Call of the Mermaid

The place in this painting doesn’t exist anywhere except in my imagination. So it’s a bit of a fantasy painting really.
Mermaids, the seductive maidens of the sea, have been accompanied by tales of misfortune and disaster on the open sea. Their beauty is said to be able to lure ships off course and onto rocky shores and sailors to a watery demise.
While there is no evidence that mermaids exist outside folklore, reports of mermaid sightings continue to the present day.

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My True Love.
Generally my style of art is Representational – realistic stuff, anything that has a strong recognisable subject. Sometimes however I abandon my fine art lured by my previous life as a graphic designer and momentarily I'm overcome and revert to the use of minimalist shapes, images and bright colours.
Being an impatient individual, I prefer to work with acrylics rather than other mediums because of their quick drying time. This allows me the flexibility to make mistakes, knowing that I'm able to quickly correct and paint over them.
As an artist I usually I start with a pencil sketch in my painting diary. I don't necessarily paint it straight away, but often visit the diary as inspiration for future work. My true love is the challenge of capturing the the things and sights that have inspired me on my travels around and about.