Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose early work has appeared in role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons.

[1] Originally from London, Stokes has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read The Hobbit to her as a child.

Morten Veland from the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia was surfing the internet when he found Stokes's mermaid picture titled "Siren's Lament".

He became interested and contacted her for the permits to use it as an album cover for Perils of the Deep Blue.

[4] Stokes lives in Yorkshire, England with her son Leo and husband John Woodward.