About the Artist

Behind all the birds, wings, leaves and colors, perhaps you would like to know a bit more about the artist.

My name is Brenda Lyons and I love to illustrate worlds of fantasy and dreams. I've lived in Connecticut, Montana, Georgia, and Ireland. In 2009 I graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta with an M.F.A. in illustration. I graduated from Rocky Mountain College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in studio art and a minor in writing. For a semester in 2006, I studied at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

I use traditional media, primarily. I specialize in watercolor, and also use colored pencils, graphite, acrylics, oils, marker, and pen and ink. I create jewelry and other pieces through metalworking, and do a bit of calligraphy.

I have been drawing since I was old able to hold a pencil. As a child, I loved reading books about animals and spent hours looking through books with the paintings of John James Audubon. I always loved the personality he gave his birds while creating naturalistic ornithological paintings. Other artists who inspired me include the illustrators Peter Parnall and Arthur Rackham. I find inspiration in many things: birds, forests, the rain and thunder. Since I was a child, I've loved all birds of prey, falcons in particular, and combined these creatures with my imagination to create fantasical worlds and creatures

Aside from art, I also enjoy archery, traveling and exploring new places, especially the strange and surreal. I love hiking, finding interesting new music and food, and getting 'lost' while doing so.

My Other Galleries: ~ Windfalcon at DeviantART ~ Windfalcon at Epilogue ~

Contact: brendamlyons(@)hotmail.com

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