For the last couple of weeks, I have been working on this painting for my friend, Meg. She requested a mermaid painting back in March, and I've just now gotten around to it. The mermaids are playing hide and seek, and I have a sneaking suspicion that one of those little fish is going to give the mermaid in the foreground away - I just know it. I may tweak a little more here and there, but I think its mostly finished... I think...
Anyway, in order to make it fit into this week's Illustration Friday, I found a poem to go along with it:
by Walter de la Mare
Leagues, leagues over the sea I sail
Couched on a wallowing dolphin's tail.
The sky is on fire, the waves a-sheen,
I dabble my foot in the billows green.
In a sea-weed hat on the rocks I sit,
where tern and sea-mew glide and beat,
and where dark shadows the cormorants meet.
In caverns cool when the tide's a wash,
I sound my conch to the watery splash.
From out their grottos at evenings beam,
the mermaids swim with locks agleam.
Happy Friday!
24 comments:
Ever since I was very young, I have always wanted to be a mermaid. Your painting brings up all those memories of youth. Beautiful.
i love your work every time you go on illustration friday i look for your work
How wonderful! Your style is so sure and elegant. The concept reminds me of when I was a child and for a while had an obsession with drawing elaborately detailed underwater worlds peopled mainly by mergirls.
These paintings are beautiful!! I hope you don't mind if I link to your site here. This is one to visit regularly for sure.
Keep em' rolling!!
-Craig
Excellent. I love the movement of lines and color quality.
Ohh this's beautifull, I love your style!!
Your characters and colors are fantastic! This is a beautiful piece. Lucky friend!
awwww...i am SUCH a fan of your work, brittney. as are many. just a beautiful piece. love the layering thru...the seaweed, the composition. :0)
Stunning!
that's so cool.
really really strong stuff.
Inspired! Elegantly beautiful, with just the right mood in every piece. Bookmarked!
-Evan
Wonderful colors and lines!
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Wow. Your Mermaids are awesome. Everything is amazing, the lighting, the shapes, the swirling tails. So very cool.
How poetic!:-)
Your paintings are great! I love the colors and energy in your designs. Very nice!
This is adorable!
Pretty!
What a great picture for your friend! You really have an elegant and classy style. Great Illo!
Love the mermaids! Great style!
I think every girl wants to be a mermaid...anyway I love this picture! :)
Wow, wow! Amazing work :D I looked through your other works and I am hooked... yer goin' on my favorites list. Truely a treat for the eyes.
Beautiful painting! Really liking the colours, shapes and composition, great work :)
this is really beautiful. the layout and colors are great.
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