Special Artist Feature

Jessica Galbreth

Since appearing in The Art of Faery book two years ago Jessica’s creative faery images have touched the hearts of many, appearing on gift cards and being merchandised world wide. I asked her how she now felt about her artistic progress and her plans for the future

“I have always felt that we, as individuals, see the world of faery according to our own state of mind. Because our current situations are ever changing, and our emotions evolve depending upon our circumstances, it is only natural that our visions of faeries can also change and evolve. I experienced this myself in fact, and it translated directly into my faery art.

My own style of painting faeries emerged as bold, colorful and hard-lined watercolors. I became known for this style, especially for my darker faeries. However, due to a change in my life, I was taken on a journey to see the world of the fae in a different fashion."

After much experimenting, Jessica came up with a new painting process using a strange combination of airbrushing, pencil and acrylic. This method of painting involves airbrushing the background in various tones of the same hue. After that, the fairy is sketched onto the background using both black and white charcoal pencils. Then, colored pencils are used to add a few touches of color.

Finally, a fine tipped brush and white acrylic paint are used for all the bright highlights.

Jessica'simages can be purchased at her galleries:
Fairy Visions and her new Faery Blessings pieces

Jessica Galbreth is an American artist who offers her work in print form and on a wide variety of licensed items. Her entire body of work can be viewed at: Enchanted Art

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