A little about me...

My name is Heather Kelly, I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, I'm 20 and about to go into my third year at the University of Edinburgh, where I'm studying computer science and physics. I've been doing art for about five years now but most of what you see here is from the last two. I took both Higher and then A-level art at school, since it was something I really enjoyed doing. After leaving school (June 2000) I've continued to draw and paint in my free time, and started trying computer art seriously for the first time. I take inspiration from books, mainly science-fiction and fantasy, from music, lyrics and poetry, and from many of the artists at Elfwood. I've got an ideas list for pictures that always seems to expand at a much faster rate than I can actually create them... and of course they always look better in your head. I like listening to loud music, reading comics and manga, watching anime, and I'm the librarian of Edinburgh Uni's Science-Fiction and Fantasy Society.

Some favourite authors: Douglas Adams Iain M Banks Lord Dunsany ER Eddison Neil Gaiman Mary Gentle Diana Wynne Jones HP Lovecraft George RR Martin Michael Moorcock Mervyn Peake Terry Pratchett Philip Pullman Tad Williams

And some music: A Perfect Circle Black Sabbath Bauhaus The Cure Dead Kennedys Dog Fashion Disco Fields Of The Nephilim Green Day Inkubus Sukkubus Iron Maiden Joy Division Judas Priest Katatonia Tom Lehrer

Marilyn Manson Metallica Ministry Muse Myssouri New Model Army Nick Cave Nirvana NIN Offspring Opeth Pentangle Pink Floyd Placebo

Queen Adreena Radiohead Rammstein Sisters Of Mercy Theatre Of Hate Tool Vast