Ariel, a D.C. area native and ADHD dyslexic, is a multi-award winning internationally published digital painter. Her dedicated fans love her hyper-realistic style and hidden references beginning with her work as an Official Wheel of Time artist in 2012. In 2023 she was Guest Artist of Honor at Balticon 57. Currently she is focused on her Patreon community, creating original fantasy works and continuing to work in book illustration and cover work. Now she paints Dragons, Witches and even bunny riding dragons! Recently she has delved from high fantasy works to Romantasy works. (www.artistarielburgess.com)