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Artwork Description
My infamous late-night silly streak struck again, this time during a figure study experiment.
I was always disappointed by the ending of Hans Christian Andersen's original "Little Mermaid". It struck me that if the Sea King's daughter had been so assertive in her desire to marry a human (and thereby earning an immortal soul for herself) to the point of sacrificing her voice to gain legs and live as a human, that she seemed terribly passive when the time came to actually win the heart of the man she loved. I felt that if the princess had only followed the Sea Witch's sage advice in the first place and *ahem* utilized her assets, she could have saved herself a lot of grief and we might have had a happy ending to an otherwise wonderful story.
Of course, if the prince proved too thick to take the hint, it never hurts to bring a friend along to help get the point across...and the moral of the story is: sometimes you have to make your *own* "happily ever after"!
Comments
this mermaid is very beautiful!!!
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Thank you! Sometimes it's a fine line between provocative sexiness and blatant raunch - nice to know I was able to successfully balance it! LOL
wow thats sexy attitude
and thank you for taking the time to comment - feedback is always appreciated.
what a wonderful pose and character - love the colors on this work - a piece which make me dream - thanks for sharing your art!!!!!
That's very sweet of you to say - thank you!
You know, I hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it, but she *does* look a bit like her!
This is wonderful Amy! So good to see something new from you. Wonderful skin tones! I'm going to be doing a portrait where the character has completely white skin... I'm taking notes!
I agree with the story.
You painted her marvelous! Her face reminds me a littel to Sophia Loren
Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun with her dress. I was trying to imagine what a mermaid with little actual knowledge of the human world would come up with as appropriate attire, while still making the most of her entrance. Form *and* function!
The way you chose to dress her is very creative - I really like the unique sea shells you picked. I also think the color of her skin is very appropriate for a mermaid.
gloriouse! and I love the 'lil helper"