Featuring MYSTIC ART CARDS by DARLENE, her NEWEST Set for 2010:
Thirteen Knots The Gilead Cross Geometric Circle Mystic Rose Knot Geometric Triangle Gilead Love Knots
FANTASY GREETING CARDS by DARLENE:
More information about Darlene’s Fantasy Art cards shown above are posted here and may be purchased at Darlene’s Zazzle Shop.
DIVINELY INSPIRED GREETING CARDS [...]
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by DARLENE
Last year’s idea of publishing my artwork in the form of greeting cards was on the right track-but now I can see that I was just thinking too small-and so twentieth century! This realization comes on the heels of an artistic journey that has side tracked me since Thanksgiving.
As described in my previous post, [...]
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Posted in Fantasy Art on Mar 9th, 2009
By DARLENE
Sometime around Thanksgiving (2008), I received a request to create a book cover as a Christmas present. I understood the art would be part of a gift for someone whose days were numbered. I’d committed myself to the project before I completely understood its parameters. The actual assignment was to create a fantasy [...]
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Posted in Messages, The Mystical Cat on Feb 24th, 2009
Every year, the corporation I work for throws an appreciation party for its clients. Over the course of a decade, our annual event has evolved from a simple “meet & greet” into something quite spectacular. Last year, my co-workers and I dressed and acted like pirates. We were involved in helping our guests figure out [...]
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Posted in Zodiac, Zodiac Art on Oct 16th, 2008
Done in her fantasy art style, Darlene has rendered the 12 signs of the zodiac and offers them for sale as Birthday Mugs at http://www.zazzle.com/darleneartist:
They make great gifts!!!
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The beginning of my Egyptian phase started in the early 1990s. “Raising The Djed,” depicts Nebt Het (Nephthys/dark aspect) and her sister Ast (Isis-/ight aspect) in the act of keeping the Djed, the back bone of Osiris, upright and properly oriented towards the heavens.
To the ancient Egyptians, the Djed pillar represented foundation and stability, a sort of [...]
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Posted in Goddesses, Greeting Cards, New Works on Oct 14th, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT: I have just begun to offer my Greeting cards through zazzle. Check out my new shop at http://www.zazzle.com/darleneartist
The first ones I have put up are Halloween cards of The Baron Samedi:
In 1992, I created a series of oil pastels on charcoal paper depicting The Baron Samedi, the highly cultured Ghede spirit of Death [...]
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This site’s commencement happens to co-incide with a time I was exploring my roots in medieval-fantasy illustration for the RPG genre with the distinction of being the first female RPG artist freelancing in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. For one thing, I was surprised to learn that my early fantasy art had inspired new generations of fans. [...]
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At first, I thought it happened by accident. But now I’m not so sure. It is a strange thing to be able to make a profound connection with an earlier self. I didn’t know that this was even possible, but I’m able to access things I thought I’d forgotten all about.
The reconnection process was happening [...]
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Posted in Articles, Fantasy Art on Jul 31st, 2008
The following was written within moments of my complete ephiphany that happened last Thursday, July 24th at 5:49 pm EST
Hallelujah! I’ve finally freed myself from the past! I’ve released all bonds! I can see how the constraints that kept me locked into a mind-set of perseverance were all self-imposed. Now I’m free. It no longer [...]
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