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This is my digital/mixed media digital art gallery. I also have some prints for sale.

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Original Fantastical Artworks

I'm an emerging artist, focusing on abstracts, figurative, and botanical paintings, drawings, and digital art. Thanks for having a look at my art!

Creating artwork is my full-time profession. More than that it is my vocation.

My art speaks of wonderment and the fantastical. My work is an exploration of abstract expressionism, expressionism, and symbolism. It is meant to provoke questions about what is realism, and what is imagination. All the elements are woven together in a tapestry that reveals to us that if someone sees a scene in a composition of art that touches them psychologically and causes them to evolve, that it is as real as any experience. And that gives the paintings life. So the viewer in turn becomes as much a creator as the artist.
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Legalese:
All artwork and writings by Victoria Champion in this deviantArt site are © Victoria Champion. Anyone who attempts to rip or steal the work and claim it as their own will be prosecuted legally and a big nasty curse will befall them.

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Blessings of the Queen of the Deep Sea upon you,
Victoria

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My Newest Art: will be traditional oils and drawings only.

FAQ:
* I use Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colours. I highly recommend these as there is no turpentine. Use water and mediums to thin, water to rinse off brush. No toxic stink, no mess.
* For sketches I use graphite and charcoals.
* Supports of choice are canvas and various papers.
* I am planning to use clear gesso + acrylic to create toned grounds, and to paint on gessoed masonite when I can afford it.
* My technique for oil paintings: sketch a study in sketchpad, redraw on canvas in graphite or charcoal, dab with eraser to fade lines, spray with fixative, let dry, paint over with oils. Tada!
* All prior artwork posted before this date is to be considered older works, and will be archived in scraps soon, after I photograph and post my oil paintings and drawings.
* Yes I have gone mad and it feels like freedom. Traditional art is where happiness dwells! I have never felt as satisfied artistically till now.
* You may see Catholic references in my art, yet you will also see Goddess/Pagan references. I am not Catholic, but was raised in a Catholic household, so you will see the influences of this. The images of Our Lady of Guadalupe Morena are to me another Aspect of the Goddess. I just want to be clear on that, as it comes up for debate and speculation every now and again. If you were to ask me what religion I am, I would tell you, I am a Surrealist.

Blessings,
Victoria

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My Older Art:
Hybrid Sketch (traditional sketch & digital manipulation/coloring)
Abstract Expressionism
Expressionism
Photomanipulation
Digitally Rendered Characters (Poser)
Sky Photography
Cat Photography
Poetry


Old FAQ/Notes
* I no longer use Poser to create characters, as I can sketch now, although I have some Poser stock I may utilize in the future.
* I no longer use stock from others' stock galleries, as it is easier to sketch and also I can print whatever I want as it is all mine. I also now take my own stock photographs.
* My primary artistic focus is on Symbolism, Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Figurative Art, and Surrealism.
* My primary mediums currently are: Hybrid (traditional+digital), Digital (Photoshop7), Traditional Paintings (acrylic+prismacolor pencils+conté crayon), and Sketch (graphite+charcoal).
* My supports of choice are: watercolor paper, cream sketchpaper, blank notecards, canvas.
* The longer a piece sits in my gallery, the more I look at it and want to alter concieved errors. So you may see edited versions reappear in your watch list. I know it is annoying, but I have no way to disable that. My apologies.
* I am not a serious Photographer. The cat and sky photographs are for my pleasure. They are taken with a digital camera and inevitably altered in some way through PS7. I just adore the sky in wonderment, and seek to capture its more grandiose moments, and to share them. I am fortunate to live on a mountain in the Texas country, so get to see alot of storms and have lots of sky. The felines are my family, and I seek to capture the spirit of joy and delight they give me. They are somewhat artistic photographs, but if you want to see a REAL cat photographer, go here: =wazabees. He has a natural talent for capturing the elusive feline.
* You may see Catholic references in my art, yet you will also see Goddess/Pagan references. I am not Catholic, but was raised in a Catholic household, so you will see the influences of this. The images of Our Lady of Guadalupe Morena are to me another Aspect of the Goddess. I just want to be clear on that, as it comes up for debate and speculation every now and again. If you were to ask me what religion I am, I would tell you, I am a Surrealist.

"One day a few hairs came out of my (paint)brush and got stuck on the picture. I then painted a bird's nest." - Pablo Picasso