Fairy Angel Big Eye Gothic Sketch Art + Anthurium Flowers Duet Website Update...

Here is a work in progress sketch of a big eye maiden that I have been refining to paint.  She is a fairy angel with flowers in her hair, I believe her dress will also be made of flower petals.  I've sketched her at least two or three times, sometimes it takes me a while to get the sketch down.  I feel that if I'm not happy with the lineart wip, I shouldn't go any further until I am.  I'm mostly happy at this point, I might want to play with the placement of the flowers in her hair, but for the most part I think I'm almost ready to move forward with this one.

I am also participating in Sunday Sketches.  To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:

http://bluechairdiary.blogspot.com/

"Joyeous Duet" Original 18"x24" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"Joyous Duet" is a one of my large floral paintings.  It is of two anthurium flowers.  They are a rich burgundy red and seem to be together in a state of joy.  It has a soft realist feel.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs!

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

White Daylily Stargazer Lily Original Painting Website Update

"White Lily" Original 8"x10" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"White Lily" is a one of my floral paintings.  It is a white daylily or stargazer.  Though they are only with us so briefly, flowers are so beautiful to me, I like to capture them in paint for quite a while longer.  It has a soft realist feel.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs!

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

WIP Sakura Cherry Blossoms Flowers Art Original Painting Work in Progress + Big Eye Fairy Sketch...

Here is a work in progress view of my 5"x7" original cherry blossoms painting.  The flowers have soft pink and white petals, I'd like to give them some lights and shadows and then I will paint their cores.  I think they're coming along nicely in this WIP, but I'm still a ways away from being done...

I'm joining in this week with Paint Party Friday.  To see more participants, please visit:

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

Here is a sketch of a big eye maiden.  She has a slight tilt and seems like she has a positive attitude.  I think she's most likely a fairy; but she could be a mermaid or an angel or some other fantasy being.  I'm not sure if I'll paint her or not, but I did enjoy sketching her.  I'm still searching for the right face for my next mermaid painting... 

Purple and Blue Daylily Stargazer Lily Original Painting Website Update

"Night Lily" Original 8"x10" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"Night Lily" is a one of my floral paintings.  It is a purple and blue version of a stargazer lily or possibly daylily.  It is one of a series of flowers I painted in these colors.  It has a gothic Impressionist feel.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs!

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

My Photograph of a Painted Lady Butterfly at Descanso Gardens...

I took this photograph of a butterfly flitting from purple flower to purple flower at Descanso Gardens.  I'm not certain, but I believe it is a Painted Lady butterfly... The Painted Lady Vanessa cardui butterfly is one of my favorites.  I'm not sure what the lilac flowers it is feasting on are called, but it definitely loved them.  I hope that you will enjoy this photo!

My Big Eye Blue Hair Mermaid Art Original Painting! Art Prints & ACEOs!

This Week "Twirls and Curls" Original 11"x14" Painting here

8"x10" Open Edition print here

ACEO 2.5"x3.5" Limited Edition LE 1st of 25 here

I am listing "Twirls and Curls," an original painting of a mermaid with big blue eyes and long blue hair.  She has fish friends in the corner of the painting.  It has a whimsical art deco surreal feel...

I also have additional giclee art and ACEO prints here this week from Tuesday to Tuesday with a theme of blue haired maidens.  

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...  I have started at updating and adding payment buttons to my website.  It's a very slow project, but one I am working on.

Art by the Incredible Rose Adare + My Original Pink Rose Painting Website Update

This is one of my favorite pieces by Rose Adare titled Mysterium (Mysterious) from her Restraint & Revolution Burn for the Arts Tour.

Rose Adare is one of the most inspiring artists that I know.  She is a kind soul and it comes through in everything she paints.  Her art is amazing and I invite you to explore her world.  I think her art has a combination of qualities of realism and surrealism.  She's Adare on facebook here and her webpage is here.  She's also gearing up for an art tour in California.  If you love her art, it's a great opportunity to pick up a book or some prints or more at some phenomenal prices and help her fund her tour by contributing here at the same time!

I am linking this post with Inspire Me Monday

http://www.create-with-joy.com/

"Pink Ribbons" Original 18"x24" Painting, Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"Pink Ribbons" is a one of my large floral paintings.  It is a pink rose.  I am often inspired by the beauty of flowers, pink roses especially.  This was based on a photograph of a rose from my grandparent's garden.  It has a realist surreal feel.  This piece is available as an original, as prints, and Limited Edition ACEOs! 

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week! 

Angel Fairy Mermaid Big Eye Gothic Sketch Art + Abstract Angel Website Update...

Here is a sketch of a big eye maiden.  She has a serious expression and I think she's most likely an angel; but she could be a mermaid or an fairy or some other fantasy being.  I'm not sure if I'll paint her or not, but I did enjoy sketching her.  I'm really in the mood to start a mermaid painting, but I haven't found quite the right face for what I am thinking about yet... 

I am also participating in Sunday Sketches.  To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:

http://bluechairdiary.blogspot.com/

"Windswept" Original Painting Sold

Open Edition 5"x7" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"Windswept" is of a gothic angel with purple hair standing tall against the wind. This piece has an abstract expressionist feel. She is part of a series loosely inspired by Ted DeGrazia, most of the rest of them are on my webpage at http://www.lisarusso.com in the fantasy section. This original is sold, but I do have it available as prints and ACEOs!

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

Sunset Sunrise Abstract White Unicorn Website Update...

"Freeborn" Original Painting Sold

Open Edition 8"x10" Giclee Prints & Limited Edition Giclee ACEO Prints Here

"Freeborn" is of a white unicorn against a sunset sunrise sky. This piece has an abstract expressionist feel. There is a second piece painted in the same style that is already up on my website. The original is sold, but I do have it available as prints and ACEOs!

Every week on Tuesday, I try to list a small original, some giclee art prints, and giclee LE ACEO prints at promotional prices. Visit here to see what I have available this week!

Sakura Cherry Blossoms Flowers Art Original Painting Work in Progress WIP...

Here is a work in progress view of my 5"x7" original cherry blossoms painting.  I have mostly completed the background in this wip.  When I finish the forground, I may or may not introduce some pink.  The flowers have soft pink and white petals that I have begun working on...

I'm joining in this week with Paint Party Friday.  To see more participants, please visit:

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/