Friday, April 26, 2013

Mermaid by a Cathedral Original Painting Work in Progress...




Here is a work in progress image of my mermaid by a cathedral.  I resolved some of my issues from the sketch, which is a few posts down; but in putting this up I see something else that needs fixing.  For some reason when I look at an image on the monitor, I sometimes catch things that I don't see when I have it up on the easel or in my sketch book...

I finished the oak tree painting I was working on last week for Nibblefest, it's on ebay here and it's also a few posts down if you'd like to take a look.

I'm joining in this week with Paint Party Friday.  To see more participants, please visit:
http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

17 comments:

Mary C. Nasser said...

Wonderful WIP!
What a creative juxtaposition of a mermaid and catherdral!
Looking forward to seeing your progress.
♥♥♥
Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

Ivy said...

Look forward to seeing the progression on this, looks fab! HPPF!

Magic Love Crow said...

I think it's looking great Lisa! I understand about seeing things on the monitor and not when you are looking at the painting. Many of times, when I take a picture of my art and look at it for the first time on the computer, I go back and change things! LOL! ;o) Take Care ;o)

Joy Murray said...

Love seeing works in progress. Thanks for sharing.

Faye said...

Good beginning, Lisa. I know what you mean about how different things look up on the screen. Strange, huh?

Unknown said...

can't wait to see where you go with this one! it's funny how looking at your art on the computer gives you fresh eyes. It happens to me all the time!

Paper rainbow said...

This is a great subject! Can't wait to see how the journey goes :)

www.dorissdaughter.com said...

Great start! I will look forward to seeing your mermaid finished:)

Irene Rafael said...

i do the same thing by taking a photo while i work on a piece. i see the work in progress with different eyes. i look forward to seeing the mermaid. happy ppf.

denthe said...

Great beginning! It's always good to look at an image on your monitor, it really does show different things ...

Anne Manda said...

Great WIP, interesting to see it developing! <3

Dianne said...

the cathedral must be by the sea? great concept, and looking forward to the finished piece. happy PPF!

Carola Bartz said...

A mermaid and a cathedral - that is interesting! I imagine the cathedral being flooded many centuries ago and covered with mossy things...

Annabelle said...

Quite an interesting and mysterious beginning, I look forward to seeing the progress on this painting.
Very true about looking at your art work on the monitor, many times it 's caught mistakes I've missed while working on the art piece. Thanks for sharing.

Lisabella Russo said...

Thanks very much for your kind words and input on my mermaid painting! I want the cathedral ruins to be underwater, so maybe I'll add a fish or two. Maybe not, I'm not sure where I'll put them, but I'll think about it.

Sabina said...

She looks so elegant already so I can't wait to see what she looks like when she's done. And I love the concept of a mermaid cathedral.

Lisabella Russo said...

Thank you Sabina!