the Fine Art and Ramblings of Lisabella Russo

  I've painted the background for my crimson topaz hummingbird WIP Work in Progress bird painting inspired by #birbfest2025.  At this po...

  I started blocking in my female masked trogon WIP Work in Progress bird painting inspired by #birbfest2025.  I think I'll begin work o...

  This is a rough sketch of a spotted pardalote for day 31 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an e...

  This is a rough sketch of a black headed gull bird for day 30 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and...

  Wishing you a happy Lunar New Year!  Every year for Chinese New Year, I try to present artwork of the year's Zodiac animal, this time,...

  This is a rough sketch of a roseate spoonbill bird for day 27 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and...

  This is a rough sketch of a green honeycreeper bird for day 26 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, an...

  This is a rough sketch of a Pink Necked Green Pigeon for day 24 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, a...

  This is a rough sketch of a yellow headed blackbird for day 23 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, an...

  This is a rough sketch of a Cassowary Bird for day 22 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an eras...

  This is a rough sketch of a White-Throated Magpie-Jay Bird for day 20 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pen...

  This is a rough sketch of a Violet-Eared Waxbill bird for day 19 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, ...

  This is a rough sketch of a Great Crested Grebe bird and chick for day 18 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B...

  This is a rough sketch of an African Emerald Cuckoo Bird for day 17 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B penci...

  This is a rough sketch of a Masked Trogon Bird for day 15 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an ...

 A tale of two birbs.   The rough sketch is a barn owl for day 14 of #birbfest2025.  The painting is a smol acrylic I did quite some time ag...

  This is a rough sketch of a Phainopepla for day 13 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an eraser ...

  This is a rough sketch of a White-rumped falcon for day 12 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an...

  This is a rough sketch of an African Pygmy Goose for day 11 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and a...

  This is a rough sketch of a Snowcap Hummingbird for day 10 of #birbfest2025.  It was created with a mechanical pencil, a 6B pencil, and an...