Original Big Eye Black Gothic Mermaid with Clownfish Painting! Art Prints & ACEO Prints! April Sketches...

"Three Friends" Original 11"x14" Painting on Canvas Here

This week my featured painting is "Three Friends," an original big eye painting of a black gothic mermaid with her clownfish friends. She has huge brown eyes and the clown fish seem to be very fond of her. The piece has a surreal lowbrow fantasy feel. I love mermaids so...  The original painting is available for purchase on my website as are art prints and LE ACEO prints!  

Most of my art is also available on my website at lisarusso.com; however, on the first Tuesday of the month, I like to put some art prints and LE ACEO prints on ebay at a lower promotional rate for the duration of the auctions...  This month, my theme is spring and includes a selection of my flowers as well as some bunny rabbits in addition to a lamb; you may see them here.

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Here is a sketch of two petunia flowers.  One is nestled up against the other.  I'm unsure if I'll paint them or not, but I did enjoy sketching them... 

I've decided to try and do a sketch a day in April.  This is day 11.  

This is a rough sketch.

WIP Mermaid + AngelFish Art Original Painting Work in Progress + January Sketches, Sketch 2, Petunia Flowers

In this original acrylic work in progress WIP painting of a big eye mermaid with her angelfish friends, I've been working on her eyes.  She still needs the highlights, but I'm getting closer.  Sometimes it takes me more than one session to get the eyes right, they're so important to me...  There's a minor change I might also want to make to the background before I move forward as well, but I haven't decided for certain about that. 

This big eyed beauty is on a 16"x20" canvas in acrylics.

This is a work in progress, but I also usually post at least one finished piece on Tuesdays if you'd like to come to visit!  You also may see some of my finished paintings at lisarusso.com if you'd like.

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Here is a sketch of petunia flowers.  I like that some of the petals almost look heart shaped.  I'm unsure if I'll paint them or not, but I did enjoy sketching them.

I've decided to try and do a sketch a day in January.  This is day 2.  

This is a rough sketch.