learn from them

DREAM OF THE GLOWWORM SECRET by ~illugraphy DREAMWALK by ~illugraphy Dreamspace Reloaded 31 by `DenisOlivier Elements - Fire by *CassiopeiaArt Fin del verano by *ElenaDudina Garden of Stones by ~desideriasp Letters to God by ~Schindlersky Nostalgia by =alnour The Oracle by =alnour Tales in the Window by =Aeternum-Art The Soul Forge by ~theflickerees

'Abandoned Farm Meadow' - Feature Page 01Update Jan. 14, 2012
Hi, everyone!
This is the first of a series of feature pages, featuring all works that have been using one of my stock images .
First you will see the used stock image - then you will find the thumbs of all the works using this stock image - and underneath, the icons of the artists with a link to their work.
Mini-game with poll
Each time when a Feature Page is published, we will combine it with a Mini-game to pick the Top Favorite Deviation using that particular stock image.
For stock images like this first one, that have been used more than 10 times at the moment the feature page is posted, I will first select my top10 favourites from these works, and we'll have a poll to choose which of those 10 works is the top-favourite deviation.
Later on, we will put up a mini game with poll each time a stock work reaches 10 derivative artworks. So even if your work using this particular stock is not yet included in the list (because

When Ice Is Nice - Glorious FractalsAs noted in my id, I'm not a fractal artist myself, I simply love the form. Seeing as how the weather has turned cold (not my favorite thing) I've decided to try to feel more in tune with the season by browsing icy fractals - for hours. dA is filled with amazing wintry fractals, so it's impossible to put them all here.
I had considered putting them into different categories, mirroring the search criteria I used, but they look much better presented as a mixed bag. I wanted to show individual snowflakes, snowy landscapes, frost, icy swirls in the air, icicles, and then general concepts of ice portrayed via fractal. I was also looking for a range of colors with white, grey, blue, and then a bit of green and violet.
Know of a good one I missed? Please put your favorites in the comments. Happy Holidays!

Features - Photomanipulation #03

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Awake by ~m4gikBalance of life by ~m4gik :iconm4gik:
Obsession by `CosmopavoneThe Soul thief by `CosmopavoneDomina by `Cosmopavone :iconcosmopavone:
In Love With the Darkness by ~Lub-AdA Moment Like This by ~Lub-AdInspiration by ~Lub-Ad :iconrosycheek:
The Spirit on the Light by *DarkDevil16Wildlife by *DarkDevil16My Gothic Paradise by *DarkDevil16 :icondarkdevil16:
An eternity untouched by *Ameliethe:thumb176629306:Era Aequora by *Ameliethe :iconcat-woman-amy:
I am waiting for my love by ~irinamaOn the waves by ~irinamaFarewell Letter by ~irinama :iconirinama:
Frozen by *CassiopeiaArtCreek pixie by *CassiopeiaArtTravel plans by *CassiopeiaArt :iconcassiopeiaart:
Sulfur V by *MarcelaBolivarAsh V by *MarcelaBolivarMercury V by *MarcelaBolivar :icondecrepitude:
Data Fragmentation by *Patrick2011:thumb198277153::thumb197746305: :iconpatrick2011:
Stag goddess by *streamline69The red witch by *streamline69Duty calls by *streamline69 :iconstreamline69:
Cured by *EiMoOoUnwanted Wish by *EiMoOoI Against I by *EiMoOo :iconeimooo:
To be continued ...

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Molodilnoe yabloko by =LadyProvidence:thumb262676727

Teacup... featuredit's always tea-time... - Mad Hatter

DIGITAL ART

Tea Time by *DesignbyKatt Still life for Belle by ~LiliaOsipova Flawless Saint by *SomnolentImages Wonderland dreams by *CassiopeiaArt The Good Life by *FictionChick Captive by *Brumae Maddy Hatter by ~iKink Bad Tea party by ~bobvhan

TRADITIONAL ART

Jennie's Teacup by ~felixxkatt Teacup Ship by *red-gold-sparks tampon in a teacup by ~god-of-insects Le Teatub by ~luciole fox with teacup by *sygnin teacup cottage by ~Steph18 Tea Lady by ~RodJaASexface Such a lovely day by ~Adnil A Storm and a Whisper by ~curiousmoth Tea for Two by *LinzArcher honey tea by =keerou The Dormouse: Jack of Diamonds by ~maina Burton Teapot and Teacup by ~Sabubba Murder and Teacup Series by ~AmandaSpaid

PHOTOGRAPHY

Teacup. by ~kittysyellowjacket teacup's adventures by ~Estelar Teacup by =kyykun Ciel - Earl of Teacup by ~ThePrinceOfParties The Lone Teacup by ~LA34 teacup of dreams by ~dark-angelic The room of Teacup. by ~kai5 3. Floral teacups and teapots by ~sanjalydia365 Teacup Ballet II by ~NoirRomance Petal Tea Time II by ~AlexAidonidis sunshine in a cup by ~She-hates-mondays Magic Tea by ~Emoeba PWYF: Storm In A Teacup by ~mcd84 Think Positive by *Healzo

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the music of the water by ~poivre Maiden in the Water by ~Keizie Fire Fly by *PascaldeJong Female-in-Blue by ~GraphicDream Laetitia - Gwada 4 by *abclic OTP 2.0. by ~pticha21 Root near the water by ~rejmann E.V. Female bust 1 by *MarkNewman Water by ~SonyMony Water Lily by *alimuse :thumb97114023: water by ~1nnas The 4 Elements - Wind by ~Varges The Wind Chimes by `cosmosue Elements - Wind by *CassiopeiaArt Long, long hair2 by ~NadyaBird .wind. by ~MichalGiedrojc If I Have Wings To Fly I by ~LinaDomina Fire Rex by ~Anuwolf

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Winners of the 2011 EPIC MOVIE POSTER CONTEST!

by ~LordIlpilazzo, Sep 18, 2011, 9:40:30 AM
Journals / Culture / Contests

The scoring is in... the ties have been broken - it's now time to announce the winners of the 2011 EPIC MOVIE POSTER CONTEST

This is a yearly contest held by #Screeners Details here: [link]

And the winners are...

BEST POSTER

We wound up with 12 judges with full voting. With a possible perfect score of 25, that makes 300 points the highest amount possibly awarded to any deviation.

First Place - 261 points

Winter's Howl by *Slippery-Jack

Second Place - 256 points

Vapour by *MikeMahle

Third Place - 255 points

GO GO GO by ~gimpmaskcilla

Fourth Place - 253 points

Vapour by *CassiopeiaArt

Fifth Place - 252 points

HORN Banner Poster EMP by ~heatona

BEST SERIES

Series Scores based on an average score for all poster in series plus an additional score by each judge for best series overall. 25 would be a perfect average score, and 60 would be a perfect series score - so the highest score possible would be 85.

First Place - Score - 64.5

Obsidian Blade: Book One of the Stonegate Chronicles by ~chimeraic

Second Place - Score - 61.85

The Ringmaster by ~ryansd

Third Place - Score - 61.75

Vapour by *MikeMahle

MOVIEPOSTER.COM AWARD

This prize is awarded to a poster selected by the staff of www.movieposter.com. Winner receives a $25 Gift certificate to Movieposter.com

Winner

The Ringmaster v.2 - EMP 2011 by ~ryansd

THE DIZZY AND BURKHART AWARD

Out of 221 submissions, 110 contestants, and 12 films selections: Only one has stepped up to the plate, and made a poster for a film treatment no one else had the guts to try [link] . For that, we would like to give special recognition with a 3 month DA Premium Membership.

Winner

Dizzy Burkhart 3 Musketeers by ~Alecx8

THE RIGHTEOUS ROOKIE AWARD

We had some amazing submissions from all levels of artistic talent for the contest. Some were professional artists. Others were people who may not have had the level of expertise or tools to truly compete on the highest level, but still had an incredible sense of concept and vision. The senior staff of #Screeners unanimously decided to award one person who has obvious vision, but style or technical level keeps them from competing in the top 10. The Righteous Rookie Award will be a 3 Month Premium DA Membership.

Winner

Father quack's Poster by ~strongamel

THE DA CHOICE AWARD

Voted by open poll from the top 10 (by score – not in any particular order) non winning contest posters.

Winner

EMP: Vapour by ~adrybsk

BEST TEASER POSTER

Voted by open poll from the top 10 (by score) teaser style posters.

Winner

Horn by =Citron--Vert

HONERABLE MENTIONS

These are posters selected by #Screeners staff, that we felt deserved some added recognition due to their high score and/or incredible originality. They may not have won a prize, but are still winners in our book. There are too many to list them all, but we felt these were some of the best. This selection is in no particular order.

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Congrats to all of our winners! And thank you to everyone who participated in or worked on the contest.

Please check out all the submissions here: [link]

And don't forget to check out all of the artist's home galleries - don't forget to show some love with comments and faves

Please stop by #Screeners If you like movie posters... we got them!

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