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✦ Peculiar Creature, Nature, and Fantasy Artist ✦ Museum Ornithology Graduate Student ✦ DM for Commission Inquiries ✦ Shop: https://parheliaart.etsy.com Discord: Trip3of3 https://parhelia-art.carrd.co

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Nov 15

I’m Laney, the artist behind Parhelia! I love making digital illustrations based around nature, fantasy, and everything in between. I’m also a grad student studying ornithology!

✦ Link Hub: parhelia-art.carrd.co
✦ Shop: parheliaart.etsy.com

Email: [email protected]
Commission Status in Bio

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · 10d

✦ Dream Tiger ✦

Not the Dream Tiger that swept the internet a while back but I guess we can pretend

#art #artsky #illustration #fantasyart #ocart

A digital illustration of a dark blue tiger swimming through equally dark waters that glimmer with stars and golden yellow light. Nebulas shine on the tiger’s fur, and its yellow eyes, gazing up at the viewer, are connected by a rippling halo. #parhelia

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jul 8

Happy #PortfolioDay!

I’m Laney, the artist behind Parhelia Art! My digital illustrations focus on blending nature and fantasy together. I’m also a grad student who studies birds!

✦ Carrd: parhelia-art.carrd.co
✦ Commissions: closed (current status in Carrd)
✦ Email: [email protected]

“Sunsoul” (2025)
A digital painting of a vast mountainous landscape, split into a foreground and background by two main bodies of water. A vivid burst of orange, yellow, and aquamarine light represents the sun. An orange-yellow serpentine figure snakes its way from the bottom of the image to the top, starting at the tip of a gray and orange lizard’s tail and ending near the burst of light as it becomes drawn to it.

“Echoes” (2024)
A digital illustration of a long dragon spirit emerging from a seaside cave at sunrise, dipping into the calm ocean.

A digital painting of a fantasy orange and pale yellow hyena on a muted beige backdrop. The hyena is visible from the head to the shoulder with its head held low, and dark navy blue stripes spattered with stars flow across the hyena’s fur.

“Moonlit Moths” (2024)
A digital painting compilation/collage of five silkmoth species with strong fantasy elements.
Titles and species inspirations are as follows.
Top: Citrine Glow (Polyphemus Moth); Eclipse Haze, Cecropia Moth (Right)
Middle: Event Horizon, Luna Moth
Bottom: Firelight Dream, Io Moth (Left); Gilded Cage, Promethea Moth (Right)

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jul 9

This is my first year of Artfight! Here are my first four attacks (AF: Parhelia)

I’m painting MUCH more than I ever thought I would for the event (I thought I’d only be making colored sketches)

CHARACTER OWNERS
Atlas_Hound (Insta)
@veppart.bsky.social
@wolfrayetlaw.com
Orthomerus (VK/Insta)

Reva for Fromageophage
Bsky: veppart.bsky.social
A fullbody digital painting of an owl griffin crouched down on a small patch of grass. She looks at something off-camera with perked ears and wide eyes. The griffin design takes inspiration from the oriental bay owl and the Asian golden cat. #artsky

Wyrm of Paradise for wolfrayetlaw
Bsky: wolfrayetlaw.com
A fullbody digital painting of a small, colorful draconic creature perched atop a particularly sturdy plant stalk. The wyrm is surrounded by other grasses, some taller than the character itself, to illustrate scale. The front half of the wyrm’s body is dark green with yellow spots; a multicolored gradient begins near the bottoms of the creature’s wings and tail fan, continuing all the way down its very long, serpentine tail. #fantasy

Pascal for Orthomerus
A halfbody digital painting of a striped starry wolf character positioned on a backdrop of pale purple and yellow clouds. The wolf’s fur pattern consists of a dark blue and purple base, spattered with bright blue stars, and vivid orange and yellow patches. Pascal looks up wistfully towards the clouds or the stars beyond. #oc

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Rune 🔮 @fabledfelts.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hello belated #PortfolioDay — I'm an Aussie-Italian-Slovenian textile artist, I create 3D wool/exotic fibre sculptures!

I've been showcased in books, galleries & exhibitions, online + in person. Animals, real & imaginary. Bedridden with FOP, I have only use of my thumbs & limited fingers.

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you so much!! I almost didn’t finish it (stepped away from it for about a month) but I’m really glad I did because I’m quite proud of it

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jul 8

Somehow I didn’t see this notification until now! I STILL LOVE THIS SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 29

I’ll be attempting Artfight for the first time! Fossils all the way

Had to slap together some quick character refs (mostly I just need to have more OCs in general lmao) but hopefully I can get at least one attack/revenge/anything in as I’ll be VERY busy (birthday month + traveling)

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 29

CHIMKEN

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 13

My favorite starter line!! ❤️

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 8

Drop something yellow ✨

(Not entirely yellow but close enough)

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 8

Next up on Dragons of the World: Iberian Golden/Indigo! These dragons are a golden color during the day, but at night and when exposed to water, they turn a deep indigo color.

More info for this project is on parhelia-art.carrd.co#geodragons

#art #artsky #fantasy #fantasyart #digitalart

Digital paintings of two dragon heads, identical in every way except for color. One head is a vibrant metallic gold, while the other head is a deep indigo blue. The dragons are covered in small scales, and the arching horns have ridges that run from the eyebrows to the tips of each horn. #dragonsoftheworld

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 7

New dragon from my Dragons of the World Series! This is the Vietnamese Violet
As always, more info for this project is on my carrd (linked on my profile)

Seven down, 36 more dragons to go yippee :)

#art #artsky #fantasy #fantasyart #digitalart

A digital painting of a sinuous purple and gold dragon, visible from its head to the base of its neck. #dragonsoftheworld

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 1

I love this so much!! Skoryx deserves all the love

Skoryx @skoryx.bsky.social · Jun 1

My part of an art trade with @parhelia.bsky.social ! This is their dreameater OC as an anteater 🖌️🐜🌌

#digitalart #fantasy #dreameater #anteater

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 1

LOOK AT HIM I LOVE HIM ❤️

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 1

Also I’m using a spinning wheel to pick out the next dragon as I go but if you want to see a certain species, leave your requests here and I’ll prioritize them!

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · Jun 1

New (revived) Project Alert!

Do you love dragons? Well I sure do, to the point where I designed 40+ different dragons for a worldbuilding project of mine! I’ve drawn six so far (shown here), but more are on the way. Alt text has more info; full roster of species names is on parhelia-art.carrd.co

A hexagonal arrangement of six colorful, digitally painted dragons on a dark blue background. Text above the hexagon reads “Dragons of the World,” and text below the hexagon reads “Everyone has an inner dragon. What’s yours?”

From left to right:
Row 1: Bakunawa Blue, Chinese Crimson, Appalachian Apple
Row 2: Horned Hazel, Korean Silver, Pacific Prismatic

These dragons are part of a project to create cultural and geographically-based dragons for everyone to enjoy.

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 30

Anytime dude! Within my abilities ofc lmao (molt pattern would be WILD indeed)

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 30

DANG this is super nice and detailed!! Wings wings wings

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 26

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH ❤️
When I initially saw the reference image for the background I knew I had to make something with it, so I’m glad it has a positive impact on at least one other person

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 26

Your art is stunning!!

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 25

✦ Sunsoul ✦

Done at last! This was a joy to work on, and I hope y’all love it as much as I do

#art #artsky #fantasy #fantasyart #dragon

A digital painting of a vast mountainous landscape, split into a foreground and background by two main bodies of water. A vivid burst of orange, yellow, and aquamarine light represents the sun. An orange-yellow serpentine figure snakes its way from the bottom of the image to the top, starting at the tip of a gray and orange lizard’s tail and ending near the burst of light as it becomes drawn to it. #parhelia

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Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 25

Another sneak peek, this one’s almost done! Can’t wait to share it with the world 👀

#art #artsky #wip #fantasy #fantasyart

A detail shot of a work in progress digital painting, featuring a gray and bright orange lizard perched on a rock. An orange serpent’s body looms in the background.

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 22

YEP LITERALLY ONE (that we know of anyway, but it’s rare in general so I wouldn’t be surprised if This Was It)

Parhelia 💫 @parhelia.bsky.social · May 22

It’s actually a butterfly LMAO (linked in a reply to my original comment)

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