I haven't been painting for 3 months, so I wanted to start with a small one, this is a 2,5x3,5inch watercolor painting of elven ranger, Arie...

The original sold but I plan to add ACEO prints and maybe a bag.

This week I realy worked hard. I finished 3 artworks and sketched 6.

I also finished a serie of gazing... Gazing butterflies and Gazing stars. I mostly paint to fixed size papers but this time I used 6x11 paper. I put the character to the corner and the gazing objects to another.

Here they are, click to enlage.

I finished a new piece, My Precious - because I am holding her in my hand and she is peacefuly sleeping. I like her wings very much, I think this is the best wings I have ever painted. I also like her skin tone, pink and magical. Yes she is naked but I thought I should gave her a little freedom beside holding her in my hand :)

By the way I hate domination, so this is just a pieceful scene like a little butterfly perch on your hand...

Actualy this is my second attemt for this concept. The first one was also cute but I thought I like to see something different and I re-paint it.

The first version is:

Close up to first fairy:

I also like this little fairy, she has a very interesting expression like she is dreaming something magical and krunky...

This is my newest art Yvaine. I inspired from Neil Gaiman's book Stardust, she is a fallen star. I saw her while she is gazing to the stars and crying... because she is missing her mom and sisters above the sky.

I used watercolor on paper, size: 9x12. I am very satsified with the result.

I also made a flash animation to simulate the process of sketch to painting...

 {swf}yvaine-animation{/swf}

I recently paint a mini ACEO of lilac mermaid. Her name is lilac, because of her deep eyes... I guess I inspired from Game of Thrones, Daenerys eyes - I am reading the series without breathing.

I made a flash animation of sketch to painting motion. You may like to see...

{swf}lilac-animation{/swf}

Finaly I finished Earth element and the element series have completed.

I used very few objects to indicate the elements. They are female characters and their hair is the charm of the element. I used Greek symbols of the elements on their foreheads.

Air is light blue and the hair is blowing like wind, I also hide a kite between her hair. Her eyes are ice blue...

Fire is lile a flaming hair... I also made her eyes like a burning fire.

Earth, I thought it should be green, the hardest element for me was Earth. I made many sketches and failed paintings. Finaly made her hair like a grass and swirling vines with leaves.

Water, - which is my element (I am cancer) - her hair is like waves of the ocean, I also hide little paper ship between these waves.

There is also a watercolor tutorial for Air Element Here.

Many people asking about what is an ACEO, then I decided to tell about it as much as I can...

ACEOs are fixed sized art pieces just like baseball cards. They must be 2,5x3,5 inc no matter what kind of art it is... It may be print, original painting, photograph, and sketch or collage... They may be paper, metal, cloth, wood… There is no limit, no rule except the size.

ACEOs are the best way to collect art, because they are economical, they are tiny and cute !

There are many way to display these little gems, you may display in an album as stamp collectors, you may frame them, or you may display with mini easels like your mini art gallery.

I print my ACEOs on Epson Heavy weight matt papers with pigment inks to ensure the life of the prints. I also print certificate of authenticity on the back of each ACEO, this includes, name of the artwork, date, number and the artist sign. I also send my ACEOs with free mini wood-like easel. You may see them here.

There are many artist who selling their art as an ACEO, you may Google it or ETSY it for more information and more ACEO art.

This week I finished three artworks in watercolor. AND I hope I will paint one more today... who knows...

A Fairy;

I started with a green background with salt effect but it didn't work so I cleared the background on PS and used different background... So I am in a group of fairy over mushroom painters - all fairy artist do this :) Size 8,2x11,4"

Previous baclground (photo taken before the artwork has finished)

A Spirit;

This is an ACEO sized (2,5x3,5") watercolor... She is very colorful, then I call her "spirit of the colors"

A Girl;

Innocent girl found a white path to the dreamland then she leaves... Watercolor 8,2x11,4"