the Fine Art and Ramblings of Lisabella Russo

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Happy National Panda Day! Rough Sketch of a Giant Baby Panda Cub Climbing a Tree....

Happy National Panda Day!

This is my first time sketching a panda, I love pandas! In this rough sketch, this baby giant panda club is climbing a tree, one of their favorite activities...

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Happy International Women's Day! Rough Sketch of a Big Eye Ukrainian Woman with Floral Flower Headdress....

Happy International Women's Day!

For this day I'm sharing my daily rough sketch, it is of a big eyed Ukrainian woman with a floral headdress. When I thought of International Women at this time, it is what I felt most compelled to sketch.

I feel at a loss to help the situation there, but https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow has some links to donate to Ukraine.

#LisabellaRusso #InternationalWomensDay #BeBoldForChange

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Happy Black History Month! Big Eye Original Garden Guardian Fairy Painting...

This big eyed garden guardian and I would like to wish you a Happy Black History Month.

It's the tail end of Black History Month, but I'd still like to share this lovely maiden with you. I believe in the beauty of all skin tones. I painted her for the Diversity and Inclusion: The Influence of African-American Art in Southern California at the Ontario Museum of Art Exhibit. When I did a little research, I found that it was traditional in Black History to put blue bottles in the garden to protect it. I decided I wanted to paint one of my garden guardians for the show with a blue orchid as a connection to the protection of the blue bottles.

Monday, February 14, 2022

Happy Valentine's Day! Original Big Eye Harley Quinn Portrait of a Renegade Painting...

Harley Quinn and I would like to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!

"Portrait of a Renegade" is one of my most recent paintings and the original big eye painting is spoken for, but prints and LE ACEO prints are available upon request. This was my first time painting graffiti and one of my first Holbein Duo Water Soluble oil paintings. I very much enjoyed the process.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! An Original Tiger Animal Art Painting...

Happy New Year!

In honor of Chinese New Year, I have painted this tiger. We wish you a happy and prosperous lunar year.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Rough Tiger Sketch Refined a Bit... Chinese Lunar New Year Animal Art

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 bit. The paws have grown a bit since you have seen him last...

Next comes transferring to the panel and working on the background.

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Happy New Year! Three Rough Sketches of Tigers...

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 decided to refine the one in the lower right. Mainly the paws are a bit smol. It's been a while since I've completed a painting, this one will be a challenge, but I love painting animals, so it's one that I will enjoy.

Happy New Year Wishes!

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Original Angel Cat Animal Painting...

It is Christmas day and a hush has fallen over the neighborhood, which isn't always the case. For me there is beauty in it. I hope you have a merry Christmas if you celebrate it and happy holidays that bring you some measure of joy.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving! My Photograph of a Grateful Squirrel at Descanso Gardens...

Happy Thanksgiving!

It occurs to me that I don't have a lot of fall art, but I did take this photo at Descanso Gardens of a very grateful squirrel. They were quite happy that the people were putting squash decorations out, or rather snackos...

I hope you have a wonderful holiday!