Nene Thomas
Nene Tina Thomas (born August 31, 1968) is an artist living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] She specialises in fantasy art, particularly faeries.
Career
[edit | edit source]Her first professional job was in 1994 when, according to her website, the publisher Wizards of the Coast approached her to contribute art work to Magic: The Gathering.[2]
Parting the Veil: The Art of Nene Thomas was published by Chimera Publishing in 2010.[3]
She partnered with fantasy artist Cindy McClure to create the Emerald Enticement fantasy doll, which is part of her Enchanted Maidens of Dragon Lore collection.[1]
Her husband Steven Plagman designs and cuts mats for her, and she provided chapter illustrations for a high fantasy novel that he wrote.[4]
She creates resin fairies with translucent wings, including one called "Prelude in Blue".[5]
She illustrated the card "Faerie Dragon" for the computer version of Magic: The Gathering.
Conventions
[edit | edit source]She has been a guest of honor at RadCon, and was the Artist Guest of Honor at DemiCon and OryCon in 1999, and the Artist Guest of Honor at Conestoga 6 in 2002.
Thomas was the Artist Guest of Honor at the InCon science fiction and fantasy convention in Spokane, Washington in 2000.[6] She was the Artist Guest of Honor at Windycon 37, a Chicago area SF conference, in 2010.[7]
She was an artist guest of honor at MidSouthCon 29 in 2011, at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis.[8]
Thomas is slated to be a guest of honor at ConQuesT 2015.[9]
Art collections
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Miazga, Mike (August–September 2010). "Perfect Pairing: Fantasy artist Nene Thomas and doll artist Cindy McClure team up" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Doll Reader 38 (6): 34.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Fantasy Art by Nene Thomas
- The Zarryiostrom
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- Nene Thomas Illustrations Facebook Page
- Interview with Fantasy Artist Nene Thomas
- Nene Thomas and Ruth Thompson: Partners in Paint