"Mermaid". Original Collage and Oil Paint on Gallery-Style Wood Panel. 24" x 24"

In European folklore, mermaids—sometimes called sirens— were natural beings who, like fairies, had magical and prophetic powers. They loved music and could be heard singing haunting and wistful melodies. This abstract painting’s muted color palette and texture bring to mind the turmoil of the ocean—a place where folklorish mermaids cast their magical spells, play with the fish, and dance among the seaweed. The presence of human feet, rather than a mermaid’s tail, places us mortal humans in the mermaid’s stories.