The Water is Lovely, Dark and Deep...

 Oh my, it appears that I have been absent long enough, so I thought I would show some of my work in progress.

As you can see, I change my mind many times while I paint.

It will also show some of my horrendous mistakes! 

I had an idea for a mermaid/siren, floating (see what I did there) around in my head.

She started as a rough sketch as usual, like this

I'm not sure red is my colour...

Here she is as I start the painting.

The first layers of paint make her look a little creepy!

 

The water is lovely, dark and deep...

 

 

 I think she is a little too skinny for my idea...time to give her a little more flesh...

Also, something needs to be done about that hand!

 

After a few snacks  😀

That's better...she has some fingers and flesh.

Now the part where I leave the painting to fend for itself whilst I get on with other 'important' stuff. 

(Like looking on ebay :o) )...

 

Some time later...

After buying tacky items which Oscar Wilde would love...

(I'll show and tell one day, just so everyone can laugh at my taste).

 

She now has a little more colour...not too much as I want her to look fishy.

Just a dab here and there with the makeup, and maybe a new hair do.

Because she's worth it...

Almost done...now is the hardest part of painting.

Everything in the early stages is just blobs and changes and big brushes and daubs.

When you get near to completion it is so much harder.

Small brushes, tiny strokes, lots of mistakes to cover.

 

Then comes the time when you have to ask yourself if it will ever be finished...well, will it?

I do not think that I am ever truly happy with a painting.

They are just never as 'good' as the painting inside my head!

They never will be either.

But that's the thing which drives you on.

Never being quite good enough.

 

So here she is, along with her story...

 

'Sea Guardian'

 

'Guardian of the Seas'

The sea is so vast and so precious.
We need to protect it any way we can.
This is how I envisage the Spirit who guards and protects the waters of this beautiful planet.
She may be a Mermaid.
She may be a Siren.
She may be a Nereid or Naiad.
She goes by many names and in many guises.
She loves the waters and keeps them safe for us all to share :o)

(Painted in oils size 12 x 16 inches or A3)

Hope you enjoy your next visit to the beach ;o)

- Cee