"Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong,
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong,
I gotta be me, I've gotta be me!
What else can I be but what I am?
I want to live, not merely survive,
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive.
I gotta be me, I gotta be me!
The dream that I see makes me what I am."
My real homepage: www.varian.netBIOI've been making art since I was old enough to hold a crayon. For well over a third of a century, I explored many media (personally and professionally) and my favorites came to be color pencils (Prismacolor), acrylics, paper (folding, sculpting, papier mâché, origami), pencil/ink and yes, crayons too. With my first computer, I was immediately hooked on this new technological art medium and for over a decade, I worked exclusively digitally, gathering a wide arsenal of digital art tools.
Recently, I've made a return to paper, working on several altered books and collage projects. Mixed media still rules as I remain unaligned by tool/software, process or technique.
I don't post all my displayed images at R'osity. If you want to see more, please visit my site galleries:
Varian's DreamVision
Varian's AngelRealms
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Comments (25)
bevchiron
It's beautiful Varian, your technique gives the image such lovely harmonious feeling & the light rays are a great finishing touch, subtle & uplifting. Great work, thanks so much for sharing the process with us ; )
tibet2004uk
WOW!! This is so beautiful!! A view of heaven! Amazing colors!! What a fantastically luminous image! The rays of light are so very well done! The sky is stunning!! Excellent work, in short! :)
jocko500
they are both great// diff styles each have both are gret thank for posting them
antje
Beautiful work!! Excellent!! :o)
IndigoSplash
Very beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing your secrets. :)
gunsan
Sooo beautiful and harmonious!! It has been an inspiring journey to follow this heavenly creature coming to life again, thanks for sharing your hard work with us! The colors and light is just amazing!
adm5050
Totally awesome piece of work. I followed your tut. in the forum. Gave me great insight into how artwork is done. Thank you for all the hard work, it is really appreciated.
titta
So full of light and magical touch of secrets of the world! Like your inspiring work when you told us all those excellent steps from starting to this final, beautiful picture! Thank you so much, dear Varian! You ARE an angel:-D
crazygod
i like the finished version you did geat man just love it
Gregor.Scharff
i love it. your art is great .thanks for this wonderful picture. your gregor
mysnapz
Fantastic! Final image and all that work in the tuts so helpful :0 )
wildfire2003
Gorgeous work and I loved your step by step. Amazing amount of love and care you put into this.
trev3k
beautiful work!
gallimel
amazing... all the stages.. your loveliness in sharing the process with us... thank you Varian :) for all you add to this place :)
DawnStar
Terrific image and all the more impressive for knowing how you did it. :)
DoomsdayRenderer
This is so beautiful, and you were so generous when you gave us the privilege to see how it was done! I thank you and respect your great skills!
PumaSue
I read your skin palette creation in the 2D Graphics Forum, your explanations are so easy to follow. You are a great teacher. This image and the skin tones you used are absolutely beautiful and inspiring. Hugs
andymoraitis
I'm stunned at how far you've come in this new direction in so short a period of time. I salute you for daring to be different and I promise I'll keep my eyes open and look for your new works. Keep them coming Varian!
cbender
amazing and very "treasurous" - with all those hints and tips and tricks...
thanks varian - a great picture...
Tore13
eccellente composizione
ShadowWind
This is a beautiful painting and thanks for the tutorial, has been very helpful...
qmont
Absolutly, a magical image, I can't just put my finger on just one single thing that grabs my attention here, this is so well done in all aspects. I am so glad to have been treated to this bueatiful Gallery, and I will defintanly be spending some more time looking at this fantastic artist.............John
j-art
what a beautiful angel -- thanks so much for sharing the forum links here, its more than interesting to see all the steps how you created this immage, thanks for this lesson in art - two thumbs up, my hats up to you!!!!
estevez
A very expressive artwork and with a beautiful visual impact. The colors and the atmosphere are pretty and if they integrate perfectly in the composition. Great technique ! Congratulations !
royc8
Beautiful work Varian, thanks for showing all the stages involved, fascintating!