Almost Complete Work in Progress on Iris Fairy Maiden Painting...

Here is another work in progress view of my iris fairy maiden "Iris Dream."  I have painted all of the petals now, all she needs is for me to finish her top and she's done...


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Work in Progress, Iris Fairy Maiden Almost Complete...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  At this point I am almost done with her, I still need to paint some of her petals and also paint her top, but I am very close to being finished...

Janet Sobel & Helen Lundeberg: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Iris Fairy Maiden WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here is a piece by Janet Sobel and two pieces by Helen Lundeberg.  "The Burning Bush" by Janet Sobel was interesting to me, one of her techniques was blowing air bubbles into some of the strands of paint, I've also shown a close up view.  There are lots of hidden faces withing the painting.  I was also fascinated with Helen Lundeberg's pieces, both are self portraits.  In the one with her as a child, the tall shadow is hers as an adult.

Janet Sobel, The Burning Bush

Janet Sobel, The Burning Bush Close Up

Helen Lundeberg, Self-Portrait (with Landscape)

Helen Lundeberg, Double Portrait of the Artist in Time

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Here is a work in progress view of my flower fairy maiden painting "Iris Dream."  I've done some of the bigger petals now, I think it is starting to come together.

Work in Progress, Iris Fairy Maiden's Hair Revisited...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I wasn't quite sure about having her hair blonde, I decided to try a different color.  I feel that this light pink is a better fit for how I envision the rest of the painting...

Work in Progress Continues on Iris Fairy Maiden Painting...

Here is another work in progress view of my iris fairy maiden "Iris Dream."  I've started on some of the flower petals now.  Irises are one of my favorite flowers, this one has a combination of peach and pink hues...


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Work in Progress, Iris Fairy Maiden's Hair...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I've painted her hair here, but I'm not sure about the color, I'm going to start work on the flower and see what I think...

Work in Progress Continued on Iris Fairy Maiden...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I've painted her lips, somewhere between a smile and a pout...

Continued Work in Progress on Iris Fairy Maiden...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I've done a bit more shading and also her eyebrows and eyelashes.  I wanted to also get her lips done in this session, but I don't want to rush them, so they will wait for another day...

Work in Progress on Iris Fairy Maiden Painting...

Here is another work in progress view of my iris fairy maiden "Iris Dream."  Acrylics dry so quickly that I tend to work one section at a time so that I can do some blending.  Sometimes I do come back though as the painting gets further along to add more. 

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Work in Progress on Iris Fairy Maiden's Eyes Painting...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I've painted her eyes.  I like to paint the eyes fairly early on because I feel like it helps me to focus...

Work in Progress on Iris Fairy Maiden Painting...

Here is a work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  I think the next thing I will paint will be her eyes...

Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, & Louise Nevelson: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Fairy Maiden WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are five of the pieces that grabbed my attention at the show by artists Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, and Louise Nevelson.  I'm sharing two close ups, one from Julia Thecla's soft and delicate piece that I think gets lost in my full photograph, and one from Louise Nevelson's piece.  Although there's no way to judge the scale of Louise Nevelson's piece, it was gigantic and towered above me.

Julia Thecla, In The Book She Reads

Julia Thecla, In The Book She Reads Close Up

Lee Miller, Solarized Portrait of Dorothy Hill (Profile)

Bona, Paisaje en rojos (Landscape in Reds)

Jeanne Reynal, The Widow

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral/Southern Mountain

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral/Southern Mountain Close Up

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Here is the start of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  At this point of the work in progress, I've just sketched in the iris and the fae and painted in the background.  The line art is fairly faint and difficult to see because I don't want it to shine through the paint when I get to some of the lighter areas.