Custom Mermaid Painting - Treasures of the Sea - Post 4 - Last entry! 6/13/15

South Carolina Mermaids finished! 

New and improved tail colors! 

After painting the original painting (look back a few days to post 2), I had to do a few edits.  Well, it was more than a few but worth it!

Yellow/greenish tail belongs to a Chiropractor, hence the bones with "No Curved Tails" 

Some of the things that will make this painting special to these people are not only the similarities of the mermaids to their daughters, but also the inclusion of the dogs, bones, and scales--all of which speak of what these sea girls love and do.  

I think that these girls are so pretty.  You should see the photo of them!

Most of my mermaids include sailors.  No exception here! 

Two Sailors for two Mermaids! 

We wanted to include a few puppies here, too.  The framing was important with this painting (and all paintings).  We needed the frame to "Pop" and decided to go with an old vintage seashell finish.  The owners live along the coast of South Carolina, so this frame should blend well!

No Curved tails, only well adjusted! Speaking of well-adjusted, look at these dogs! So cute. 

I think painting and illustrating must evoke an emotion.  This painting really pulls that off.  I look forward to maybe have photos of the room setting after Treasures of the Sea painting is installed!

We made a few prints of this painting, as well!  

Hanging in my Seashell room before being boxed up!

Enjoy! 

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Custom Mermaid Painting - Treasures of the Sea - Post 3

Making Changes to Custom Mermaid 

SEE BELOW!  

This is where I stopped YESTERDAY

Here is where I start today.  I know it looks like a lot of work but it is a custom job.  Anytime you have something ART DIRECTED,  you are bound to have changes.  I should have asked more questions, haha.  

These are the steps to fixing this painting.  First, take a picture of the mistakes and then use a dark marker and make the corrections.  I DON'T TRY TO MAKE PENCIL LINES ON THE ORIGINAL.  

GIRL ON LEFT IS TOO TALL, EVERYTHING WILL NEED TO BE SHIFTED DOWN…
BTW, I want the lawyer to be holding the scales (she's on the right). 

I will take photos as I go, so tune back!  

Enjoy! 

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Custom Mermaid Painting - Treasure of the sea! - Post No. 1

Sea Treasures 

I love the complexity of this Cottage style frame 

Today, I have started a new custom mermaid painting.  It's actually going to be a double mermaid painting. This painting is about the treasures found in the sea.  It will include (along with the mermaids) dogs, shells, ships, sailors--everything that we love.  Everything that holds mystery…even the sea itself will "pop" in this painting.   

When I paint, I like to draw the viewer into the painting.  To do this, it has to be about something.  The real treasures in life are the people and the animals that are placed in our care for a short time…  

This was drawn very fast, but this is the composition.  

 I want the mermaids to have some sailor friends in the background.  One standing and one sitting, it keeps things interesting! However, the painting is definitely NOT about the sailors.  It is about the dogs and the mermaids.

So ADORABLE~Both of them! 

My idea is that the big shell will hold the dogs.  The two mermaids are actually two sisters.  The "mom" of these beauties wanted them on the beach with shells, etc.  It thought it would be so cute to have the dogs, too.  

Picking the frame is always a challenge.  We decided that we wanted to go with a cottage style.  The frame is really complex.  There are a lot of tones that are under the surface that make it beautiful.  

I am definitely going to be including the warm sand.  It contrasts the frame quite nicely.  

I had this old mermaid print laying around; it is actually too small for this frame.  I thought it would be fun to throw it behind the frame just to see… I like it.  The only thing that I intend to do is go MUCH lighter blue with the water.  

I like these color tones.  

I love the blues here.  

And here...

I am going to include a ship or a sailboat, too.  I am not sure which! This was taken
on the Chesapeake Bay. 

Thanks so much for looking.  I appreciate your time! Check back soon for more updates.  I am going to begin the tedious task of drawing the mermaids very soon.  

Enjoy! 

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