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This year I published with a team of illustrators already the seventh year of the Dragon Calendar: DRAGONS 2025 - now with 25 % discount!

You can Order your new calendar here E-shop is in both English and Czech and we send worldwide (:

Our calendar is a collection of fantasy illustrations with dragons from 13 authors from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This year's theme is “Dragons of Myths and Legends”, so you will find many famous dragons from around the world. It is a portrait-oriented wall calendar of A3 size (297 × 420 mm) and with 14 pages, professionally digitally printed and binded. In addition to the epic front page and 12 pages with the months of 2025, you will get a bonus page with a paper diorama, which I designed (: And of course this calendar is completely in English! If you prefer Czech, you can order yours here instead.

Or support our project even more by purchasing a special edition! Your Dragon Calendar will be adorned with personal dedication and signatures from 8 authors of illustrations. You will also receive 3 beautiful postcards and dragon enamel pin! All shipped in a stronger cardboard envelope.

The selected authors of this year are:
Front page - Tibor “Rawwad” Bedats
January - Anna “Sarianne” Neumannová
February - Rastislav Le
March - Simona Jančíková
April - Yiri Kus
May - Markéta “Mailin” Munduchová
June - Barbora “Kiara” Příhodová
July - Jana “Dragona” Rybová
August - Helena “Phoeline” Fišerová
September - Martin Hanschild
October - Hana “Slaya” Belšíková
November - Jan “JohnnyG” Gejdoš
December - Michal Řezníček
Bonus page - Lucie “Dragarta” Kostková

Postcard #013 - Lenka “Tarwari” Jandová
Postcard #014 - Alena Kubíková
Postcard #015 - Karla “Wermilion” Šípová
Enamel pin - Hana “Slaya” Belšíková

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Hello everyone!

Even this year you can enjoy shopping in my e-shop with a nice 20% discount!
For less money you can now buy sketchbooks, prints, bookmarks, buttons and more. Discount also applies to all Dragon Calendars :)

Simply use the code: blackfriday at shop.dragarta.com

Look at the Facebook promo

Don't have your calendar for 2021 yet?

Order your Dragon Calendar here E-shop is in both English and Czech now (:

Or support our project by purchasing a special edition! Your Dragon Calendar will be adorned with personal dedication and signatures from at least 5 authors of illustrations. You will also receive 3 beautiful postcards and an acrylic pendant with an oak dragon!

Our calendar is a collection of fantasy illustrations with dragons from 13 authors from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This year's theme is “Dragons Inspired by Natural Materials”, so you will find a lot of original creatures depicting natural phenomena, minerals or plants. It is a portrait-oriented wall calendar of A3 size (297 × 420 mm) with 14 pages, professionally digitally printed and binded. In addition to the epic front page and 12 pages with the months of 2020, you will also get a bonus page with a creative surprise (: And of course this calendar is completely in English! If you prefer Czech, you can order yours here instead.

The selected authors of this year are:
● Front page - Celebril
● January - Martina “Nachi” Nacházelová
● February - Iveta Doležalová
● March - Jiří Kůs
● April - Denisa “Pragdene” Prágerová
● May - Anna “Sarianne” Neumannová
● June - Lucie “Dragarta” Kostková
● July - Monika “Allagar” Ručková
● August - Bibiána Jančovičová
● September - Jana “Dragona” Rybová
● October - Le Rastislav
● November - Bos0rka
● December - Kyuubreon
● Bonus page - Team of 8 authors

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My own sketchbooks are now available at the e-shop - click to see how they look! Great for sketching, drawing, writing notes or even as a diary. They are made of very pleasant cream paper and completed with my favourite artworks with dragons. And for a few extra bucks, I'll sketch something for you :)

About the sketchbooks:

● They are in A5 size (148 × 210 mm).
● Black spiral binding and black rubber band.
● 60 sheets of natural, light cream Munken Cream paper weighing 90 g/m2.
● Each sheet is perforated for easy tearing off.
● Cover is plaminated for better protection.
● Very tough cardboard at the back, so you can use the sketchbook anywhere.

Order yours at my e-shop
It costs only 8 EUR + shipping. If you have any problem with ordering (you should use the Google translate button in the upper left corner to switch to your language), please contact me at mail@dragarta.com and I will be happy to help you :)

You can also add a sketch commission!
For a limited time, you can also buy a sketch commission which I will draw inside your new sketchbook! Just select the variant with a sketch inside and describe me your wish in a note or e-mail at mail@dragartacom. Sketch is +12 EUR.

Take care everyone and stay safe!

Don't have your calendar for 2020 yet?

Dragon Calendar: DRAGONS 2020 is a collection of fantasy illustrations with dragons from 13 authors from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This year's theme is “Dragons in the History of Mankind”, so you will find a lot of great ideas from the alternative history of our world. It is a portrait-oriented wall calendar of A3 size (297 × 420 mm) with 14 pages, professionally digitally printed and binded. In addition to the epic front page and 12 pages with the months of 2020, you will also get a bonus page with a creative surprise (: And of course this calendar is completely in English! If you prefer Czech, you can order yours here instead.

Order your new calendar in our e-shop It costs only 12 EUR + shipping.
If you have any problem with ordering (you should use the Google translate button in the upper left corner to switch to your language), please contact me at mail[at]dragarta.com and I will be happy to help you (:

The selected authors of this year are:
● Front page - Jiří Kůs
● January - Monika “Allagar” Ručková
● February - Katrin “LeSoldatMort” Buttig
● March - Michal Peichl
● April - Jana “Dragona” Rybová
● May - bos0rka
● June - Eva “Celebril” urbaníková
● July - Ondřej Hrdina
● August - Lucie “Dragarta” Kostková
● September - Ynne Black
● October - Tery “Teryster” Šedová
● November - Anna “Sarianne” Neumannová
● December - Martin Málek
● Bonus page - Dee

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If you are like me and still enjoy taking notes by hand like, you can already preorder a practical diary for next year with my illustration on the cover : ) It will be 4.1 x 5.8" (105 x 148 mm) with rounded corners for added durability, black binding and bookmark ribbon. You can choose from two languages and two different laminated covers followed by the owner's page, 2020 + 2021 overview calendars and a diary for 2020 containing week number and phase of the moon. Every first day of the month, the diary will also remind you to turn the page on your wall calendar ; )

Take a look at the covers and inside the diary!

The price of one piece is 15 EUR (330 Kč) or 25 EUR (550 Kč) with a small pencil sketch inside. You can pick them up at Eurofurence or add shipping (10-12 EUR or 80 Kč).

Order your new diary in my e-shop
If you have any problem with ordering (you should use the Google translate button in the upper left corner to switch to your language), please contact me at mail[at]dragarta.com and I will be happy to help you (:

Hey guys!

If you prefer to browse my new artworks and WIPs on Instagram, please follow my page @artofdragarta ! I finally started to use my account :)

Or like my Facebook page , which is also more active than this gallery.

Use code blackfriday to get your disount on all my prints and calendars at my e-shop on November 23-25.

Don't have your Dragon Calendar yet?
We are already preparing a reprint and as a small thank you, you can order it now even with a 10% discount! Simply visit our e-shop and enter a coupon: dragarta2019

Thanks a lot for your support and sharing! This discount is valid only until 10th October 2018

Dragon Calendar: DRAGONS 2019 is a collection of fantasy illustrations with dragons from 13 authors from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is a portrait-oriented wall calendar of A3 size (297 × 420 mm) with 14 pages, professionally digitally printed and binded. In addition to the epic front page and 12 pages with the months of 2019, you will also get a bonus page with a creative surprise (: And of course this calendar is completely in English! I you prefer Czech, you can order yours here instead.

Order your new calendar in our e-shop It costs only 10 EUR + shipping.
If you have any problem with ordering (you should use the Google translate button in the upper left corner to switch to your language), please contact me at mail[at]dragarta.com and I will be happy to help you (:

Go to www.dragoncalendar.eu to subscribe to the newsletter or like our Facebook page so you won't miss anything new about this project!


The selected authors of this year are:
● Front page - Ondřej Hrdina
● January - Alena “Alassa” Krčmářová
● February - Bos0rka
● March - Monika “Allagar Ručková
● April - Alena “Ajinak” Kubíková
● May - Fey
● June - Anna “Kyuubreon” Holubčíková
● July - Celebril
● August - Jiří Kůs
● September - Veronika Kučerová
● October - Katrin “LeSoldatMort” Buttig
● November - Azraelangelo
● December - Lucie “Dragarta” Kostková

Hello, long time no see!

Just letting you know, that you can meet me at the Eurofurence 24 in Berlin! It's my first time attending this con, so I've been panicking for a few days and I'm not even ready with my preparations because yesterday, after its best performance, my printer just blew up :D

Where to find me

If we don't get lost in that giant hotel, you will find me at Dealer's Den, where I will be selling Dragon Calendars, lots of prints, buttons and some originals. Stop by if you happen to be there! I will be propably quite shy and nervous, but I will try not to be hidden under the table all the time :D

I think my ACEO collection is still too small and making cards is still so much fun! Is there anyone who would like to arrange an ACEO trade with me? (: If you are interested, please read the rules below. To join simply write a comment with a link to your character or animal and add some hint about mood or background. If there will be too many interested artists, I will pick only a few whose style or character I like the most. Those will be notified via reply to their comment.

Rules:

● This is a special yellow round which means I will pick only those characters which have something yellow on them. And I am affraid that having such eyes is not enough to join - simply wait until I open another special round with more suitable color.
● Your character may be of any kind of animal - usual, mythological, fantasy etc.
● You should be willing to draw/paint one of my maine coon cats. If it's problematic, you can draw my character Dragarta instead, but I prefer collecting cards with my pets. I will send you more info about them, if we agree on a trade.
● You can join only if I don't have a card from you yet or if it's been a long time ago.
● You must be willing to exchange originals via post. Other way it's no fun!
● Be sure you have the time and mood for this trade. I will wait for about two months for your part. If you won't finish it until then and you won't be even communicating with me properly, I can do whatever I want with my part of the trade.

You can see WIPs of this project on my Facebook page

So, who's interested? (: I am accepting trades with: Tarata, Jagal, SilveryNova, Gingerady, Lyfesa

And btw there is the same journal with examples of previous colored rounds on my Deviantart

Yes! Me and my husband did not have a proper vacation for quite long so this year we will do it in great style :-D I always wanted to visit large cities of the USA and in a few days it will finally happen! Since we live in the Czech Republic, quite a long flight is waiting for us (more then 10 long hours). Despite the agonizing headache that awaits me due to pressure changing, I love airplanes and can't wait for my first longer flight in bigger plane (:

We will be in New York from 2nd to 11th June, in Philadelphia from 12th to 13th and in Washington D.C. from 14th to 17th.

Anyone who'd like to meet in New York or Washington D.C.?
For a coffee or visit some art store together? Share some tips on interesting places to visit and test our english? :-D Drop me a note if interested! I am a shy person so I prefer people I know at least a little bit online :>

Any tips on local art stores?
In every country I visit I must explore some art stores too! Do you have any favourite in NYC or DC? I am totally buying a big set of Prismacolor pencils there, some Shrinky Dinks and probably more. Since shipping from the USA is really expensive, I am thinking about some local art supplies I can't buy elsewhere personally. Any tips? (:

If there's anything special/interesting in these cities you'd like to mention, go ahead and comment! I will be really glad to hear your experinces (:

Have a great summer!


And btw sorry I am not so active here. For more frequent updates, comments and competitions you can visit my Facebook page. Every like is appreciated (:

My last journal was very sad. I am grateful to everyone who wrote kind words there or even share their stories. Thank you!

Few weeks later we decided that life must go on and we could fill that empty space. So in May we adopted Corwin's younger brother, Indy! His original name was Harrison, which reminded us of Harrison Ford and obviously Indiana Jones : ) He is a born adventurer!

He is about 4 months old now, very cuddly, sociable and always meowing. Just like Corwin was.

More photos of Indy and Kraken

On Saturday morning our silver sweetheart, the most adorable kitten in the world, unexpectedly left us.

Corwin was only one year old, full of life and joy without any symptoms of disease. And suddenly he began twitching himself horribly and within few seconds he lay breathless. We did our best to help him but it was unavoidable. I can not get rid of the memory of the last moments of his life and such an enormous helplessness. I hope we gave him a nice home and he could enjoy his very short life. I am really glad we still have our older boy Kraken, he is helping us a lot in this sad time. But just like every pet, Corwin was unique and I feel that it will never be like before.

We were told that Corwin's heart was too small and it suddenly failed. But I know that his heart was huge, he loved us and we loved him. We will never forget... <3

Hello again!

I'd like to announce the collaborative digital commission of  nerielmi and  dragarta
There's only one slot available so it may be considered as an 'unique chance' to get an art piece made by the both of us :> And we are really looking forward to make something special for you!

The auction is already on: !!! https://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1064851.html !!!

The winner gets one detailed digital painting of their character. And if the bidding goes up to 80$, even detailed background will be included. And it's gonna be awesome! :D
If you're interested - Happy bidding!

Hello everyone! Time flies and it's few months since last update. I was quite busy with preparations of our new dragon calendar. I made completely new design and now it's more comfortable for English-speaking people as well. We still have some left, if you're interested!

This summer we were on vacation in Tunisia, and after ten years I saw the sea again! We were at the beautifully clean beach with clear blue sea, but the most epic part of this vacation was our two-day trip to Sahara. It was a truly memorable experience.

We also made some progress in our flat, this time mostly in the kitchen and living room. I got an interesting job offer so I quit at my current job. Now I have few days off and will start working in new place this Monday. New work, new people, new habits ... that's always very stressful for me.

Is that time of the year again?
Once again there is time to get some nice gifts and prepare for Christmas! Obviously I was a good girl this year, cause I already got my biggest gift - Cintiq 13HD! I was thinking about getting Cintiq for years and now my wish came true, thanks to my Dear! I always had troubles using classic tablet, drawing on a tablet and simultaneously watching monitor. If you have similar problems, this thing is perfect solution for you : )
Me and my husband will be spending our first Christmas together this year. So far (8 years!) we spent them separately, each with his family. and Kraken travelled with my husband to his parent's. But now we have two cats, which cannot move so easily, and a new home, so I guess it's the right time for a change! So far it looks that this year I will have more time for cooking and baking some sweets, decorating our home and walks though Christmas Prague. Hopefuly this time there will be also some snow, it's kinda sad without it.

OK, and what about new pictures?
Well, I am practising with digital art right now, so you can expect some artworks! It almost seems like the rule that every autumn / winter I am more in artistic mood then usual. But it could be easily replaced with urge to do graphic design, so let's make some pictures until it's time! : D

Hello everyone! As usual I do not have enough time for more frequent journals. So at least once in a few months there is some recap for the few remaining readers : )

Firstly one unpleasant surprise. Our beloved cat Kraken went to a regular vet check and some strange looking bulge was found in his mouth. It scared us a lot, there was a big chance that it could be a tumor. He had to be put a sleep and go to a biopsy. Kraken was stressed out a lot from this so in return our vet experienced some hard times with Kraken (Maine Coon, y'know :). After one week of waiting for results our worst fears were thankfully disproved. That bulge was removed and he is completely healthy now :) He could even quickly forget about this bad experience cause we brought him a new companion. His name is Corwin and he is very sociable and talkative Maine Coon. See for yourself what a great pair they make! What a boring place would be our home without cats.

Talking about our home, we worked hard in our flat last months. We finished painting walls in bathroom, kitchen and living room (red, yay!), bought new furniture and appliances. We also designed work tables and other furniture for our study room and my awesome dad produced it all. So now we have everything important finished and the rest must wait untill we win a lottery or something like that :D

I just wanted to let you know that we're moving to a new apartment tomorrow. These days are terribly hectic for me. We're living among boxes and all the packing and cleaning has no end. I am so tired I barely move my legs x.x Luckily this madness will end tomorrow and I will have enough time for unpacking things slowly. I am not sure how long it will take to set up all the stuff for normal living, so please be patient with me, if you're waiting for a commission or mail from me. Thank you!

This took me a while but I finally set up a store at Storenvy : ) You can find there a lot of originals, various prints, buttons and other products for sale. Take a look HERE !

Few months ago I also joined Weasyl, feel free to follow me if you have an account. Let's see if the site will do well. I am a bit affraid that it will end just like Nabyn, which lost my interest quite quickly : ( Anyway, HERE is my gallery.

We are selling few last pieces of our Dragon calendar, now with 25% discount and you can even get free ACEO sketch by me : ) Order via kalendar[at]dragarta.com and let me know, what I should sketch for you.

Click for more info!

I decided to fight with my long-lasting art inactivity and loss of artistic mood. So from now on, every week I will have one creative day, probably Monday. On such a day I am not going to work and I am home alone, so I could spend several hours drawing. It may be a little bit under pressure, but I feel this could be exactly what I need at the moment. Let's se how it goes, starting slowly. So the question is: Is there anyone who would like to do an ACEO trade with me? :] If you do, simply comment to this journal with a link to your character and preferred mood/theme/environment. But there also some rules:

1.) This is a special orange round which means I will pick only those characters, which have something orange on them. And I am affraid that having orange eyes is not enough to join - simply wait until I open another special round with more suitable color :]
2.) Your character may be any creature from our world or the world of fantasy and mythology.
3.) You should be willing to draw/paint (surprise!) my cat Kraken. If it's problematic, you can draw my character Dragarta instead, but I'd rather collect cards with Kraken now. I will send you more info via note, if we agree on a trade.
4.) You must be willing to exchange originals via post. Other way it's no fun! :]
5.) Be sure you have the time and mood for this trade. I will wait for two months for your part. If you won't finish it until then and you won't be even communicating with me properly, I can do whatever I want with my part of the trade. And I also won't send out my card via post before receiving your part. I am sorry about this, but I already have a few bad experiences.
6.) I can't accept everyone. If there will be more interested artists, I will pick only a few I like the most. Those will be notified via reply to their comment.

You can see WIPs of this project on my Facebook page

So, who's interested?:]

The year 2013 is behind us and there is again the right time for a little recap. What the previous year brought to you?
Mine followed up the events, which began to take a shape by the end of 2012. In February, I started a new job and now, after almost a year I can say that I am happy there and I really enjoy this work. At the same time I also started freelancing, but unfortunately I didn't have much time for it. Because for more than half a year we planned and organized our wedding, which took place in July : ) In the autumn we finally launched my personal website and started looking for a new apartment.

Now I know that the next year will be full of big events as well. My husband will start working for the same company as a programmer (in a different department than I) and I hope he will like it there just like I do. We also decided to buy our first own apartment, so there will be a lot of work with moving and furnishing. We won't get bored for sure : )

I Hope that next year will be even better than the previous one, for all of you! Thank you for your kind support!

And btw...
I've successfully accomplished my resolution from last year and did not buy any new art supplies for the whole year! It's good that I got used to it, because due to planned expenditure in the new year I'll have to quit cumulating these toys anyway XD

I finally managed to make my DeviantART page prettier! Yay for new journal skin (thanks to my husband) and widgets on my profile : D Now let's do something with that old look of my Facebook page...

I promised that I will open my commissions after launching my new website. Dragarta.com is alive now and I have some spare time so I can offer you several types of custom made artworks : ) I see that last time I was open for commissions was in 2011 ... phew, is it really so long time ago?!

BASIC INFORMATION | COMMISSION TYPES AND PRICES | TERMS OF COMMISSION

WHAT DO I OFFER AT THE MOMENT?
Click the links above to get all the necessary information about my commissions and examples of my work. I am currently open for:

● Icons and buttons
● ACEO cards
● Sketches
● Detailed illustration of your character
● Character sheets

Please read all the information carefully before contacting me with your assignment. If you're interested, simply send me an e-mail to: mail@dragarta.com with description of your wish : ) By sending a payment, you agree to the Terms of commission.
Thank you for looking!

Finally, my new website is online! Building it was way more difficult then we expected, but I believe that all the work paid off! Many thanks to my husband for launching the site and for infinite patience with my comments : )

Look at the brand new website Dragarta.com


Please, let me know if you find any error. Hope you like it!

Yep! 13th July 2013 was our big day spent with our families and friends in beatiful hotel Troyer near my hometown Frenstat. Luckily the weather was fine (few days before it was raining really badly) and only few minor things didn't go as we planned. But overall it was amazing day full of joy and sincere wishes. I am so glad I finally caught that little bird in my claws! >:]

CLICK to see the PROOF

My new name is Lucie Kostkova and I still can't get used to introduce and sign myself like that : D But I guess it will get better over time. Also handling all the new documents is not much fun, but oh well ... it's just once in a lifetime : )

There is more photos, if you're curious : )