9th July 2023 Beena
Hello there💃🏽. I wish to write about that Mermaid I painted as part of our class assignment. I painted her in acrylic, which took about 7 to 8 hours. To get that effect, I needed many layers of colours. The skin tone was challenging as I had to depict a tinge of green to denote her underwater world. I needed a slight pinkish hue for her skin to depict the blush on her cheeks. The best part was painting the bubbles. It is a tip we learnt from Angela, a student in the class. I need to paint white on the bottom part of the caps of the paint tubes. Then, press it down on the paper and smudge a bit to get that effect. That was fun🤣🤣🤣. The scales on her body are all about adding more layers of white, yellow and gold colours.
Mermaids have fascinated me from a young age🤔🫠. How about you? But today, I learnt about Merman😂😂. Have you heard about Merman? I wonder why I never knew about Merman. There are many stories about Mermaid. Did anyone watch the recent movie The Little Mermaid? I hope one day someone will make a movie about the Merman. We all need some fantasy, just like my Mermaid blowing bubbles😂😂😂.
8 thoughts on “Merman?”
Perfect Beena, and the skills you learnt/ used while doing it 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.
Looking forward to more 🌹
Hi Beena, your mermaid painting is so beautiful. I love it very very much. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Dr Beena,
i still remember reading
“The Forsaken Merman” by Matthew Arnold. Although i was not an Arnold devotee, i found that poem quite upsetting. Upsetting because i felt empathetically close to the Merman.
Your Mermaid vision as always is beautiful, charming. Thank you.
Jayan
I am happy that I am getting educated via my art and the comments I receive on my stories. Its never too late to learn:):)
Beena this painting is so rapturous. Connected with the core of something within me. You were able to bring out the total beauty of the scene watching from behind. I have always loved being in the water for hours swimming and diving and collecting shells. It is like deja vu.
No words … speechless as I stare at the painting each time 😍
My dear,
I can’t believe that this painting evoked such profound feelings but in a good way.
Much love
Beena
Awesome it was interesting to read your experience of doing the painting. So much attention to detail come only from love of what you are doing. I am happy you are enjoying your passion for painting and art and your narrative of the experience is an wholesome feeling one gets at the end looking forward to more paintings and narratives which do go hand in hand thank you Beena. Take care
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