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...

  I'm happy to share this work-in-progress view of Athena, a beautiful German Shepherd. This is the underpainting stage of my traditiona...

  Happy World Art Day! In this WIP work in progress view, I am working on the skin tones and lips of my spring dryad with hair adorned with ...

  Here is a WIP work in progress view of the underpainting of my spring dryad with hair adorned with daffodils painting. The original painti...

  I've painted the background for my crimson topaz hummingbird WIP Work in Progress bird painting inspired by #birbfest2025.  At this po...

  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 started blocking in my female masked trogon WIP Work in Progress bird painting inspired by #birbfest2025.  I think I'll begin work o...

  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've made some progress on my Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Xochitl painting.  I've mainly worked on her hair, headdress, f...

  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...

  Here is where I am on my Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Xochitl painting.  I've been working on her face and neck.  She'll h...

  This is a WIP work in progress image of my Year of the Snake painting for Chinese Lunar New Year.  It has delicate purple and lilac hues. ...

  This is a WIP work in progress image of my refined birds from my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  This portion includes ...

  It's a new year and this is a new project!  Here are a couple of rough sketches of my top two snake contenders for this year's Chi...

  This is a WIP work in progress image of two of my birds from my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  They have been roughly ...

  Happy snuggles!  This is a WIP work in progress image of part of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  The original painti...

  This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  The original painting is duo oils on a wood ...

  Here is where I am on my 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting.  I've loosely underpainted the enti...

  This is a WIP work in progress image of my big eye rococo maiden with lovebirds in her hair.  The original painting is duo oils on a wood ...

  Still plugging away at this 16"x20" duo oils Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead painting.  I'm just blocking in some basic...