A.R. Ivanovich

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Author of The Starlit Road and Haven, Dragoon, Monarch, and Lastland (The War of Princes series is undergoing a 3rd edition). ♠️✨🌿📚 YA Fantasy & Sci-fi. Artist. Poet. Gamer. Nature lover. Introvert with spasms of extroversion. Creative instigator. (she/her)

The photo is focused on a pen cap sitting on a big lily pad, covered in tree pollen. Out of focus, a hand holds a micron drawing pen.
A screenshot of Amazon product details for The Starlit Road e-book, ranking it #163 in the Free Best Seller's Rank (all books) and #1 in the Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction eBooks, Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy eBooks and Teen & Young Adult eBooks categories.
Night scene of a cherry blossom tree that, in full bloom, stands proudly over lush grasses, glowing lights and spring flowers. A wood plank walkway tunnels into the darkness.
White blossoms crowd the reaching limbs of a cherry tree. A vivid blue sky blazes beyond them.
A.R. Ivanovich holds a leash while Echo the mini Aussie mix sits smiling and waiting on the grass.
A poem reads: GOOD TO SEE YOU Sometimes hello, is really goodbye. A moment stolen, a moment released. There and gone, just like we are. All of life is fleeting. A blink between blinks. We, by our actions, create meaning. We, through deeds, lay our tracks. Those tracks, become pathways. Of connection. Of separation. Footprints in the snow. How I wish ours traced together. -A.R. IVANOVICH
A stand of golden leaf birch trees, backlit by the sun, on a hill of soft green grass.
A. R. Ivanovich at 4 years old in a fluffy, green and white dress, sitting in front of a chocolate birthday cake.
A photo of chalk on the sidewalk that reads, "ICE is killing people"
A. R. Ivanovich's digital painting of a jeweled purple, indigo sky turning tangerine on the horizon. Palatial clouds, highlighted in gold, orange and pink, fill the lower half of the sky, reflecting the golden, glowing meteors showering down from above, curving with the Earth's atmosphere.
Holding a paperback copy of The Starlit Road. The twilight colors of the novel are striking in contrast to the warm wood floor beneath.
A. R. Ivanovich's poem reads: YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR NECK It's hard to feel accomplished, when there's blood painting, the cabinets and the pantry, streaking across the aisle, spangling someone's sweet, dashboard plushies. It's hard to feel good, when the icecream trucks only chime in memory, calling back the scent of cut grass and sunscreen and dreams of growing up. It's hard to feel human, when we're food for vampires who suck, and suck, and suck.
The screenshot of the back cover, spine and front cover (all one image) of A. R. Ivanovich's YA Fantasy novel, The Starlit Road. Split vertically in dark and light, dusky blue panels, half of the cover is dark forest, with glowing insects and a partial skeleton in the undergrowth. The other half, moonlit dunes beneath a starry sky, water rushing forth. Two sisters stand before a geometric sunset backdrop, intersecting the panels. They each hold the other's wrist, leaning away from each other and gripping a unique sword.
The rough ink sketch of a cover concept for The Starlit Road by A. R. Ivanovich. Two sisters each hold one another's arm in one hand and a sword in the other, as they lean apart in a dichotomy of dark and light.
A brown tabby cat lays on her back on a cat tree platform, twisting her body at an unusual angle for the sole purpose of being extra cute.
An illustrated and detailed black-and-white fantasy map of a vast island called Estra'veld in an upcoming YA fantasy, “THE STARLIT ROAD” by A.R. Ivanovich. The Imperial translation of Estra’veld is: "Lifeline Island." Mapmaker: Enen'erai Bastion-Leftbrook.
An ink sketch of a strange bird-like creature with a sharp crest, long limbs, clasping clawed hands and a set of dragon-like wings.
A. R. Ivanovich holding her black and white cat, Tyrion, in front of a shoji screen and a cat scratching post.
A sharp xacto craft knife sits beneath some black and white scratch art. The piece features a blooming flower with an eye in the center. Rays of darkness and rays of stars burst from behind its petals.
A digital painting of a teal sky, freckled with stars, over a golden-tan background. A row of fluffy clouds churn below a leaping green rabbit with blue accents in his fur and dull golden dots below his eyes.
Black and white scratch art depicting two panels of twinkling stars, framing a patch of grass with a plant growing and reaching for the dot-and-dash beams of sunlight radiating from above.
Night blackened trees reach up toward a vivid and eerie magenta light, saturating the heart of voluminous white-gray clouds.
A black sheet of scratch paper has been scraped to reveal the white layer beneath. A triangle is filled with chime-like vertical lines ending in dots and dashes. The triangle top is crowned by a circle filled with stars. Two curving lines seem to radiate from the triangle beneath the circle and the negative space is resounding.
Black scratch paper has been scraped with an xacto craft knife, illustrating a sharply pointed triangle filled with asymmetrical subjects. Arrows and cut flowers rain down on a trio of weeping eyes, while plants grow and unfurl from below. A single spearhead points upward at the peak of triangle.
A small wild plum sits beside a black beetle on weathered wooden planks.
A digital painting that peers beyond three tree trunks purpled with shade, past a thick forest that fades into a golden haze at the foot of a rainbow mountain. Beyond the summit, the mountain range continues, bleached with sunshine. A pale three tower castle spikes up in the distance, over-arched by a large waxing moon.
A rough and colorful painting of two tall, teal trees framing the view of a forest rolling out beneath a distant mountain. Thick foliage covers the ground. A crescent moon and single star share company in the yellow, pink and blue dusk.
A digital painting in a loose, messy style, featuring a black cat sitting in a pool of sunlight on a brown floor. Thought bubbles drift up to a simple peace sign.
This digital painting features a hazy lake at dawn. Mist rises from the surface, obscuring a wooded shoreline. The water reflects lavender clouds against a peach and blush sky.
A photo of a proud and mighty bullfrog floats at the top of a pond, lush with lily pads and water plants. Sun dappled the surface and the water reflects the trees above.
A poem called, "STEPS" reads: I sat on the steps and cried today, my head bobbing to the music, the same way it did when I was fifteen. Starry-eyed dreams reflect across every particle of water vapor I've ever breathed... until I don't anymore. Relax, I'm not rushing. Not going anywhere. Just nodding to the song. I'd really like to see some post-nihilistic streets. A.R. Ivanovich
A digital painting of greens, teals and blues coming together to form a view of water from above. Lily pads crowd in from the sides while a small, alabaster, (egret-inspired) feathered dragon soars above them.
A timelapse of greens, teals and blues coming together to form a view of water from above. Lily pads crowd in from the sides while a small, alabaster, (egret-inspired) feathered dragon soars above them.
A timelapse of a pale woman’s hand drawing a simple sketch of a knight with a plume in his helmet, wearing long robes. Long draping butterfly wings sweep from his shoulders to the floor. A flame hovers over his head, like a thought.
A copy of the book …And Out Come the Toys by Matt Brandenburg is held by a pale woman’s hand while a black cat lays on the wooden floor in the background.
A black-and-tan merle dog, with a white chest and paw, seems to smile up at the camera from where she reclines in the grass on a picnic blanket.
The bright blue sky is reflected on a small lake surrounded by green grass and tall pine trees. The water is clean and clear and a log sits on the bank.
A pale woman’s hand holds up an enormous dandelion puff. Beyond is a green field and a stand of conifer trees.
This poem is entitled, "I Saw Fire" and reads: I saw flames. But not the lashing plumes of disrespect- derailment- division. Not that. I saw flames. Leaping from the hearts of the many, blazing like sunlight across a cold dawn. Protecting life. Thawing the frozen. I saw flames. Of love. Of compassion. Of the resplendent refusal to leave any one behind.
A trio of stylized, hot orange, pink and yellow Thai dragons. The backdrop and the sketch of the roaring dragons is mottled with color and texture.
A white cat with light silver tabby patches lays face-down on a fuzzy blanket.
A timelapse of illustrating a vibrant red and green sunset, the dark silhouette of a mountain and a sky spangled with stars.
The black silhouette of a mountain stretches out beneath a warm sunset with a broad flash of green that rises into the star dotted atmosphere. Sweeping clouds are under-lit by vibrant shades of red.
Atop a scraped up wooden table, a paintbrush and an x-acto knife frame a black paper with a reflective white drawing. A sun-like circle rises from a flat horizon. The sun is filled with all manner of plants, flowers, feathers, dots, dashes, diamonds, snail shells, and a single flying insect. A thin line breaks the top of the drawing, accompanied by the letters, “LOL”. The sketch is initialed, “ARI”.
A woman’s pale hands use an x-acto knife to sketch on black scratch-away paper. Her left hand is tattooed with celestial dot-and-dash art. White lines illustrate a simple rising sun, filled in with an asymmetric and organic pattern of dots, leaves, flowers, feathers, snail shells, diamonds, and a single flying insect. At the end of the video, while using a paintbrush to dust, she accidentally scrapes a line at the top of the drawing. She writes “LOL” and accepts the accident.
A brown tabby cat with white whiskers and white cheeks gazes out of a deep cardboard box. Her eyes are intelligent and mossy green, her ears perked.
A medium sized short hair dog with a black, tan and gray merle coat pattern stares at the camera out of the corner of her eye while tucked into blankets and pillows on the couch. Looking adorable.
The moon glows from within the rippling night clouds as though in a painting.
A pair of beautiful cats sit in a bright window framed by white curtains with gold embroidery. The cat on the left is white with silver tabby patches. The cat on the right is solid black. They mirror each other in pose and countenance.
Tall, leafy green trees hug a hill and a dirt trail in various drapes of light and shadow. Beyond them, a group of white eucalyptus are bathed in sunshine. They almost seem to glow in contrast with the emerald forest.
The photo captures a spiral sketchbook, a black pen and a simple and jaunty drawing of a handsome crooning face in the center of the moon. Swirly clouds intermingle with stars, a heart and the musically sung phrase, “I’m the moooooooon.” The initials ARI are drawn surrounded by wispy clouds and stars in the lower right.
A hand holds up a small watercolor painting, in soft purples and blues, of a forested hilltop with an old towered castle facing a mountain valley with two setting suns.
A black paper, an x-acto craft knife and a paintbrush. White circles display a pair of small stylized scenes. Clouds surround a blazing, floating crystal and distant flying birds in one circle. A fern with a bird flitting above it in the other. The page is signed, ARI.
The making of black and white scratch art is time-lapsed. A pale woman’s hands rotate a black paper, using an x-acto craft knife to carve two white circles and draw scenes in each one. Clouds surround a blazing, floating crystal and distant flying birds in one circle. A fern with a bird flitting above it in the other. The page is signed, ARI.
The poem is titled, "WHY" and reads: Are kind words so difficult for some? What spears and javelins build barricades between the heart and the mind? A child lives inside that cage, hardly glimpsing daylight through the cross-hatching. And needing so much more. An utterance of care casts down the fortress and embraces the soul. A. R. Ivanovich
A vivid blue sky interrupted by swaths of soft cirrus clouds. A stand of beige pampas grass tufts stand tall at the bottom of the picture.
A huge, towering thunderhead cloud crosses the night sky and dragging rain across the grassy plains. The cloud bristles from within with lightning, contrasting the brooding clouds. The silhouette of a flying dragon, faces the storm, high above the grassy plains plain.