An Original Painting of Two Seahorses, a Blue Mermaid Art Print, & ACEOs!

"Entwined" Original 8"x10" painting here

8"x10" print here

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

This week I am listing "Entwined" my original purple and lavender seahorses painting.  I also have additional giclee art prints here.

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...

"Blending" Original Painting SOLD

5"x7" print here

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

I also have additional giclee art prints on ebay here.  This week I have a theme of the ocean; some of my art offered this week is of sailboats and the sea, some of it is of its denizens...  Ships, mermaids, seahorses, and the ocean - Ahoy!

Lego Sculptures at Downtown Disney Part I + My Practice Canvas...

I saw these sculptures at the Lego store when I went to visit the Wonderland Gallery at Downtown Disney, I didn't take any pictures at the gallery because I wasn't sure if it was allowed or not; but, when I saw these Lego pieces at the Lego store, I was thrilled.  I took too many photos to post all at one time, so there will be a Part II probably next week.  I hope you will enjoy them, it's a little different from what usually inspires me, but I thought they were fun!

Men Made of Men

Men Made of Men Close Up

Beauty (Belle) and the Beast

Lumière, a Candelabra and Cogsworth, a Clock

The Beast

Giant Dragon Fighting a Knight on a Horse

My Lovely Mother with the Hulk

A Friendlier Dragon Peeking Out From a Wall of Product

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I've been headache plagued so I haven't made any progress on my mermaid painting yet.  This canvas is my practice canvas.  I use it to try different things out.  Before I put seaweed on my seahorses painting, I painted a portion of the canvas the color I used for the ocean and tested the colors I wanted to use for the seaweed here.  I also tested two different types of texture mediums I bought to see which one would work best for my painting rose immersion.  I plan on finding my gesso (where that has absconded to I'm not really sure at the moment) and blocking in some white to do some test skin tones before I use them on the mermaid painting.  It's presently pretty covered with color because I hate wasting paint and I enjoy smishing it around and seeing what transpires.  It was also definitely long past time to start a new palette...

Sketches of Three Horses Eyes...

Here are sketches of three horses eyes.  I took a good look at my unicorn sketch and decided that the problem I was having with it was that the eye I sketched was too non specific, so I decided to gather more reference images of horses or more specifically horses eyes.  I'm going to take these into photoshop and see which works the best, I'm leaning towards the second one right now...


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Line Art for Mermaid with Clownfish Painting...

Here is the line art for my mermaid with clownfish painting.  I haven't put any paint on the canvas yet.  I'm almost done with my seahorses painting, but I need to be sure before I start my paint palette box anew.  Before this, I put the mermaid sketch and clownfish sketches into photoshop and played around with the composition until I was happy with it.  Now the line art is on the canvas and I've put two coats of varnish on it to lock it in.  Usually I only put one, but I felt some areas were uneven, so I wanted to even it out a bit.

Work in Progress on Seahorses Painting Continues...

Here is another work in progress view of my painting of two seahorses, "Entwined."  I'm still puttering along.  I didn't get a chance to paint as much as I would have liked yesterday, it was more of an errands day.  I am hopeful that today will be a better day.


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Entwined Seahorses Painting Work in Progress...

Here is a work in progress view of two seahorses that I am painting.  I've come up with a title for the painting, it is "Entwined."  Seahorses aren't very strong swimmers, so they use their tails to hold onto seaweed.  I think I might be starting the background for my next mermaid painting today, or I might just continue on with this one, I haven't decided yet...

Seahorses Painting Work in Progress...

Here is a work in progress view of two seahorses that I am painting.  Although seahorses typically are near other seahorses that are very similar in color and pattern, I've decided to make the seahorse in front a bit warmer in hue.  I've blocked the seahorse in and will be working on at least part of the pattern today.

An Original Painting of a Gothic Christmas Angel with a Cat, an Original Cardinal, & ACEOs!

"All Creatures Great and Small" Original 11"x14" painting here

8"x10" print here

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

This week I am listing "All Creatures Great and Small" my original gothic angel fairy holding a black cat painting.  I also have additional giclee art prints here.

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...

"Cardinal Direction" Original 5"x7" Painting here

5"x7" print here

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

This week I have a bonus original up!  It is "Cardinal Direction," a red male cardinal.  

I also have additional giclee art prints on ebay here.  This week I have kittens, birds, flowers, and a hidden cove.

I don't usually list two originals in the same week, I hope you will enjoy them!

Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Angel Fairy with a Cat WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  I have been sharing the art I photographed a little bit at a time.  Above is a photograph of all of the women artists who were included in the show.  Below are the links to the artists who most captivated me.

Frida Kahlo Portrait of Dorothy Hale here 

additional Frida Kahlo works here

Muriel Streeter, Loren MacIver, Dorr Bothwell, Stella Snead, & Louise Bourgeois here

Remedios Varo Part I here, Part II here, and Part III here

Kay Sage here

Janet Sobel & Helen Lundeberg here

Sylvia Fein & Leonora Carrington here

Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, & Louise Nevelson here

Dorothea Tanning & Rosa Rolanda here

Bridget Bate Tichenor here

Alice Rahon & Gerrie Gutmann here

This concludes my series on the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  When I get a chance, I'll add a link to this comprehensive list to all of the individual posts.

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Here is a work in progress view of my angel fairy with a cat.  She is pretty close to being done.  I'd like to add more shading to her wings and then I think I will be done...  I think I've also finished my little red cardinal bird painting, so I may have two originals to list tomorrow! 

A Sketch of Some Additional Clownfish...

Here is a sketch of two more clownfish.  I felt like I needed at least one more for my next mermaid painting.  I'm not sure about the one at the top, but the bottom one is definitely in...


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