My Photograph Cherry Blossoms Flowers at Schabarum Park + March Sketches Art, Day 9, Steampunk Wing...

I took this photograph of these cherry blossom flowers at Schabarum Park last year.  It was at the very end of their blooming season.  I am hopeful of seeing them again there this year, they were so lovely.  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!

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

Here is a sketch of a potential wing for one of my big eyed gothic maidens.  I want it to have a steampunk feel with a mixture of organic and metal elements.  I like this, but I'm not sure if this is quite it though, I may need to play around with it more.  I've only sketched one of the wings as when I'm happy with it, I'll be able to flip it in photoshop and play around with it there as well.  In some cases my technique involves using a combination of tools, traditional and digital, to do what I hope is my strongest art...


I've decided to try and do a sketch a day in March.  This is day 9.  

This is a rough sketch.

My Photograph of Cherry Blossoms Flowers at Schabarum Park + Mermaid Big Eye Gothic Sketch Art...

I took this photograph of some pink cherry blossoms at Schabarum Park.  The brief season that these flowers bloom is past for this year, but this is one of a number of photographs I took as potential reference to be used for paintings, but I thought this photograph looked beautiful even as it was...  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!

Here is a sketch of a big eye gothic maiden.  I think she'd make an excellent mermaid with her long flowing hair, but she could be a fairy or an angel.  Her eyes are large even for one of my mermaids!  I think I'd like to paint her, but I'm feeling very disorganized with the projects I have lined up.  Alex of The Darker Side of Passion is attempting to help me to get organized, but it's a challenge...

My Photograph of Pink Cherry Blossoms at Scharbarum Park + Mermaid Big Eye Gothic Sketch Art...

I took this photograph of pink cherry blossoms at Schabarum Park.  They are no longer in bloom, but I was fortunate to capture these flowers before their brief season of blooming was over...  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!

Here is a sketch of a big eye gothic maiden.  She has a slight tilt to her face and has a gentle smile.  I think she is most likely a mermaid, but she could be a fairy angel.  I'm not sure if I'll paint her or not, but I did enjoy sketching her.

My Photograph of a Brown Butterfly at Schabarum Park & Seascape Website Update...

I took this photograph when I was visiting Schabarum Park.  I was there at the tail end of the cherry blossom season and this lovely brown, yellow gold, and white butterfly with some red accents landed near my feet before flitting off.  I'm not sure what kind of butterfly this is, only that I was happy it spent some time flying by me and stopping for a little bit.  It had such beautiful wings, perhaps they will make their way into one of my fairy paintings at some point...  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!

"CA Coast" Original Painting SOLD

Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

In addition to loving mermaids, I have a deep love of the ocean.  This piece is inspired by Point Dume in Zuma Beach, California.  There's something about the sea I find very compelling.  The piece has a soft realist impressionist feel.  The original is sold, but I do have this piece available as prints and 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!