Artist's Easel/examples

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Generic Samples

Beginner Rank

A Bench Painting

Slanted at an angle with no regard for perspective, the bench on the canvas would likely roll its occupants to the ground were it real.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Sit With Me" -- by Artist's Name

A Bow Tie Painting

Painted in black, two sideways triangles with a lopsided circle in the middle nearly takes up the entire canvas. It looks like a bow tie.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Black Tie" -- by Artist's Name

A Heart Painting

Bright red paint has been used to create a slightly unbalanced heart in the middle of the canvas. Not bad for a beginner!

In the Common language, it reads:

"Love, Love, Love" -- by Artist's Name

A Hexagon Painting

Painted upon the canvas is a single shape with six sides. At least the coloring didn't go outside the lines.

In the Common language, it reads:

"My Geometric Expression" -- by Artist's Name

A Key Painting

Haphazardly painted mid-canvas is a simple key. Or, it might be a lockpick. Either way, it's definitely a beginner's creation!

In the Common language, it reads:

"The Key to Life" -- by Artist's Name

A Pair of Shoes Painting

A pair of brown shoes have been painted amidst a tangle of laces. A valiant attempt at a real Painting!

In the Common language, it reads:

"Walk About" -- by Artist's Name

A Smiling Face Painting

Painted centrally on the canvas is a wide circle, with two solid black dots for eyes and a thin arc for a mouth.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Happy Days" -- by Artist's Name

A Star Painting

Spanning the canvas from top to bottom is a six-pointed star. It's not perfect, but it definitely looks like a star.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Star Struck" -- by Artist's Name

A Stick Figure Painting

Five straight lines and a large circle form what appears to be a stick figure roughly painted on the surface of the canvas. A beginner's creation, for sure.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Sticky Situation" -- by Artist's Name

A Sword Painting

Taking up nearly the entire canvas, a curved blade is set upon a rectangular hilt. Not very menacing, really.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Sword of Doom" -- by Artist's Name

Novice Rank

An Apple Tree Painting

Some bright red apples dangle from a flourishing tree painted with varied shades of browns and greens.

In the Common language, it reads:

"An Apple A Day" -- by Artist's Name

A Banana Painting

Split down the middle, the yellow fruit's skin is speckled in shades of black and brown, adding a splash of color to the canvas.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Split Banana" -- by Artist's Name

A Beaded Necklace Painting

Multicolored spherical beads are strung along a thin brown cord and are decorated with simple images.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Beaded Jewelry" -- by Artist's Name

A Blue Robe Painting

Deep shades of blue coupled with exceptional use of lighter tones for shading, gives the blue robe Painting
an incredible life-like appearance.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Robe of Blue" -- by Artist's Name

A Cat Painting

Bright green eyes gaze out from fuzzy black fur, the mammal's legs and tail angled as though ready to pounce right off the canvas.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Crouching Cat" -- by Artist's Name

A Coiled Snake Painting

Tightly coiled and painted with interlocking diamond shapes across its skin, a snake has been painted nestled within a patch of green grass.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ready to Strike" -- by Artist's Name

A Flower Painting

Nicely curved leaves curl down the dainty flower's stem, and each of the five oval-shaped petals have been painted a different color.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Five Petals" -- by Artist's Name

A Sun Painting

Painted on the surface of the canvas is a large yellow sun with wide lines for rays that alternate in length around the circumference of the sphere.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Bright" -- by Artist's Name

Skilled Rank

A Cornucopia Painting

The horn-shaped container is nestled within a red and white blanket, and the skilled use of shadows nearly brings the Painting
to life. Held within are several small pumpkins and squash gourds.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Abundance" -- by Artist's Name

An Evening Gown Painting

A strapless ivory gown drapes over the edge of a low chaise covered in a multi-hued jacquard design. A long train of sheer material grazes the mahogany floor beneath, ending in a pool of exquisitely detailed lace at the bottom of the canvas.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Night Out" -- by Artist's Name

A Fruit Bowl Painting

Well-balanced between the canvas' margins, a bluish-grey bowl sits upon a wooden table. Grapes, oranges, and pears spill over the container, highlighting the bowl's checkered design.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Sweet Treats" -- by Artist's Name

A Jewelry Box Painting

Propped open and displaying a cache of rubies, a silver jewelry case is perched upon an emerald green pillow. The contained gems gleam, their radiance captured perfectly with well-placed brush strokes and appropriately selected paint hues.

In the Common language, it reads:

"My Case Overfloweth" -- by Artist's Name

A Leafless Tree Painting

Depicted on the canvas is an open field punctuated by a trio of bare willow trees, their limbs stark against the fading blue sky. A lone eagle, with painted gold accents upon its wings, is perched atop a bald branch.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Lonely, Leafless" -- by Artist's Name

A Stormy Sky Painting

A large cluster of deep grey swirls hangs over a lush green field. A trio of jagged lightning bolts have pierced the mass of clouds, splitting a lone oak tree in half, its trunk spilling off the edge of the canvas.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Impending Storm" -- by Artist's Name

A Vivid Sunset Painting

Swirled and elongated brush marks through the deep aquamarine and white paint create the illusion of a turbulent ocean. A black-sailed boat tilts sideways on the open water, and a half-circle of muted yellow orange fades into the purplish backdrop.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Sunset Over Water" -- by Artist's Name

A Waterfall Painting

Sweeping brushstrokes of deep blues and vibrant greens spill over the edge of a rocky cliffside. An oval-shaped pool at the bottom of the waterfall is covered in lily pads.

In the Common language, it reads:

"The Waterfall" -- by Artist's Name

Intermediate Rank

A Graveyard Painting

Stretching from one edge of the canvas to the other, a massive bronze gate topped with menacing spikes spans a dirt-covered path, a dark grey crypt looming beyond the padlocked portal. Dark thorny brambles blanket the ground and swaddle numerous aged tombstones, some nearly half-covered with deep green moss.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Creepers" -- by Artist's Name

A Green Bay Painting

Swirls of dark greens sweep across the canvas between a magnificent rockweed-capped cliff and a brilliant cluster of club-fingered coral. A large wave has crashed against the cliff, a foamy aftermath splattered across the jagged rocks. The faintest outline of a ship peeks through the opalescent layers of water.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Bay of Green" -- by Artist's Name

A Manor Painting

Tiny crisscrossed strokes in deep green create a lacework of ivy between the foundation posts of this stately manor. A backdrop of rich azure tones dappled with tufts of white recreates a relaxing mid-day sky. Large rocking chairs surround fully stocked sideboards, ready to feed weary travelers.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Home, Sweet Home" -- by Artist's Name

A Mountain Painting

Soft tones of blue and white blend effectively to add depth to this realistic depiction of Mount Aenatumgana and its frozen landscape. A thin, grey trail winds its way up the mountainside and ends at a shrine perched majestically at the very top of the mountain. Ominous grey clouds churn above the enormous stone landmark.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Rendering of Mount Aenatumgana" -- by Artist's Name

A Poppy Hill Painting

A vast field of bright scarlet poppies cover a rolling hill of green, the flowers creating a colorful path to a sepia-colored windmill set before a sky of pale blue. Puffy ivory clouds seem to float across the canvas, the blurred edges smudged in grey and violet.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Up On Poppy Hill" -- by Artist's Name

A Snow-Laden Vale Painting

Diminutive but exceptionally detailed snowflakes are scattered across the entire canvas, silver-dappled paint mixing with off-white tones that give a shimmering appearance to the painted scene. Surrounded by thick evergreens, the vale's peaceful stage is disrupted only by a young couple locked in a tender embrace.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Beauty in Snow" -- by Artist's Name

Seasoned Rank

An Aivren Painting

Frozen in a formidable swoop, the meticulous detail in the aivren's leathery ochre skin gives the Painting
a life-like appearance. Razor-sharp claws clutch a half-eaten victim, crimson blood dripping off the end of the creature's pointed beak. Gradient greys form deep shadows along its underbelly, and a bloated bulge is suggestive of a recent meal.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Swoop and Capture" -- by Artist's Name

An Ice Elemental Painting

A myriad of shades of bright blue and white combine in swirling brushstrokes to depict a roiling mass of snow and ice. Two circles painted in darker hues of azure form a pair of malevolent eyes, giving an elemental sentience to the freezing storm.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Frozen in Time" -- by Artist's Name

A Nightmare Steed Painting

Emerging from the canvas in a haze of greys is a nightmare steed, its brilliant sanguine-colored eyes stark against the fog-filled background. The beast's pale silver mane drapes over its lightly sheened body, its midnight black hair outlined to emphasize a muscular body. The tall steed stands reared upon a broken ground with nostrils flared and dirt-caked hooves aimed high towards an unseen foe.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ride the Nightmare" -- by Artist's Name

A Roa’ter Painting

The Painting
's canvas is dominated by a huge deep red roa'ter frozen in action as it bursts from stony ground. Rocks and dirt are cast to all sides as the worm roars, row upon row of sword-like teeth disappearing within its open maw. A humanoid, tiny by comparison, is seen in the lower left corner, arms raised defensively.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Rolling Ground" -- by Artist's Name

A Rolton Painting

Nestled in a downy bed of verdant summer grass, the baby rolton is painted snowy white, blurred brushstrokes giving her wool a dreamlike appearance. Two tiny horns barely poke out from her head, casting a slanted shadow that accentuates her already oversized cornflower blue eyes. The rolton's snout is open slightly in a sleepy bleat.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Furry Friend" -- by Artist's Name

Experienced Rank

A Black Beach Painting

Deep ebony paint streaked with delicate strokes of silver depicts a wide view of a rich, black sandy beach and scattered reflections from an off-canvas lightsource. Fuzzy green and brown blobs represent lush trees that border a brilliant cobalt and violet waterfall that crashes down beside a salt-stained bridge. Multicolored flecks dappled within a grey mist over the falls create numerous rainbows, each with varying hues for a brilliant splash of color.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Dark Tides" -- by Artist's Name

A Countryside Painting

Rich green grass dappled with bursts of brightly painted wildflowers sweeps across the canvas from one edge to the other. A variety of animals, each displaying extraordinary detail, are scattered throughout the thick verdant landscape. From a scurry of chipmunks to a herd of deer, each strand of fur has been meticulously painted with single brush strokes.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Rest and Relaxation" -- by Artist's Name

A Garden Painting

Painted in a vibrant array of colors from deep violet to rich crimson, wide clusters of flowers rest amidst a lush blanket of grass. A monarch butterfly sits upon a fully-bloomed rose, and a tiny bumblebee hovers over a group of brightly colored tulips. Shadows at the base of the painting mimic those from an overcast sky, and droplets of water clinging to the flowers' petals suggest that this garden has been nourished by a fresh rain.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Garden of Flowers" -- by Artist's Name

A River Scene Painting

Short visible brushstrokes of intensely pigmented colors create this scene of a river in dwarven-style lands. Warm tones of amber and ochre are layered over deep blues to depict the shift of afternoon sunlight on the water's surface, and a veiled haze of grey against the skyline suggests drifting clouds of ash. Near the edge of the riverbank, seemingly added to the waterscape as an afterthought, an indistinct but tall masculine figure is caught in the motion of tossing a plump fish to a one-eared snowcat.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Serenity" -- by Artist's Name

An Undead Battle Painting

A victorious battle scene dominates the canvas from one edge to the other, fighters of all races gathered around a small cemetery. Soft tones of rich purple and deep blue mixed with a tinge of brilliant orange hint at the evening's sunset. Wispy brush strokes in faded silvers and whites swirl toward the top of the canvas, and the warriors' gazes are directed upward, a look of wonder masterfully depicted in their eyes.

In the Common language, it reads:

"To Die For" -- by Artist's Name

A Zelia Shrine Painting

Mud-caked worms and insects are painted across the walls and floor of this small chamber. A central circle of black rocks, each painted with a silver crescent moon, seems a fitting stage for the wild-haired woman atop a chariot pulled by four stallions. Placed at each quarter point on the canvas are elven guardsman decked in perfectly represented infantry gear.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Your Chariot Awaits" -- by Artist's Name

Advanced Rank

An Elven Lady Painting

Captured in cool grey-toned oils is an aristocratic elven lady standing at a mullioned window, her hand resting on its stone sill. Her features cannot be seen as she is positioned to gaze outward across a heavily shaded landscape, but her stance is indicative of a melancholy nature. The clever application of blank space and black delineation draws the eye downward to her hand at her side, which holds a sheet of stark white parchment.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Melancholia" -- by Artist's Name

A Forest Painting

Thin branches of sepia-dappled brown frame the outline of the painting, their long finger-like extensions decorated with splayed bursts of dark green needles. Cradled between the textured trunks of the pine trees is a curving river, aquamarine and emerald waters lapping against mottled grey rocks. Bits of speckled white paint replicate the moment of impact, and flashes of silver glimmer beneath the river's surface, the schools of fish caught in a flurry of motion within the water.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Wooded Retreat" -- by Artist's Name

A Grimswarm Painting

Deep orange clouds march across a smoky skyline, a grey haze obscuring the tops of distant evergreens. Deep red flames lick at a heavy log palisade that encircles a large camp, the wood scorched but still intact. Four figures face away from the fire, their faces a study of satisfaction and contempt. Twisted and broken bodies of numerous Grimswarm litter the ground outside and through the open gate in the palisade.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Raze That Camp!" -- by Artist's Name

A Human Man Painting

Painted in rich hues with strong outline strokes, the face of the primary subject stands out like a brilliant star in a pitch black sky. The dark and shadowy background melts into raven black hair which sharply contrasts the man's pale skin. A smug but seemingly alluring smile curls on the man's lips, and thin whorls of iridescent paint draw focus to the man's imperious sea blue eyes, which stare back at you with an almost unsettling intensity. A dark-colored birthmark mars his clean-shaven face.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Grishom Stone" -- by Artist's Name

A Mining Tunnel Painting

The painting's foreground is dominated by three dwarves in a single cart, consternation depicted on their faces. A fourth at the edge of a dark tunnel raises a lit lantern, while another appears distracted by a broken mechanism. A final dwarf, bow's fletching drawn to his cheek, stands at the rear of the cart with his fearful gaze fixed on a pursuing cart's outline. A massive form in the emerging cart is rendered in shadows with glowing golden lights towering above where any mortal man's eyes would be.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A Miner's Life" -- by Artist's Name

A Nymph Painting

Rich shades of sapphire blue coat the canvas in layered waves, crested with foamy white sprays that envelop a darkened rock at the center. A slim, pale-skinned creature with flowing, sun-washed hair is perched upon the stony formation. Milky-hued oil paints render a striking illumination of the nymph's visage against the deeper colored waters. Splayed over the rock, her outstretched hand reveals translucent appendages that wrap around a razor-sharp dagger dripping with shocks of alizarin red blood.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Split Personality" -- by Artist's Name

Jastalyn Dragorth

A Formal Dark Elven Portrait

Muted golds and browns swirl and blend to create a modest backdrop for an enormous gold-inlaid throne set centrally on the canvas, a dark elven woman seated regally upon the seat. Incredible detail of snakeskin bodysuit has been flawlessly reproduced, giving the wardrobe an exceptional realistic appearance. Faded images of notable individuals from history adorn the background, and a framed map of Elanthia has been positioned to the right of the model.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A rendition of Logeerkamer Nakahi" -- by Jastalyn Dragorth

A Heroic Aelotoi Male Portrait

Standing valiantly in the foreground of the painting with his foot planted atop a deceased white-armored crusader is the image of an aelotoi man gazing across an open field, his clenched fist raised high above his head. Grey swirls are lightly sketched across an open black sky, and a full moon's faint outline is scarcely visible beneath the veil of ominous-looking clouds.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A rendition of Cruxophim" -- by Jastalyn Dragorth

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Shades of green from celadon to emerald form an overgrown forest glen surrounded by moss-covered fel trees. Pale blue fading to gold stretches from the trees to the top of the canvas. In the center of the glen stands a proud dark elven female dressed entirely in dark crimson leather with a firm grip on her vultite bow. Flashes of silver glint in her violet eyes, her sights focused on something unseen in the distance. A burnished golden fox is poised at her feet, intelligent blue eyes gleaming brightly.

In the Common language, it reads:

"The Hunt" -- by Jastalyn Dragorth

Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

Portraiture

A Heroic Giantkin Male Portrait

Standing valiantly in the foreground of the painting with his foot planted atop a deceased six-headed maple turkey king is the image of a giantkin man gazing across an open field, his black craquemarte raised high above his head. Grey swirls are lightly sketched across an open black sky, and a full moon's faint outline is scarcely visible beneath the veil of ominous-looking clouds.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A rendition of Heartfire Durden" -- by Naamit

A Sultry Aelotoi Male Portrait

Sprawled out across a chaise is the reclined image of an aelotoi male, his crimson-veined luminous yellow eyes turned outward in a sultry gaze. Painted across the canvas backdrop are rows of stark white candles with brilliant yellow-orange flames, the light reflected perfectly in the model's eyes.

In the Common language, it reads:

"A rendition of Cruxophim" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Mounted on a pike right through the chin and protruding through the skull, the face of a shriveled halfling stares vacantly ahead. The polee's path might be visible, were it not for a moldered muffin crammed in the creature's gaping maw. Ribbons of skin cut from the cheeks are drawn up above its head and wrapped around the pike's tip in a floppy bow.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Muffin Man, 51170429" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red and thoroughly distressed. It's apparent the banshee depicted has one foot in the grave and the other in Luukos's maw. Skin is shriveled upon its crooked frame and dark scarlet flames erupt from bloodied eye sockets. A few braids of chin-length, wavy hair cling to its rotting scalp, while a piece of barbed razern chain is affixed to the canvas as if fused to the bone of its right wrist. What's left of the apparition is cloaked in a pitifully tattered robe.

In the Common language, it reads:

"H.C., 51170429" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A tall and robust giantman is depicted in three-quarters view, facing a short, scarred giantwoman with a girdled waist. Her face is devoid of expression. The man's massive craquemarte is held outstretched before him, as if in offering to the female, whose hands are occupied by a whip made of chain. Deeply scrawled, stylized flames mar the bottom third of the image, yet it's clear the man is kneeling.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Willing Participant, 51170429" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A tall and robust giantman is depicted amid a mountain of decimated creatures. Limbs, heads and ribcages flayed of flesh and meat surround the man. The massive craquemarte in his right hand is raised high in a mighty, defiant pose despite a complete lack of emotion on his face. Deeply scrawled, stylized flames mar the pile of carcasses in bottom third of the image.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Measure of Progress, 51170430" -- by Naamit

a pewter fillet-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A tall and robust giantman stares blankly ahead without emotion. His left hand sits aloft on the hip and his stance is curiously wide. A massive craquemarte is held firmly in the figure's right hand, though angled downward toward a heap of dead elves at its feet. Deeply scrawled, stylized flames mar the pile of bodies in bottom third of the image.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Submission, 51170429" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The description of this image is unavailable, however a corroded, greenish patina covers the gold frame giving it a less than prestigious appearance.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ivastaen Rising, 51170503" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The artwork is mostly devoid of imagery, save for a small, balled up child staring blankly ahead who is tucked away in the distant corner of an otherwise stark room. An off-kilter window sill is painted around a hunk of reflective material affixed to the canvas on the right, while heavy striations along the foreground suggest rotting wood floors.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Watch Her, 51170505" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. An aged human man with long hair that is lighter hair at the temples, kneels in a three-quarter pose. Cradled in his palms just before his sculpted carmine leather cuirass is the wrist of another, whose forearm extends off to the left edge of the image as if it was the viewer's own. His posture shows restraint, yet moonlit eyes reveal considerable interest in the bloodied appendage before him.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Whet I, 51170509" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights and is rendered in first-person view. The foreground contains a pair of scarred and shapely thighs that are bent at the knee. Rows of unintelligible scrawling mars the subject's left leg. The raised platform of a chopine is visible far to the right, suggesting the subject is haphazardly slumped on the ground. Atop the knees rests a similarly scarred, thick right arm and utterly limp, outstretched hand.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Tribulation I, 51170513" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Propped up against a chaise is the image of a limbless halfling male, his eyes turned outward in a sultry gaze. Painted across the canvas backdrop are rows of severed fingers topped with brilliant flames, the light reflected perfectly in the model's eyes. A voluminous pastry is perched to the far end of the tiny chaise, obviously out of reach.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Muffin Man II, 51170514

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Dark and moody, the scene takes place in what might be a cellar, though the audacious creatures milling about make it suspect. Far to the left, a small, hobbled halfling watches greedily as a slender female elf is being roasted alive in the foreground. The unfortunate spectacle must be thanks to a human wizard standing near the rear, whose flame-enshrouded hands stand out amidst the haze.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Collaboration I, 51170520" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The description of this image is unavailable.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Handsman I, 51170520" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The gaping maw of an undead hippopotamus consumes the majority of the image. In place of the typical flat teeth are rows upon rows vicious incisors upon which a fat, bloated tongue lays listlessly off-center. Treated with high gloss, tendrils of dark fluid trickle from its slack mouth. A web of cartilage and rotting flesh hangs over its upper jaw representing what once was a snout.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Curious Creature I, 51170521" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. It features the visage of a young gnome, however a crazed rolton with snakes for horns gnaws at the man's riotously curled hair. Stubby fingers stretched upright before him, the subject's attempted jab is suspended mid-attack. Whether the strike would make purchase at his own forehead or that of the creature's is unclear; twisted cloth adhered across the figure's eyes distorts the perspective.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Curious Creature II, 51170522" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The rear view of a robust elven man is depicted in desolation without background nor context. His arms and legs are stretched mercilessly wide at angles slightly off from each corner of the image. The man's head is shorn and hangs listlessly. Heavy stippling in a high gloss is splashed across the subject's back, while dark tendrils encircle each leg, licking at his hips and posterior.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Subject I, 51170526" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. It is a desolate and isolated scene composed of a man kneeling, with head bowed. The background is dark, while a hazy ray of light filters down to highlight the man's bare back. His flesh is crisscrossed with terrible scars. Just barely visible in the shadows is the faint outline of a pair of eyes that are directed toward the subject.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Subject II, 51170528" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The horizontal, oval-shaped painting is mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Tall and short, a woman and man are facing each other, necks outstretched yet devoid of emotion. The young half-elven woman's flesh is heavily scarred and a large black bird is crouched on her back. Meanwhile, the dwarven man's shoulders sag under the weight of a massive horseshoe hung around his neck. Matted into the surface of the painting are gobs of dark red hair.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Symbols I, 51170601" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Posed back to back, a youthful woman and a skeleton stare blankly outward. The maiden is all but naked and holds a small flower over her breast in one hand while the other is cupped over her groin in a gesture of modesty. The skeleton is missing the lower half of its jaw and worms crawl beneath its weighty robe. A serpent reaches from the gaping pit above its collarbone.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Impermanence I, 51170616" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Sad and dejected, a pair of small puppies are depicted as huddled masses in the corner. Devoid of flesh, their vertebrae poke through creating a pair of curious arcs leading toward the center of the image. A sole carrot lays at the foot of each beast, utterly ignored. Behind the pair, four moons varying in size cast chaotic light and shadow upon the unfortunate scene.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Curious Creature III, 51170622" -- by Naamit Braggiani

a scalloped ivory-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red and depicts a small garden bower in excruciating detail. The foreground shows a regally dressed elven woman in a grievously crestfallen pose. With hands clawing at her belly in anguish, she stares at the mangled corpse of a male elven infant laid in the lush grass. Behind her stands a robed elven man, one hand on her shoulder, as if in consolation. Yet a slight smirk cracks his lips and unlike the rest of the image, his eyes yield a curious violet gleam.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ritual Dreaming I, 51170901" -- by Naamit Braggiani

a scalloped ivory-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red and depicts a small garden bower in excruciating detail. The foreground shows a regally dressed elven woman perched almost meditatively in the lush grass. Her eyes are glazed over and gazes off into the distance, as if in an uncontrollable trance. Before her kneels a robed elven man in three-quarter pose, both hands held in hers. His lips are slightly parted and unlike the rest of the image, his eyes yield a noticeably violet gleam.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ritual Dreaming II, 51170901" -- by Naamit Braggiani

a scalloped ivory-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red and depicts a small garden bower in excruciating detail. A robed elven man kneels in three-quarter pose, cradling the lifeless body of an elven woman. Her regal dress is intact, but horribly stained in the same sanguine shade that bathes the lush grass surrounding them. A gash across the neck exposes her trachea as her head hangs unsupported. A hint of a smile traces his lips and unlike the rest of the image, his eyes yield a malevolent, violet gleam.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Ritual Dreaming III, 51170901" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The etched print on rag paper is mounted bare within a vertical frame, hand-torn edges visible. Rendered in fine intaglio, the monochromatic red image depicts a half-elven woman with curled tresses gazing down from the second story balcony of a veranda. She holds one hand to her breast in a gesture of modesty, and the other aloft, fingers curled with invitation. Heavy hatching yields shadows on the skirts of her gown between the balusters, each rung a slender twist of alternating pigment and white space.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Professional Courtesy, 5118"

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Painted in deft strokes, the tavern interior is framed in lustrous ebonwood. A willowy female elf is sprawled lazily across a padded barrel chair, her gauzy gown matching the ringleted champagne hair framing her features. Nestled in beside her is a lithe sylvan woman with pale silver hair, whose right hand beckons the viewer closer. A third, stockier woman with jet hair and a low-cut crimson gown leans in close between the two, her index finger brushing the elven woman's fanged, scarlet lips.

In the Common language, it reads:

"NED, 51181220"

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The tavern interior is framed in lustrous ebonwood and possesses alternating walls of crimson and grey. A lithe elven woman with champagne blonde ringlets and a scarlet velvet gown is strewn atop the alabaster bar, staring out boldly at the viewer. Pulled taught between her nimble grasp is a cat o' nine tails and each finger of the supple implement hangs languidly as if awaiting command. The woman's spike-heeled shoes dangle from her toes, ready to be cast off in favor of a more intimate environment.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Whet II, 51181220

an elaborate gold-framed painting

An otherworldly, anthropomorphized wyvern stands firm on crimson claws before the gates of a large fortress. Massive golden wings, in lieu of arms, spread forth from the man-creature's muscled torso as fire and smoke billow around him. Scarlet chevron patterns slash the beast's golden-scaled skin, matching the treatment across his segmented snout. The wyvern-man's barbed tail is suspended mid-air, in a pose that appears both aggressive and possessive, as he stands guard over the city behind him.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Wyvern of the Vaalor, 51190101

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The tiniest little demon with a hair-thin tail you could ever hope to pick out of such a chaotic painting, perches within a field littered with titan-sized corpses. Rich and decadent, the carcasses are decorated with distinct flare, but each has flesh flayed to ruin and not a one possesses a hand to spare. Grey wings grace the backdrop of the bloodied scene behind a large black gate far in the distance.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Professional Courtesy II, 5119"

a smooth greywacke bust

Description: A stately bust of dark greywacke, the figure makes a majestic impression. His face is grave and eyes are emphasized by pronounced lines and prominent eyebrows. Curled locks of a full beard drape at the edge of his squared jaw, ringing the upper lip. A compact, eight-tined antler crown accentuates the breadth of his form where muscular shoulders are laid bare beyond the folds of a pleated robe. An inscription reads, "Telimnar: King of Kin" on the back post, which simulates a tapered obelisk.

Cairnfang Manor Solhaven Art Gala entry 5119

a tall haon-framed tableau

Reality and fiction intertwined in shades of sickly green unfolds in the tableau. Nestled around a withered modwir tree with a gaping wound, simpering fungal monstrosities burst through from the ground, their tentacles lashing the land in a frenzy. Incarnadine spores litter the area like the teardrops of a woeful lover, bespeckling a woman of towering height and pale skin who kneels beside the trunk. She bears no emotion, yet her hands are held aloft, as if guiding the creatures from their earthen confines.

"Friend of the Blight"

Cairnfang Manor Solhaven Art Gala entry 5120

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Framed in gold, the oval painting is small enough to fit in the hand. Standing in a coquettish pose at the edge Sylvar Pointe, the Half-Sylvan woman's hair traces coppery red flames through the skyline. A sylvarraend ruby positioned between her hyacinth eyes casts a sheen of crimson across her softly contoured cheekbones. The beryl blue of her cropped bodice stands in contrast to the late afternoon's pale sky and her skirts swirl in the breeze, revealing a slender thigh of lightly tanned skin.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Something to Remember - 51200627

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The autumnally vivid, red-violet foliage of a monir tree dribbles above an alabaster silk-draped veranda. Pendulously hung from its tremendous bough is a golden cage housing an elven woman swathed in sanguine gossamer. Coursing with suspended animation, focal points draw the eye from the woman's flowing silver blonde hair, to the silver collar that cages her slender neck, and straight across her wispily-covered torso to bare toes that drive forward upon the perch in a swinging motion.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Professional Courtesy IV, 5120" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

Landscapes and Still Lifes

A Bench Painting

Slanted at an angle with no regard for perspective, the bench on the canvas would likely roll its occupants to the ground were it real.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Sit With Me" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A ribcage and spine, devoid of meat and organs, grace the center of the canvas. The vertebrae are assembled in a crooked fashion while the right ribs are bent outward at an unusual angle. A deflated assemblage of what might be skin is piled at the bottom of the image alongside a trail of viscera. Bone shards are carefully arranged along the painting's golden frame.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Inside I, 51170507" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

This artist's proof is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Focused on a massive vat, only the matted scruff of a creature's head is visible above the steaming, burbling surface. A small, withered arm several missing fingers is flopped lifelessly over the edge of the vessel. The foreground is taken up by vaguely rendered heaps of herbs, an assortment of butcher's knives, a pair of wine glasses, and an artfully posed dead hare.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Cover for Cookbook, 51170520" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Puffy clouds treated in a scumbling technique grace the rich, gradated sky of this monochromatic red landscape painting. Pale-peaked, heavy upward-swooping strokes suggestive of a mountain range dominate the middle ground, while a plethora of stick-like trees and spindly spires take up residence in the lower portion of the image. A trail snakes through all three, culminating with a fiery setting sun, just visible at the mountain pass in the center of the image. :In the Common language, it reads:

"DragonSpine Sunset I, 51170523" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The still-life represented is anything but alive: a bleached elven skull in the center-left of this rectangular painting has a massive hole punched in where its left eye socket used to be. The skull is surrounded by an assortment of half-eaten and rotten food. Behind the gruesome display stands a diminutive vase holding a nondescript, ecru parchment flower adhered to the surface of the painting.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Impermanence II, 51170620" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Set beneath a domed enclosure cut from the native rock of the mountain, the floor is perfectly smooth but its vaulted ceiling is chiseled in a complex webwork of arches and flying buttresses. In the center of the room sits a solitary, sleek stone altar bathed in a cool blue light. Illuminated upon the onyx slab is a crumbled pile of what can only be deathstone.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Adventure I, 51170707" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Set beneath a domed enclosure cut from the mountain, the floor is smooth. Its high ceiling is chiseled in a complex webwork of ribbed lancet vaults while flying buttresses are barely visible in the shadows of the outer aisle. In the center of the room stands a solitary, sleek stone altar bathed in a hazy light that radiates from above. Illuminated upon the onyx slab is a smattering of bones.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Adventure II, 51170708" -- by Naamit Braggiani

Experimental an elaborate gold-framed painting

The three-by-three square painting is a mostly monochromatic, murky sanguine hue. Silhouettes of shattered swords and shields are scored one over the next in the highly texturized artwork, revealing a confusing underpainting of black and white striations. High gloss tracery along the edges of some shards makes them visually pop amid the geometric chaos. Two tally marks in thick-bodied raw sienna stand out in the lower left.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Vibrato I, 51170430" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The landscape image closes in on a defaced stone crest of the House of Illistim. The veiny, marble symbol is in three pieces; the first is heavily scored, the second seems scorched, and the third portion is speckled with a deep sanguine. Gravel ground surrounds the ruined medallion, which leads off to the distance where chunks of stone are strewn about in this scene of mass architectural destruction.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Vibrato II, 51170513" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A woman's round, closed-eyed visage hangs immediately beneath the conjoined bough of two haphazardly drooping yews. The trees' roots climb back upward with long, crooked appendages that grasp for the curiously suspended face. A stream of tiny ravens swoop out from beneath the moon, skirting between the scraggy woody fingers and right toward the foreground.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Lucidity I, 51170505" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The artwork is a composed of flexible willow switches wound and manipulated one over the next in a web-like lattice suspended in thick layers of crimson beeswax. A convoluted motif of chevrons is carved back through the wax in low bas-relief, which culminates in the lower left where a shriveled, sickly blossom is embedded deep within the image's honeyed surface. The golden frame is heavily abraded.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Waning I, 51170507" -- by Naamit

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. The image is composed entirely by the luscious splay of petals from some unidentifiable flower that is cupped in a pair of large, strong hands. Each finger is curled almost delicately beneath a given petal while the thumbs are pressed firmly and purposely against those in the foreground, creating a nubby bow to the otherwise symmetrical bloom.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Bloom I, 51170520" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

More low-relief mix media artwork than classic painting, several pieces of hand-torn, dingy rag paper are adhered to the canvas's matte black surface in a radiating pattern. The layers are pulled back at irregular intervals, suggestive of a flower in bloom. The petal-like sheafs of paper surround a vertical gash cut right through the middle of the canvas. Dripping gobs of crimson wax and bronze threading stitched about the hole discourages fraying.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Bloom II, 51170528" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The tall, vertical painting is monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. A heavy-bodied motif of deep convex arcs built up one over the next yields a scale-like backdrop. The slender silhouette of a scythe is scratched back through the surface, revealing a tenebrous underpainting of wavy, interwoven ribbons. Twenty one pale motes grace the turbid scythe's long, curvilinear blade to form a skewed rendition of the constellation The First.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Beyond The Pale I, 51170521" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. Piled high with gravelly paste, eight diagonal gashes a finger-width apart sink into the artwork's surface revealing an underpainting of sickly yellow-grey. The abrasions are treated with a high gloss on the lower edges and dark matte paint on the upper ridges to enhance the perceived depth of the markings. The image's gold-painted frame is blemished by a myriad of bite marks, no two the same.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Feed I, 51170529" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Thirteen small, umber brown bean-shaped silhouettes are arranged in a horizontal wave pattern in the center. The raw, unprimed canvas is treated with a faint under-painting of ochre yellow wash. A broad and bold stroke of alizeran orange stretches from left to right behind the brown shapes. The gilt golden frame is built up like a staunch perimeter around this colorful, yet rather barren painting.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Color Study I, 51170715" -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is a mostly monochromatic red, ranging from a murky sanguine hue to pale carmine in the highlights. To say there is any sort of scene might well be an exaggeration. Slightly off center-left, the faintest shadow of a dark red outline forms a skewed square. Within the form, a wash of pale carnation dominates the upper half, gradating smoothly downward toward a deep, dark sanguine which halts in a sudden line at the bottom of the shape. The background is a glossy wash of incarnadine, reminiscent of blood dribbling from a ragged, free-flowing wound.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Color Study II, 51170901 -- by Naamit Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is four by four, with tall ridges rising beyond the canvas's surface and highlighted in ghost white and cool grey. In between, deep clefts of coal and blued black provide a greater sense of depth. Inching toward the center in an increasingly jagged composition, the lines converge and bind ever narrower around shape of a small tear, positioned slightly off-center and to the lower left. The droplet reveals a rich backdrop of red, painstakingly excluded from the furrows enclosing its form.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Color Study III, 51180603" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Four by four, the canvas is striped in ochre, transparent yellow oxide, azo yellow, and warm sepia, smeared vertically from top to bottom. Its darkened underpainting in hues of alizarin and umber are revealed beneath rounded pockmarks pressed into the surface, their raised edges frozen in gooey formation. A splatter of reddened burnt orange, reminiscent of fresh blood, coats the center of the painting without any apparent rhyme or reason.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Obstructed Opportunity, 5118" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The painting is four by four, with a mostly monochromatic image laid forth in a confusing mess of umbered, alizarin hue. Smears and handprints saturate the unprimed linen canvas, each stroke bereft of rhyme or reason. Rivulets of crusted color (or is it dried blood?) descend from the more solid swathes, reconverge and then split again, as one runnel intersects with the next toward the bottom of the artwork.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Birth of a Harbinger, 5118" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Jumbles of letters and numeric sequences fill the canvas edge to edge, layered one over the next in a disarray of red, black and blue, bereft of overt rhyme or reason. The anarchic mess seems nearly indecipherable at first glance. But just there -- in the lower left, and up to the right and left, and down in the lower right as well -- four lone letters hide plain as day, if only through the negative space that was spared the torture of such madness.

In the Common language, it reads:

"M E E K,51190624" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

Set on a bleak black background, the spare painting features four sanguine wisps set at lazy back-and-forth angles suggestive of feathers falling from somewhere above. A vertical shaft of dark copper bisects the composition and fades into the background on corroded, yet languid tendrils of color. White streaks and splotches overlap the perch with speckles near the bottom portion of the image in a smeared, cellular fashion.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Aahlara the Bloody, 51190624 -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

an elaborate gold-framed painting

The entire image appears to be deconstructed to its most base form. Primary hues of reds, yellow and blue grace a slightly off-color, bone white canvas in perfect polygons, each containing one side more than the next. Carbon black lines, ranging from a quarter inch wide to two, bifurcate the simple image in successively spaced measure, suggesting a gradation not otherwise evident through the raw pigment applied in the composition.

In the Common language, it reads:

"Color Study IV, 51190625" -- by Naamit DMVMD-Braggiani

a toy-ladened broken modwir crate

Several threadbare toys overflow from the ramshackle crate, which is crudely tacked together from broken modwir planks. A solitary slipper, sized to fit a human toddler, balances atop the rotting pile of discarded treasures. Ruddy alizarin cakes the little shoe's stubby white toe box, in grim contrast to the otherwise dust-covered and forgettable assemblage of once-plush anthropomorphized animals.

"Spoils of War"

Cairnfang Manor Solhaven Art Gala entry 5122