SciFi & Fantasy Artwork by Rebekah vamm_goda Garcia

I have to agree somewhat with Strong believer in Norse Gods. It's not that I don't think you don't have the right to express your interpretation, it's that sometimes when something you love and strongly believe in is presented in a form you don't like, well you get the picture? And while everyone is correcting everyone else, only Norse in Norse gods is capitalized because god is being used as a generic being, not a singular one or as a name. Just my .02I see there has been some sort of misconception of me that I will now attempt to correct. I am a Lokean, which is a variant of Asatru, as you may or may not know. I hold the Norse Gods in high regard, although I tend to view them less sympathetically than other Asatruar, because of my particular affinity to Loki. I believe that people may view the gods how they like. My commentor remarked that he/she wished people wouldn't draw the Norse Gods, because others may see them differently. Coming from a Christian background where I saw things varying from an Arabic Jesus to a black Jesus to a blonde haired Jesus, I am inclined to say that differing views on the image of a god is irrelevant to the religion itself. These are gods, which means they may appear as they wish. People will believe in them regardless of how they are portrayed, and no portrayal, no matter how good, or how close to our own ideals, will ever convince a nonbeliever. I mean no disrespect in portraying them. Art, for me, is the ultimate labour of love and devotion. I wish merely to share my affection for them by showing my own image of them. I force no one to accept them as the Definitive Image. Everyone should have a right to view them as they wish, and others should respect that vision.

I don't know what order you have done these, so some are better than others. I too reccommend more shading and values. You have a strong writing ability, so it would be great if your art consistently matched the intensity of your writing. This is not a critisism, but an encouragement for you to be a formidable force in the art world. Yeah, a lot of these are old, from before I started really paying attention to what I was doing. A lot of this stuff is kept for sentimentallity, or to remind myself how far I've come. One thing I love about Elfwood is how all of your guys encourage me to be better. I probably wouldn't have had the motivation without all of you! *Loves*

Wow... What your wote on your opening page is brilliant. I feel the same way with many of my works. But I never really took the time to think about it. But what you've written reflects exactly how I feel. Wonderful wording might I add.
Your drawing are wonderful as well. So much color, some happy, and some not so, but all equally splendid. My favorite has to be 'Nothing But the Dead and Dying..." I'm not sure why, but I love it. Yeah, my bio seems to have really resonated with some people. I appreciate that, because as an artist I consider it my 'job' to take elements of my life and rearrange them so people can see themselves in it. I'm glad I succeeded.

You left a comment on My gallery... so I am leaving one on yours. I think your work is really good keep it up Thank you.

Hi Rebekah! Hooray, you've finally updated! Let's go comment!) I'm so bad about updating, I can't seem to finish anything lately! It's bad. Bad Bek. *Smacks self with planner*

I'm you're creepy stalker ha ha ha ha ha... just kidding. No, see, the weird thing is I did have this guy that was kinda stalking me for a while there, so it's funny you should say that.

Hey Rebekah! I just stopped by to wish you happy holidays and a lot of artistic mood and inspiration in the coming year! Hope to see your new works in Elfwood soon. Cheers! Hey! I've been so bad about this lately ... so many ideas in my head that I can't seem to finish anything. I have a pic of Rafael that I've been working on for over three months. I just get distracted. I have the attention span of a concussed kitten, I swear.

Nice new bio photo, me-eee-eow! Sad thing is, this little girl died about a month ago . . . This response comes about a year after the comment btw. I miss her.

Nice work, I get the feeling you haven't reached your full potential, so don't fret too much, it looks like you're definitely improving. Just keep working on it, check out some of the tutorials around here, and try working with photo references. You know, I think photo references have been my saviour in the past year. Thanks for setting me on that path in the first place. I owe you a virtual cookie.

Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking the time to stop by my gallery and giving such lovely comments. It's really appreciated. Secondly, I can agree with you completely about your personal stance on art. I have that where I flip through old sketches and wonder what the hell was going through my mind when I was creating the image.

I am forever reclusive and uneasy before my own works. I stand before them in utter horror, somewhere along the lines of:
“Who created this junk?”
“You know very well it was me.”
“I knew I wasn’t suppose to put anything down.”

Take heart, you'll always be improving. Ever artist does, even if the process takes longer than we want it to half the time. But you have a good grasp on colours and the various tones given to them, so keep on going. Even if you think it's junk, someone somewhere else will think it to be beautiful. You know, it's been about a year since I've done anything I'm happy with . . . and now I'm doing things I am happy with, and it's really nice. It's so encouraging to read comments that help me put the artists blocks in perspective because they understand. Thank you so much for your encouragement.