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"Sea Fairy" by Katharina Woodworth

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Sea Fairy by Katharina Woodworth

This is a mermaid who is also a fairy. She is very serene and sitting on a rock, contemplating life. It is a pretty recent painting of mine and I loved painting it. About Mermaids: Mermaids have long been in every culture's folktales and stories. They go by many names: mermaid, maerin, mermen, nereids, sirens, lorellei, minne, mari, harpies, ninyos, lamias, undines, apsara, iara, water nymphs... They are a permutation of the very ancient, primordial sea goddess, or fish goddess who has been called many names: Aphrodite, Yemanja, Tiamat, Mariamne, Kupala, Ran, Cliodna, Dubh Lacha, Ganga, Mami Wata, Sedna. Mermaids in Greek and Western myths are typically beautiful women on the top halves of their bodies, and fish on the lower halves, who spend a lot of time sunning and bathing themselves on sea and river rocks. They lure sailors by their beautiful singing, mesmerizing them to their deaths in the deep waters. About Fairies: Lore of fairies, faeries, or fay/fey are abundant in many cultures throughout the world. Fairies are nature entities endowed with the powers of magic and enchantment. They go by various names in a variety of cultures - in Greek they are nymphs, in Arabic they are the djinn or jinni (genie), the Scandanavians have trolls, the Germans elves and the British pixies. Sometimes they are also known as brownies. They can be good or demonic, but typically they are mischievious and live in the natural world, such as meadows and forests. If you are lucky, they may even enchant your garden. The fairy religion was also known as the Goddess religion in Europe. Morgan le Fay was also known as Morgan the Fairy, and the Isle of Avalon and her part of the Arthurian legend was one of the last vestiges of Goddess worship.

Date	Name	Comment
18 Jul 2003	KiT KaTa	Loading... Wow...this is the first comment I've ever bothered to make on an artists work...but that's because this is just so good. I LOVE your art! It's the most unique thing I've ever seen! I've NEVER seen anymore do art like this before...I wish there were posters like this, they'd be all over my room! It's SOOOO beautiful! Keep doing things like this! They're great!!!!
19 Jul 2003	Norway	Loading... Awsome!
1 Oct 2003	Marie-ève	Loading... wow, this is the best Serious it's so beautiful.. you have a lot of talents. Sorry my english is not good because i'm Canadian quebecois (french language). But I love your art.
24 Feb 2006	FaeNusse <fallen_fae@hot...com	Loading... I LOVE your technique with watercolor. It reminds me of what I do with PH martin's watercolor, which runs and blends beautifully! I love your work and how sure you are with your colors. Nice nice nice!!!!
19 Feb 2008	Mermaidmagic	Loading... awww makes me sleepy..........(yawn) good job
28 Feb 2008	Ashley	Loading... I love the way you uesd the colors and the flow of the brush. It’s a pretty.
1 Feb 2009	Jasmin Islam	Loading... The delicate colours are so beautiful - and I like the watery-ness of the tone. All perfect for a fairy-mermaid.