Sylvia Fein & Leonora Carrington: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Mermaid 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 some pieces by Sylvia Fein and Leonora Carrington.  The first piece, Muchacha de Ajijic (Girl of Ajijic) by Sylvia Fein was one of my favorites from the show.  I was also greatly drawn to Green Tea (La dame ovale) by Leonora Carrington.  There are so many wonderful details in that painting.

Sylvia Fein, Muchacha de Ajijic (Girl of Ajijic)

Sylvia Fein, The Lady Magician

Leonora Carrington, Green Tea (La dame ovale)

Leonora Carrington, Green Tea (La dame ovale) Close Up

Leonora Carrington, Fina mosca (Delicate Fly)

Leonora Carrington, Self Portrait

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Here is a work in progress view of my mermaid painting "Looking In."  I'm almost finished with her.  I hope to have her done by tomorrow, but there's a little more shading that I'd like to do.

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.