Im always intrigued by images where you can find another object hidden in them. And you've really done a great work with blending the two objects together, the face and the butterfly. It doesnt look pasted on, or as if it's a mask, it really look as if the butterfly is part of her.

She makes me think of something etheral, magical. Someone who would be a great holder of knowledge in a fairytale.

All of your work dazzles me with colors, and I wish I could be as bold as you when I color my paintings. The black lines and shadowing really makes the colors pop a whole lot as well.

The whole image looks thought-through and improvised at the same time, again something I like. Like it went through an organic process being made. The opposite of painting-by-numbers to draw a rough comparison.

She's incredible, and I wish she was depicted in full body with surroundings, because I think she would be even more so. But as I ponder this, even as youve only made a portrait, I can let my mind fantasise on its own what the surroundings might be, and how she's sitting, or standing. So its not such a great loss.

Wonderful work

i felt that writing a critique for this would be fun, not just because teresa is one of my many artists i eagerly await a new piece from, but because this particular posting she would update several times throughout the process of creating this piece, giving us a personal viewing into her creative process.

a lot of the detail in this drawing was obviously not preplanned, and improvised along the way. the results pay off.

teresa is one of many artists i follow here on dA who's work is a unique culmination of style and technique that create a distinct presence: once you become familiar with her work you can easily identify a work of her's in a lineup. one of my favorites of her's is titled "ursula's dream" [link]

sometimes the improvised little details that are worked into a piece in the final stages of creation become definitive factors in a work of art, whether it be a song, a poem, or a painting, or a comic strip. this very fact seems to stress the importance of patience in the creation of certain works.

this one is such an example and is a feast for the eyes. ( i really like what appears to be a little creature on the bridge of her nose)