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Cynthia Conner
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Fantasy artist, occasional crafter, and full-time unicorn enthusiast.
www.cynthiaconnerart.com
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Your pfp is your therapist.

....You know what, hell yeah. Maybe it could fix me. (Yes, my avatar is just my business card and banner 😅)
July 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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If you see this, post a witch 🔮✨
An Indian girl practices magic to light Jack o' Lanterns in a pumpkin patch. Light sparks from her wand and fingers, and shoots out in colorful arcs around her. She grins, excited, and wears an oversized robe over her clothes.
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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I'm a fantasy artist who occasionally paints cute little guys
A dapple gray pony rearing against a cloudy purple sky, surrounded by purple butterflies. A tawny owl perched on a tree stump in a dreamy forest environment A white rabbit in a gardening apron uses her watering can to water her roses
April 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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At last, 30+ years of hyperfixation have cumulated in this, my mind horse!
(Note: please do not ask me to draw a car from memory, please I'm begging you)
April 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Some starry critters I did up recently as sticker designs. The cat has been a mainstay for a while, but I thought he needed some friends 🤩
What animal(s) should I add on next?
A group of animals - stag, cat, otter, and bear - against a dark background, all ghostly blue with galaxies shining within
April 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Work-in-progress of a personal piece I'm sure I'll get to... eventually 😅 Critique and shameless praise both appreciated!
A woman crouched on the ground holding a sword as she faces a wyvern crashing through a wall of flame toward her.
March 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Congrats on 900!
It's times like these that I realize I have sadly little in the way of character refs. My OCs go so unloved 😭
March 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Wrath
An Amur Leopard for the Seven Sins show at Whimsy Artisan here in Houston. Acrylic on panel, 5x7"

I tried to stay loose and quick with this one, and not get bogged down in teensy tiny detail. This does not come naturally to me 😂
Painting of a snarling or roaring leopard, with an angry splash of red behind it
March 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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QRP with your wings art 🪶
A golden firebird, trailing sparks as it flies past shadowy green foliage A raven warrior in armor, one hand flexed into claws, as the wings and spears of other fighters show through the mist around him Two falcon gryphons fly circles around each other in a swirl of clouds. One is based on a gyrfalcon and white wolf, the other an aplomado falcon and tiger
February 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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So happy to say, my painting "Dark Feathers" was accepted into Infected by Art, Vol. 13!
An anthropomorphic raven warrior flies in armor, one hand flexed into claws. In the mist around him are the wings and spears of other warriors
February 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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I'll say this about digital art, I never messed it up so bad I got it on my face 😂
January 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Thanks for the art share! ^_^
I'm Cynthia, and I... clearly need to use orange more, lol
A glowing firebird, trailing sparks from its golden plumage, as it flies against a dark forest A young girl using a borrowed wand to create magic for the first time, throwing up flares of light as she attempts to light some Jack o' Lanterns in a pumpkin patch A dawn goddess in a red and gold dress, using fire magic
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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That's an awesome number, congrats!
I'm Cynthia, I like sparkly glowy things 🤩
January 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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QRP with your watery art 🌊 ✨
A golden horse stands in a deep pool of water, looking contemplatively at the surface. Its long mane is glowing, and flows into the ripples, illuminating them. It's a soft nighttime scene, with brilliant stars shining above, and a bright spark gleams on its forehead.
January 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Always happy for more book cover commissions ☺️

My full portfolio is www.CynthiaConnerArt.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Rough value sketches for a new personal project. Which is your favorite?
Three black and white digital sketches, each showing a female fighter bracing to fight a dragon.
January 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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I would much appreciate being a part of the next one! ^_^
January 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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And a shot of the full dust jacket, complete with serpent-y goodness. 🐉🌊
Wraparound illustration for a book cover. Twin arches show distant night skies, while a sea serpent coils around and through the borders. A young woman stands in the waves, releasing a golden bird.
January 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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My first published book cover illustration got its big reveal today, so I get to show it off at last :D This was an absolute labor of love, and I'm grateful to the author for hiring me. Can't wait for the book to come out in April!

📖 "A Legend in the Sky" by Faye Oliander
fayeoliander.com
Book cover design for "A Legend in the Sky", depicting an opalescent arch full of night sky, framed by a twisting sea serpent, and a woman in a blue dress of Middle Eastern design.
January 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Hello #portfolioday it's good to see you. I'm Cynthia, a fantasy illustrator with a focus on creatures, characters, and sparkly-glowy-light things ✨🦄

📖 www.CynthiaConnerArt.com
📝 dracontiar@gmail.com
A deer in a shadowy purple wood, rearing up with wisps of gold whirling around it. Pink light streams from its eyes, and a glow from behind frames its head. Page of Wands - A young girl in Indian dress uses a magic wand for the first time, grinning as she throw sparks and streaks of pink light. At her feet is a grove of pumpkins carved into Jack o' Lanterns, which she's trying to light. A black, serpentine dragon with an iridescent shine to its scales. It coils and flies over an autumn forest, rustling up orange leaves as it passes. Behind it stretch a wooded valley and rounded mountains. A young queen in a gauzy purple gown holds two daggers, marching down a hall, framed by vine-covered arches and glaring light.
January 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Let's reclaim the ✨!
If you see this qrp with some sparkly art! ✨
January 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Emily, I swear every time you paint a unicorn, a fairy gets its wings. SO gorgeous!
This was my contribution to National Unicorn Day a few years back
A realistic black unicorn, with light motes dancing around its head. Done in colored pencil on brown paper.
December 11, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Apparently I don't do "light" very often in my illustrations, so we'll do some photorealistic big cat portraits :D
A photorealistic white tiger head, against a watery blue background, done in colored pencil A snow leopard bust on a black background, done only with white pencil
December 11, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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My yearly doggy Christmas card commission for a friend
A painting of two German Shepherds playing in a snowy forest. One black and tan, who is jumping over the back of a pure white shepherd.
December 9, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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Congrats on 6k, that's incredible 😊

These are a few of my faves, in an almost-coherent color palette, lol
November 30, 2024 at 4:57 PM