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E-mail: mysticfalcon13@hotmail.com
Location: Connecticut
Specialty: Traditional art, falcons, wings.

Biography

I am an illustrator based in Connecticut, with an M.F.A. in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta. I enjoy drawing, painting, and leatherworking. My favorite medium is watercolor, and I also enjoy using colored pencil, alcohol marker, acrylic, oils, and ink.


My passion is falcons - you can see them in many (if not most) of my works. I tend to lean more towards fantasy, though I also paint animals, landscapes, and on very rare occasions things in an anime style. All of my work is traditionally done (no digital aid), though some of my much older works have some exceptions.

Contacts

mysticfalcon13@hotmail.com or on AIM: FalconVitani

Awards

  • Soliloquy (Annual art and writing journal of Rocky Mountain College): 2nd Place for artwork in 2005 and 2007. "Like an Angel" chosen for cover of 2007 Soliloquy.
  • Best 3D for "Iridescent Bird Leather Mask": CONduit Art Show, Salt Lake City, Utah - 2010
  • 2nd Place in Monochrome category for "Echoes": MileHiCon, Denver, Colorado - 2008.
  • Art Departmental Award: Rocky Mountain College, 2007.
  • DragonCon Art Show 2009: "When Pigs Fly" Charity Auction Project - 2nd Place for "I Wanna Be a Gryphon Piggy."
  • Rocky Mountain College Festival of Cultures Art Show, 2006: First Place for Angel of the Outcasts.
  • Best Use of Color for "Like an Angel": CONduit Art Show, Salt Lake City, Utah - 2008.
  • DragonCon 2010 Art Show: "Bag of Holding" Charity Auction Project for the Lupus Foundation - 2nd Place for "I Can Help You Fly."
  • Best in Show for "Leafy Cat Mask", CONduit Art Show, Salt Lake City, Utah - 2011

Education

  • M.F.A. in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta.
  • B.A. in Art with a minor in writing from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana: 2007. Attended the National University of Ireland, Galway for spring semester of 2006.