Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 49 - Winter Fantasy!

Welcome to the forty-ninth issue of my fantasy features!  These are now part of a collection in a group created specifically for this project.  
If you like this feature, you can find more gorgeous artwork at the group, including some never featured in these articles before.

I hope you enjoy it, and please, show the featured artists some love and recognition through pageviews, 's and 's!  



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This week is a celebration of winter, a season full of holidays and beautiful wonderland scenes.  



From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_h… :


The winter solstice is the the time at which the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year. In the Southern Hemisphere this is the Northern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its northernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on June 20 to 21 each year.
Many festivals of light take place during the winter or late autumn.
In many English-speaking countries, the period of time around the winter solstice is known as the holiday season, as many holidays and celebrations of different religions and cultures take place around this time.


Part 2 of the poem "A Winter Day", by Lucy Maud Montgomery, has this to say of the wonders of wintertime:

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Wide, sparkling fields snow-vestured lie
Beneath a blue, unshadowed sky;
A glistening splendor crowns the woods
And bosky, whistling solitudes;
In hemlock glen and reedy mere
The tang of frost is sharp and clear;
Life hath a jollity and zest,
A poignancy made manifest;
Laughter and courage have their way
At noontide of a winter's day.




Now, for the features!  Works are featured from various categories, in no particular order:


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Mature Content

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Thank you so much for viewing, and come back next time for a different inhabitant of the Realms of Fantasy and Myth!


~Arah
Founder


Previous Issues:
Unicorns: fav.me/d3jixbl
Merfolk: fav.me/d3jixsv
Eastern Dragons: fav.me/d3jiy8p
Kitsune: fav.me/d3jiynw
Alicorn: fav.me/d3jizis
Gnomes: fav.me/d3jizv9
Tanuki: fav.me/d3jj0er
Centaurs: fav.me/d3jj0xw
Orcs: fav.me/d3jj1wd
Dryad: fav.me/d3jj2uo
Halflings: fav.me/d3jj3cu
Elves: fav.me/d3jj3ux
Faeries: fav.me/d3jj6fv
Vampires: fav.me/d3jj6ta
Sphinx: fav.me/d3jj7c2
Griffin: fav.me/d3jj7qi
Phoenix:  fav.me/d3jj8b7
Djinn: fav.me/d3jj988
Werewolves: fav.me/d3jj9nd
Selkie: fav.me/d3jja4c
Gargoyles: fav.me/d3jjanp
Western Dragons: fav.me/d3l1nm9
Drow: fav.me/d3jjbz0
Yeti: fav.me/d3jjcgu
Kirin: fav.me/d3jjcuw
Satyr: fav.me/d3jjhb0
Hippocampus: fav.me/d3jjhjt
Manticore: fav.me/d3jji0u
Leprechauns: fav.me/d3jjn2s
Pegasus: fav.me/d3jjnw6
Lamia: fav.me/d3jjoti
Kelpie: fav.me/d3jjp6f
Water Nymphs: fav.me/d3jjpjf
Kraken: fav.me/d3jjsgw
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Loch Ness Monster: fav.me/d4b8ola
Harpy: fav.me/d4byeqx
Hippogryph: fav.me/d4crce2
Banshee: fav.me/d4dgfo8
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