Artists Among Us - Manifest

Welcome History

Artist Submissions

Matt Wilson President and CEO

Artists Among Us is one of my favorite parts of the L&W culture. It’s a chance for us to see inspirational creations from people from all branches of our L&W family tree. This year, we have148 pieces from 99 artists from eight different countries. Artists Among Us is a testament to the wide range of talent we have, and it gives us a chance to step back from our day-to-day work and appreciate one another in new ways.

I’m so proud to see some of the artwork on display in our offices, but our Virtual Gallery brings that experience to everyone. I look at every single image, and sometimes find myself going back to past galleries, if only for a moment of inspiration.

Artists Among Us is also a reminder to me that there are literally hundreds of creative ways to approach any issue. With just the simple prompt of “Light & Wonder,” I’m amazed at the wildly diverse and creative results that our Creators achieved. Look at what we can accomplish when we let our imaginations run wild!

Thanks to all of our Creators who contributed to Artists Among Us. And a particular thanks to all the AAU volunteers who coordinate the program and make it come to life for our company, both physically and virtually. It says so much about our culture that we have so many people volunteering their time just to help celebrate their coworkers’ creative spirit.

Enjoy the gallery and, as always, Game On!

--Matt

Over 148 Submissions 8 Countries

Welcome from Matt Wilson

History

A Message from Tracy Skenandore

I’m so honored to be part of the Artist Among Us as the programs executive sponsor.

Artists Among Us started in 2013. Dave Pryor and Steve Zotolo from our Chicago office founded the program as a music and visual art program to allow Creators to showcase their incredible artists talents that go beyond their daily job duties.

Within a couple years the cultural event organically spread from Chicago to Las Vegas to Sydney and London to Pune. Even more city expansions are planned in 2023. It has become a popular company-wide program that still holds to the original charter of allowing anyone who wants to participate a place to display their art regardless of skill level or job position.

Skenandore Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility

With so many entries throughout the company, and from around the world, office gallery exhibits now focus first on local submissions and then gallery teams select representational pieces to fill out the physical art displays. Participating artists come from all different skill levels, job titles and backgrounds, utilizing many different media types.

Artists Among Us truly embodies our core values and the cultural perspectives that represent our diverse and talented workforce globally. I hope you enjoy perusing the creations of your fellow Creators.

Tracy

Chicago Office Gallery

Hey Everyone! Here we are at our 14th gallery exhibition and I am so proud that we have been celebrating individual creativity since our debut show in 2013. The AAU continues to be a passion project for me, and I am trilled each year to see what everyone creates. It’s exciting to inaugurate our Light & Wonder emergence with the “Manifest” showcase. Each piece portrays “Light and Wonder” through a unique lens. We continue to embrace the global and inclusive nature of Artists Among Us, where all Creators are welcome to be a part of the gallery. This show is filled with so many astounding pieces. Be sure to check out “Dragon Wonder Dream” by Ratan Bhaskar Bagul which has a wonderful dreamlike quality in this watercolor illustration. Anushree Jaiswal blew me away with the beautiful and delicate “Give Me Wings”, which nicely coincides with our Manifest butterfly theme. And Lulin Guo amazed me this year with her “Wonder In Blue”, an awe inspiring underwater illustration with detail to spare.

Senior Director, Game Art

I want to thank my primary gallery co-developer in Communications, Jim Briare, for all the creative and logistical support; and give a huge welcome to the new gallery site leaders, Prince Payikattu in Pune, and Kristopher Franzen in London for stepping up and taking on the challenge of leading their local gallery events. A big thanks to Tracy Skenandore for stepping in as a champion of our efforts and growth this year. We make a great team!

Acknowlegments

Phil Gelber (Executive support)

Steve Zoloto (Sound Support and AAU co-founder)

Adrian Dominguez, Ben Nunez (Printing)

Alison Bilski (Event Planning)

Sydney Hellgeth (AAU Pin Design)

Amanda Eve Rigsby (Gallery audit and assembly)

Joe Feliciano

• Emily Thornton • Caroline Davis

Catherine Satrun • Sarah Satrun (Gallery Installation)

Miguel Ferreira (Facilities Support)

Dave Pryor

Las Vegas Office Gallery

Manifest is our first Office Gallery exhibit in more than two years. It is such an honor for the Artists Among Us Gallery to be a stop on the many tours that come through our building in fabulous Las Vegas!

One of my favorite things about Artist Among Us is how each artist interprets the annual theme. Some look at the most literal elements and reflect, while others look at obscure concepts that challenge viewers to find new understandings.

Regardless of approach, when someone experiences all the voices and views coming together, they can’t help but be moved.

I also love how Artists Among Us is not an exclusive club of professional artists. The exhibits - and especially the Online Gallery - are open to everyone in the Company regardless of skill level, experience, or job title.

I’m thrilled to be a part of the annual Company tradition.

Acknowlegments

Jim Briare

Creative Director

Corporate Communications

Erik Christensen

Corporate Comms Team • Maren Fritz • Kat Anderson and Team

Mark Lonigro • Wilson Calvo • Rey Rodriguez-Imanil

London Office Gallery

Manifest is the first exhibition we have put together in our London office, and it was a privilege to be able to take part in this great endeavour not only as an artist, but also as the organizer of the gallery.

As a Studio Manager I was positively surprised to see the amazing talent people around the globe have and seeing this come to fruition with such a wide range of artists and creativity was truly amazing. After launching the exhibition, I have had many engaging conversations with co-workers regarding future exhibitions and how they can take part.

I consider myself lucky to be part of an organization that create something so unique and beautiful as Artist Among Us. As an artist and creative, I cherish the fact that there is such much space and support for growing these efforts on a global scale.

Studio Marketing Manager

iGaming

Acknowlegments

Olivia-Mae Powell • Raffaele Salustro • Paloma Osinowo

Marie Bourgeois • Ruben Bertran Domenech • Marie-Claire Lalor

Kristoffer Franzen

Marketing, Chiswick, London

Prince Payikattu Senior Manager Game Art

I am extremely proud to be the organizer of Artist Among Us gallery in Pune, India. The fact that Pune is the 4th AAU gallery to be added makes it even more exiting.

Having a place locally to exhibit and celebrate the immense creativity of our Creators means a lot to us. The gallery in Pune has already become a sensation among all and even more Creators are now encouraged to be a part of future shows. It is a pleasure to see artwork from all over the globe, physically exhibited in one place. The gallery is indeed a showcase of the amazing talent pool that Light & Wonder has.

The gallery showcases a variety of mediums and approaches. It is amazing to see how different Creators are expressing the very same idea in their medium of choice and in their own unique way. That makes every single work of art so special and priceless. Anyone can be a part of AAU, and that inclusiveness shows how our organization views creativity of all kinds.

I am sure that more locations will open AAU galleries and share the same excitement that we are experiencing. All the very best to all Creators and keep inspiring!

Pune Office Gallery

Acknowlegments

Nitin Pasalkar • Swapnil Murkibhavi and the facilities team Ayyappa Koppolu • Patricia Halstead • Mohammad Jafar Suraj Ghodke and Prachi Deshpande.

Aleksei Fateev 121

Aleksei Fateev .................................... 150

Alexandra Vorobeva ............................. 93

Alex Major .......................................... 66

Amit Pole ............................................. 39

Amol Gudadhe 31

Amol Gudadhe 114

Anushree Jaiswal 41

Arumugam Subramani ........................ 95

Ashika Felix .......................................... 131

Ashley Wielgos .................................... 65

Balasubramanian Vijayakumar 38

Balasubramanian Vijayakumar 103

Balesh Sunagar 130

Binesh Ross Samuel Raj Sunder Raj ..... 122

Binu Manari.......................................... 45

Binu Manari......................................... 127

Binu Manari 147

Bud Coy 27 Bud Coy 146

Carlo Spagnola ....................................30

Caroline Davis ................................... 100

Catherine Satrun ................................ 107

Chris Macdonald .................................. 91

Christopher Peuler 94

Dave Pryor 20

Diksha Agrawal ..................................... 81

Dionte Gilmer ..................................... 155

Divya Jharia ......................................... 36

Divya Jharia ......................................... 92

Contributing Artists

Dustin Caroll ...................................... 105

Elisa Bleakmore .................................. 68

Elizabeth Hannon ................................. 49

Elizabeth Hannon ............................... 156

Emily Thornton 96

Erik Christensen 28 Erin Petersen 117 Gandhi Raja .......................................... 51

Gandhi Raja ......................................... 75

Gandhi Raja ....................................... 139

Giancarlo Elumba 76

Giri Amar Rajendra 88 Gowardhan Asdev 102

Jagadeesh Sunkara Jai .......................... 21

James Griffith .....................................144 Janna Schneebichler ........................... 89

Jason Deen 18 Jeff Michel 11 Jen Dutton 118 Jim Briare ............................................. 33 Jim Briare ............................................. 73 Jim Briare ............................................ 116

Joe Feliciano ....................................... 157

Josanne Lai 57 Josanne Lai 136 Josanne Lai ........................................ 148

Joyce D Rosenberg .............................. 46

Joyce D Rosenberg ............................. 125

Joyce D Rosenberg ............................. 132 Juan Gomez 54

Justin Emmanuel Siao ........................... 16

Justine Navarro .................................... 151

Justin Jay.............................................. 53

Kamora “LaRoyce” Jones 14

Katharine Anderson 34

Katharine Anderson 58 Kelli Readon ......................................... 26

Kelli Readon ......................................... 82

Kelly Leahy ..........................................120

Kishor Kumar Sonar 17

Kishor Kumar Sonar 83 Kristoffer Franzen 19 Leslie Simerl ........................................ 153

Linvela Reaves-Jones .......................... 119 Lucas Durham.................................... 106 Lulin Guo 10

Makarand Sapre 128 Maren Fritz 64 Marika Tortora .................................... 149 Mark Sieka ........................................... 77 Mike Evans........................................... 48 Mike Evans.......................................... 142

Mohammad Jafar 61

Mohammad Jafar 104 Narmadha Gajula ................................. 74

Naveen Mahendran ............................. 37 Naveen Mahendran ............................. 59 Naveen Mahendran ........................... 108

Nichole Hanson 50 Nick Klaus 115

Nick Miulli ............................................ 67

Nick Miulli ........................................... 145

Nidhi Sharma 15

Nidhi Sharma 85

Nidhi Sharma 109 Nikki Harrje .......................................... 24

Nisha Das ............................................ 35

Nisha Das ........................................... 69

Orlagh Codd 90

Paromita Ghosh 60

Prachi Deshpande 29 Prachi Deshpande ............................... 78 Prachi Deshpande .............................. 129

Prachi Deshpande .............................. 134

Prince Payikattu 13

Prince Payikattu 70

Prince Payikattu 135 Ramya Ramachandran ....................... 143

Rashmi Kakde ...................................... 25

Rashmi Kakde ...................................... 52

Ratan Bhaskar Bagul ............................ 42

Ratan Bhaskar Bagul 47

Raydelmar Amores Sumabat 40

Reshmi Rajagopal ................................ 112

Ruben Bertran Domenech ................... 32

Sakthivel Divya ..................................... 12

Sakthivel Divya ................................... 86

Sakthivel Divya 123

Samuel Prabhakar 62

Samuel Prabhakar .............................. 154

Sandeep Chaudhary ........................... 55

Sandra Chang-Adair 84

Sandra Maria Deepa 101

Sankar Mohanraj 98

Sarah Satrun ........................................ 71

Sarath Chandran Ramadas ................. 124

Seth Laster ......................................... 137

Seth Laster 138

Shara Tamagi 43

Sharelle Wright 56

Shashikant Mourya .............................. 79

Shrikrushna Pawar ............................... 141

Silverwater ......................................... 66

Sridar Omsivan 97 Sushil Badgujar .................................... 22 Sushil Badgujar .................................... 113

Swapnil Murkibhavi .............................. 44

Swapnil Murkibhavi .............................. 87

Swapnil Murkibhavi 152

Sydney Hellgeth 23

Sydney Hellgeth ................................. 133

Teke Manjusha Tukaram ...................... 80

Teke Manjusha Tukaram ...................... 99

Teke Manjusha Tukaram ........................ 111

Vidhyasree Murali 110

Yamini Sekaran 63

Yamini Sekaran .................................... 72

Yamini Sekaran ................................... 126

Yigit Tatlipinar .................................... 140

Lulin Guo Chicago

Wonder in Blue

Digital

As I heard about the theme for this AAU, the first image that popped into my head was light rays shining through to the deep ocean floor. I never painted a full ocean scene before so I decided to run with the idea. A child of the sea on her journey to explore the unseen far away from her home...she gazes in wonder as strange things are revealed in front of her. The sight may be a bit scary, but she is nonetheless dazzled by its beauty illuminated by the light from above.

Jeff Michel Chicago

Red & Black Crackle

Ceramics (12inch diameter)

I am inspired by the infinite possibilities of form, color and function with ceramics and like the bright red contrasting with the textured black glaze.

Sakthivel Divya Bangalore

Moon light Bliss

Google and cover page

Just like the moon goes through many phases, each and every human goes through different phases during his lifetime. Just as the moon goes through full and half phase, we also go from brighter days to darker days. But only one can enjoy the brightness when he tries to come out of the darkness.

Prince Payikattu

Pune

Blood Moon Eclipse

Photography, Composite, Nikon D 7200

India experienced a Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in 2018. I wanted to capture this great astronomical event and this is the result. It was a wonderful sight of light and wonder to watch and experience. The Moon appeared blood red over the city and it was almost a surreal sight.

Kamora “LaRoyce” Jones

Las Vegas

Creative Diversification

Digital drawing/painting

While individuals share their creative expressions with the world, creativity often takes on a personality of its own, guiding the spirit of relationships and projects. Creativity does not reside in specific types of individuals and cultures; it permeates through all dimensions of our collective consciousness, expressing itself from the micro to the macro, holding sway over all that is seen and unseen. Though some seek logical reductionist answers to problems, creativity finds its way even into the most rigid and calculative disciplines, asking the participants to channel and “Manifest” the best solution. Creativity is the answer to all things and is the expression of consciousness realizing itself in the infinite moments of now.

Nidhi Sharma

Pune

Maa Durga

Acrylic paint on canvas

Goddess Maa Durga brings perfection and miracles in life. She aids her devotees to manifest the positive energies which will bear the fruit of their efforts.

Justin Emmanuel Siao Reno

Tarot Woman

Oil on Canvas

This painting is from a voodoo circus party that I attended this year, which was as mysterious and otherworldly as it sounds. The subject is a friend of mine who divined my fortune that night despite not knowing how to.

Kishor Kumar Sonar Bangalore

abandoned church

3D Artwork

Inspired by Disney artwork, but tried to make it more realistic.

Jason Deen Reno

Enlightened Connections

Digital

The only way to see the glimmers of light in our world is with connections beyond our differences. We have more in common than we don’t.

Kristoffer Franzen

London

Shaman of Light & Wonder Ink on paper

I wanted to create a scene with a character of wisdom and light. A light which attracts magical creatures who stare in awe at the beauty of the light.

Dave Pryor Chicago

The Adventures of Light & Wonder

Digital - Procreate on iPad

Matilda Light and her Dog Wonder are imaginative heroes in the gaming universe. They battle their nemesis “Feature Creep” in their debut comic book “The Adventures of Light & Wonder”!

Jagadeesh Sunkara Jai

Chennai

Third Eye

AI generated artwork

Chakras are thought to provide subtle energy that helps your organs, mind, and intellect work at their best level. The third eye is a mystical invisible eye, which is the highest chakra in the physical body, allowing it to provide visionary perspective. The concept of the “sixth sense” or strong intuition, came from this sixth chakra. Elementally it is believed to be associated with light.

Sushil Badgujar

Pune Element of Nature

Digital Manipulation on Photography

We are just an element of nature. This is how I envision it will it look if nature’s elements interacted with us.

Sydney Hellgeth

Chicago

Moonlit Monarch

Digital

I wanted to paint a magical girl inspired by the prompt of “Light and Wonder.”

Nikki Harrje Chicago

A Galaxy of Light and Wonder

Mixed media

When I think of the concepts of light and wonder, I am reminded of the beauty and awe of starring up into the night sky. Stars and galaxies creating light in the dark, and there is so much yet to be discovered.

Rashmi Kakde

Pune Beauty Of India

Digital photography

Tour of Amer Fort enables you to explore the fort like never before.

Kelli Readon Silverwater - Sydney

Our People

Copic markers, ink, pastel

Our people bring the ‘Light and Wonder’!! They bring our games to life! Thank you to Sam Goodall, amazing mathematician, game designer and all round great person for agreeing to be the subject in this drawing.

Bud Coy Austin

Erik Christensen Las Vegas

The MacGuffin

Multi Media

In fiction, a MacGuffin is an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. The term was originated by Angus MacPhail for film, adopted by Alfred Hitchcock. “Light and Wonder” is the MacGuffin in Pulp Fiction because we never know what is in the briefcase... all we ever see is a mysterious glow. My piece includes a glowing briefcase placed in front of the painting on a pedestal.

Prachi Deshpande

Pune

The bridge

Poster colours on paper

Just a dream of moon light with a bridge full of cherry blossom.

Carlo Spagnola Chicago

Manifest Digital

I went a bit abstract with the theme on this one. I began this piece by loosely scribbling and it slowly took form into the final version.

Amol Gudadhe

Pune

A dream to aim high

Digital Painting

This picture depicts the child’s dream to overcome the hurdles in life and move on to dream big. The waste bicycle tire gives an inspiration to achieve the best though there are ups and downs in life. A beautiful message portraying the sky is limit.

Ruben Bertran Domenech

London

My Light & Wonder

Photoshop and Illustrator (Digital paint)

Every day I look at her in wonder. Even though she’s had a rough start, Luna kept shinning and guiding me through dark moments. She’s the spark of my life and the light in my heart.

Jim Briare Las Vegas

Variations

Digital

Collaboration with Artificial Intelligence. Image of cut paper was supplied to AI which returned several variations based on the artist’s original.

Katharine Anderson Las Vegas

A Smile Of Love

Digital Photograph

I occasionally work from home and have a new small puppy who loves to be near me. On this particular day he climbed on my lap and relished quietly laying there as I took calls. I captured his happiness in that moment as he drifted to sleep.

Nisha Das Bangalore

Madhubani Painting

Painting

Madhubani Art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian and Nepalese painting, practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. I love playing with colors from childhood. I belong to Madhubani and grew up seeing Madhubani Art and that’s what inspired me to draw and paint my own creations.

Divya Jharia

Pune

Eruption

Acrylic

The painting shows the different colours that come out during the eruption of a volcano. It creates marvelous patterns with different light and dark colours. I love making these paintings by pouring colours; it is a fun and recreational activity.

Naveen Mahendran

Chennai

New 7 wonders

Mixed medium

Inspired by new 7 Wonders of the World.

Balasubramanian Vijayakumar

Chennai

PlayArea Miniature

Plywood

The miniature version of kid’s playarea and household items were done using plywood and applying paint on it. Kid’s always love miniature versions of any item and this too was enjoyed by my child a lot.

Amit Pole Chennai

Dream Big and Aim Higher

Water color

Dream Big and Aim Higher. #Never Settle #Dare to be Bold. Watching my aquarium, I saw some snails started their life, which gave this idea to draw our Light and Wonder perspective. If these snails can start their life on their own, anything is possible. These snails, just like Creators, just have to take a positive step forward, aim high and find our ways to swim!

Raydelmar Amores Sumabat

Bangalore

Fancy Lights

Digital Art

These fantasy art prompts help to spark our imagination. Whether you are looking for a unique interpretation of your own creative mind and why she’s towards the light orb.

Anushree Jaiswal

Pune

Give me wings

Digital Painting

Why crawl when you have wings of imagination? Imagination is the beginning of creation.

Ratan Bhaskar Bagul Bangalore

Princess offering

flower

Watercolor on paper

This work was inspired from the Ajanta Caves. I wanted to create a classic looking royal princess offering flowers to a god.

Shara Tamagi Calgary

Magpie On High

Acrylic On Canvas

One morning while enjoying a beautiful Alberta sunrise, we heard squawking from the lane behind our home. My husband found a magpie caught in a trap set by an ornery neighbour. He released the creature, who was quite delighted to be free! This is my tribute to that special moment.

Joyce D Rosenberg Las Vegas

Fearless

Watercolor

Inspired by my sister who originally painted “Fearless” in Acrylic. I have not seen one of my sister’s in person for more than 30 years. I love her paintings too.

Ratan Bhaskar Bagul Bangalore

Dragon Wonder Dream

Watercolor on paper

I have been fascinated with mythical characters. Usually dragons are on the surface whereas this one is quite the opposite. This was inspired from my daughter’s vivid dreams.

Mike Evans Busserolles France

Billiards

Acrylic on old piece of wood.

I love typography and needed some wall decor for my pool room.

I wanted it to look distressed, aged and original.

Elizabeth Hannon

Las Vegas

Mermaid Reflection

Diamond Painting

This has been in a friends home since Christmas of 2020. It is a perfect representation of her light and energy.

Nichole Hanson Las Vegas

A Bright Future

Photography

I snapped this photo of my son on a recent trip to Canada. I was inspired by the energy that my son has for absorbing the environment through this spontaneous expression. It made me think of what a bright future looks like and reminds me to embrace nature, adventure, and joy whenever I can.

Gandhi Raja Chennai

Mountains are calling!

Watercolor

The sun stays beautiful when it’s between mountains. Clouds stay cute when they’re in the mountains. Trees are high when in the mountains. You will find beauty, cuteness, and height in the woods. Going higher in the mountains is getting deeper into your soul!

Rashmi Kakde

Pune

Modern Landscape Painting

Mixed Media

A positive mood and a feeling of relaxation, depicting trees, rivers and other elements of nature.

Justin Jay Chicago

Radiance of the Rapids

Digital Art

My artwork represents a traveler in absolute wonder of the fantasy-inspired world before them. As grand moonlight shines down, they wonder about the place they’ve encountered. I found this piece special because

I often find myself in wonder too when I look at the beautiful places of our world.

Juan Gomez Chicago

Creators Unite

Digital

Creators Unite - is inspired and pays homage to the 1991 release of Marvel Comics - X-men. Reimaged by artist Jim Lee & Chris Claremont, the book was broken out into four collectable issues that when placed together side-by-side creates a super cool image of the X-Men ready to take their nemesis, Magneto! This first issue of X-Men sold over 8 million copies back in 1991 breaking all sorts of records and is still today the biggest selling book in comic book history.

Sandeep Chaudhary

Pune

Light & Wonder

Phone Photograph

The path of the light. In the journey of life, you always get light with wonder. Try to find bright light in your life and always welcome wonders. It could change your life.

Sharelle Wright Las Vegas

The Colorful Lake Acrylic on Canvas

My love for nature and the sun inspired me to paint a colorful landscape of water, trees and mountains.

Josanne Lai Macau

DREAMS - Morpheus Hotel

Fineliner water-based pigment ink

I started drawing architecture a year ago when I was in a hotel room during my 14day quarantine. I was amazed by the view of the Cotai Strip outside the window, so I picked up my pen and started sketching the latest projects. It’s surreal how Macau being such a small region can house some of the most remarkable architecture.

Katharine Anderson Las Vegas

When Mother Nature Comes To Life

Digital Photograph

Looking at the sunlight filtering through the trees made them seem as if they are in motion rather than in place. Although the day was bright, you could feel the energy and movement of nature within the stillness.

Naveen Mahendran

Chennai

Radhe

Krishna

Mixed medium

My kids posing as Radhe Krishna. A pose from memory.

Paromita Ghosh Alpharetta

The New Emergence

Oil on canvas

The Lotus flower is known as the “Flower of Life”. It symbolizes purity, grace, beauty, and resurrection. I feel Light & Wonder has recreated itself and has emerged as a new leader in our industry.

Mohammad Jafar

Pune

Sunny Day in Lavaux

Digital

A sunny day always brings out the best in the mountains and the beauty of Lavaux never ceases to amaze.

Samuel Prabhakar Bangalore

Rising Sun Acrylic Paint

I really like the environment and colourful vibes the sunrise gives!

Yamini Sekaran Chennai

Pencil sketch joker

Pencil art

Drawing is my passion from my childhood, so when I start drawing I get pulled into my own world where its about only me and my drawing.

Maren Fritz Las Vegas

Sun after the rainbow

Washable paint on Art Paper

Worked alongside a budding young artist to bring to life a sun and rainbow scene, preserving the energy of the joy of painting.

Ashley Wielgos Chicago

Explore New Worlds

Digital

I was inspired by the idea of UFO abductions and the imagery of travel posters. Many are enthralled by the idea of alien life, and the light of a tractor beam could take you to a wondrous new world.

Alex Major Silverwater

Fire Frogs

Digital

I was disappointed the frog shirt didn’t win the Pride T-shirt design contest, so I thought this was another chance to give the amphibians a little spotlight.

Nick Miulli Chicago

In Awe

Digital painting in Procreate

I wanted to show the excitement players have for the games that we make here at Light & Wonder.

Elisa Bleakmore Las Vegas

Vegas Vickie and the Nature of Neon Digital

Being a native Las Vegan, the juxtaposition between The Strip and the extreme nature that exists outside the city limits has always been amusing to me. I hated growing up in Las Vegas as a kid but as an adult I have a new sense of appreciation for the design and beauty of both.

Nisha Das Bangalore

Madhubani Painting

Painting

Madhubani Art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian and Nepalese painting, practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. I love playing with colors from childhood. I belong to Madhubani and grew up seeing Madhubani Art and that’s what inspired me to draw and paint my own creations.

Prince Payikattu

Pune

All that glitters is gold

Digital Painting, Photoshop.

This painting was done in memory of that moment of seeing Led Zeppelin perform on MTV, for the first time on a color television. I will forget how the light illuminated Robert Plant’s golden hair while he was singing the line “There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold.” I watched that in awe. I still do.

Sarah Satrun Chicago

Mystical Encounter

Digital

Mystical Encounter is inspired by a child’s sense of wonder. The creature represents imagination, possibility, and the wonders of this world. I am interested in visual storytelling, especially when opposites come together, so this piece was fun to explore.

Yamini Sekaran Chennai

Wolf pencil sketch

Pencil art

I simply love to draw.

Jim Briare Las Vegas

Umbra 2022

Cut paper

Inspired cut paper sculptures and light paintings of James Turrell.

Narmadha Gajula Alpharetta

Character

Video of Creation

It is one of the unique creations of my son who is 8 years old. He is always fascinated about the art work that we build and wanted to be a part of it with this cute creation of his own character who is looking forward to an amazing new journey of Light & Wonder.

Gandhi Raja Chennai

Ray of Hopes

Watercolor

Doesn’t this show us something positive? Guess this is the sunshine we all need currently. Amidst all the chaos, this is my ray of hope.

Giancarlo Elumba Las Vegas

How I feel when I say I work at Light&Wonder

Digital - animation

Saying I work at Light & Wonder makes me feel like some sort of magical wizardy person. Sailor Moon, Powerpuff Girls, and Sanrio were my inspiration. This piece is special to me because I made it with my magical powers.

Mark Sieka Chicago

Sketchbook

Digital

I am always inspired by what artists can conjure up out of a simple sketch. I love looking at sketchbooks and how they bring ideas to life with just a few pencil strokes.

Prachi Deshpande Pune

Sunset

Acrylic paint on canvas

Painting is not just my hobby but also a way to relax. I would say it is a form of mediation. Sunset is the best time to get calm and evaluate your day and get ready for a new sunrise.

Shashikant Mourya Noida

Bright Side

Digital Art

Light is wonderful. But what if it’s not alone and can collaborate with sound. Wouldn’t that be amazing? The illustration is based on an old physics concept, and tries to combine the wonders of light and sound together.

Teke Manjusha Tukaram

Pune

Sunset Acrylic

Sunset: Sunset brings the promise of new light.

Diksha Agrawal Pune

Where the Sky Meets The Sea

Acrylics on Canvas

Althought the source of light is same, the sun, when its light falls on different objects such as the clouds and sea, it gives different effects/visuals.

Kelli Readon Silverwater - Sydney Dare to

Kishor Kumar Sonar Bangalore

Quake 2 Enforcer

Digital Painting

Always inspired by this full 3-D game I played during the 90s and the character designs. This is just a attempt to recreated the old desgn.

Sandra Chang-Adair

Las Vegas

Penny and Amos Light and Wonder

Digital painting - Photoshop

I wanted to paint something in the fantasy genre that involved my dogs. Penny, the Australian Shepherd has been in many of my past works and this will be her 4th appearance. I got Amos in January and he is 10 months old and this is his first time in a painting. Since I’ve been designing dragons for Dragon Spin, I thought it would be fun to have them ride a dragon. Of course they would need a beautiful lady to accompany them on their adventure.

Nidhi Sharma

Pune Manifest With Mandala

Ink Pen, Acrylic paint

One can Manifest anything with a calm and positive soul. I choose Mandala as it helps in focusing on the beautiful design that your mind has no room for unwanted thoughts to squeeze their way in.

Sakthivel Divya Bangalore

Shades of Brightness

Internet

Nature has its own shades and so the sunrise is the most precious gold that can be found on earth.

Giri Amar Rajendra Pune

SOURCE OF LIGHT

Digital

This painting indicates the main source of light, which provides us with a powerful light and with it a positive energy. A good life depends on that kind of positive thought. In this painting I have portrayed an incarnation of Sun, how powerful he must have looked and the text surya mantra on his side.

Janna Schneebichler

Las Vegas

Daylight & Wonder Ceramic

Two handmade ceramic sculptural forms, inspired by the Australian landscape. The light dances between each vessel when they are displayed as a set, but they are also beautiful stand-alone objects.

Orlagh Codd Sliema

Malta

Scope the light to cure your curiosity Canvas

A colleague with a flair for art inspired not only me but others in our office to tap into our creative side for a change. For one hour we took a break from the computer screen and put what we thought Light and Wonder could be with paint. Great initiative and will be doing it again.

Divya Jharia

Pune

Starry Nights

Acrylic

This is a humble attempt to replicate the wonderful “Starry Nights” by Vincent Van Gogh.

Alexandra Vorobeva London Happiness

Limassol

One of the best times with my family.

Christopher Peuler Chicago

The Process of Change

Photoshop

I thought of the words ‘light’, ‘wonder’ and ‘change’, then made this.

Arumugam Subramani

Bangalore

Wonder Life Pen

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Emily Thornton Chicago

Roses

Digital Media

This piece was completed during one of my team’s weekly Watercolor Wednesdays. I have only been at Light & Wonder for 6 months, but during that time I have been so inspired to create, by and large due to the wonderful people I get to call my co-workers.

Sridar Omsivan Chennai

Smile, Best make-up Digital (Photoshop)

Smile is the best make-up. We should wear one every day. Any worries will fly away with this child’s innocent smile. That’s why this work is very special to me.

Sankar Mohanraj

Life like a Parrot

ChennaiChart Paper With Sketch And Color Pencils

Let’s hope everyone in L&W lives a life like a parrot -full of colors.

Teke Manjusha Tukaram

Pune MOONLIGHT

Acrylic

MOONLIGHT: Darkness is where the magic of moonlight lives.

Caroline Davis Chicago

Celeste

Digital Art

This is Celeste, an OC I created back in October of 2021, and this is her splash piece. Her design and render style is heavily influenced by League of Legends splash art.

Sandra Maria Deepa Chennai

Mandala Painting on the Electric Board

Mixed Medium art using 3D Liners, Acrylic & Enamel paints, cut Mirror work.

During the lockdown, I wanted to do something that would refresh my mind from the pandemic situation, which sparked the idea of changing the empty electric board in my living room entrance to something colorful.

Gowardhan Asdev

Pune

Phoenix

Photograph

This photo was taken during an office outing in the mountains. Campfire was the only light source at that time and I was trying to capture the environment with that light and ended up capturing one frame where looks like a bird.

Balasubramanian Vijayakumar

Chennai plywood carving

Plywood-Video

This is my first art work on plywood carving, though I have done other items on plywood before. I liked the two sided finish with different images on each side.

Mohammad Jafar

Pune

That Night Under the Stars Mixed (Hand drawn, Digitally painted)

An ode to childhood when we saw magic, light and wonder in everything that surrounded us.

Dustin Caroll Chicago

Boundless Wonder

Photography, Digital, AI

The upcoming birth of our first child turned my contemplations to the evolution of the mind and cognitive development. Coincidently, deep neural networks have been making headlines. I combined a photo of my son as he contemplated the ceiling fan again, then layered some experimental photos and AI-generated content.

Lucas Durham Chicago

Practicing a Minor Illusion

Digital

I’ve always enjoyed magic casting illustrations from Magic the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. I was inspired to create a quiet scene of a spellcaster practicing a minor illusion spell.

Catherine Satrun Chicago

Moonlight Wonder

Digital

Moonlight Wonder is inspired by a love for imagination and wonder. The moon is important because of its significance in a graphic novel that I just wrapped up, and the whale is an awe-inspiring figure to spark wonder.

Naveen Mahendran

Chennai

A smiling face Poster color, Digitally corrected

The smiling face of Murugan is etched into Tamil’s mind and culture.

Nidhi Sharma

Pune

Sunflower Manadala

Micro pen art on paper

Vidhyasree Murali Bangalore

Colorful mind

Pencil art

Teke Manjusha Tukaram

Pune

You are the creator of life Ink art

You are the creator of your life. Choose your way of light with wisdom and become the light of your own life. Let yourself free from dusty coal and shine like a diamond.

Reshmi Rajagopal Chennai

Wonder of Biodiversity

Water Color

Wonder of Biodiversity and Conservation is a very important processes that support all life on Earth. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have a healthy ecosystem to provide us with the air we breathe and food we eat. I thought about a day with less oxygen, everyone struggling to breath and no food at all? All stealing and fighting for food. This inspired me to draw its wonder of biodiversity and conservation. That’s why this art is so special to me.

Sushil Badgujar

Pune

Strange World

Digital manipulation on Photography

Inspired by movies like Inception, Intestellar and more about other dimensions. An depiction of how other dimensions might look like.

Amol Gudadhe

Pune

A

light of hope Digital Art

Life is bumpy ride of darkness and this picture shows that we have to believe in ourselves and find rays of hope. This darkness depicts the challenges in life and the firefly portrays that we should never quit.

Nick Klaus Chicago Penguins Photoshop

Cecilia Hso, a valued artist on my team, once put on all the Light & Wonder shirts at once. And who would understand the light and wonder behind this action more than a penguin?

Jim Briare Las Vegas

Petal Abstract

Photography

Nature has a way of showing you abstract art. This was a sidewalk in Pamona, California. The whole thing looked like a mid-centrury abstract painting.

Erin Petersen Chicago

Celestial Digital print

When I think of light and the wonder of light, I often think about darkness as well. The night sky is awe-inspiring in its darkness and immensity. For this reason I decided to theme my work after the wonder I feel for the stars and I wanted to convey some of their beauty in this piece while also making it my own.

Jen Dutton Chicago

Think Bigger

Digital photo collage

Light and Wonder fosters great talent and always pushes for innovation. I wanted to represent creative thinking and expression on a massive scale.

Linvela Reaves-Jones Las Vegas

Maya Terran, Earth Fairy

Drawing on Canvas

When first given the theme, I thought about a fairy and nature. Fairies radiate light, and embodies magic and wonder. Nature is inspirational by itself. Light is needed to grow plants, and like vines we should grow upward to reach higher and higher toward our goals.

Kelly Leahy Montreal

Quadratic Cube v0.2

Acrylic on pressboard

This Quadratic of Cubes is a repeatable pattern adding the reflection and then a reflection of the reflection of a 3-D cube. Without light there can be no reflection. This second revision of the pattern was inspired by ‘simple weave technique’ seen on YouTube.

Aleksei Fateev Silverwater

- Sydney

Phoenix rising

Digital image

Inspired by the work we do here at L&W, the image incorporates the Phoenix symbol from our latest game and an audio recording “UNLEASH THE DRAGON!” (Dragon Unleashed) that was converted into the visual spectrum. So there’s some L&W history right there in the pixels.

Binesh Ross Samuel Raj Sunder Raj Bangalore

Sakthivel Divya Bangalore

Be a

sparkle

Cover page

There is no energy that can stop the light that shines within a person. One who can sparkle is the one who can spread positivity or positive energy to the people surrounding him.

Sarath Chandran Ramadas Bangalore

ODIN

Digital Painting

When I was small, I was very fond of collecting comic books. Asterix and Obelix are my favorites. When I decided to design a character the Asterix character came to my mind. The helmet with wings resembles Odin, god of Vikings that lead me to design the Odin character. Odin was the great magician among the gods and was associated with runes. He was also the god of poets. In outward appearance he was a tall, old man, with flowing beard and only one eye (the other he gave in exchange for wisdom). He was usually depicted wearing a cloak and a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a spear.

Joyce D Rosenberg Las Vegas

Wonder Dragon

Colored Sharpies pens

Inspired by the new L&W colors and a quote from Maya Angelou: “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” It also shows diversity.

Yamini Sekaran Chennai

spider man

Pencil art

I love to draw super heros.

Binu Manari Pune

Into the Light Digital Painting Into the Light

Makarand Sapre

Pune

Bhiravgad Landscape

Acrylic colors

Established in Western Sahyadri ranges of Maharashtra, India, Bhairavgad Fort is a dyke in geological language, a layer of rock that developed in a split of a pre-existing rock body. One of the toughest treks in the Maharashtra trail is highly exposed, and rock-cut steps are narrow. I love visiting this place especially in Monsoon season as this trek challenge your limits, goes through the thin jungle and ridges and passes through many flowering plants like ‘Karvi’. Once you reach the plateau you will see huge trees and a Bhairavnath temple. During monsoon this place feels like heaven with greenery all around, mini waterfalls, and if you are lucky, you can get a chance to see rainbows as well. The trail here during October is risky and is a once in a lifetime adventure.

Prachi Deshpande

Pune

On a cliff in the full moon

Acrylic paint on a canvas

Painting is not just my hobby but also a way to relax. I would say it is a form of mediation. Manifest being on a cliff, very close to the full moon and just come out of all the greeds and illusions.

Balesh Sunagar Bangalore

One of the world’s wonders

Photo

It’s already a wonder without it everything is dark, It sparks the joy over the globe, Many sparks the light here to make it a wonder in the world.

Ashika Felix Chennai

Sight of magical wonders

String Art on wood

People face both ups and downs in their journey. It’s the way we look at things that decides our happiness. This art was done to remind me/us to look at things in a colorful way. Winning and losing is just part of the game.

Joyce D Rosenberg Las Vegas

Flowers Watercolor

My plants failed to produce beautiful flowers this year, so I created them with watercolors instead. AAU inspired me to make this piece.

Sydney Hellgeth Chicago

Illuminate

Digital

I came up with this piece when we were coming up with the idea of what “Light and Wonder” means to you. To me, in this case, it means creating life or art and something magical happening. I always loved painting galaxies so I created this painting where the girl is creating a comet.

Prachi Deshpande

Pune

An Island

Acrylic paint on canvas

Painting is not just my hobby but also a way to relax. I would say it is a form of mediation. What better place than an island to relax and meditate?

Prince Payikattu

Pune

Crossroad sessions of Robert Johnson

Digital, Photoshop

I was fascinated by the famous crossroad legend about Robert Johnson. The story of someone surrendering his soul in exchange for great talent has amused me. Obviously it was his desire for perfection and constant improvisation that lead to the mastery he had, as one would learn later. If despair is dark, then hope is light. When ideas spark, wonderful things happen.

Josanne Lai Macau

STAIRS - The Ruins of Saint Paul’s Fineliner Water-based Pigment Ink

Sketching is a way for me to switch off from the outside world and relax. I am from Macau and this is an iconic form of architecture which best represents Macau history of being a Portuguese colony and its East meets West culture.

Seth Laster Silverwater - Sydney untitled Digital Manifest

Seth Laster Silverwater - Sydney untitled Digital Manifest

Gandhi Raja Chennai

North Pole Lighting

Watercolor

In this painting, I attempted to convey my artistic style. I really like this photograph of the North Pole. One Man looking in the lighting.

Yigit Tatlipinar

Manchester

Forest Day

Oil painting

This is a recreation of one of Bob Ross’ painting. Made with wet on wet technique.

Shrikrushna Pawar Pune

The Himalayan Ride!

Digital Painting

Riding a royal Enfield bike in the Himalaya’s was a trip to remember. Ladakh & Spiti Valley are such divine, special places in India. It has the world’s highest motorable road, retail outlet, restaurant, village, post office and monastery. Toughest ride in world with roads at an altitudes of 18,000+ feet which forges through frozen streams, small rivers, mountains, snow and loose soil. In these regions, when LIGHT falls on the mountains, you will find different colours mixed with red, yellow and brown. Don’t even try to judge the nature’s combination of colours, as it will definitely make you WONDER.

Mike Evans Busserolles France

Decadence 1904

Acrylic on board.

I love antique French posters from the early 1900s. This is a collective of some details taken from the original posters combined together to create the picture.

Ramya Ramachandran

Chennai

Best out of Waste

Newspaper craft

Created reusing waste items.

James Griffith Reno

LED POV Goldfish

Microcontroller driven LEDs

A persistence of vision display. Made with LEDs (light) that must persist to be envisioned (wonder). I used an ESP8266 Arduino variant, pushing five strips of 60 WS2812B programmable LEDs. Written in C++.

Nick Miulli Chicago

Bright Future

Digital painting in Procreate

The hope that the foreseeable future is bright.

Bud Coy Austin

He-Man – Skeletor

2D Digital

I’m a 80’s kid and was a huge fan of He-Man. This is 1 of a 2 piece series. Skeletor is one of my favorite villains!

All my digital work starts as a pencil sketch.

Binu Manari Pune

The Awakening Digital Painting The Awakening

Josanne Lai Macau

CHILDHOOD - Lou Lim Ieoc Garden

Fineliner water-based pigment ink

Sketching is a way for me to switch off from the outside world. This garden was built in 1906 as part of a residence of a local merchant, which was then turned over to the government as a public park. This was one of my favourite parks when I was a child. Sketching this reminded me of some good memories.

Marika Tortora Sliema, Malta

Free your mind

Canvas

My inspiration comes from the night. I think during the night (the face is a night full of stars) we are able to free our mind and feel “light”. And in that moment we realize that what we have in our mind is a wonder :) This has been expressed like a never ending rainbow.

Aleksei Fateev Silverwater - Sydney

Illuminate & Inpsire

Digital Image

The art team Orca in Sydney has inspired me and part of the visuals was the audio recording of “UNLEASH THE DRAGON” for Dragon Unleashed, converted into the visual spectrum. So there’s a bit of actual L&W history right there inside the pixels.

Justine Navarro Malta

The Green Light

Paint & Digital

This was part of an art workshop that I hosted. I got together with three other colleagues we got into the flow after work. It is a wonderful and valued moment to focus on doing one thing without distraction or interruption!

Swapnil Murkibhavi

Pune

Leslie Simerl

Reno

Godhammer

Photoshop

I want there to be a game that features Valkyries, and they have to be metal.

Samuel Prabhakar Bangalore

Autumn Wonder

Acrylic Paint

My first autumn feelings near Lake Tahoe was superb because of all the colourful trees!

Dionte Gilmer Las Vegas

Kranky

Robots

Elizabeth Hannon

Las Vegas

Music Speaks

Counted Cross Stitch

This was a gift I presented in 2012 as a special thank you to a wonderful pianist in a fraternal organization she and I were both a part of. The piece has found a new home since her passing.

Joe Feliciano Chicago

Makwa

Digital

“Makwa” is the Ojibwa word for Black Bear. Black bear are a keystone species and a huge benefit to the land they roam. While Illinois no longer has any thriving bear population, there have been sightings of them passing through here and there. Like ghosts of the past and hope for the future at the same time.