Mermaids

It’s a subject known throughout the world, in all ancient civilizations, and discredited only by modern society—the power of the siren call, the half-human and half-sea creature guiding people to their demise. This phenomenon exists, tied to adventure, mystery, ocean, song, and also to the divine feminine.

My brush guides me, conjuring images from the pools of color and water. And sometimes I wonder why mermaids remain firmly entrenched in our collective consciousness, yet we dismiss their existence as mere myths.

Every day that I am in my studio, a mermaid appears. This pose contains a few examples, and here are more sketches and paintings.