This month's featured artist's artwork speaks for itself.


(Thanks to Hagiographer13 for the montage!)

With pieces rich in color, depth and lots of detail, Caladan has a great talent for capturing and illustrating some of the most poignant canon scenes...


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… But Caladan also has a lovely variety of fanon art in their album as well, such as this piece of Order members listening to a Quidditch match.


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You can view Caladan's stunning artwork in our Fanart Galleries here.

I love Caladan's work! The richness of texture and delightful eye for detail makes for a very visually-satisfying experience!

The fact that s/he works in both the canon and "fanon" realms of imagery is a bonus! I am especially impressed that Jo's world--so awesomely detailed on the page--can be tranlated so well to canvas in the hands of master like this.

My favourite Caladan work--Dumbledore and Aberforth at the pub, which you can see in our FanArt Gallery here. It has just the right amount of whimsey!

I love Caladan's work!! I especially love the pieces featuring Lupin. Caladan's interpretation of Lupin is so close to how I imagine him. I especially love the Lupin pieces where Lupin is interacting with Harry. Caladan does an amazing job of portraying how Lupin loves Harry, but also sees James and Lily in Harry, so is grieving for them at the same time. A favorite of mine is Lupin holding Harry while Harry tries to reach for Sirius after he falls into the veil. I love how Lupin holds Harry and how you can see the pain in his eyes as he faces this challenge of not only loosing his best friend, but having to help Harry understand that Sirius is gone. I also love the Halloween picture. Caladan really captures Sirius' and Lupin's lonliness, being cooped up in Grimmauld Place, but also their lonliness without James and Lily. Caladan is truly a talented artist and I love his/her work!!

That's a favorite of mine too!


(see here in the Galleries)

One of the many scene's s/he has captured brilliantly.

Oh wow that really is amazing. A huge congrats to Caladan!

Wow!!!!!

I'm shocked with the beauty of Caladan's work!!!

I have to admit that this is the first time I have seen this drawings, but I have become a total fangirl!! The rich details and the emotions it transmits thru this drawings it's just amazing...

That one of Lupin holding Harry it's too touching, it brought tears to my eyes...

I really couldn't agree more . My favourite character is Lupin and I adore looking at great fan art of him. Caladan produces really great fan art! The Veil scene is so heartbreaking and Caladan has captured it perfectly. I only hope that WB do a good a job.

What I like about Caladan's work is that it is very unique in detail. S/he's invented all the details of the wizarding world, the clothes, the hairstyles, the ornamentation on the furniture - that sort of thing. Many artists (myself included) draw on fashions more or less already existing in our (Muggle) world, but Caladan invents a complete style - which is completely in keeping with canon, since there seems to be a big discrepancy between wizard clothes and Muggle clothes.

Caladan's style is also instantly recognisable, and I like the texturing of the pictures. Personally, I prefer the scenes with more dynamics - my favourite is the scene from the DoM Battle. As I put in the comment, I like the build-up of action from Neville on the floor, to Harry, to Lupin - and Malfoy's reaction.
The Lightning-Struck Tower is also good. Dumbledore reminds me of William Blake's drawings there.
(Sorry I can't make clickies right now because the site seems to be down or something)

Have gushed over the uniqueness of Caladan's style, I guess I'm kinda contradicting myself when I say that sometimes I find the faces - mostly the eyes - all look a bit the same. The characters often have a similar profile. That's my only point of criticism though.

I agree.

Caladan is one of the first fan artist I found (after Makani and Marta). As Tom Scribble points out I love how their work is different from other fanartists that i have seen in the past, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it. I just love their use of color and style. It is because of these differencest that I love to use their work for Icons. The work that ~Mrs.Brisby~ pointed out lead to one of my favorite icons)

Not only are their colored works amazing, but so are their sketches. While many of the ones I have seen are just sketches on yellow lined paper, the artist still is able to caputre great detail in these drawings.

I adore Caladan's art! Her mastery of perspective leaves me drooling every time. And her series of 'the ages of Dumbledore' literally reduced me to tears. http://caladan-dd.livejournal.com/13720.html

Wow--thanks, Leela--those are just . . . amazing! I hope she decides to add those to her albums in the FanArtGal!

So much humour and depth--I am speechless!

Wow those pics are amazing! would you look at that! I love dumbeldores tomb pic!

I adore Caladan's fanarts!

Like many of you, I really like Caladan's pictures of Lupin. He looks so differnt from the other, more traditional Remus illustrations. One of my favouries is this fanart of Lupin and Tonks. Simply beautiful!

I agree, actually her Lupin is the closest to the Lupin in my mind when I read the books.

For me it's Caladan's use of colour that I love the most. Every image is so rich and has such depth and detail!

This is very true. Another of my favorite illustrations from Caladan is this sketch with no color:

(see it here in it's full size)

The detail is amazing. From Dumbledore's robes to the detail on the ground and on the doorstep. I love the look on Dumbledore's face too. I think what I love most about Caladan's work is the amount of Dumbledore illustrations she does. Dumbledore's my favorite character and she depicts him perfectly, IMHO. I love the "Ages of Dumbledore" Leela linked to and the picture of Dumbledore and Harry in the cave.


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Same here! I like how they are able to capture the scars on Lupin's face so well and also his youthfulness, but at the same time he is so old and worn down. I really think that is the reason that brought me to this fan art. It also Helps that their rendering of Tonks is pretty dead on to what I see also. This leads to their Tonks/Lupin pairings being some of my favorite (however I wont' lie, I also enjoy the Tonks/Scrimjeaour pairing even if I never see it happening in JKR's world)

Hi there! I'm sorry I'm so late checking this thread and I'm really happy that you guys like the artwork that I posted. Thank you for all your lovely comments and suggestions. And also thank you to the mods for opening this thread.

BTW, hi Leelastarsky!

Hmm...I don't know if you have any questions concerning the way I work or anything, really, but feel free to ask.

Cheers!

*sniffle*
Caladan I love your work! I just saw the ones of Dumbledore and Fawkes. (Thanks for the link, leelastarsky!) So beautiful! The detail and facial expressions.......*sighs rapturously*

I too very much like the way Lupin is portrayed. You've captured the spirit of him well.

I could go on and on and on, but I'll just say I am so happy you share your work in the Leaky Fanart Gallery! Keep it coming!

On a technical note, I am curious as to how you get such incredible texture in your work. Please use simple words! I am a total ignoramous on this kind of stuff. I appreciate artists who are good at what they do because I cannot do it.

Wow i love the tonks and lupin, its totally amazing!

Caladan has done a couple of Tonks and Lupin pieces that we have in the FanArt Galleries. I think this is the one harrypotterfan123 mentioned--

Found here in the FanArt Galleries

It is simply stunning, with her signature wealth of texture and detail!



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Caladan, thanks for stopping by the thread! Your artwork is truly stunning. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us!

Time for some more art Here's another breathtaking piece... Dumbledore and Fawkes (after the AK) .



This one can be found here in the Fanart Galleries. Click to enlarge to see it in it's full size. You may notice some details not so easily seen in the smaller version.

And this piece (mentioned earlier in the thread) of the Ministry Battle.



This one can be found here in the Galleries.

Caladan is rapidly becoming one of my favourite FanArtists! Even though we are dealing in 2 dimensions here, there is a wonderful third-dimensional quality to her work. The breadth and depth of the texture of her images is so appearent, even in this digital form.

My favourite character of hers is Tonks, who is featured in this laugh-out-loud drawing with Lupin, here in the FanArt Galleries.

Wow! Caladan's work is amazing! What really gets me is the amount of emotion she manages to convey in her art. I feel what the characters are feeling when I look at these pictures.

The colors, texture, and attention to detail make her work outstanding!! I love it!

Caladan's work is amazing.
What I find striking is all the attention to detail along with the over all style. It isn't like most fan art that you see.



I completely agree with you Hagiographer13. It's so cute!!!

As dramatic as the canon scenes Caladan has produced, some of my absolute favourites border more on the fanon side of the coin. Her sense of humour is so evident in these images, but that doesn't detract from her signature wealth of detail and texture.

A perfect example of this fanon type of art is this imagined scene between Dumbledore brothers Albus and Aberforth in the Hogshead Inn.

Can't you just smell the goats?

Cheers Caladan, these have been a real pleasure to look through and they are all great. A small detail I've liked are the long strands of Tonks' fringe which I think are very imaginative and add something to her character.

I particularly like this one:



The first I've seen to get across the sense of strength associated with old man Dumbledore.

Wow Wow Wow! I love that one! What a fantastic pose, and I agree with Sneezler about the strength presented with Dumbledore in this one. Caladan just rock my world!

This one is my absolute favorite! SO much is conveyed in this one drawing. I also really love the one with Neville, Harry, Lupin, and Lucius. And caladan's drawing with Fawkes at DD's tomb almost had me crying. Caladan is now officially my favorite fanartist! I fully intend to plaster my room with caladan's works amidst other HP posters when I'm reading DH to set the "mood".

Caladan has done some wonderful images of Lupin and Sirius . . . with her own very unique flair!

She has drawn Padfoot and Lupin at GP during Halloween--

Here in the FanArt Galleries

A poignant moment after Dumbledore's funeral--

Lemon Drops

I love Caladan's picturs, especially the "young Dumbledore " ones, I can't actually say how great these are without rambling, So i'll keep it short: They are absolutely amazing! I've had one of the young DD and Fawkes ones as my pc backround for months! And the Lupin and Tonks ones are just so beautiful and incredible

I agree! The Dumbledore ones are some of my favorites also! It's so hard for me to imagine Dumbledore young, because we mostly see him in the books as an old seriousish person. Caladan illustrates Dumbledore in a way that allows me to envision the younger Dumbledore pictured. One who is more care free and not worried about Dark Lords. I also love how Fawkes id shown. So colorful!

With the "Snape-debate" raging, I find it fascinating to see the FanArtists' take on this intriguing and complex character . . .

Caladan's Snape is somewhat stark . . . and his physical attitude seems to mirror his ambiguous psychological one.

Found here in the FanArt Gallery.

The portrayl of Tonks in this one bears a remarkable resembelance to Natelie Tena as Tonks.

Nice work.

As wonderful as Caladan's use of colour is, I find most evocative her black-and-white drawings, which, although executed in the same wonderful style, have a completely different emotion to them.

I really like this image of the trio, looking very LOTRish--

Here in the FA Gallery

Wouldn't care to be a Death Eater up against that lot!

I absolutely love Caladan's drawings of Tonks/Remus, they are the best in the net!

I also love the unique drawing style and the amount of detail in each work.

LizetM still wonders why this wonderful artist still doesn't have a DeviantArt account!

Caladan has posted some fascinating new DH-inspired works on her Live Journal. I like the LOTR (and totally non-canon) approach to these pix, but I am having weird issues about seeing Dumbledore with 6-pack abs!

In honour of the holidays, I thought it might be most appropriate to revisit a wintry scene of Caladan's --

Here in the FanArt Gallery

The attention to detail here is amazing, and, knowing what we do now about the fate of Remus and Tonks, it gives a special poignancy to the image.

I simply fell in love with Caladan's depiction of Dumbledore asleep with Fawkes gently removing his glasses...and was hoping to use it as an avatar....with, of course, proper credit to Caladan as the artist? Few images have spoken to me as that image of Albus....and I'd be honored to use it as an avatar!

For Valentine's Day and February, the month of love, I wanted to post this now-poignant scene (in light of the events of Deathly Hallows) by the inestimable Caladan --

Here in the FanArt Gallery

So sexy-sweet . . . and now so sad . . .