~swandog
Xenia Eliassen
Artist | Professional | Traditional Art
Norway
Current Residence: Nannestad, Norway
deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL
Favourite genre of music: celtic, 60's-80's rock, classic/progrock, classic country, bluegrass, monk chants
Favourite photographer: my hubby and some others here on DA
Favourite style of art: photo-realism, stylized realism, surrealism, illustration, some toonish stuff (but not anime)
Operating System: Snow Leopard (on my iMac)
MP3 player of choice: ipod/iTunes/YouTube/Live365
Shell of choice: seashells, especially spiraled augers, scallops and sanddollars
Wallpaper of choice: Waverly and Laura Ashley brands
Skin of choice: feathers and fur, of course
Favourite cartoon character: Last Unicorn, Hazel & Fiver, Shishigami & Yakul, Haku, The Baron, Totoro & Catbus, FiM
Personal Quote: "I searched for my inner child...and found a puppy."
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Pre-Raphaelites, Victorian Classicism, Art Nouveau and SO many of my friends
Favorite movies
The Last Unicorn, LoTR, Narnia, Watership Down, Mononoke and many others
Favorite TV shows
Firefly, Dr. Who, Torchwood, MLP-FiM, A Haunting, The Haunted, Animal Cops, COPS, Dr. G, Trauma, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Mythbusters, Etc.
Favorite bands / musical artists
McKennitt, Enya, Simon & Garfunkel, Denver, Fogelberg, McLean, ABBA, CSN&Y, Croce & more
Favorite books
The Bible, Watership Down, Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, The Last Unicorn, The Book of the Dun Cow, Tailchaser's Song, etc.
Favorite writers
Dean Koontz, Richard Adams, William Horwood, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Garry Kilworth and many others
Favorite games
Scrabble, Munchkin and most other board/dice/card games
Favorite gaming platform
my coffee table
Tools of the Trade
colored pencils, Prisma/Tria markers, mech pencil, Micron pens, X-Acto knife, glue, paint pens, etc.
Other Interests
see my LJ user info page (swandog.livejournal.com) for the BIG list