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Maria J. William

Maria J. William

Maria is a fantasy artist and illustrator from New York.
 
 
 

I first came to Elfwood in 1995, when art was still nothing more to me than a hobby and a way to unwind. Having grown up in Eastern Europe, I never received any official art training, since back then the career of an artist was viewed as a sure road to failure and starvation. I never thought I'd be doing this professionally, but in 2001 all that changed. I quit my day job and became a full-time illustrator, and have been at it ever since. I would be lying if I said being a part of Elfwood had nothing to do with that. It was here that I received the help and support I needed to make me believe I could do it, after all.

So,  here's to everyone who have been supportive of me and my work through the years - THANK YOU! I may not be able to reply to every single comment and e-mail, but I do greatly appreciate every single one of them.

Unfortunately... It seems I am no longer able to showcase my most recent work on Elfwood. Every single piece I submitted this past year was rejected for being "non-genre". And while I admit I honestly don't understand how a female warrior brandishing a sword while flying through the air is not fantasy, there's little I can do about the mods' decisions. My personal website and my Deviant Art gallery are the most up-to-date sources if you're looking for some recent work and news. My site also has all the latest info on books, prints, commissions and the usage of my images, so if you're interested in seeing more, or have questions, feel free to hop over once you're done with this here gallery. :)
 
With that out of the way, here are a few tidbits about me... I'm just your regular escapist with a deep-rooted love for everything fantastic. I'm 33, and live in a crazy li'l place called New York City with my husband, our two young sons, and two cats. In my free time (when I can find some) I write, read, dabble in painting miniatures and photography, listen to lots of different music and play too many computer games.
 

Peace, and enjoy.

Interests
art, writing, music, movies, books, games, life
Favorite Fantasy/Scifi Movies and TV Shows
Lord Of The Rings, The Matrix, Goodfellas, Star Wars, Lost, Heroes, House, Firefly, X-Files, Battlestar Galactica
Favorite Fantasy/Scifi Books
The Bas-Lag series (China Mieville), Hyperion/Endymion series (Dan Simmons), the Dark Tower series (Stephen King), "Lilith's Brood" (Octavia Butler), Harry Potter books
Favorite Music
The Beatles, Travis, Decemberists, Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Arai Akino, Maaya Sakamoto, Ai Otsuka, Kokia
Friends at Elfwood
Friends at Elfwood: Cameron A Greene(Inspiration) , Paul M Benjamin(Pupil) , Emily beebe(Admirer) , Barbara Artimis Leming(Fan) , Elen K Wood(Admirer) , Noal haly muhadi(Friend) , Mandiel antonio santos(Friend) , Mara Chirtes(Friend) , Alice Elendill(Admirer) , Anna starlonia Young(Friend) , Katerina Koukiotis(Friend) , Marisa Lopez Moreno Sarima(Admirer) , Luke Thomas Verdaguer(Admirer) , Stefan Alexandra(Friend) and Irene Fernandez(Admirer) .

Guestbook for William2

DateNameComment 
2 Nov 200945 MadMatt
You have a magnificent talent. Thank you for sharing it with us.
8 Nov 200945 Anon.
Really love your art. How long you been here? 11 years or something? That’s a long time.

:-) Maria J. William replies: "Thanks! I joined in 1996, I believe. But I’ve been doing art my entire life."
17 Nov 2009:-) Jonathon Nightwalker Rose
This stuff is amazing
28 Nov 200945 Tygar
Wow. I visited your website and I cannot believe how incredible your art is!18
20 Dec 2009:-) Mandiel antonio santos
nice...i love it...12
4 Jan 201045 Jacqueline
Beautiful art work. Excellent job with the expressions shown in the eyes. As an artist myself i know how great it is to show emotion in the charaters eyes. You drew it to perfection. Bravo!
15 Jun 2010:-) Silvannen Mystic Dragonrider Gerrard
You have an aboslutely wonderful gallery! A real pleasure to look through!

:-) Maria J. William replies: "Thank you so much for the kind comments!"
20 Jun 2010:-) Anna starlonia Young
Every single one of your pieces is so unique and wonderful! I am truly at a loss of words. Thank you so much for sharing with us your wonderful talent!
19 Aug 2010:-) Jason Klaw Oberman
Beautiful work, and I like how you render out your leather gloves. Really outstanding. I dropped by your website, but where I’m at couldn’t leave an e-mail (network restrictions). Such wonderful work, and wonderful compositions. Bravo.
14 Sep 201045 Zaphera
Your art is magnificent!! Every single peace catches my eye and keeps my atention. The deatail you add is magnifisent*.* Well done.
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Maria J. William

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