Some Progress on My Fairy Rose Maiden Painting...

Here is my fairy rose maiden painting with some of her hair done.  The hair that's done thus far is black with some dark green accents.  The last portion of her hair will be different.

An Original Painting of a Halloween Fairy Goddess, a Barn Owl Art Print, and More Prints!

My featured print auction for the week is on ebay here.  It is titled "Little Owl" and is of a young barn owl.  I also have additional giclee art prints here.

They're all based on my original paintings and are starting today and ending next Tuesday.  This week I've selected angel fairies, flowers, seascapes, and Little Bo Peep...

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  The prints have a start price that's approximately 20% off and the original art has a start price that's approximately 25% off!

Actually the prints are at a lower price point this week, I may also lower the prices on my website so that they're only 20% more than the start price that they are on ebay, but I haven't had a chance to do that yet.

I'm listing this original painting here and the print of it is here.  The title is "Hallofaerie" and it is of a fairy goddess by her Halloween pumpkin...

I haven't painted a lot of fall art, this one and "Little Owl" are the only ones thus far.  They're both up, but I've also listed additional prints.  If I have time, I'm going to try to paint another owl for the upcoming Nibblefest, but I'm not 100% sure on that at this point.  

Jamie Sweetman: Elemental of the Earth Art Show + Flower Maiden Work in Progress

Last week I visited the Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens and I was thrilled to see Jamie Sweetman's artworks up on the wall.  Earlier this year, I took some drawing workshops with her at the Norton Simon Museum.  There are works up by other artists in a variety of styles, but on this visit, I only had the opportunity to photograph her works.  This show runs until November 24th of this year, if you're in the area, I think it's definitely worth taking a look.  If I get a chance to visit again before the show ends, I'll try to take some photographs to share of art by some of the other artists, it's an interesting show.

Jamie Sweetman, Layered Plexi Tree Roots 1

Jamie Sweetman, Golden Roots

Jamie Sweetman, Lavender Root 1

Jamie Sweetman, Tree Root 3

I also posted about the art workshops that I took with Jamie Sweetman.
The still life drawing class is here.
The animal drawing class is here.
The flower drawing class is here.
The tree drawing class is here.

To see more of her artworks, here website is at http://www.sweetmanart.com/.

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Here is another work in progress view of my fairy flower maiden.

Mermaid Face Sketch...

Here is a rough sketch of a mermaid's face.  She also has a seashell crown.  I'm not really sure if I'll take this one any further, I was just playing around.


To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:
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A Bit More Progress on My Rose Girl Painting & A Gift From Stacy of MagicLoveCrow...

I was the lucky winner of this beautiful crow painting by Stacy of MagicLoveCrow.  For those that haven't met Stacy yet, she is an incredibly sweet and charming artist who focuses on crows in her art.  Some are in this beautiful style, some are adorable little baby crows, and more!  Her art is wonderful and she is one of the most sweet and positive people I've had the joy to meet online.  If you haven't already, please check out her blog here and her etsy shop here!

Here is another work in progress shot on my big eye rose girl painting.  I've mainly worked on her face, but I've yet to get to all of the details...

Looking In Mermaid Painting Work in Progress...

Here is a little bit more progress on my mermaid painting "Looking In."  In this work in progress, I've done her eyelashes and eyebrows.  I also did some subtle shading adjustments.  Right now I have a deadline I'm hoping to meet with another painting, so this one is the secondary painting right now, but I haven't forgotten her...


I'm joining in this week with Paint Party Friday.  To see more participants, please visit:
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A Bit More Progress on My Big Eye Girl Painting...

Here is another work in progress shot.  She has light blue eyes (although only one is showing, the other one is just as pretty as this one, I assure you ;) ) and I've done some work on her neck.  I haven't decided yet what color her blouse will be, I'm going to also wait on that until I get further in with the painting...

A Bit of Progress on My Big Eye Girl Painting...

I haven't come up with a title as of yet for my big eye girl...  Here is a work in progress shot.  I've done some more with the background.  I'm not sure if this is where I'll leave it, but I've decided to move on for now.  I still might change it, but I want to have the painting mostly finished before I make that call...

An Original Painting of a Mermaid, a Fairy Angel Art Print, and More Prints!

My featured print auction for the week is on ebay here.  It is titled "Sienna" and is of a lovely fairy angel.  I also have additional giclee art prints here.

They're all based on my original paintings and are starting today and ending next Tuesday.  This week I've selected fairies, flowers, hummingbirds, a self portrait, a cat, and Snow White...

Most of my art is also available on my website at http://www.lisarusso.com; however, I like to offer some art on ebay at a lower promotional start rate for the duration of the auctions...  The prints have a start price that's approximately 20% off and the original art has a start price that's approximately 25% off!

Actually the prints are at a lower price point this week, I may also lower the prices on my website so that they're only 20% more than the start price that they are on ebay, but I haven't had a chance to do that yet.

I'm listing this original painting here and the print of it is here.  The title is "Underwater Prayer" and it is of a gothic mermaid by an undersea cathedral...

She is my newest completed mermaid painting.  I'd mislaid her for a bit, but found her again...    

29 Faces Challenge Completed & a New Painting Started...

29 Faces Shared in September All Together

I'm taking a small break from sharing the LACMA Surrealist show this Monday and sharing a grouping of my 29 faces for the 29 faces challenge.  The challenge was to share 29 faces in the month of September, and it was definitely inspiring.  I tried some poses and angles I don't usually attempt, some worked out, some didn't.  This time I shared a mix of sketches that I did specifically for the challenge and paintings that I'd done before...

I'm not sure if I'll participate in the challenge again or not or when, I'm leaning towards yes, but we'll see.  If you're interested in learning more about the challenge, the information is here:

http://29faces.blogspot.com/

This is the start of a painting from one of the faces I sketched for the challenge.  It is a work in progress.  At this point I just have the sketch down and some texture for the background.

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