1. Outposts of Shambhala
Outposts of Shambhala is a hidden cave very hard to reach near one of the entrances to Shangri-La. Caves in Tibet are said to be full of knowledge and wisdom where great treasures are stored.

5. Dragon in Time Space Continuum
This dragon has just left a place in time, and is flying threw space into another dimension, deciding his next destination.

6. 11-11
This painting shows four views of the Kabbalah. One is the tree of life, which has it in all the elements of the universe. It also holds the cross of the golden dawn, and a tesseract generation, with hyper cubes for the 4th dimensional travel.

7. Chinese Stargate
Here we see venus riding a pheonix coming out of a stargate made up from hexagrams of the I Ching. Down the stairs we see a gua written, about water and emotions.

8. Heart Angel
This angel is to help you remember love is the most important thing, and to always show compassion in life.

9. Blue angel
This angel is done in an anime style. She has a soft calming effect and is used for relaxation.

10. Violet angel
This angel is very highly spiritual and elevates you to a higher vibration where you can hear her music play.

11. Come Fly with Me
Giant graceful moth-like creatures silently flying threw space.

12. Queen of the West Si-Wang-Mu
Si-Wang-Mu, who lived eternally in the Jade Mountains, was a Chinese mother goddess or Mother Queen of the West. She was a deputy of heaven who could see the world from her mountain peak and send punishments to evil doers. Si-Wang-Mu may have been the same goddess as Si-Mu of the oracle bones. In the first century B.C., Si-Wang-Mu is paired with Dung-Wang-Fu, the father king of the East. During the second century A.D., Si-Wang-Mu was depicted with wings. She has also been depicted with a serpents' tails for feet.
When the Emperor Mu requested that she give him the elixir of immortality, Si-Wang-Mu refused, but shared with him, instead, seven peaches which he planned to plant to obtain immortality. He then learned they bear fruit only once in 3000 years.

13. Jelly Space
This painting I drew at the national aquaium, when they had a jellyfish exhibit with all types of jellyfish swimming together. They create their own special world.

14. Green Heron
Herons are said to be guides from this life into the next. We see a full moon in the back ground showing a life coming full circle, and the cave is a gateway to the beyond. Spring on the trees, shows transformation. The rune at the top is the rune called journey, and the small blank rune on the hill, shows the future will be a leap of faith into the unknown.

15. White Tara
White Tara is an emanation of Tara who is connected with longevity. One calls her for health, strength and longevity. Her white color indicates purity, but also indicates that she is truth and undifferentiated. She has seven eyes, showing she sees all cries for help. She helps with long term physical and mental health problems. She sends healing properties with mystical understanding.

Fantasy Art comes from higher levels of thinking. Who is to say what is real and what is not. Dreams are surely real; they are where we create our reality...-Dhyana

 

Below you will find descriptions of the beautiful work of our featured artist Pat Holstrom.

1P. Generation
Life, spiraling up through chemistry starts with molecules and ends with ideas. I see this image as being symbolic of the interwoven cycles of the primordial stew. The detail in this image looks sculpted at the larger size. 

2P. Halloween
Hey, who needs an explanation?  Fear is it’s own reward.

3P. Inner flight
Introspection can be either scary or beautiful, but in this case, it is mystical. Ideas connect and flutter up from the depths, and beauty is in the perception.

4P. Mandala
A mandala is generally a two dimensional visual aid to meditation. In this image I let a mandala out into three dimensions. The eye wanders out and back, the forms undulate, the spirit is warmed. 

5P. Microbial Transport
The little ones construct their ships out of silicates and cellulose. And when we view them in the microscope, the refracted light scatters about, sparkling like crystal. 

6P. Molecular Marketplace
The cell is a city, molecules indulge in coded information and trade just as we do. This cellular dance creates awareness. Enjoy.

7P. Spirax Colonies
The Spirax live in interstitial spaces left in the wake of timeships. They have never heard of humans and might well laugh at us if they had the chance. 

8P. Spore Ship
All organisms need to find a space to grow. The journey creates wonder. 

9P. Tropic of Venus
You need a vacation! Plenty of sunscreen and umbrella drinks for this one!