Meredith_Dillman

Meredith Dillman

Meredith Dillman

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Meredith Dillman is a fantasy artist and illustrator from Minnesota who specializes in fairies and fairy tale paintings. She has published multiple art books and illustrated the covers and interiors of art books and novels.

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Biography

Training and influences

Dillman graduated from the Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 2002, and part of her time studying was spent in Japan.[1][2] Her works have been partially inspired by manga.[1][2] She has stated her influences include Art Nouveau, manga and other Asian influences, and the Pre-Raphaelite movement, as well as fantasy and fairy tales she enjoyed as a child.[1][2]

Personal life

Dillman was born and raised in Minnesota. She now lives in Wisconsin, along with two cats and her husband.[1][2]

Works

Dillman has illustrated the covers and interiors of a number of different novels, role-playing games, and art instruction works.[3] While most of her works are created in watercolor, she also uses acrylics and pen-and-ink.

Prints and originals of her works regularly appear in science fiction and fantasy convention art shows. In 2005, some of her works were available at the chain store Hot Topic.

Art and reference books

  • Watercolor Made Easy: Fairies & Fantasy (2009, Walter Foster Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60058-141-0)[4]
  • Fantasy Fashion Art Studio (2013, Impact, ISBN 978-1-4403-2831-2)[5]
  • Trace & Color in Any Medium: Fairies (2015, Walter Foster Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60058-483-1)[6]
  • Foxes & Fairies (2017, self published, ISBN 978-0-692-86816-4)[7]
  • Fanciful Fairy Fashion (2018, self published, ISBN 978-1-71751-777-7)[8]

Cover illustrations

Interior illustrations

Game illustrations

  • Book of the Fantastical by Steven C. Brown, part of The Everlasting role-playing game (2003, Visionary Entertainment Studio, ISBN 188735803X)
  • The Magician's Companion by Steven C. Brown, part of The Everlasting role-playing game (2004, Visionary Entertainment Studio, ISBN 1887358056)
  • Final Twilight CCG

Recognition and reception

During college, Dillman won several awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association for her illustrations and comic strips in the university's student paper. She will be the artist guest of honor at MarsCon 2019.[9]

Her works have been accepted at and displayed in a number of galleries, including The Galallery in San Francisco and the Eight and Sand Gallery in Seattle in 2016, the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2010, and multiple shows at the Eye of Horus Gallery from 2006-2008.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Meredith Dillman". MarsCon. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    Dillman, Meredith. "About the Artist". MeredithDillman.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Summary Bibliography: Meredith Dillman". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Title: Fairies & Fantasy". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Title: Fantasy Fashion Art Studio". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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    "Title: Fairies". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Title: Foxes & Fairies". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Title: Fanciful Fairy Fashion". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. [9]
    "MarsCon 2019 Guests". MarsCon. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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