the Fine Art and Ramblings of Lisabella Russo

  I'm pretty behind this year on my Chinese Lunar New Year Animal for the upcoming year.  Here is my rough sketch of the tiger refined a...

 This year I'm ringing in the new year by working on a tiger painting for Chinese New Year.  Here are three rough sketches, I've dec...

  This big eye scarecrow and I would like to wish you a happy Halloween! She's a toned drawing that I am working on.  I'd also like ...

  Every year, I try to paint the Zodiac animal of the year for Chinese New Year...  February 12th will be the start of year of the ox.  Righ...

  This is a project I have on the drawing board, in a manner of speaking.  This big eyed scarecrow might not be very scary...  Right now I...

  This is one page of three pages of rough sketches that I did of monarch butterflies.  The theme this year for the Ontario Museum of Art sh...

  It probably seems a bit early for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead; however, I am participating in the Ontario Museum of Art show and fo...

I hope you have a wonderful Star Wars Day from me and from baby Yoda at lisabellarusso.com !  May the Fourth (4th) be with You... Usu...

Here is my big eye bunny girl maiden rough sketch.  She is actually a merging of two sketches in photoshop.  I did her face first the...

Happy Winter Solstice wishes from me and from this angel at lisabellarusso.com ... "Winter Belle" Original 8"x10...

Happy Halloween Wishes from this big eye fairy lass and from me at lisabellarusso.com ! "Hallofaerie" Original 11"x...

"Lisianthus Beauties" Original 4"x3.5" Painting on Acid Free Vellum Paper in a 5.25"x4.75" Frame Here ...

So, whilst I've continued to sketch daily, I haven't been posting each and every sketch, but I thought this would be a fun project ...

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

Although I've continued to sketch daily, it has been a while since I've shared any of my rough sketches.  This one is inspired b...

"Sakura San" Original 8"x10" Painting on Panel Here I'm working on a bunny girl painting that I'd lik...

January 24-31 Sketches, Conclusion of Posting Daily Sketches I did the 29 faces challenge five times before I decided to embark on a lo...

In this original wip work in progress acrylic painting of a piglet, I have laid in the background.  I am painting this pig in honor of...

"Adorablis" Original 4"x4" Painting on Panel Here This week my featured painting is "Adorablis."  Th...

"Lotus" Original 4"x4" Painting on Panel Here I hope the new year is treating you well!  I've been working...