Liza Paizis Inspirational Fantasy Art & Design

Visual artist / jewelry designer using Art Nouveau,Art Deco, Japonisme,Expressionism, Symbolism & Romance with watercolors,metal castings,etchings and more..

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Flora Fairy, Garden Fairy, Spring Queen and a new Fairy Painting!

What a glorious time of year it is here in Iowa!The days are becoming warmer and more filled with the delightful sound of birdsong and colours of emerging flowers here by the Mississippi River, surrunded by woodlands, filled with native flowers and all kinds of creatures.I’m currently working on a new painting using dried pressed flowers and watercolours, something I have done in the past and…

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Cat Spirit Painting completed!

Here is my completed Cat Spirit Painting. There is much to see with little nature sprites flowing through the water and flowers that surround these two enigmatic creatures…You can read more about the progress of this fantastical painting here. The painting can be viewed either way — which way do you prefer? …some detail of the artwork The painting is available for sale as a beautiful art print…

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A Cat Spirit painting in progress

I’ve begun a painting inspired by my beloved tuxedo cat, Emily, whom we found at our wonderful local cat shelter in 2017. My husband and I named her after our literary heroines Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë.She has fast become my animal totem, my Familiar, my Pakuawah * and my companion. Like so many of our special pets, she is truly a magical animal.There is a certain sentience about her, an…

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A Spring Poem ~ or, Easter Tide Song

The May King The Sun the cockatoo the magpie welcomed me back from the wet the mud and madness of my journey home. And my Love took me in his arms again – I kissed his eyes his cheek his mouth smiling upon mine. He had come out from the woods shape-shifting again his beard woven with sprigs of Spring, shards of shattered eggshells at his feet. All around him, cats and geese and cardinals heralded…

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My new favourite artist: Grant Wood

My new favourite artist: Grant Wood

” I realized that all the really good ideas I’d ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.   So I went back to Iowa.”  ~ Grant Wood ~ Yesterday we visited the lovely snow-dusted Mississippi river city of Dubuque, birthplace and childhood home of my husband. We decided to drop into the wonderful Dubuque Art Musem    a regional art gallery I was delighted to find had some works of this great…

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Love is in the air....

Love is in the air….

Wishing everyone a peaceful, magical and blessed Valentine’s Day! Lillypond Fairy Lovers

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Galleries and Shops!

I’ve been meaning to update where my range of art and jewelry may be found in the tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Currently I have my products in 7 great shops and galleries in the area: The Left Bank Shop & Gallery in my hometown of McGregor, is wonderful shop and gallery featuring a broad range of products from the areas finest artisans. The Planted Tree Gallery across the…

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Your Story.....

Your story is that of an Angel– a multidimensional, amazing angelic Being –in the midst of one of the deepest and greatest experiencesan Angel will ever have. ~ Adamus ~

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Art of Love and Romance a visual mosaic in painting

Art of Love and Romance a visual mosaic in painting

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Art of Love and Romance a visual mosaic in painting

Art of Love and Romance a visual mosaic in painting

Revisiting the beautiful energy pf Romance…

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I wish it need not have happened in my time...

I wish it need not have happened in my time…

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.

“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times.

But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Fellowship of The Ring

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Blue Bird and Fairy painting Little Friends inspired by Victorian fairy art

I’ve always had a deep love for the whimsical children’s book fairy art of the Victorian era, and have a lovely collection of classic stories illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter and Walter Crane, to name a few.

Arthur Rackhamremains my biggest inspiration for his inimitable style, his illustrations being rich in whimsy, detail, lyricism, with gothic darkness and…

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Be in Life… Be in life. Live it. Experience it. This is why you’re here. ~ Saint Germain ~ Wishing you a Magical New Year filled with new adventures and expansive experiences!

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I love trawling through second hand and charity shops, and recently found this tattered old vintage music book dated 1901.

  The book was falling apart, but I have a weakness for old books of any kind, so took it home to see if I could salvage something and use it for art.

    I felt that the pages, laden with music notes, would make a perfect backdrop for a little bird painting.

I decided to experiment using a stencil, so as to create a similar artwork many times. Because one of my favourite birds here in midwest America is the chickadee, this is the bird I chose.

    They are such cheeky, busy little creatures, but also have the most adorable lilting song and gorgeous markings with the little black cap and beady, bright eyes.

I’m doing many versions, including a stylized one, and a more natural one – depending on the layout and type of music notes.

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I’m putting them into these just-as-cute frames, and they are for sale in my online shop: LizaPaizis.com

  They have been very popular in the galleries, so much so that I’ve explored doing another type of bird: The Raven, and what better backdrop than Edgar Allen Poe’s dark narrative poem of the same name?

    Using a base outline giglee print of my raven sketch over an excerpt of the poem, I painting an original artwork of Raven, Moon and Flowers. Again, each one is different, and comes in a budget frame, available in my Shop.

This, and the Chick-a-Dee art, would make wonderful gifts for bird lovers, or an Edgar Allen Poe aficionado!

  Edgar Allen Poe Raven and Little Chickadee Art ! I love trawling through second hand and charity shops, and recently found this tattered old vintage music book dated 1901.

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A Beautiful Poem Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep.

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A Summer Butterfly Design! And 20% discount on Butterfly Art & Jewelry.

A Summer Butterfly Design! And 20% discount on Butterfly Art & Jewelry.

I’ve recently created this pewter butterfly moth jewellery piece inspired by Folk art and Art Deco. For the month of August I’m giving a 20% discount on these pieces and other butterfly inspired art!

Last year, I developed the concept of a stylized butterfly – moth hybrid design as seen in a previous blog post

  I wanted a fun, quirky design that I could make into bracelets, pins, necklaces,…

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A magical portrait of a beautiful Lady....

A magical portrait of a beautiful Lady….

I love doing special portraits for people, and last month I was asked by a wonderful customer if i would paint a portrait of her as a fairy, with unicorns and surrounded by magical, elvin inspired elements.

                      Of course, I said I’d love to!

Painting portraits do take quite some time, and seeing as we were working to a budget I suggested that we use a photo that she really…

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