FEATURED MEMBER - DECEMBER 2007

This month's featured member is *my-dark-desire!

Real Name: Carolina Hernandez

Age: 23

Location: Toluca, Mexico

Story behind your DA username: I wanted to explore the dark side of things and concepts, I thought it was a really good name behind the stuff I want to create.

Why do you create art?: I love it, it's my life.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: everything, music, movies, anime

How long have you been an artist?: I have no idea when I started to be one, not sure I am now

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: it's part of my career, i'm studying graphic design

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): hmm i'd say photography, manipulations, drawings.. i'd love tro play the piano... but i don't have time right now, but i will

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Extinction


a last sign of life


out of my head

Why are these your favorites?: 'cause they were a challenge, and i am very happy with the result

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet): damn i have so many, just 3?


a child... by ~Parlami


The Cold Landing by *wb-skinner


Alchemist by *DorOthY-ShoEs

Why are these your favorites: They fill my life with beauty, inspiration, they make me want to be a better person, artist, etc.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Photoshop

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Usually... Evanescence, Linkin park, 300 (soundtrack), and lot of artist of many different generes, but they're the best ones.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


Natural Lighting 4 by *wb-skinner

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Thank you very much to everyone, was really fun taking part of the contest, good luck to you all and have a great day.

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FEATURED MEMBER - NOVEMBER 2007

This month's featured member is *Hera-of-Stockholm!

Real Name: Hera Linda Granqvist

Age: Classified

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Story behind your DA username: Hera is one of my surnames and Stockholm is my home city. And I thought it sounded cool to combine them.

Why do you create art?: Because it's my way to let out creativity, tell things that touch and move me and feel important. And because everything around me inspire me. It's also a great way to wind down and relax when I feel burned-out and overheated.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Almost everything I see. Other people's work, nature, dreams, literature, things on TV and on the silver screen - you name it.

How long have you been an artist?: Since before I can remember. My dad has kept a little thingie I made with a green felt pen. It's a human carrying something – a flower perhaps, and I was hardly two when I made it.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: It's a hobby - mostly. Although I use it professionally too. For developing internet pages for instance.
What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc) everything but playing an instrument. But I have been doing some remixing and stuff using computer based programmes.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


YinYang II

My latest. I always feel a lot for my latest work. And the Yin Yang idea has always inspired me


Gentle

An old traditional that I turned digital about a year ago. I loved this one so much and when I scanned it it came out all bleached and useless. And then I started to repair it in Photoshop - and as it went it became more than a repair, it became a whole new picture. With an added BG photo, deeper and more saturated colours and so on. It got new life, but still kept its old passion


Message from Earth

This means a lot to me mostly because it's a cry for help from our Mother Earth, ending up in a fantasy realm so far away. I really wish I could read it. That we all could read it before it gets too late...

Why are these your favorites?: See above

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

This is sooo hard, I have so many I love. But here are some:

Drömland med hjärtan - Dreamland with hearts by Stellan Mörner

Complete site here all in Swedish unfortunately

Morgon (Morning) by Sven Jonson

I have a caligraphie of another of his works hanging on the wall just above my computer. It inspires me greatly.

Original site Also in Swedish, but take a look at the Posters! They are amazing!

As you can see I'm greatly fascinated by a artist collective called Halmstadgruppen (The Halmstad Group) who was making surreal art. They were all very modern at their time (earlu 20th C), and they were inspired by Dalí and these guys. But in a way I find their work more positive and encouraging than for instance Dalí, even if he is another source of inspiration to me.

One of my favourite DA artists and a great pal too. *Aegis-Strife

You find this guy on Aegis-Strife and aegis-strife.net

And this is one of his best work IMO


City of Light by *Aegis-Strife

Why are these your favorites: Because they are beautiful (A lot of blue in them) and creative and inspires me.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): For traditional stuff I use my digital camera and pens and oil on canvas. For digital there's Photoshop above all, but also some 3D programmes like Corel Fractals, Aphophysis, Terragen, Daz, Micrograph.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you):
Mostly electro and trance. Like Synthetic Spirit, Cordis, Andy Livid, Corento, The Knife, Shahakatu, JM Jarre, Vangelis, Frostbite, Bodies Without Organs, Siste Mannen På Jorden, Ultraviolet, The Dignity of Labour, Raindancer, X-perience, OneTwo, Easily Embarrased…

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (maybe someone will be nice and buy it for you one day!)


Anachronic Circles by *Aegis-Strife

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Keep creating! That's what make us humans. And make sure you're having fun while doing it! Art should never be a preassure and a painful "must" because then it looses its nerve. And be generous with hugs and love.

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FEATURED MEMBER - OCTOBER 2007

This month's featured member is ~Dreamyvolver!

Real Name: Vincent Noël

Age: 17

Location: Belgium

Story behind your DA username: Dreamy, Dream, Evolver, Revolver. 'Shooting Dreams'

Why do you create art?: Because I was born.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: My brainwork, sleeping or awake, or sleepingly awake or awakened sleeping.

How long have you been an artist?: Eh, what is that, an artist?

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I hope to get all the way.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): Drawing, painting, digital painting, drums,..

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Lust as an Impact


Begg


Jaded

Why are these your favorites?: Because they are, actually just like all my pieces, expressing me at the time. These 3 are just most finished and worked out (that's for the technical part and the idea)

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Mazohyst of decadence by ~maruhana-bachi(mature)


" Reality cut my Dreams " by ~pierk


Loved by ~Jooose

Why are these your favorites: Because, again, the expressions are flawless and just give me shivers. Don't forget to read the descriptions.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Paper, pencils, pens, brushes, Adobe Photoshop,..

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Metal, I can name you guys an entire list with fav bands if you want...

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (mature)


Mazohyst of decadence by :dev~maruhana-bachi

FEATURED MEMBER - SEPTEMBER 2007
This month's featured member is ~anditflewaway!

Real Name: keith

Age: teen

Location: USA

Story behind your DA username: it was random

Why do you create art?: to feel accomplishment with the completed image and knowing / wanting to know that my creations could possibly be the start of something different amazing, and i also love it when people compliment my art, it makes me feel good.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: museums, such as espace dali or centre george pompidou in paris.

How long have you been an artist?: my whole life, but i have only recently started being serious about it a year ago.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: both hopefully some sort of illustrator/ photographer/ and be in a museum.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): visual arts ( photography photomanipulation, traditional art) and i was in chorus too.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made): i dont think i could pick three specific ones, i like them all.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet): there are so many amazing artworks on dA, so im going to specifically address my favorites on dA. i have too many favorites outside of dA (check out alix malka). but on dA:


ange by ~yasmingreen


Diva's Glitz by ~ericchang


Don't be cruel by ~eikoweb

Why are these your favorites: they are simply amazing and inspiring.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): photoshop7, mechanical pencil and .7 lead (uh graphite) watercolor, prismacolor colored pencils and there are more i just cant remember right now.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): differs all the time. sometimes i watch TV while making art.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


On the edge by *Floriandra

Anything else you'd like to say to the group:

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FEATURED MEMBER - JULY 2007
This month's featured member is ~nighthawk101!

Real Name: Richard Davis

Age: 30

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Story behind your DA username: I do most of my work at night, and to have eyes like a hawk is to have a keen eye for detail.

Why do you create art?: I enjoy it for myself, it both relaxes and stimulates me.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: To be challenged is to be inspired, to see I can create a piece of work a certain way using only certain tools.

How long have you been an artist?: I started drawing when I was very young, so I would say about 23 years.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I create artworks for fun, I really liked to be challenged and this is my outlet at times. Graphics is also my career as I work as graphic artist / Designer.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): Drawing, electronic graphics (ie all the artwork you see on DA), poetry and a little dabbling in music.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Ad Girl's Heaven Plea


Adam's Meal


Pain of Sins

Why are these your favorites?: They did not follow my original layout plans, they turned out better than I thought they would.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Patriot by *LimKis


Evilution - Rise of Adam by ~wendelin


wantingforyou by ~GunnerRomantic

Why are these your favorites: They either make a statement about our lives, or the individuals have a unique style all of there own.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Freehand, Photoshop, Illustrator and pen, pencil & paper.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Heavy Metal, Gothic and Alternative such as Type O Negative, Iron Maiden and Diary of Dreams.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


Pentance by ~AyameFataru

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: "Look fondly upon today, for tomorrow will definitely suck worse!", why because today is as good as its going to get, enjoy every minute, every breathe.


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FEATURED MEMBER - JUNE 2007
This month's featured member is ~Deathpen!

Real Name: Dumitru Alexandru

Age: Almost 21

Location: Bucharest (the Capital of Romania)

Story behind your DA username: Initially I wanted another user name, but it was already taken by some duffus so I tried another and another...all taken...so I thought to myself – i have a fascination with skulls and I also draw things related to death and my favourite tool is the pen – so, Deathpen it is

Why do you create art?: So that others may see it and appreciate it. Also so that I may free parts of myself.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Powerful experiences. Defintely. I also need spiritual quiet and the normal type of quiet. I can’t create while stressed...

How long have you been an artist?: Don’t consider myself one, but if you would like to know, I started taking my works more seriously in 2006...

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: Can’t have a career with it. My dream to be an artist was stomped by my parents as I was a little child – they wouldn’t let me study art because they said nobody can make a living out of that. Now I’m in college studying journalism – it’s way too late to make a career out of art. I’m missing a lot of stuff I should be knowing at my age. So I take it as a hobby...

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): I dabble in photomanipulation, pen and paper drawings, a little bit of poetry and recently I’ve a failed attempt to write a novel. Also like taking photos of nature, though not much of a photographer.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Like a thorn for the holy ones


Sensitive


Priest of the Moon

Why are these your favorites?: The first because it’s the piece i’ve put the most work into. The second because I really love the idea and I’ve never seen anyone else doing something similar. The third because I consider it to be a great wallpaper – I had it on my desktop for months.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Garou by ~ScorpionDeathlock


Tilt by `TheTragicTruth-Of-Me


Lady Raven by ~Fenrizulf

Why are these your favorites: The first one for the level of detail and the tons of work put into it. The second for the somewhat artificial mood it gives you. The third because it’s a thing I always wanted to do, but this guy cut in front of me and I simply love the skull in the sky idea.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Corel PhotoPaint... I started with 9 and now I’m using 13. I rarely use Photoshop – I despise it. For traditional art – paper and Bic Medium black pencil....hmmm...yeah...and mechanical pencils as well as normal black pencils.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Usually something soft like melodic-doom-metal (Dark Sanctuary, Dargaard, Arcana, Empyrium, Uaral etc ) or rock ballads... I also like all that celtic folk thing and medieval music (Loreena McKennitt, Blackmore’s Night etc)

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: Never been much into prints, because the DA doesn’t like Romanian money...

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: This is my first club and it’s my favourite club and I always loved these contests. I really love this Dreamer’s Community. Long live Abstract Silence !

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FEATURED MEMBER - MAY 2007

This month's featured member is *moonmomma!

Real Name: Pat Brennan

Age: Ancient!

Location: England

Why do you create art?: It’s as important as breathing to me, a lifelong obsession.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Anything and everything, but on DA usually a beautiful stock image.

How long have you been an artist?: All my life!

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I do make money from it, but that’s the icing on the cake.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): I work in all mediums, almost anything you can think of. I adore crafts of all kinds from sculpture to dressmaking. I’m a rubbish photographer but I keep trying!

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you’ve made):


Beware of what you wear.


reflecting


Polar magic

Why are these your favorites?: I hope they show the diversity of my image making, I feel I still have lots to learn.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

The Betrayal of Christ. by Caravaggio

Life Castings by Ron Mueck

Two Friends by Toulouse Lautrec

Why are these your favorites: I have chosen 3 Artists that have affected me artistically. I have seen almost everything that Carravagio, Toulouse Lautrec, and Ron Mueck have produced. I am not usually lost for words but these artists render me speechless.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): My digital work I use Photoshop, and Painter, I do have other software that I sometimes make use of.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): I listen to anything! One week I will be into classical, another English folk music, but I also have a weakness for Rave (hard to concentrate with this)

Link to one print you’d love to own on DA:


Tangled by =Rebecca-Parker

Anything else you’d like to say to the group: I consider it a privilege to be able to communicate and share my art with such a great bunch of people. I am grateful to those who take the time and effort to make Abstract Silence such a great club to be involved in.

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FEATURED MEMBER - MARCH 2007

This month's featured member is ~InsaneSandy!

Real Name: Sandra

Age: 20

Location: Germany

Story behind your DA username: Well, "InsaneSandy" is my nickname since 2003 everywhere in the internet. I wanted something that's unique and at the same time something that includes a part of my name. "Insane" sounded good to me, and lots of people thought it would fit exactly to my character.

Why do you create art?: For me it's a good possibility to let all my feelings, good or bad, out... to spread them and share with people that feel similar.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Feelings, all sorts of feelings. Most time bad feelings. Maybe it sounds strange, but more badly I feel, the most creative I am. And sometimes it's just a songs that inspires me to do something that fits to it.

How long have you been an artist?: I began to draw and write when I was 12 and make Photomanipulations since 2004.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: No, just for fun.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc):
I write poetry and stories, do photomanipulations, drawing, photographing, and I sing and play guitar.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


I will find you


until the sky...


Walking against my fear

Why are these your favorites?: These works came out exactly like I wanted them to ... and they show my emotions that I have for and because of a special person...

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

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Lost my Wings by *InnMemoriam


A Music Mess by ~Freakwave

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Breathe by =OneTaintedAngel

Why are these your favorites: The first one (by InnMemoriam) is so unique... I love how she's made the perpective. I'm a big fan of all her works! The 2nd (by freakwave) is something I can totally agree and identify with. The 3rd one (by OneTaintedAngel) gives me such a positive feeling.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Photoshop, always

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Lots of different stuff... the most time Rock or Gothic stuff or something fantasylike. Sirenia, Within Temptation, Emiliana Torrini... sometimes stuff like Korn, Ill Nino etc

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


Mermaid 2. by ~minnaloushe

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Just stay as you are. Even if people say it isn't right... if YOU think it is okay, then it IS


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FEATURED MEMBER - FEBRUARY 2007
This month's featured member is ~Isidora!

Real Name: Ileana

Age: 22

Location: Bucharest / Romania

Story behind your DA username: In plain translation Isidora means ‘gift of Isis’ and I think it has Greek origins. I’ve been using it as pen name since before I joined DA.

Why do you create art?: Because it makes me happy and it helps me take my mind off other things.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Everything… books, music, cartoons, real life… or even other people’s works.

How long have you been an artist?: Firstly I don’t consider myself an artist, but I’ve started painting, drawing, manipulating photos, etc. about a year and a half ago.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I’d love to make a career out of it but I’m sure it will remain just a passion.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in?: I used to write stories. But now I stick to digital and traditional illustrations.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Moving on


Lady Snowblood


After the rain

Why are these your favorites?: Because all these works turned out just how I’ve imagined them. Thing which doesn’t happen that often with my works.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art:

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Afterlife by ~ani-r


.Cruel One. by ~washuuchan


Let's be Friends by ~scatterherz

Why are these your favorites?: Because each made a very strong impression on me when I first saw them. Such an impression that I couldn’t turn away for minutes…

What do you use to create your art: Usually I use Photoshop CS, and from time to time Gimp.

Music that you listen to while creating art?: My first pieces made in 2005 were created while listening to gothic and dark ambient but the past year I’ve been listening to symphonic music, old folk and medieval.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


'My Unforgiven One' by *QuantumSuz

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Don’t get discouraged! If someone else can do it, you can do it as well! (I don’t mean jumping off buildings, I’m referring at improving one’s artistic self)

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FEATURED MEMBER - DECEMBER 2006
This month's featured member is ~Enchanters-Blood!

Real Name: Ashley

Age: 18

Location: Manchester, England

Story behind your DA username: It was going to be the title of a book I wanted to write... but I just havn't got round to it yet. Plus I thought it sounded cool.

Why do you create art?: Because if I didn't I'd have to scoop out my soul with a rusty spoon and feed it to a mongoose. It's just something I have always done and which makes me happy.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Weird little situations in life and my scary and endless imagination....

How long have you been an artist?: As soon as I stopped chewing the paintbrushes and actually used them for the designed purpose.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: If people are crazy enough to pay me for my art then I would love to make art into a career.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc):
Taught myself to play the piano (can only play Disney tunes, aha ha) I'm always making pointless little things out of objects I've found. Also I have a slight obsession with beads so I make a lot of jewelry. Basically I do anything art related.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


The Time Machine


Black oil


His Chains

Why are these your favorites?:
1: I love this one just because it wasn't done in my usual style and the film that it's based on is such a great one.
2: Just like it, not sure why
3:This is one of the few traditional pieces in my gallery. Now unfortunately my scanner killed it but I'm still very happy with how it turned out.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


:hatelove: by ~ChaosEmeraldHunter


my friend by ~Master-Of-Fear


Smile Robot by =martyisnothere

Why are these your favorites:
1: hehehehe, I'm so like that
2: All of her gallery is amazing! She uses such wonderfull colours.
3: I have a softspot for robots especailly ones this cute The design and overall idea for this piece is fantastic. Always puts a smile on my face.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): For most of my digital art I use photoshop elements 3 and my wonderfull wacom tablet

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): I have such a wide music taste. But usually it has to suit the mood of my art so mainly I listen to rock e.g Trapt, slipknot, Exit Ten. But also I sometimes listen to strange things like the soundtrack for Myst Exile the computer game. Good creepy music, always useful for creating art.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


Cool camellia by ~deland-fox

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: This group has been so friendly and good to me, I just want to say Hi and thank you to the lot of you
May our dreams unite us hehehe