Free Print Contest!!

FREE PRINT contest starts today!!!! (Oct.25 ends Nov.7)
for details check out my site here: http://www.faebylart.com/
Good luck to everyone!!!:)

Facebook Fan Page!

I now have a facebook fan page:)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faebyl-Art-Artwork-by-Monika-Ptok-Byard/158877114133669?v=wall
come and join:) I will be posting all my new works and contests and just overall arty stuff there:) Thanks for all the support everyone:)

Zephyra

Zephyra

Watercolour, ink and coloured pencil

it's here!

The third volume of The Art Of The Business Of Fantasy Art is out! for artists and starting artists alike this is a fantastic book. Learn about licensing, time management, cyberfunded creativity, starting a home business, xenolinguistics, going green, handling burnout, color theory and much, much more!
go and get it! I know I will:)
http://www.fantasyartshop.com/emggroup.php?id=46

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Back from some wonderful time off! I'm off to paint, get caught up on emails and getting ready for my last outdoor show: The Royal Medieval Faire http://www.royalmedievalfaire.org/I'll update soon with some fun pics! and hopefully some new artwork:)
Fan Expo was AMAZING!!! and THANK YOU to everyone for all your support! I already have my table booked for next year!

Fan Expo!

I will be at Fan Expo this coming weekend starting Friday August 27th! Come see me at the Artist Alley! My table number is A8!

http://www.fanexpocanada.com/

Keys To Kingdom Treasury

I'm in a Treasury:) yay!! I LOVE this one because it's all about KEYS!!! my favorite:)http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c70d5a50dfb8eef7a6ddc75/keys-to-the-kingdom#4c71482792bb6d91677243c4

Green Man

New art:)

Green Man

10 1/2 x 13

Watercolour, coloured pencil and ink

Another GREAT year!

Faeryfests Enchanted Ground was absolutly FANTASTIC!!!! thank you to everyone who came by! you all made me feel like a painting queen!

Rhoslyn and the Unicorn9X12

Watercolour,ink,coloured pencil

I know different:) but I'm pretty happy with her! I loved working on her dress!!! FUN!:)

I hope you all enjoy:) prints will be available on my site in a few months(I know! show season though, it takes alot outta you) but I will post her soon on Etsy.
For any that live in Ontario Canada I will have prints at the shows starting with Enchanted Ground this weekend at Riverside Park in Guelph! yay!!! it looks to be good weather wise so I hope to see you all there! Stop by and say hi!!!
http://www.faeryfest.com/

The Key

The Key

Graphite,watercolour.

There are people out there who suffer from sadness,

not able to tell anyone keeping it hidden away.

I believe that there is beauty and happiness within everyone.

A Key within them that needs to be found.

Dragons Hoard

Dragons Hoard,

11X14

Watercolour,ink,coloured pencil

Made for Faeryfests Enchanted Ground!

June 19,20!

Riverside Park, Guelph, Ontario,Canada.

Admission is FREE this year!!

It's going to be fantastic! so if your around come and enjoy the fun!!!

http://www.faeryfest.com/

A Dark Undercurrent

A Dark Undercurrent
watercolour,ink,coloured pencil

my wee studio table:)

I was trying to take pictures for a WIP but I ALWAYS take just one picture(I hate stopping when I'm painting...you just get into this zone). Oh well, at least you can see a bit of my table:)In this particular painting I only used my Schmincke paints instead of a few different brands. That blue vase thingy in the back holding my pens and such...I made it(and so proud of it). I have my chocolate-ginger altoids in case I need a wee snack, as well I use the tins afterwards to hold my stray watercolour pans, it's great to travel with too!. That little green bag is usually open and contains my crystals and stones(shiny pretty things make me want to paint:D). Hoping it thunders again today:D!!!!Back to sketching:)

Etsy

I have updated my Etsy shop:) I'm going to keep updating it and adding more new art and products!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Faebyl
Have a wonderful week everyone!

New Aceo

Alna

watercolour,ink and coloured pencil

Fate

Here's my last piece I finished from January:)

"Fate"

9X12watercolour,coloured pencil,ink and iridescent acrylic paint(which you can only see on the original)

it's my first angel! so I hope you all like it:)

I also took about 4 W.I.P pics so here they are:

so here I finished the background(which wasn't much)and started with adding some texture to the wings, adding the darker shades to my angel and a light wash to get the feel of what skin tone to use.

here I worked on the shading on the face.

now I added more green to the wings...again for more texture and colour, as well I did my first darker wash on her face and body(I like mixing my own skin tones, to me it adds more depth).

and here I added a darker wash to her face and body...then my camera died and I was too lazy to charge...sorry:)but it gives everyone a little idea on how I do things...I'm pretty bad at explaining, so I'm sorry for that, but any questions are welcome:).

Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

HUGS!!!:)

New Aceo

Just a fun little ACEO I did:)

Güell

2 1/2 X 3 1/2

Watercolour,ink and coloured pencil

New Silverpoint Art-Celeste

Celeste

4X6 prepared 100%cotton rag

Silverpoint

Yes she is very light, but that's silverpoint for you, I didn't want to darken it on-line, I wanted to show people what it really looks like(you can't make it darker), after a few months it starts getting darker(my other ones have) and then it'll tarnish...I LOVE silverpoint! scanning is not easy, neither is taking photos..the silver likes to reflect.

Hope you all like it:)

New!

Monika Ptok-Byard Forest Faeries Perfume Oil Collection!
http://the-mystic-memories.com/catalog.php?category=88

Eco Friendly Perfume Oils and Bath and Body Care from Mystic Memories

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

9 1/2 x 12 inches

Watercolour,ink and coloured pencil