Work in Progress Waterlily Fairy Almost Complete...

Here is a work in progress view of my waterlily fairy maiden.  In this wip she is almost complete.  I have now finished this garden guardian and will be taking her to the show, but I'll share the completed painting another day...

Tomorrow is the No Themes & No Limits show in Pomona, CA.  Additional show information is here.  If you're in the area, we'd love to see you!


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Fairy Painting Work in Progress Continues, I Begin the Waterlily...

I've done a bit more work on my waterlily fairy maiden painting.  I've started working on her waterlily.  Still a long ways to go on this work in progress...

If I finish this on time, I will likely be including her in the No Themes & No Limits show in Pomona on Saturday June 14th.  Additional show information is here.  (Sorry for the repeat posting on this, I know most people live out of the L.A. area, but it's just in case someone happens by who would like to come and see some of my art in person)


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Waterlily Fairy Painting Work in Progress Continues...

I've done a bit more work on my waterlily fairy maiden painting.  I've been working on her dress.  She is part of my garden guardian series.  I'd like to have her done for the upcoming show, but as she's one my larger pieces, we'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the kind words on my inclusion in the No Themes & No Limits show in Pomona, California on Saturday June 14th.  Additional show information is here.


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Waterlily Fairy Painting Work in Progress...

I've done a bit more work on the face of my waterlily fairy maiden painting.  She is part of my garden guardian series.  At 16"x20" she's one of my larger paintings.


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Waterlily Fairy Maiden Painting Work in Progress as I Begin Her Face...

Here is another work in progress view of my waterlily fairy maiden.  This is the second layer on her face, the first was just base tone.  I intend to do more layers of blending on her face to soften the transitions before I proceed to her eyebrows, eyelashes, and lips.  She is part of my garden guardian series.


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Waterlily Fairy Maiden Work in Progress Continues...

Here is another work in progress view of my waterlily fairy maiden.  I've worked on her neck a bit and I've futzed a bit with the shading on her hand.  I think I am more pleased with it now, but we'll see how I feel as the painting progresses.  I do not have a title for her yet, but she is part of my garden guardian series.

Tomorrow I will try to post an update on the bunny painting.

Waterlily Fairy Maiden Work in Progress...

Here is a work in progress view of my waterlily fairy maiden, the canvas is 16"x20".  I've been working on her hand.  I feel the shadow cast by her dress on her hand may be a bit too intense, so when I next work on this garden guardian, I may try to make it a bit more subtle.

Tomorrow I will try to post an update on the spider painting.


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Happy Valentine's Day! Waterlily Fairy Maiden Work in Progress & 29 Faces, Sketch of Face 17...

Here is a work in progress view of my waterlily fairy maiden, the canvas is 16"x20".  At this point I have worked on her eyes.  She has large deep dark brown eyes.  Although I'm not that far along on her yet, when she's done, she will have little hearts under her eyes, so I thought she was appropriate for today.  I love Valentine's day, I think of it as a day that celebrates love of every kind.  I hope you have a wonderful one!

I've also done a bit more sketching on my 5"x7" fairy that I'd like to have done by Tuesday, she will have a dress of tulip petals.  I hope to get some painting done on her today.


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Here is a sketch of a big eyed fae, although I'm not entirely sure if she's a fairy or angel.  This is face number 17.  For 29 Faces, the challenge is to share 29 faces in the month of February...

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...

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...

Fairy Flower Maiden Sketch...

Here is a sketch for another fairy flower maiden.  It is a more refined sketch of one of the rough sketches I did for the 29 faces challenge.  Not all of my sketches become paintings, but I've chosen this one.  I scanned this one into photoshop to help pre-visualize the completed painting.


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