Naked Mermaid!

I apologize for the nudity, but mermaids don't like wearing clothes. Used two brushes for this, which I think I like. A big fat flat one for the messy over all and then a softer oil to stick in some details. Friday I felt like all my painting practice last week hadn't paid off, but this came together more easily than I expected in about an hour, so yay!

Look at me, drawing Halloween stuff all up to Halloween and then on actual Halloween I drop the ball :)

Comments

Urban Barbarian said…
Wow! Great expression and use of color! 10!
Mish said…
AWESOME!!! i love her green hair. another beautiful painting!
mike said…
mermaids can be halloween. technically, can't anything be halloween as long as it's not yourself?

love this. :)
S.T. Lewis said…
I love it! Great flowing motion in the hair and tail... gives the impression of swirling water... which I'm sure was the intent. Really nice, Sarah.
Tony C. said…
Great use of the thick brushes, and the cool green tones give it a nice mysterious feel.
pascal said…
oH WOW!!!
Anonymous said…
You are so talented! She is beautiful
sarah said…
Thank you everybody so much :)
David Malan said…
I like this painting a lot it's really well painted and the character is cool
Anonymous said…
I think it fits for Halloween. There's something a little scary and "other wordly" about Miss Mermaid...as there should be. Disney made Mermaids cute and bubbly....Sarah's reclaiming their ancient, more spooky territory.
Kent said…
This is really beautiful Sarah. I love her espression, especially the eyes.
Unknown said…
wow this is amazing, i love it! i love the colors and the beautiful movement you have going, excellent!
Kevin Cromwell said…
Really cool. I love the brushwork, and the way her hair blends back into the water. Excellent colors too.

Yeah, don't sweat the Halloween. My best friend's daughter was a mermaid last year. She had to get carried around a lot.

:)=
You keep posting great art like this....I will keep commenting!
Adam Ford said…
Those are some pretty spectacular color choices!
Marco Bucci said…
I like this whole thing, but I really, REALLY like the wrist and hand. Great action to it (and everything!)
really diggin the shapes and the colors. nice stuff.
Anonymous said…
hate it!
Anonymous said…
I hate NUDITY IN MERMAIDS BECAUSE IT IS SO SEXIST.

i HAVE YET TO SEE ANYONE DRAW A MERMAN WITH his balls HANGING OUT. That would be gross by most peoples standards.

so why is a mmmaid with her tits hanging about not sexist?
Anonymous said…
Please don't apologize for the nudity! The last 2 people to post are idiots. Mermaids are to be nude, they hate clothes, and so do I. Keep up the great work.
Anonymous said…
This is the absolute most amazing site I've ever SEEN!