What a creatively productive Presiden't Day weekend I had! :)

I've been working on a mermaid/naga themed painting. It's acrylics on 16x24 canvas and it's taking me FOREVER to get it done! I've put in around 16 hours so far and am only about halfway through it. (I will be sure to post the final piece when it's complete!)

I sat down in front of my canvas on Saturday and just couldn't focus at all! So, I decided it was time for a break. I grabbed a 5x7 piece of canvas board, listened to some Kan'Nal and just went to town! My subconscious came straight through my paintbrush and landed right on the canvas! The result was this.....

"The Dreaming Tree"

The same thing happened on Sunday. I sat down in front of the large unfinished canvas and got nothing! So, I grabbed another 5x7 canvas board to get my mind going in another direction. I decided to do a meditational painting. It is to be used as a focal point while you're...well...meditating! :)

"Meditation on a Peacock"

These are both totally different than any style I've ever done! I'm thinking of doing more like these....a whole series on meditational paintings! What do you think? I'd love to get some feedback!

~Love & Light~

*Lynsye*

I picked up my sketchbook on Saturday to doodle while Matt was playing Tiger Woods 08. I ended up sketching out this beautiful little Elven Goddess!

So, I sat down at about 2:30, Sunday afternoon, and started painting her! After 6 1/2 hours, with a break for dinner, I finished her! This little lady has a completely different look from my other Goddesses.....but I like her! :) Please, drop by my pics and leave me a comment! Give me the good and the bad....I can take it!

Here, she is, my first piece of 2008!

"Goddess of Imaginary Light"
(Acrylic on 9x12 canvas board)

(Secretly for all you Evanescence fans out there....)

I'm kinda disappointed at how she looks scanned.....she's so much better in person! The full size scan shows all of the lines from the canvas, but you don't actually see them on the real painting...oh well. So, to make it beter, I have included some detaied pieces of the painting. I'm seeing some spots in the Aurora Borealis that need fixing....hmmm...... :)

(Detail of eye and ear)

(Detail of hair & barrette - linework on the hair jewelry is done in liquid silver leaf)

(Detail of dress - outline of Goddess brooch and linework on the bodice is done in liquid silver leaf)

(Detail of moon and stars)

Once again, plese stop by my pics and leave me a comment on this piece!

~Love & Light~
*Lynsye*

Well, I finally got something new done! So, here it is! I would love to know what you all think!

Those of you who know me, know that I am a HUGE fan of Laurell K. Hamilton. Well, her newest book just came out on October, 23. It's the 6th installment in the wonderfully fascinating Merry Gentry series, titled "A Lick of Frost"!

(If you would like to know more about the series, follow this link for an Overview of the Merry Gentry series!)

So....one week from today, on November 3rd, Laurell will be here in Portland! She is touring for the release of her book and will be doing a signing and Q&A at a local bookstore!

All of her awesomeness has inspired me to create some character art. I actually plan on giving this piece to her as thanks for her wonderful work. (Hopefully she will enjoy it and not think I'm a psycho fan! LMAO )

So, let me explain what you are about to see. This is the face of Frost - the Killing Frost. He is one of Merry's guards, and lover. He began life as Jack Frost, then later became Sidhe. He was recently brought into his godhead by Merry. He is white skinned with hair the color of Christmas Tinsle. His eyes are the grey of winter skies and show snow when he calls power......there's lots more to know, but you will just have to pick up the books to find it all out!

This is a mixed media piece....unfortunately, the nature of that forces me to show you the pictures while it's in the frame. This gives you the full effect of the piece, but the quality isn't so great. This pic was taken with a digital camera. The frame is 8x10 and is double matted to 5x7. I used Prisma Colored Pencils, Silver Leaf, glass gemstones, acrylics, glitter paint, and various scrapbooking supplies.

This pic was done on my scanner. (That's why there's a bit of a purplish glare) The scanner gives you a better idea as to how shiney everything really is. There are gemstones, glitter, white spots of snow, and those little tiny silver snowflakes in his eyes!!!!

Here's a closeup that shows the snowflakes in his eyes a bit better.

Here is one more close up to show, again, how SHINEY everything is!!!

I hope you all like it from what you can see.....hopefully Laurell will too!

~Love & Light~

*Lynsye*

Well....it's a start! :) I finally got my art posted here for your enjoyment! I would love to hear what you all think! :) I am in the process of getting several prints made, so if you are interested in making a purchase, send me a message and we can discuss the details!

~*Merry Meet One and All*~

I am new, as of today, to FaeSpace! I am so excited to be here! I am an aspiring fantasy artist and I can't wait to meet more of you. Thanks to Drew and Be for creating this wonderful magickal place for people like us to meet!

I have met many of you through myspace and will be trying to find those of you I know to get this page started. Please bear with me while I get everything uploaded. I cannot wait to meet all the new fae faces I see here!

Until I get things up and running, feel free to check me out at www.myspace.com/lynsye818 

~Love & Light~

*Lynsye*