Elphaba 💚🦁 Wicked exhibition [Process + Preview] (Patreon)

Hi Patrons,

I will be part of a Wicked exhibition at Gallery Nucleus in February - I was asked to sketch a few ideas, and Universal picked my Elphaba drawing so I painted it this week. The only thing Universal asked was to make the characters look like the actresses. That's why this painting looks a bit more realistic than what I usually do !

Here's the sketch on watercolor paper :

As usual - black outlines to see the important lines under the first layer of gouache :

First session : background !

On that same day I managed to paint the background + Elphaba

I also started another painting later that day ! I wanted to paint something for the year of the horse and was inspired by medieval tapestry :

Next day : lion cub + rainbow + poppies :

Final painting !

This painting will be available for sale on Gallery Nucleus' website the day after the opening !

DEFYING GRAVITY: A WICKED EXHIBITION
February 28, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Reception / Feb 28, 5:00PM - 8:00PM

I hope you'll like it !! 💚🐸✨

Hugs,

Sibylline