the Fine Art and Ramblings of Lisabella Russo

In honor of the 4th of July, I am sharing one of my favorite paintings that I've done as well as art by one of my favorite artists.  I...

"Watchful Eyes" Original 16"x20" Painting on Canvas Here This week my featured painting is "Watchful Eye...

I just found out my package was delivered and C is pleased with her new art!  Thanks so much C!  I'm always so thrilled to find out ...

Here are some sketches of possible helmets for my small Athena Greek goddess (known to the Romans as Minerva).  These little thumbnails ...

Watchful Eyes Original 16"x20" Painting on Canvas on My Website Here This Week 8"x10" print here ACEO 2.5...

Here is my second sketch for my small version of the Greek goddess Athena (also known to the Romans as Minerva).  I think this is an i...

Here are all of my faces for the 29 Faces challenge in February.  For 29 Faces, the challenge was to share 29 faces in the month of Febr...

Here is a rough sketch that I did of a big eye goddess Athena (known to the Romans as Minerva).  I'd like to paint her, although she...

Here is my 16"x20" Athena big eye Greek goddess (also known to the Romans as Minerva) with owl work in progress painting almos...

I've done some more work on my Athena big eye Greek goddess (also known to the Romans as Minerva) with owl painting.  Here her hai...

I took this photograph of "Portrait of Madame de Cromot de Fougy" by Antoine Vestier at the Norton Simon Museum of Art, it is ...

I've done some more work on my Athena big eye Greek goddess (also known to the Romans as Minerva) with owl painting.  I've paint...

I hope the new year brings you much joy!  Happy new year wishes from me to you... I'm working on my Athena big eye Greek godde...

Here is a work in progress view of my original big eye Greek goddess Athena (also know to the Romans as Minerva) with her owl 16"...

Here is a work in progress view of an original big eye Greek goddess Athena (also know to the Romans as Minerva) with her owl paintin...

Here is another work in progress view of my large 16"x20" original big eye Athena Greek goddess (known to the Romans as Mine...

I love this painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that hangs in the Norton Simon Museum of Art.  It is thought that the woman may be Erato, a mu...

Here is a work in progress view of my large 16"x20" original big eye Athena Greek goddess (known to the Romans as Minerva) wit...

I think that this sketch of the goddess Athena / Minerva with her owl companion is very close to being ready to transfer to canvas.  I...

Here is another sketch of a possibility for the goddess for my Athena Minerva painting with her owl (I have an owl sketch I'm happy ...