(NOTE: All Scheduled Appearances are subject to change without notice)

Ragen Mendenhall

Ragen’s Mendenhall's powerful images are fantastic depictions of a spirit world where nymphs and fairies dance amongst dragonflies, and winged goddesses arise through ethereal mists. Nature is perfectly enchanted under the spell of the paintbrush as birds and beasts find mystical transformation into the guise of the wise woman. It might be said that Mother Nature herself, beaming with resplendence, sits before the artist to be captured on the canvas.

The art of Ragen is often recognized for its incredible detail and soft, feminine quality, yet it is her distinctive ability to capture a world of fantasy in a strikingly emotional style that intrigues viewers most.

Traveling throughout the country, Ragen has introduced her visionary artworks to an appreciative audience. Her dramatically beautiful images have graced the covers of books and CDs and her self-published print collection can now be found in a growing number of stores and galleries across the country.

Ragen’s inspiration continues to blossom, as she creates her newest masterpieces in her Phoenix studio.

Celestial visions that give reverence to the great beauty of our planet

My art is created from a strong desire to explore universal symbolism and to express the beauty of the human experience in all forms. I strive to entertain a rich tapestry of emotions within my work to acknowledge the diversity of life's journey, and to emphasize the strength of our collective experience.

http://www.ragensart.com

Art of Aewendor
The Fantasy Art of Melissa Saunders

The Phoenix Faerie Festival welcomes a most delightful & talented young Arizona fantasy artist.

   In an excerpt from her online artist's bio: Arizona's own Melissa Saunders says that her creativity is hugely inspired by Nature. The power of the elements, the ever changing seasons, the simple beauty found in plants and animals - all of these are deeply important to her art as she always entwines some element of the natural world into each piece. Melissa points out that much of her art contains Celtic knot work and stylized elements reminiscent of art nouveau, but the thing that draws the eye are the rich, vibrant splashes of color.

The artist also expresses her love for the world of Fantasy - majestic dragons, playful mermaids, and magical unicorns. They are real in her mind and she sees her art as a window into a world where they truly exist. She confides that the mythical world of Middle Earth is as real to Melissa as another country that she might come to visit someday, and she counts J.R.R. Tolkien as her single greatest artistic influence. 

http://www.artofaewendor.com/homepage.html

Ran Valerhon

Imagine a world where the forces of nature, the ancient gods and the creatures of magic rise up to restore balance to a world poised on the edge of extinction. . .
With a patient and expert hand Ran Valerhon bestows his models with an exquisite unearthly beauty along with vividly rich detailed settings to breath life into just such a fantastic world of mythic warriors, divine beings and legendary otherworldly creatures.

 

While many of the pieces in his extensive gallery collection must be cropped for a family festival audience, you can view and purchase his unaltered works at Mytherotica http://vaeryn. imagekind. com/mytherotica
Caution, this gallery features total frontal nudity and adult themes and is for mature audiences ONLY.
 

Women of the Myst  Artist-

Vicki Visconti Tilly

Vicki says "I have always felt a connection to Old World images of chivalry and forgotten civilizations. My artwork reflects the romance and adventure of ancient cultures through mythology and legends. I feel a kinship when painting dragons, the forgotten world of faeries, and strong women figures of long ago.

Though she works in pen & ink, watercolors, and acrylics, her deepest passion is oil painting in rich jewel tones and earth colors with intricate details.

"My artwork has Celtic and Pre-Raphaelite influences, with some works containing hidden images. Whenever objects such as woven hair, celtic knots, tree trunks, branches or vines overlap, they represent “how all things are connected in some way”. My greatest love of creating arrives, when the artwork is nearing completion. Hours are spent and enjoyed on the final lines, marks, or brush strokes."

Whenever Vicki sketches or paints, her imagination leads her to forgotten realms.

Vicki says, "My hope is that my “Enchanted Old Worlds” series takes the viewer, to another time, and another place, somewhere that could have or has been. A world when Man, Woman, Beast, and Earth where more intertwined. If one looks closely, a glance at our ancient collective past might be seen…

Women of the Myst  Artist-

Rhonda Napoleon

Fantasy photographer & costume design. Cloudcroft New Mexico artist Rhonda Napoleon and the Skyline Faerie Forest Guardians will be on hand to delight and inspire others to take up the staff to protect our Mother Earth and all of her beings.