Just a quick post this week as I’m actually about to start a painting. Do you remember the mermaid sketch I did a while back? Its intention was a layout sketch for a painting for my eldest daughter. Unfortunately, eldest daughter had some reservations about the composition. The octopus got his marching orders and a number of other things weren’t what she wanted, so I’ve revised the sketch, changed its focus and taken a great deal of art direction as to subjects and colours from said eldest daughter. This is the result.
Way outside my norm, but I’ll give it a go. Apparently the mermaid has a red tail, red-gold hair, the clam is yellow, the crab blue along with the blue fish and the starfish is orange. These are my orders 😀
Let’s see what it turns out like.
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Liz
(off to paint)
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28 responses to “Mermaid II”
Great fun…love the colour ideas.. 🙂
Thanks 😀
Liz
Oooooh, wow!!! Love this!!
Thanks! 😀
Liz
Love mermaids, and yours is very funky. Can’t wait to see her done
I re-drew her onto canvas ready for painting and I made her head too big 😀 Threw the composition out of whack, so it is different again. I think I need to shrink her eyeballs before I start painting 😀
This is so new for me, I have no real idea what I’m doing.
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Liz
this is fun…i like your color thoughts, too.
You have great expression on the starfish’s face, there too!
hope to see it in color!
heather
It is drawn down onto the canvas, but has changed slightly since I drew here head to big and had to alter the composition 😀
Ah, the challenges of creating outside my comfort zone 😀
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Liz
This is a wonderful design, it will be gorgeous with those colours!
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Liz
Wonderful magical sketch ~ love it ~ well done ~thanks, namaste, ^_^
Thanks! I’m hoping it will work out.
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Liz
Beautiful…love her whimsy and fun look! Happy SS!
I thought of you shortly after I drew her and I think you had an influence. Nothing specific, but when I looked at her I wondered how much of your style I had unconsciously channelled when creating her. Not that I could ever do the fantastic job you do, but I definitely thought of you 😀
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Liz
so lovely sweet and charming!
Thanks!
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Liz
LOVE your mermaid and that crab is just too darn cute!!! 🙂
Happy SS!
Thanks, Sophia 😀
I’ve sketched out the design on the canvas, but have yet to start painting.
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Liz
I liked the original but I think I like this version even better. Love the addition of the clam with the pearl.
Thanks. My daughter demanded the clam. Apparently one of the mermaid books has a clam in it (Daddy is the lucky person to get to read her that book :D). Each and every creature featured in the design has been pre-approved 😀
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Liz
well, this is quite lovely! In particular like the oyster
Yes, the oyster seems to be a fav with a few people 😀 Maybe my daughter knows what she is talking about 😀
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Liz
I really like the composition. I think it is going to turn out fantastic! And it will be just what she wants.
Thanks. I’m hoping to start the painting soon.
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Liz
love the little mermaid and her friends :0)
Thanks 😀
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Liz
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