Xela Says Yay

Xela Says Yay

Xela is an author, artist, and writer for hire, who loves to build stories and see where the characters grow. Enjoy this showcase of work and keep up to date with current projects.

Primary color dragons in the sky

Art

Xela is trained in a variety of art styles, peruse a showcase of styles.

  • Xela Self Portrait, acrylic on canvas
  • Cloud Shadows on the Cliff, acrylic on canvas
  • Reading Between the Lines, Acrylic and ink, 8×11 paper, Xela
  • Phoenix Ablaze in its Nest
  • Curling Hair, digital pop art
  • A Plein Aire painting of a frozen over lake an the plants sticking up out of it,
    Frozen Lake, Plein Air 8×10 Acrylic on Canvas
  • Lidded Dragon Pot
  • The Slayer squad
    The Slayer squad
  • Writhing inky tendrils encompass a figure in the fetal position within
    Dissasocciation, Ink, 8x 11 paper, Xela
  • Portrait of Summer, multi medium, 6×8 paper, Xela
  • Abstract ink swirls interspersed with creature silhouettes
    Roaming, ink 6×8 paper, Xela
  • TMNT 2012, pen
  • Vampire Descending From the Bell Tower, red coat and blue pantaloons in the mist
    Vampire Descending From the Bell Tower
  • Lion in armour clutches a wound as the mouse wizard works to heal, in the back ground, more figures fight a tower of darkness
    The Tank and the Healer, pastel on paper with pen
  • An Eastern spinosaurid dragon, Marker and pen
  • Existential Dread, acrylic on canvas
  • Autumnal Lake, acrylic on canvas
  • Mountain Road Underpainting, Marker on canvas
  • Sunset
  • Foreground blurred the hill turns to blue sky
    The Brush Remembers
  • Water Under the Greenery
a simplie line art image of a gal looking a hint frazzeled but happy to see the viewer

Writing Blog

A writing showcase.

From a love of dragons to a passion for mythology, Xela takes influences from all over the world. Building a good illustration and building a good story come from the same roots.