the Fine Art and Ramblings of Lisabella Russo

I pulled out a work-in-progress mermaid painting I had tucked away, ready to dive back in, but lo and behold, it had acquired a layer of dir...

  When I started Gaze of the Deep, I thought I was going to provide the frame pictured as an option.  Alex doesn't like it though.  I...

  Gaze of the Deep, my original big eye mermaid with a seashell crown painting is now completed!  She has an ethereal and captivating beauty...

  I've blocked in her eyes and lips and worked on the skin tones of my WIP Work in Progress big eye mermaid with a seashell crown painti...

  I have pretty much finished the underpainting of my WIP Work in Progress big eye mermaid with a seashell crown painting.  I think I'll...

  I am working on the underpainting of my WIP Work in Progress big eye mermaid with a seashell crown painting.  I have a bit more to go on h...

  This is layer two of the underpainting of this big eye Latina mermaid...  The original painting is 16"x20" duo oils on wood.  At...

  May has slipped away from me or perhaps skudded past me, it's been a busy month.  Unfortunately I haven't finished my mermay paint...

  These sketches are very rough, I haven't refined them much at all.  They're the glimmer of ideas...  I'm thinking about doing ...

  It is dark and stormy and cold, at least for us, and colder still across the land.  To contrast with the weather, I've decided to shar...

  I love mermaids.  As MerMay comes to a close, here's a kiss from Midnight Kiss, one of my original mermaid paintings.  

  "Looking In" Original 11"x11" #Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO...

  Happy National World Turtle Day! "The Gift" Original 5"x7" #Painting NFS, Open Edition 5"x7" Giclee Prints ...

  "Soft Light" Original 16"x20" Acrylic Painting NFS, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition ...

  "Three Friends" Original 11"x14" Painting on Canvas Here   This week my featured painting is "Three Friends,...

I finished the toned drawing study I shared a while back and have begun the painting of this mermaid with a seashell crown.  I'll s...

Happy Fairytale Day Wishes from this big eye redheaded mermaid and from me at lisabellarusso.com ! "The Little Mermaid" ...

"Looking In" Original Painting on 11"x11" Porthole Frame Here This week my featured painting is "Looking ...

"Song of the Siren" Original 7"x5" Painting on Canvas Panel Here This week my featured painting is "Song...

"Octina" Original 4"x4" Painting on Panel Here This week my featured painting is "Octina."  This big...