2022 – Page 2 – Eliza Stein Illustration

American Comb Jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

By eliza November 7, 2022Animals, Lettering, Sketchbook

I've always thought ctenophores (comb jellies, not jellyfish!) look really pretty, and it's challenging to paint something almost completely transparent without making it look too flat. Also I'm feeling spacey…

Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)

By eliza November 5, 2022Animals, Sketchbook

This was a challenging one for Invertober! I don't care for slugs or overripe bananas, and yellow/brown is an icky color combination. So I leaned into the grossness and painted…

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor)

By eliza November 4, 2022Animals, Sketchbook

Invertober got me to paint more butterflies than I ever have before! Here is the reference photo I used (figure 4, and it's the ventral side- the dorsal side is…

Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessioniana)

By eliza November 3, 2022Animals, Lettering, Sketchbook

Invertober day 4 (I didn't draw all of them) The Bigfin Reef Squid is also known as the ✨glitter squid✨ Here is the original ink painting that I might color…

Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)

By eliza November 2, 2022Animals, Lettering, Sketchbook

Day 2's Invertober illustration was the Giant African Millipede, which I have met at a couple of zoos before and would rather take care of this guy than the Giant…

Beyer’s Scarab Beetle (Chrysina beyeri)

illustration of beyer's scarab beetle surrounded by jewels and its Latin name

By eliza November 1, 2022Animals, Lettering, Sketchbook

I still like picking a drawing challenge to try and complete each October, especially now that Inktober has splintered and spawned hundreds of themes to choose from, each one enticing…

Eye Studies Art Prints!

By eliza June 22, 2022Uncategorized

All six paintings in my Eye Study series are available now: https://elizastein.com/product-tag/eye-studies/ Archival, true to original art prints on Somerset Velvet watercolor paper. I still haven't decided whether to put…

Eye Study no. 11: Angel

By eliza February 28, 2022Uncategorized

Here it is, the last painting in the Eye Study series. I love doing these too much so I will probably return to them at some point. The latest two…

Eye Study no. 10: Opal

By eliza February 10, 2022Uncategorized

I can't believe I have done ten of these paintings already! They take a long time. I am working on one more, then it's time to paint some other things…

New Year’s Collages

collage of stars, jesus statue, and house

By eliza January 19, 2022Uncategorized

Happy New Year! Starting in that liminal time between Christmas and New Year's, I made a series of 5x7" mini collages. I sent most of them to friends and family,…