Wednesday, September 14, 2016

My Photograph of a Turtle at Descanso Gardens + September Sketches Art, Day 14 Sketch, Big Eye Angel...



I took this photograph of this turtle at Descanso Gardens.  He was stretching and seemed to be posing, he held this pose for the entire time that I sat by the pond.  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!


I love to paint animals, you may see some of my finished paintings at lisarusso.com if you'd like.



Here is a sketch of a big eyed gothic maiden.  She has a veil atop her head and is glancing backwards...  I think she is most likely an angel fairy, although she could also be a mermaid or a goddess.  I'm unsure if I'll paint her or not, but I did enjoy sketching her. 


I've decided to try and do a sketch a day in September.  This is day 14.   She is also face 14 for the 29 faces challenge in September. 

This is a rough sketch.

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10 comments:

  1. Valerie-JaelSeptember 14, 2016 at 1:13:00 PM PDT

    That turtle is great, I had to try to hold poses like that when I was doing my rehab gymnastic, but I think I was not as good as the turtle....Lovely sketch, too. Hugs, Valerie

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  2. ChristineSeptember 14, 2016 at 2:55:00 PM PDT

    cute turtle photo! You do the veils so well on your maidens!

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  3. Nicolas HallSeptember 15, 2016 at 7:05:00 AM PDT

    Awwww that turtle is so cute! I was just listening to a podcast about West African fairy tales and several are of a Turtle/Trickster. It's hard to imagine such a cute, gentle creature being the center of trickster myth but, perhaps that is their very best disguise. : )

    I REALLY love that sketch. It has a lovely animated quality to it that makes it truly seem alive already! Beautiful!!

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  4. DVArtistSeptember 15, 2016 at 11:09:00 AM PDT

    Great photo. I can't wait to see what you paint of him. The maiden is looking back, is she trying to get away? LOL Beautiful.

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  5. HaddockSeptember 15, 2016 at 11:56:00 AM PDT

    Turtles have an unique way of sunbathing.

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  6. Lisabella RussoSeptember 15, 2016 at 12:57:00 PM PDT

    Thanks so very much Valerie-Jael, Christine, Nicolas, Nicole, and Haddock! I'm not sure if I will be painting this turtle, although he definitely held his pose for quite some time...

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2016 at 2:37:00 PM PDT

    Sorry about that. No picture compares to her. She's that beautiful

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  8. Lisabella RussoSeptember 16, 2016 at 1:05:00 PM PDT

    Thanks very much Martin, I would like to be a faster painter, so that I may paint more of the beauty that I see, but alas, not yet...

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  9. Magic Love CrowSeptember 17, 2016 at 8:02:00 AM PDT

    I love the turtle! So cute and your sketch is truly beautiful! WOW!

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  10. Lisabella RussoSeptember 17, 2016 at 12:26:00 PM PDT

    Awww, thanks very much Stacy!

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