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Beautiful + Bizarre

Kristine Poole

Scrolling through the Finalists in the annual Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is always a source of great inspiration for me. The diversity of the work, the skill and the creativity  demonstrated in the chosen finalists is always astounding. Of the 25 Finalists in each of the 5 competition categories, here is a selection of some entries that I quite enjoyed spending some time with. While it's exciting to see which entries the jury panel chooses…

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My pieces for The Book of Dragons

Winona Nelson

August 25, 2025 - I just got a contributor copy of a D&D book called "The Book of Dragons" by Michael Witwer. It's super cool! It goes into tons of detail, and is full of gorgeous full-page illustrations. I did two pieces, featuring legendary dragons, Tazmikella and Ilnezhara: And Runara: Here are the paintings themselves - both are watercolor and acrylic on stretched paper, 14.5 x 17 inches. I'll have the originals on display at IX this year!

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