More mermaids
Having failed all week to keep up the one blog post per day regime I had going during the Blogging A to Z challenge, I desperately had to put something together for Sunday Sketches. It is not that I haven’t been doing art during the week, I have, though I will admit not as much as I would like, it has just been a bunch of missed deadlines. I didn’t make it for Paint Party Friday (fell asleep on the couch), or for Artist’s Play Room, a new challenge that I’ve never tried before and was particularly looking forward to (day got eaten by housework, literally I spent it cleaning cupboards and washing floors…I would say it was a waste of energy, but it wasn’t, as a result of ignoring said housework to do painting and other goodies for so long, it was rather bad and embarrassing) and even now for Sunday Sketches I only have a small sketch thrown together between baking banana muffins and grabbing lunch before dashing off to work.
But something is better than nothing.
Yes, we have another mermaid. I still haven’t finished the first one. Haven’t done a thing on it all week (busy week). I usually prefer to paint outside, but Downunder winter is beginning to make its prescence known and the nice days are coming to an end, so to keep up productivity, I’m going to have to set up inside. The bonus of that is that I can leave it all set up and do it late at night when the kids are in bed. The downside is that the lighting isn’t as good, but we can’t have everything.
This new mermaid is for the necessary second painting…I have two daughters. My husband suggested that I paint a train for my youngest as she is currently obsessing on Thomas the Tank Engine. While I’m all for variety and non-gender-linked toys, etc, I’m not painting a train. Firstly because I think the train interest is transitory, secondly, I don’t paint man-made objects…they have too many angles and I’m seriously not a fan of perspective 😀
But anyway, I’m rambling. Youngest Daughter’s mermaid is likely to be blue or maybe gold, I’m undecided at this point. Aiming to make her different from Eldest Daughter’s (whose mermaid has now been christened ‘Sofie’). The octopus has made a return because he was cute in that first original drawing even though Eldest Daughter kicked him off the menu. Does anyone know what else I can use for mermaid bras other than clam shells? I’ve scribbled in mussels here, but if anyone else can give me some suggestions, I’m open 😀
This sketch also isn’t finished. There will be at least one other creature/feature in the composition. I ran out of the half hour I used to scribble it down.
Anyway, another mermaid in the works.
Best wishes,
Liz
(who thought I’d end up painting mermaids?)
loving the octopus friend !! and i dont like housework either…too time consuming! have a great sunday!
Yes, I have a soft spot for the octopus too 😀 Hope you had a great Sunday too.
Best wishes,
Liz
Delightful mermaid ~ love her ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
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Thanks 😀
Liz
Loving your mermaids and glad you brought the octopus back!!
I can totally relate to how time just seems to slip away. I always have the best intentions about posting to my blog more regularly, but life seems to keep getting in the way.
Yes, my youngest daughter isn’t old enough to tell me to trash the octopus so he will survive this one I think 😀
There never seems to be enough time to do everything.
Thanks for dropping by.
Best wishes,
Liz
ah, so fun and charming.
Thanks and thanks for dropping by.
best wishes,
Liz
Your mermaids are such fun. I thought star fish could make an interesting “bra”
::grin:: Thanks. I thought of starfish, but I wondered if the whole finger-like feel might be a touch too gropy looking 😀
Thanks for dropping by. And great to see you blogging, I got a little worried for a bit there.
Best wishes,
Liz
Liz, this is such a fun and brilliant piece. Your octo TOTALLY rocks!! Uh huh. Can’t wait to see him/her coloured. Well done. 🙂
Yeah, I like my Octo, too. Don’t know what colours he is going to be yet. My youngest’s favourite colour is blue, but that is because at two for her everything is blue apparently 😀 seriosuly tempted to go for blues and greens with the whole design, but I’m a touch concerned that the blue background might not give it enough contrast.
Thanks so much for dropping by.
Best wishes,
Liz
I am deep into the stage of fixing the house due to two weeks of neglect due to painting…. which is why I am a bit late visiting , but glad I got there so I could see your new mermaid… looking forward to seeing the progress on this one as well…xx
Only two weeks? Mine is terminal and in need of resusitation 😀 I think my house wants to divorce me and have an affair with another housekeeper. There was cobweb removal and dust sculpture disassemblage 😀
I’m hoping to get some more work done on Mermaid I tomorrow. I’m itching to finish it off.
Thanks so much for dropping by.
Best wishes,
Liz
ahh the mermaid years – we had a few.. my daughter and i have spent hrs past dreaming up mermaid variations, i recall flowers on their bras (must have been underwater garden flowers)hearts, swirls especially when they were dancing, seashells.. hmmm will have to dig some out, we were partial to swirls i think 🙂
::grin:: I’m already seeing signs of a possible fairy painting in the future, though I have to say, I’d love to do a ladybird piccy too.
I was never a girly girl as a kid, much more a tomboy so this is all a new adventure for me. I’m getting in touch with my inner girly 😀
Hmm, swirls is an interesting idea.
Thanks so much for dropping by.
Best wishes,
Liz