Art by Angela R. Sasser

Happy 25th anniversary to Kushiel's Legacy! This book series helped shape my passion for dark elegance & subtle strength as an artist and writer.

I can finally share this personal tribute of my fan cover for CASSIEL'S SERVANT, the most recent entry in the series. I spent many late nights of painting and pushing the limits of my skills as an artist in-between other projects and rough patches (job lay offs, medical woes, etc.) to make this piece happen.

Here's to keeping the fires of our muses lit especially in the darkest times!

WIP's & details. For a deep dive into this painting's journey, see my Secret Sketchbook on Patreon:

I also hope to celebrate this momentous occasion by launching a very limited edition series of etched gold foil prints of this painting in early August.

Only 100 of these prints will be made, but I'll need the fandom's help to make it happen!

Cassiel's Servant - Art Journey Part 1 - Thumbnail Sketching

Sharing my thumbnail process for this painting which explored many differing themes of love and loyalty from the book by Jacqueline Carey.

Watch for limited edition gold foil prints of this painting launching in early August! Sign up to my mailing list for a reminder so you don’t miss out on claiming one of the 100 prints I’ll be making.

Enjoy and feel free to help me spread the word about the upcoming print launch by like/sharing my vid on your fave social places here:

YouTube

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It's a great time to collect my "Butterfly Guardian" original art, as I rarely offer my originals at a discount outside of auctions.

Bid here - https://www.facebook.com/share/1EmvWtJFBs/

(If you don’t use FB, I can proxy bid for you. Email me your bid request and info to angela(at)angelasasser.com.)

Art Fighters! If you see this, reblog with your team card, profile link, & character art. Get ready for the battle! I hope to participate when I can this year.

I'm Team Tragedy! My Profile Link 🎭 All art is mine, except for the final 2 refs of Nils & Ramah by the talented @artofsamhogg

The STARDUST auction with the Changeling Artist Collection has arrived! Follow the magic of the stars to own these collectibles from myself and the other talented artists in the Collective.

We are a small group of artists who do not use AI making real art through skill and passion. Your support makes a big difference in our lives!

Auction Links:

"Lady of September" Original Painting - Starting Bid - $1200 - BID HERE

Sign up for reminders at my mailing list and follow the Changeling Artist Collective on FB so you don't miss out on this opportunity to bid for a fair price on one of my most intricate original paintings.

I'm so excited to share that my Temperance painting from the Woven Path Tarot deck will be making an appearance at the Art of Tarot exhibit opening today, from May 8th to June 7th. If you're in the neighborhood, drop in and take a look at this piece in-person, alongside so many other lovely and inspired tarot-themed paintings and card decks!

Ghost Gallery has an online preview of the Art of Tarot exhibit here.

Find out more about visiting the Ghost Gallery here.

[Above: The Woven Path Tarot deck with gilded edge cards and included guidebook. While it unfortunately won't be available at the gallery directly, you can still find this deck available here.]

My original painting includes shining details in gold mica paint that stand out so much better in-person! I hope some of you will be able to make it to experience the effect. The painting will also be on offer during the exhibit, with the gallery fielding sales and a payment plan, if you would like to add it to your collection.

[Below: A peek at the interior of the Ghost Gallery. The space itself looks so full of inspiration. I wish I could magic myself there!]

Read on at the full article for more art sneak peeks & process thoughts: https://www.patreon.com/posts/secret-cassiels-157475338

Accessible to all paid tiers or buy the post for a one-off fee of $3.

[Blog] April 2026 - Setbacks & Successes

Checking in with a personal update. April has been challenging, but there's a silver lining with an upcoming con guest announcement & my work being featured in a downtown Seattle art gallery, which is exciting!

Plus, a digest of posts you might've missed this month.

If you enjoyed my latest piece featuring Ganjo, the Blade Beast of Steel Forest, you might also enjoy the deep dive Secret Sketchbook tutorials I've made for my Patrons.

In these entries, I discuss:

Character design considerations

Thumbnailing compositions

Tips on historical weapons research

Achieving a painterly style in digital

Solving problems along the way

Basically taking you through the in-depth process from start to finish! Available to all Patrons at any paid tier, or as individual posts for $3 a piece, for those who would rather not sub.

Secret Sketchbook - Ganjo, the Blade Beast of the Steel Forest

Part 1 - Planning & Thumbnailing Part 2 - Painting & Problem-Solving

I need your feedback, Magic the Gathering friends!

Does my art work on tokens? If so, would you be interested in collecting them? 👀 I welcome any feedback of what tokens you'd like to see from me & which of these are your faves!

I'm trying out mockups for Angel, Vampire, Soldier, Spirit, Merfolk, & Elf Tokens. Hmm not sure if my traditional art works well on this format for the Dryads, though.

Ildarataan Ganjo for Malus the 16th Painted in Procreate & CSP

What a journey this painting has been over the past month or so! This art represents the first step on my art path to draw more TTRPG and Fantasy Art starting with this private commission for Malusthe16th of a beloved NPC from their Exalted TTRPG campaign, a setting near and dear to my heart.

While I've done Fantasy Art before mainly for myself, my focus for the past few years has been on my more Fine Art based passions. Now with most of that project wrapped up, I feel I can FINALLY unleash my inner geek!

With this project, I got to design Ildarataan Ganjo, Blade Beast of the Steel Forest, from the ground up which meant diving into the tasty dense lore and mythic imagery of Exalted I enjoy.

Ganjo is a chosen of the moon goddess, Luna, and sword master from ancient times. Each hand wields a different type of sword, representing his mastery over many forms, being the founder of several sword-based martial arts in his campaign. His visual motifs channel the forms of a damselfly, tiger beetle, and Mongol armor.

I hope to do a deep dive for my Patrons-only Secret Sketchbook over on my Patreon for those who might be curious about the research that went into this. Keep an eye out there for my documentation of the full art journey and what I learned along the way, as this was also a CSP experiment for me that taught me a lot.

[New Blog Post] MAR 2026 - My Attempts at Adapting as an Artist in Impossible Times

Sharing some real talk about how hard it's been as a working artist this year, how I'm adapting my art biz, & offering a word of hope.

(Plus a few fun sneak peeks of art I've been working on at the post, so it's not all DOOM!)