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About Me


Cynthia Sheppard, 2009
Hi everyone. I'm a working fantasy illustrator & graphic designer hailing from Northern Virginia. I use this profile to meet and network with other illustrators and artists, as well as all kinds of other interesting people.

Check out my work in the recently-released Spectrum 15 annual fantastic art publication!

If you're interested in hiring me for an illustration project, or just want to take a look, please visit my website: http://www.sheppard-arts.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Artists, publishers, writers, designers, creative professionals.

People with lots of ambition and drive.

People who are passionate about what they do.

My Blog

Sheppard-Arts on Blogspot

Hey all,If you use blogspot, I've just started a dedicated art/illustration blog:sheppard-arts.blogspot.comRight now it's populated with backdated art-related entries from LJ, but I'll be posting more...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:25:00 GMT

ImagineFX Magazine

Hey all,I've got articles running in multiple upcoming issues of ImagineFX magazine: If you're a digital artist and haven't gotten a subscription yet, this is your wake-up call. I've been reading for ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:19:00 GMT

My front page won’t be quite the same for a while...

Dear MySpace, There was no need to change the top navigation bar!!! And put it in an ID instead of a CLASS??! WHY??!! Why was that necessary??! Anyhow, my user profile has been affected (screwed ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:24:00 GMT

And the winner is...

I got my Spectrum letter today! The piece that made the book is "The Creation Game" Now all I have to do is get them the repro art...Love & prosperity,Cynthia S.
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:22:00 GMT

SPECTRUM 15

Congrats to everyone who made it into the thick, glossy pages of Spectrum 15! This will be my first year in the book/show, and I’m still waiting to hear which piece(s) got in... will post when ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT

2008 - New year, New Illustration website design

Happy New Year to All!!!I’m kicking off ’08 with a freshly re-designed illustration website, full of updates all around:Come check it out at www.fleshdepartment.comCheers!Cynthia Sheppard ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:32:00 GMT

New Illustration & Sketches added

Hehehehehe... so the new "office tigers" illustration was Twig's idea. Even though I LIKE my job, I love the hell out of this piece; It's absurd, and I needed a break from super-serious illustration a...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:52:00 GMT

My Dad has an Art Website!

I've been encouraging my dad to get back into painting and drawing for years, and it looks like the balance has finally shifted in a positive direction; It'll take some time before he's fully back int...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:56:00 GMT

Same Artist, different name

If you were wondering 'who is this Sheppard person, anyway?' Same artist, different name...On July 30th, 2007 My husband and I were married in Fairfax City, VA, close to where we were both born and ra...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:35:00 GMT

Art News

I might need some help selecting which pieces to show at this year's Blacksun Festival art show... last year's was a happening more than it was a show, I think, so I'm hoping there will be even more g...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:47:00 GMT