ceruleanvii

It is with immense sorrow I must announce that Deb, known here on DA as CeruleanVII, passed away on Dec 3rd, 2018,  concluding her 10 year battle against breast cancer. Her final days were spent in the company of family and loved ones. Deb was a gigantic talent and enjoyed belonging to the Deviant Art community very much. She will be missed.

www.dignitymemorial.com/obitua…

Contributions in memory of Deb may be made to breastcancer.org or Bat Conservation International, via the following links.

So I discovered I finally have enough seasonally appropriate images to make a calendar! I designed it over the weekend and called it "of men and magic" since that's the primary content, fantasy based images of guys. That's what I do, folks



The main link is here: fav.me/d6xx1bk and it's a huge download image if you want it.

and if you wanted to see the images for each month, take a look see here: www.deviantart.com/print/34783…

I had a lot of fun putting it together and I'm happy with how it came out. If you're interested, pick one up. I know DA offers all kinds of sales through December so it may be possible to get it on sale.

As the year draws to a close, I want to thank you all for your support this year. It means a lot to me because it's been a helluva year. But somehow I've managed to keep making art through it all, and it makes me happy to be able to share it with you. Hope you all have happy holidays and a great New Year - may 2014 be the year it all turns around.

As we approach the end of the year, I guess it's time to update my poor neglected journal. It's been one hell of a year for me. Tumultuous, chaotic, sorrowful, amazing, enlightening.

I went to Greenland and Iceland this July. It was an incredible experience to see such a different part of the world. Beautiful, mystical, filled with people just like us but who live their lives in such a different way. Spellbinding, magnificent, the trip surpassed my wildest dreams.

I am now once again a single woman. If you are a hot straight male between the ages of... ( just kidding )

I would say I've had a hard life. I've had a lot of bad things happen to me, some due to bad luck, some my own bad choices. This year I went to a place where I saw I was not alone in my suffering. I heard stories from people that brought me to tears. It's a rough world out there, for sure. I learned that sometimes the only way you can save yourself is through the help of others. People need each other to survive. To quote my favorite Rise Against song, "Come in, out of the cold. Forget all that you know, because there's always been room by the fire for you. Come in, out of the cold". I learned compassion. We all hurt sometimes. The best thing to do is lean on others to help you through it, and help others whenever we can. We need each other, that's how the human race continues on.

I'm finally getting around to completing some artwork, and posted two this month with another in the works for December. Thanks for all the faves, I really appreciate them. I've been thinking a lot about why I do my art. It's for me, because I do what I love to so. Any thoughts of going pro have left me, because I don't fit into that world. But I do love to share my work with others, and DA is my little corner where I do so. So thank you, my friends and watchers, for letting me share my vision with you, and for enjoying it enough to continue watching.

edit: wanted to add, if anyone wants to see my 3D work (my day job ) I've put together a demo reel here: vimeo.com/78928682