Liz Salla Fine Art

A custom watercolor portrait of two Scottish fold cats

How I gift wrap and package my watercolor paintings to be shipped to my collectors

Wrapped up the painting today and got everything ready to send it off to its new home with my collector. Inside the envelope: a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity, care & framing guide, my card, and a bookmark featuring one of my paintings. #catsky #scottishfold #cat #art #painting #portrait

A WIP of a swallowtail butterfly illustration. Watercolor on paper. Un travail en cours d’une illustration de papillon machaon. Aquarelle sur papier.

A WIP of a swallowtail butterfly illustration. Watercolor on paper.

Un travail en cours d’une illustration de papillon machaon. Aquarelle sur papier.

#SciArt #swallowtail #watercolor #painting #naturalhistory #naturalhistoryillustration #butterfly

How I Paint Realistic Pet Portraits in Watercolor — Watercolor Painter • Peintre Aquarelliste｜LIZ SALLA There’s something magical about watercolor: the way it flows, blends, and captures light… but it’s also one of the trickiest mediums to master. One wrong brush stroke can become a permanent mistake, a...

New blog post: step inside my studio and watch me create realistic pet portraits in watercolor.

#watercolor #art #painting #cats #catsky #scottishfold

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[FR] Comment résister à ces minous Scottish Fold croisées, si douces et affectueuses ? Un vrai bonheur à peindre 🥰

Nyx & Astraea
Watercolor on paper | Aquarelle sur papier
≈ A4 | 23 × 31 cm | 9 × 12”

Meet these adorable Scottish Fold mix sisters 💗 Known for being sweet and affectionate… and impossible not to love! I had so much fun painting them ~

#watercolor #painting #scottishfold #cats #catsky

Thank you! 🥰

My painting is currently on view at Hof ter Saksen until October 26, 2025. I have the honor of being the sole botanical artist representing France in Belgium for Botanical Art Worldwide 2025.

#greenheart #gardening #bloomscrolling #botanicalart #SciArt #watercolor #painting

Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 — Watercolor Painter • Peintre Aquarelliste｜LIZ SALLA • LS Fine Art The 2025 Botanical Art Worldwide (BAWW) project celebrates the biodiversity of crops that have been vital to humans for millennia. I have the honor of being the sole botanical artist representing Fr...

I’m happy to announce the opening of my first international exhibition. I have the honor of being the sole botanical artist representing France in Belgium for Botanical Art Worldwide in 2025: www.lsfineart.com/blog/baww2025

#GreenHeart #SciArt #botanicalart #watercolor #chayote #painting

I’m even more amazed now. Never thought I’d say a wasp’s pretty 😆 but it is!

I’ve never seen a sweat bee before! It’s beautiful.

A watercolor painting of a chayote vine. Botanical art. Botanical watercolor. Chayote.

600+ hours and 2 years of research, my painting of a chayote vine is finally finished. I’ll be doing a painting reveal and making an announcement in my upcoming newsletter. Please consider subscribing on my website: www.lsfineart.com

#GreenHeart #botanicalart #SciArt #watercolor #painting #art

Ooooh, it’s Scarborough Fair! Gorgeous 💝

Ah, I have the same issue with my first year roses. Our summer has been very dry, too. Is the pale peach pink rose on top a Queen of Sweden rose, by any chance?

Aww, thank you so much for your kind words! 💝 I’m currently 600+ hours into this painting, and I still need 1-2 full days to finish working on it. I can’t wait to get it professionally scanned!

Gorgeous roses!!! 💝

This flower has such an interesting shape! 👀❤️

Thank you! You too have a fabulous day 🙂

I thought I’d post a few more pictures of my chayote vine painting, currently a WIP. The first two pictures are scans, and the last one is a photo. None of these are an accurate depiction of real life colors, although I’d say scans are the closest 🙃 #GreenHeart #SciArt #botanicalart #watercolor #art

Pretty! ❤️ What do you use the seeds for?

Beautiful! 🌺

Currently working on a watercolor painting of a chayote. #SciArt #botanicalart #GreenHeart #watercolor #art #painting

YouTube video by Liz Salla Fine Art Timelapse: Painting a Red Kite with watercolors - Je peins un milan royal à l'aquarelle.

A little Timelapse of me painting a red kite with granulating watercolors:

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#redkite #birdart #watercolor #painting #traditionalart

Is this too personal to share? Should I just resume my posts as if nothing has happened? But then again, how could I possibly pretend that I’m okay when I’ve been struggling so much? In June, my mom celebrated her 66th birthday in a hospital and died a few days later. My heart shattered into millions of pieces. I thought I wouldn’t be able to paint at all. Then, a few days ago, I felt like picking up my brushes to process my feelings, thoughts and emotions. My grief. I’m not ready to share what I’m working on just yet. All I’ll say is that it’s a figurative piece that is full of powerful symbolism. A tribute through creation as I learn to navigate life after loss… Rest in peace, mom.

Coming back to social media after suffering a profound loss is the strangest thing. I’ve been struggling to find the words to express how I feel. Wondering what to say… or if I should say anything at all. (Continued in the alt text section.)

#grief

Gorgeous! I think Gallica roses might be my favorite 🤔 they have such a beautiful flower shape!

Dreaming of winter… ❄️

As my beautiful rose is fading away, I’ll be relying on my extensive color studies to continue working on this painting.

P.S. I currently have LOTS of rose paintings in progress! Stay tuned 💖

#RoseWednesday #flowerreport #greenheart #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #SciArt #botanicalart #watercolor

Thank you, Daniel! I hope Tuscany will get there by the end of this summer 🥹 Or maybe next year, then… Here’s a second rose I planted: a modern hybrid called Pierre Hermé: this rose was chosen by a famous French pastry chef Pierre Hermé himself, to be named in his honor 😍 it’s very fragrant!

Unfortunately, my Tuscany has produced blind shoots so I’ll be pruning it this weekend 🥹 On the bright side though, my Gertrude Jekyll is currently in bloom, so I’m doing some color studies:

What a beauty! 🌹

Thank you. Covid was really rough on my body, and I still need two types of inhalers to breathe normally, but I do feel much better. So glad to hear you’re doing better, too! Have a fabulous week, Ross! 💝 Happy painting 🙃

Thank you, Ross! 💝