Mixed Media | Repurposed book
August 10, 2017 by

"Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot." ~ Margot Datz (A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids).

 

 

mixed media mermaid in repurposed book

"The ocean is her watery ballroom", mixed media in altered Capri travel brochure.  I used acrylics, gelatos, watercolour pencils, acrylic paints,  sponges and stamps.

I painted another mermaid here She lures young men to the depths of the turquoise sea