El Festival de las Flores at the Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum Show Opening Photographs & Upcoming Closing! Art Sketch of a Big Eye Fairy Angel, April 28 Daily Sketches...

Me (artist Lisa Isabella Russo) with my iris painting in the golden frame "Variegated Bliss" and a lovely piece below mine by Reidar Schoopp.

Here are some of my photographs from the opening day of El Festival de las Flores at the Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum Show.  There were a lot of wonderful pieces, these are just a sampling...   

Edit: It looks like the curator is feeling better, the closing is as scheduled on May 7th from 6-9, we'll likely be there towards the end..

The closing reception was scheduled for Sunday May 7th from 6-9 PM; however the curator had a medical emergency, I'll update you as I know more...

Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum

2379 Glendale Blvd 

Los Angeles, CA  90039

(323) 247-7113

by Brent Hanson

artist Andrew Cervantes with his art

by Vicki Barkley

by Shannon La Baw O'Sullivan

by Elisa Garcia

by Mary Kay Wilson

by Kiersten Ko Yama Sugano

artist Michael Giancristiano with his art and girlfriend

by Tom Lasley

artist Malinalxochitl Zapata with some of her lovely pieces

by Chuka Susan Chesney 

Today is the closing day for the Sketchbook West Las Laguna Gallery Show.  To see more information as well as some photographs from the show, please visit here.

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

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

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Here is a sketch of a big eyed maiden.  She is glancing upwards at a monarch butterfly friend...  I think she is most likely a fairy angel, although she could also be a goddess or a mermaid.  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 April.  This is day 28.

This is a rough sketch.  You may see some of my finished paintings at lisarusso.com if you'd like.