Here is a new artwork that I painted for a 2011 calendar of my art. Yes that wasn't a typo - 2011! The publishers, Heye, plan a long way in advance. They have requested that the images in this calendar will be softer in style. Girls with small dragons and fairies - that sort of thing.

This is quite an unusual dragon. I actually got the idea when visiting Harewood House's bird garden wildlife park and seeing flamingos. I hope you will find it interesting. It is the sort of elegant dragon that might live in formal gardens, and here it lands on the girls hand with its wings curving round almost like a umbrella.


A big thank you to model Elandria for the use of her photgraph as reference for the figure in this picture.

I think it is fair to say that I have been quite busy! Some great new license deals are in the pipeline that I am very excited about. I have a new web site specially dedicated to the licensing of my art which you can see at www.annestokescollection.com

I am working with Art Ask Agency who will be exhibting at the Brand Licensing show in London on 30th September to 1st October 2009 at booth number 710. If your company is interested in licensing Anne Stokes Collection please stop by and see them. I will be attending the show also, however please email me (or the agency) to book an appointment as I will not there for it all.

ImagineFX magazine have run a 6 page feature on me and my art in issue 46. Out in Europe from July 2009 and rest of the world in August 2009. You can see more about this issue on their web site

A big thank you to ImagineFX for publishing it and promoting my work :)

I'm running a competiton to win a signed copy of one of my new jigsaws on art forum Deviant Art. You can visit the competiton here  in the journal section of my DA page. You do have to be a memebr of Deviant Art to enter, but it is very easy and free to sign up for an account there.
The challenge is to guess how many jigsaw pieces are in the glass vase. There have been loads of entries already but the competition is open until Friday June 19th :)

Yesterday I received a box of samples of the first jigsaws published by Ravensburger. It was cool to see the actual products and I am very pleased that these puzzles have been published. This evening I decided I should have a go at doing one. I haven't done a jigsaw in ages and these are 1000 pieces! I thought maybe I'd have an advantage as I painted the art and so know what should go where... maybe not ;) There is a lot of dark stone and red wings - I think this may take some time!

Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unfortunately not able to attend the UK Games Expo last weekend. A big thank you to Ralph for taking all my art and products along and running both our tables all weekend. Reports from the convention were all very good and I hope to be able to attend in person next year.

I have updated my web site shop with some new products.

Two new sets of greetings cards published by Eastgate Resource.
Enchanted Forest birthday cards
Dragon Friendship blank greeting cards

Plus some of the Nemesis Now sculptures made from my designs
Anne Stokes Collection Sculptures

So, now you have no excuse not to go spend money ;)

Here's a new artwork currently called "Crystal Ball" until I think of something better! Once more a high quote of dragons designs per square inch in this picture ;)

I've just updated my web site with a few new paintings and things in the shop, but more importantly Ralph has a whole new and most fantastic web site with masses of new art on it, cool slide shows and even a blog! Go check it out at http://www.ralphhorsley.co.uk/

Another new picture :) This one is called Guardian. I have painted a series of artworks featuring girls and dragons. Mainly small dragons. However variety is good, and so here is a big one! I hoped having a person in the painting helps to give an idea of the scale of the dragon, and also suggests a story that might be unfolding.

Here is a new artwork called Spellbound. My original plan was to paint  a portrait of a witch but a dragon just flew in there and landed on her shoulder and I didn't have the heart to ask it to leave ;)