New Mermaid Artwork - "Ocean Life"

Sarrah Wilkinson - 7/20/2015

It's almost a joke at this point that whenever I try to draw a mermaid, she ends up being non-traditional in some way! From mers with dolphin tails or fish-like faces, to "gorilla whales", or even the extreme example where a drawing I first envisioned to be a mermaid ended up being a rattlesnake naga living in the middle of a desert, they have never quite been the beautiful fishtailed beings most people associate with the word.

So, I figured it was about time to add an honest-to-goodness fish-tailed mermaid lady to my collection. I colored her in a striking blue and gold motif, in vivid colors as befits a fancy ocean mermaid. Her hair is also a lovely deep blue shade. Here, she's swimming with a friend, a rusty red colored octopus. I'm a huge fan of cephalopods, and it's kind of sad I didn't have one included in any of my artwork up to now! Ah well, problem solved. :)


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Tags: artwork, blue, cephalopod, digital art, fantasy, friends, gold, mermaid, ocean, Ocean Life, octopus, print, sea, swimming, undersea, water, yellow
Live Date: 7/20/2015 | Last Modified: 7/20/2015