This is Shipwreck Coast - Tethys gathers them in
(I hope she doesn't look too much like Sideshow Bob's sister!)
I wrote the Seafarer's Prayer at about 1pm this afternoon (last-minute-mermaid, that's me), and the text along the bottom are quotes about shipwrecks along the 'Shipwreck Coast' from a book very conveniently co-authored by my clever mum, which is why I got a free copy!
And this is my little Ocean Heart, with more mermaid scribbles. I don't think this is quite finished, but it had to do.
loving it - your pictures calm me. perhaps it is the colours, perhaps the waves, maybe even the words. I'm thinking commission...i'm thinking breathing out, long and slow..just breathe.
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of how incredibly beautiful that painting is!
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I love the many layers of her hair... I can swim around inside as if in seaweed, deep, blue dreaming. Lovely!
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Hmmm, the word verification was "anger"! I mis-spelled it sort of on purpose so they gave me another..."ingustri", much better.
This is stunning!Love the swirling hair and the ship!
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Both fantastic pieces of work. I love the translucency of the woman of the sea, dwarfing the ship yet benevolent and the way you have used the text. I especially love the swirling tendrils of her hair that seem like the winds of the storm...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the competetion!
(ooh, word verification is 'conquerr' could be quite positive!)
Thanks all! I'm so glad Her compassion shows, that's what I was aiming for. That though she may be the goddess of the sea, it is a wild and untamable thing, and when it vents its fury on small insignificant humans, she is there to take their hands and bring them home to her. My oldest was a bit horrified "Mummy, is she making that boat sink? But those people will all die!!" and I wasn't quite sure how to explain it to her!
ReplyDeleteLovely paintings and the blues are very rich, as are your themes. Such a wonderfully magical feel to your blog, I love it.
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutley stunning Christina! She certainly does NOT have hair like Sideshow Bob! lol! xx
ReplyDeleteThey're both absolutely beautiful. I love the details in the painting and the flow of it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, good luck with it :-)
ReplyDeleteYour art is incredible. I have always wanted to be a mermaid, but I cannot swim.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful painting!Your work is enchanting.
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