Tag Archives: opera

New Art – The Bircatchers – painted!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Elisabeth

I have finally finished this painting I have been working on since September! This is Papageno and Papagena from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” – continuing my work inspired by the opera. Watercolor and colored pencil, 12×16. I am getting it … Continue reading →

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New Art – The Birdcatchers

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Elisabeth

I’ve finally got things rolling on a new personal piece based on The Magic Flute, the opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder!). This is Papageno and Papagena, which should be obvious if you know the opera! Papageno … Continue reading →

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New Art: Astrifiammante, the Queen of the Night

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here is my second painting of the Queen of the Night. She is often given the name Astrifiammante, which means “Star-blazing.” This painting is 11.75 x 19, so pretty large for me! It was painted with watercolor, black ink, matte … Continue reading →

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New Art – Queen of the Night, version 1

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Elisabeth

I had two ideas for paintings of the Queen of the Night from Mozart’s The Magic Flute… so I decided to paint both of them! This is the mini one, it’s only 6 x 8.5. Painted with ink and acryla … Continue reading →

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New Art – The Magic Flute

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Elisabeth

First – trying to keep up a heartier social media presence. You can find me on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter! Second – my comic sample page is finished!!! As I mentioned previously, I have decided to create some artwork based … Continue reading →

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Comic Sample Sketch!

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Elisabeth

First, I was invited to be interviewed by Kathy Temean for her Illustrator Saturday interview series (they are all so great!). Check it out at http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/illustrator-saturday-elisabeth-alba/. I talk about my schooling, the publishing work I’ve done, process, etc! April 5-6 … Continue reading →

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