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browngirl ([personal profile] browngirl) wrote2016-12-17 02:30 pm

Art: Three and Three and One

First, a recommendation: [livejournal.com profile] ellenmillion is an excellent professional artist who sells prints, coloring books, etc.

Also, three dedications for the next two pictures: [livejournal.com profile] kshandra, [livejournal.com profile] peteralway, and [livejournal.com profile] acelightning inspired me to draw :





2D drawings of the 3D ornaments I would like. I'd have to make wee sculptures and get someone to embed them in acrylic or lucite for me, so not a project for right now. Maybe some other year.

Also, just because:



It's funny. I drew a bra on her and immediately discarded that version. In general I disapprove of bras on mermaids -- water would provide support, and why would they have our particular cultural ideas about what to cover or not? -- but I'll usually add them for propriety. But not this mermaid. She sits in her waterfall, serene and beautiful with an edge of wildness and absolutely no bra.

[identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com 2016-12-17 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Those ornaments are very pretty. And your mermaid is sweet.

[identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com 2016-12-17 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, but her hair is providing propriety...

I actually have made spaceship ornaments for my tree.
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[personal profile] danae_b 2016-12-17 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely bits and bobs here <3

I'm glad you went with bra-less for the mermaid! *kicks propriety to the curb*

[identity profile] didu.livejournal.com 2016-12-17 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
The ornament idea is great, hopefully it'll materialise in 3D some day! And love the mer..waterfallmaid, especially her eyes!

[identity profile] amaebi.livejournal.com 2016-12-17 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I particularly enjoy the first and third. Thanks!
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[personal profile] deborah_c 2016-12-18 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Your mermaid is perfect just the way she is!

I've never really thought about whether angels would wear bras, but presumably large and slow flapping wings would make for sharply undulating flight, and without a bra, OW.

Your Christmas postcard arrived, btw! Thank you so much! I'm afraid once again I've been far too disorganised to send any, but a very happy Christmas to you, and a peaceful holiday season to the entire household

[identity profile] lindahoyland.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Love your artwork.

[identity profile] lindahoyland.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Love your artwork.

[identity profile] annonynous.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I like all three of these. The first one is so, er, angelic? [g] The second one is just the epitome of the season. I especially like the way her hair pretty much matches her pants. As for the last, well, she looks like she has *something* on her mind. [eg]

Ann O.
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[personal profile] med_cat 2016-12-18 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful :) I hope you will be able to get them made, sometime in the next year!

[identity profile] acelightning.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Eff Yeah Braless Mermaids! =D
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[personal profile] vass 2016-12-18 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I like them! And they look like they'd work nicely as 3D ornaments.

There are craft places that sell clear ornaments you can put a photo (or, presumably) drawing into, if that's something that might interest you.
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[personal profile] cellio 2016-12-18 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Lovely!

I agree with no bras on mermaids; every culture gets to develop its own norms. Now that you bring it up, though, I wonder whether mermaids would tend to be smaller-chested (less to get in the way of swimming) or larger-chested (because buoyancy makes them less of a disadvantage). I suppose it depends in part on mermaid reproduction -- how much suckling is needed?

Man, the things I don't expect to find myself thinking about when looking at art... :-)

[identity profile] chienne-folle.livejournal.com 2016-12-18 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
My personal opinion is breasts are so lovely that everyone should have some. :-) Why would you want to cover a thing of such beauty?