Cyber Fairy Angel Sketch...

Here's a sketch of a cyber fairy angel I am working on.  She's for Nibblefest's theme of Sci-Fi and Aliens.  I'm pretty sure I won't make it on time to list her on the 20th, but I'm hoping to make it for the 22nd.  Actually, I'm hoping to make it for the 20th, but that seems unlikely to me.  I'm not that fast of a painter, but I'm always hopeful...


To view more Sunday Sketches, please visit:
http://www.bluechairdiaryillustrations.com/

My Newest Fairy Painting and Summer Musings...

This painting is titled "Azure Haired Beauty."  The painting is an original acrylic gothic fairy painting on 5"x7" canvas panel.  I love the color blue.  Sometimes I want to paint the world blue, but this week I've settled for painting this big eye fae almost all blue. 

I painted this to participate in Nibblefest, this month the theme is fairies so I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!  I love fairies.  Mine is here, all of the entries start at 99c, no reserve... 

I've started on the sketch for my next big floral, it will be a Bird of Paradise.  I haven't made much progress on it yet.  Summer months tend to be my least productive time.  It's just so hot, all I want to do is nap...  And on a technical level, while I love that acrylics dry quickly, in the summer they dry so very quickly, any blending must be done so very quickly...  Does anyone else have seasonal variations?  I'm trying to fight it at least a little this summer, but it goes against my inclinations!

Anyway, I'm having a print giveaway that ends on July 30th, the information is here.

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

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

A faerie, her friend, and a hot air balloon.

This painting was inspired by the Illustration Friday theme "balloon." I discovered that I paint too slowly to be able to finish it in the alloted time of one week, so I just posted the pencil sketch that I'd drawn on the canvas that week. It took me a while to complete the painting, but now here she is:



This painting is titled "More Than One Way to Fly," is acrylic on canvas, and measures 11x14 inches.