A Photograph of the Flower of a Night Blooming Cactus...

This photograph is of a night blooming cereus cactus.  I took it at my previous home, we had some large cereus cacti outside of the front and when they would bloom, it seemed so magical to me.    I hope you will enjoy it...

Original Mermaid with Seahorses Painting Work in Progress Continues & Seahorse Friend Website Update...

Here is a work in progress view of my mermaid with her seahorse friends painting.  I'm pretty much done with the seahorses and am almost ready to begin work on the mermaid.  I've also been working on my dragon painting, I am close to being done with the sky!

Seahorse Friend Original 5"x7" Painting, Open Edition 5"x7" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

This little seahorse friend is focused on meeting with his other seahorse and mermaid friends...  He has big eyes for a seahorse and is inspired by two different kinds of seahorses, one with willowy spiney extrusions and the other with incandescent hues.  The style has a fantasy surrealism feel.  This piece available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs!  

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

My Original Deep Purple Calla Lily Painting! Art Prints & ACEOs!

This Week "Intensity" Original 5"x7" Painting here

5"x7" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

I am listing "Intensity," an original painting of a deep purple calla lily.  This piece is small and simple in composition, yet filled with a wonderful presence.

I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints here this week with a theme of purple flowers; some naturally so, some imbued with colors of my imaginings...

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website.  It's a very slow project, but one I am working on.

LACMA Show Fashioning Fashion V & A Steampunk Fairy Website Update...

I was looking through my reference images files, and I came across two folders with images from the LACMA show Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915.  I love fashion and find it very inspiring.  Here are some of the images to the show, I hope that you will enjoy them.  I will post more from this show on other Mondays, although probably not always consecutively.

If you'd like to see what I have up of this show thus far, please click here.

I am linking this post with Inspire Me Monday
http://www.create-with-joy.com/

More Than One Way to Fly Original 11"x14" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

This piece is of a steampunk fairy lass who has just missed her hot air balloon.  She is with her fox squirrel friend and they will no doubt be able to catch the next dirigible...  The style is a romantic surrealism.  This piece available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs!  

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

A Big Eye Fairy Angel Sketch...

Here is a sketch of a big eye fairy angel.  I was drawn to her very happy smile and her little wisp of hair that went across her face...


I am also participating in Sunday Sketches.  To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:
http://www.bluechairdiary.com/blog/

Original Mermaid with Seahorses Painting Work in Progress...

Here is a work in progress view of my mermaid with her seahorse friends painting.  I'm working on the seahorses now.  Unfortunately summer tends to be my least productive season due to the heat, but I am enjoying working on this painting a lot, I love seahorses and mermaids!

A Photograph of Two Pink Roses...

I took this photograph of two pink roses at my previous home.  I liked the way the light was shining through the window putting a soft light on the roses.  I hope you will enjoy it...

My Original Gothic Egyptian Fairy Painting! Art Prints & ACEOs!

This Week "Blood of the Nile" Original 10"x10" Painting now SOLD here, thank you G!

8"x10" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

I am listing "Blood of the Nile," an original painting of an Egyptian fairy, it looks like the original is now sold, thank you G!  Born of the Nile, she felt like visiting with you...

I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints here this week with a theme of fairies and fairy pet friends...

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website.  It's a very slow project, but one I am working on.

Artist Grasiela Rodriguez, the SGV Comic Book Expo & Art Exibition, & a WIP View of My Dragon...

Grasiela Rodriguez invited Alex and I to the San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo.  She's a talented comic artist and painter as well as an exemplary chalk artist.  Check her out at her facebook page here and her website here.  She also helped to plan the event!  She is inspiring as a sweet and energetic person as well as as a multi talented artist.  The Expo had a lot of talented artists and interesting panels.  I went to one on the forgotten treasures of Mexican comics, but if I get a chance I'll do a separate post on that.  There were fun art activities for the kids upstairs as well as a SGV Comic Art Exhibition, the SGV Expo is done, but I believe the SGV Comic Art Expo runs until August 10th.  For more information, please visit their facebook page here.

Grasiela Rodriguez at her table

Some art activities for the kids

Poison Ivy by Grasiela Rodriguez

The kids seemed to be having a blast

Meow by Krystal Figueroa

Some of the art available at the SGV Comic Art Exhibition

I am linking this post with Inspire Me Monday
http://www.create-with-joy.com/

Here is an updated work in progress view of my dragon painting.  Now the sky has a bit more drama.  I thought I was almost done with the sky, but Alex noticed that I forgot the sections underneath the dragon's wings...  So, while I have made progress on the sky, it turns out I have quite a bit to go...

Original Mermaid with Seahorses Painting Work in Progress...

Here is a work in progress view of my mermaid with her pet seahorses painting.  The painting is on an 11"x14" panel.  I've been working on the little wispy tendrils of the seahorses, but I think I made them a little fine.  I think I may need to go back in and make them a smidge thicker, but I think I'll work more on the seahorses bodies before I make that decision.  I've also been working on the background for the dragon painting, but it may be a little too wet right now to put on the scanner, I'll likely post an update on that one on Monday...

A Photograph of a White Water Lily at Descanso Gardens...

I took this photograph of a white water lily at Descanso Gardens.  This mainly white waterlily has some touches of pink.  I thought it was quite lovely and hope you will enjoy it...

Original Dragon Painting Work in Progress & Nesting Website Update...

Here is a work in progress view of my dragon painting.  The painting is on an 8"x10" panel  I don't think I'm quite done with the background, but I've done a few layers on it.  I'm going to put it to the side for a while and then decide how I'd like to continue...

Nesting Original Painting SOLD

Open Edition 5"x7" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

Nesting is of a blue dragon, napping as she protects her eggs.  The painting was originally a 4"x4" painting on a thick canvas, but since I've sold the original and saved the image at 600 dpi, I've decided to offer her in a more standard size at 5"x7" as a print and 2.5"x3.5" ACEO prints. 

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices.  Visit here to see what I have available this week!

My Original Incandescent Seahorse Painting! Art Prints & ACEOs!

This Week "Seahorse Friend" Original 5"x7" Painting here

5"x7" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

I am listing "Seahorse Friend," a small seahorse painting.  I started him as an exploration in technique for another painting I am working on with a mermaid and her seahorses.  I hope you will enjoy this little guy, he has a fantasy surreal feel with his big eyes...

I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints here this week with a theme of oceans and water dwellers.  Most of them are ocean pieces in one way or another, but my little koi fish snuck in...

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website.  It's a very slow project, but one I am working on.

A Big Eye Fairy Angel Sketch & A Gothic Mermaid Added to My Website...

Here is a sketch of a big eye fairy angel.  I sketched her as a warm up drawing, I think she has a wistful quality...

I am also participating in Sunday Sketches.  To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:

http://www.bluechairdiary.com/blog/

Midnight Kiss Original 5"x7" Painting, Open Edition 5"x7" Giclee Prints, & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

This gothic big eye mermaid has large light purple eyes and deep blue lips that resemble the dark blue ocean around her.  Her tail was inspired by that of a fancy betta fish.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs on my website!  

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week! 

Work in Progress Solo Seahorse & Gothic Latina Fairy...

Here is a work in progress view of a 5"x7" seahorse painting.  I've painted the background and decided on how to paint the tendrils.  The reason I decided to paint this little painting was to figure out if I wanted to do them with drips or paint them on with a brush for my larger mermaid with seahorse friends painting that I am working on.  Although both options were appealing, I've decided to use a brush.  I'm going to finish this painting in the same hues I'd like to paint the other ones with, I imagine this seahorse is friends with the other seahorses...


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

Lace Wings Original 8"x10" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

This gothic Latina big eye fairy has large violet eyes and purple hair.  Her wings resemble those of lace wing butterflies, but in soft lilac tones.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs on my website!  

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

Original Water Lily Painting Work in Progress...

Here is an updated work in progress view of my original water lily painting.  Although I'm not done with them, I've worked a bit on the waterlily pads.  This is a large one for me at 18"x24", I tend to do fewer larger paintings, but I loved these two water lilies growing together and thought they'd look great big...

Original Fantasy Big Eye Paintings, Leda and the Swan & Aphrodite! Art Prints & ACEOs!

Leda and the Swan Original 16"x20" Painting on Canvas on My Website Here

This Week 8"x10" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

This week I am listing "Leda and the Swan" at my promotional rate as a print and ACEO. The original gothic Lolita painting inspired by Leonardo da Vinci is available for purchase on my website! I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints on ebay here with a theme of myths and fairytales. 

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com/; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions... I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website. It's a very slow project, but one I hope to focus on.

This Week "Aphrodite" Original 5"x7" Painting here

5"x7" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

This week, for my small original at my promo rate, I have "Aphrodite," a portrait of the Greek goddess of love (also known as Venus to the Romans), I very much enjoyed painting her big teal eyes...

A Little Seahorse Sketch...

Here is a sketch of a seahorse.  I'm going to paint him in around the same background and hues I plan to paint him in my mermaid with seahorses painting.  This will be a 5"x7" painting on panel.  The main reason I am painting him is that I'd like to experiment with his little spiny extrusions, I'm not sure if I'd like to paint them with a brush or with drips.  It's possible I may even decide to leave them out on the other painting depending on how it feels to me when this one is completed...


I am also participating in Sunday Sketches.  To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:
http://www.bluechairdiary.com/blog/

Work in Progress Mermaid with Seahorses, the Very Start...

Happy 4th of July if you celebrate it!

Here is a work in progress view of an 11"x14" mermaid with seahorses painting.  In this wip I am at the very start (sorry the lineart is a bit hard to see, but the colors are going to be fairly soft, so I don't want to be working against very dark pencil marks).  The water color isn't quite reading as the combination of blue/teal that the background actually is.  I had that same problem with my water lily fairy, but I was able to adjust the colors to be more true to the original at the end.  For the work in progress posts, I'll probably leave the colors as is.

I'm at a little bit of a standstill with this one for the moment as I'd like to experiment with some details of the seahorses on a smaller panel, so I need to sketch an individual seahorse to experiment with...

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

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

A Photograph of a Girl on the Japanese Bridge at Descanso Gardens...

I was taking photographs of the cherry blossoms and the saucer magnolia flowers by the Japanese bridge at Descanso Gardens when this girl paused in my shot.  I do not know her name, but I loved her cute outfit and her little hat.  The cherry blossoms are no longer in season this year at Descanso Gardens.  They are such a fleeting beauty, but one I love to see when the opportunity presents itself, I hope you will enjoy this photo...

Work in Progress Water Lily, the Very Start...

Here is a work in progress view of a large water lily painting.  In this wip I am at the very start.  The canvas is 18"x24" and the waterlily will be white.  Although what I've done so far is reading as black on the monitor, but it's actually a very dark green.  I've wanted to start on this one for a while too, I sketched the waterlilies quite some time ago...

My Original Petite Fleur Sunflower Painting! Art Prints & ACEOs!

This Week "Petite Fleur de Soleil" Original 5"x7" Painting here

5"x7" print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

I am listing "Petite Fleur de Soleil," a small original yellow sunflower painting.  There's something about sunflowers that I find very appealing...

I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints here this week with a theme of sunflowers and hummingbirds.  There's also a fairy puppy dog, because what collection of sunflower and hummingbird art would be complete without a fairy pup napping on a sunflower?

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website.  It's a very slow project, but one I hope to focus on.