I finally can reveal my latest and great collaboration with Author Marjorie Mallon! I have created the illustrations for her wonderful new book, coming soon in paperback…read the post to know more and stay tuned! <
Today, I am delighted to share with you my latest collaboration with artist Carolina Russo, who has created a brilliant new portrait of the Creature, Eruterac, in my paperback novel, The Curse of Time – Book 1 – Bloodstone to be released April 2018.
Below is the full colour portrait of Esme:
Both the Creature and Esme the mirror girl will feature in black and white in my paperback release scheduled for April 2018. At present, the kindle version is NOT ILLUSTRATED.
I am sure you will agree that they are wonderful portraits. Carolina has taken my written words and captured the essence of both characters brilliantly. What an extraordinarily talented lady! I am so thrilled. They will enhance my paperback beautifully. It is fitting that these beautiful illustrations should be included in the soon to be released paperback considering that one of the themes of the novel is art coming alive!
Day #27 – This day prompts were Little Deviland Climb. I don’t really like to paint devil’s images, but I made this one more thinking at a horned ethereal creature like a fantasy fairy or game character the color red obviously was supposed to be!
Day #28 Villain – Fall
Day #28 – This is my choice for the prompt Villain my painting is inspired by the Disney movie “Maleficent” and she is Angelina Jolie in her character!
Day# 31 – This is my “Emily” character from the movie “Corps Bride” honoring Tim Burton with this prompt. I haven’t changed Emily character too much, but she has my style touch! This is last painting of this amazing month of October!
Double challenge #mabsdrawlloween #inktober2017 is now ended!
Hello everyone,
This post is an update including my last four paintings for the double challenge ended yesterday on Halloween day! These paintings were posted on Instagram on time each day but I had not time to post them here on the Blog!
October has been an amazing month each day lots of beautiful art around the world was posted online and shared on social media! Thank you to artists @jakeparker for #inktober and @mabgraves for inspire, motivate and be able to bring all of us together in this magic month of October! I made beautiful new friends because her challenge #mabsdrawlloweenclub and I came across amazing artists! I want to thank all my followers old and new you guys are amazing your support means everything to me and help me to keep going! To the new followers, I hope you will stay and keep following because l will create lots of new art! Today I feel so happy looking at what I have created this month but also a little exhausted! I completed the two challenges also #inktober combining the prompts in one painting each day! My Collection of paintings is now already available most of it in Limited Edition Prints on my Etsy Shop, if you like something check the shop out! I have “Just Reduced” all the prices today and added mini prints 5 x 7 inches starting at $12!!!! 😉
Have a Happy November everyone and lots of love from me to you! ♥️
❤ Details about my paintings: My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1, Sakura Gold Pen Touch Calligrapher. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
Note: Most of these paintings are now available on my Etsy Shop!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you like a print of any other entry or that you cannot find on the shop!
I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart
October Challenge!
Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERYand follow my daily drawings!
This is the painting for Day 26, I had to slow down a little other things did come to my way. Here is my “Headless attached horseman girl” with a squeaking wooden horse and lots of gold! 🖤 Yes I did let creativity run free on these prompts. i don’t really like to paint people without head so hers is re-attached I also decided for a girl as horseman! 😉
****I will grant the 20% off coupon until October 31st also here on purchases made on the Blog! Just contact me if you like anything in my galleries!
Day #26 Headless Horseman – Squeak
❤ Details about my paintings: My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1, Sakura Gold Pen Touch Calligrapher. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
❤ Shop Update Include a 20% Off coupon! Most of these paintings are listed as Limited Edition Prints in two sizes on my Etsy Shop!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you like a print of any other entry!
I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart
October Challenge!
Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERYand follow my daily drawings!
– Black Cat – Ship –
Day #25 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017
Day # 25 Black Cat – Ship
Day #25: Double challenge #Drawlloweentober
Prompts: > MabsDrawlloweenClub: Black Cat > Inktober: Ship
This is the painting for Day 25 a lover’s eyes painting, just the beautiful yellow eye of a black cat. I love black cats and their eyes are so interesting to paint!
****I will grant the 20% off coupon until October 31st also here on purchases made on the Blog just contact me if you like anything in my galleries!
❤ Details about my paintings: My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
❤ Shop Update Include a 20% Off coupon! Most of these paintings are listed as Limited Edition Prints in two sizes on my Etsy Shop!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you like a print of any other entry!
I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart
October Challenge!
Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERYand follow my daily drawings!
– Moon man – Blind –
Day #24 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017
Day #24 Moon man – Blind
Day #24: Double challenge #Drawlloweentober
Prompts: > MabsDrawlloweenClub: Moon man > Inktober: Blind
This is the painting for Day 24 I made it on time and the same day posted on Instagram, I got busy and had not time to post it here, so today made an update with multiple Blog posts!♥️
This is my Moon man finally finished! In the end I added a dash of silver dust to it and give a beautiful effect! You can’t really see the glittery silver ink on this photo, but I took a mini video to show the glitter spark and post it on Instagram ! 🖤 I did straggle at first with this painting when I started yesterday. I wasn’t satisfied! I had to leave it alone for the night then this morning I got it! ♥️ I hope you guys like it!
***Prints would be available only Hand Embellished to be as close as possible to the Original painting! Message me if you like one! I will grant the 20% off coupon until October 31st also here on purchases made on the Blog just contact me if you like anything in my galleries!
❤ Details about my paintings: My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
❤ Shop Update Include a 20% Off coupon! Most of these paintings are listed as Limited Edition Prints in two sizes on my Etsy Shop!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you like a print of any other entry!
I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart
October Challenge!
Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERYand follow my daily drawings!
This painting is inspired by the prompt Coffin and try to make it less creepy and more juicy! I decided to paint again my big eyes style Ms. Wednesday Addams, but this time she is doing meditation peacefully sit on a “Coffin” just to stay in the Halloween spirit… Namaste 🕉 btw I don’t think I ever seen the Addams family doing meditation especially Wednesday so my interpretation it is something different! 😉
Day #23 Coffin – Juicy
❤ Details about my paintings: My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .
❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober
❤ My first three paintings of this series are listed as Limited Edition Prints in two sizes on my Etsy Shop!
ETSY Shop Update!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you like a print of any other entry!
I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart
October Challenge!
Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERYand follow my daily drawings!
Both the Creature and Esme the mirror girl will feature in black and white in my paperback release scheduled for April 2018. At present, the kindle version is NOT ILLUSTRATED. 
