Nene Tina Thomas (born August 31, 1968) is an artist living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She specialises in fantasy art, particularly faeries.
Career
Her first professional job was in 1994 when, according to her website, the publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (WotC or Wizards) is an American game Publishing, publisher, most of which are based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science-fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail game stores. In 1999, toy ...
approached her to contribute art work to ''
Magic: The Gathering''.
''Parting the Veil: The Art of Nene Thomas'' was published by Chimera Publishing in 2010.
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.
[Miazga, Mike (August–September 2010)]
"Perfect Pairing: Fantasy artist Nene Thomas and doll artist Cindy McClure team up"
. '' Doll Reader'' 38 (6): 34.
Her husband Steven Plagman designs and cuts mats for her, and she provided chapter illustrations for a
high fantasy
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Pres ...
novel that he wrote.
She creates resin fairies with translucent wings, including one called "Prelude in Blue".
She illustrated the card "Faerie Dragon" for the computer version of ''
Magic: The Gathering''.
Conventions
She has been a guest of honor at
RadCon, and was the Artist Guest of Honor at
DemiCon and
OryCon
Orycon is Portland, Oregon's annual science fiction/fantasy convention, held in November since 1979.
Event history
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! Event !! Dates !! Guests !! Attendance !! Notes
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, Nov 11, 1978
, No GOH ...
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.
HighBeam
/ref> She was the Artist Guest of Honor at Windycon 37, a Chicago area SF conference, in 2010.MidSouthCon
MidSouthCon is an annual multi-day fan convention in the Mid-Southern United States.
Background
MidSouthCon began in 1982. Run by Mid-South Science and Fictions Conventions Inc., the annual multi-day fan convention focuses on anime, comic boo ...
29 in 2011, at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis.ConQuesT
Conquest involves the annexation or control of another entity's territory through war or Coercion (international relations), coercion. Historically, conquests occurred frequently in the international system, and there were limited normative or ...
2015.
Art collections
*''Parting the Veil'', (2005)
References
External links
Fantasy Art by Nene Thomas
The Zarryiostrom
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Nene Thomas Illustrations Facebook Page
Nene Thomas and Ruth Thompson: Partners in Paint
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1968 births
American fantasy artists
Game artists
Living people