Her Favorite Fish -Paint Party Friday

I have always loved goldfish.  For years a flurry of them lived in my small garden pond.  Perhaps there will be more this summer.  Fish are smarter than most people think--they actually learned to recognize the sound of my voice and would often come up to eat and sometimes, they'd play with my fingers. 

I drew this piece of artwork last year as a birthday gift for one of my daughters.  She loved it and spoke of naming each individual fishy.  I love how they turned out.  Just like snowflakes and human beings, there are no two fish exactly alike.

 

Here is my original photograph of lovely Rena.  She reminds me of a Grecian statue!  I love to draw this beautiful girl.  I am blessed by her friendship.

Thank you for dropping by, dear Friends.  ((Hugs))  Have a lovely weekend and Happy Paint Party Friday!

Hearty the Goldfish -Guest Heart Thursday

I adore goldfish.  I'm so excited--I cleaned my pond for the first time in over a year.  Sunday there will be goldfish residing in my little pool.  I have missed watching them dart through the lilypads on a sunny day.  In my enthusiasm for the arrival of my tiny new friends, I doodled Hearty the Goldfish.  Of course, there are hearts hidden in this graphite drawing.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday. 

Gathering Sea Shells

This is a commissioned piece I just finished.  I love the way the rocks turned out--almost translucent in places.  These two are great friends in real life.

Goldfish Steampunk

Wouldn't it be a surprise to look into a pond and find these two frisking about with the Goldfish? 

I am a member of a group of artists who love to draw Merfolk.  The challenge this month was to draw merfolk in Steampunk.  I did a lot of research and learned alot.  Since I love Goldfish so much, I decided to draw them for August's challenge.

This whimsical drawing is also up for sale on Ebay!  This is my first entry ever with the group.  I'm both scared and excited.  If you'd like to take a look, visit Goldfish Steampunk!

Deep Sea Romance

This is number one in a set of various pieces of artwork dedicated to mermaids and merfolk in general!  I thought you would enjoy being the first to see them.  I just now finished the first two.

I love fish--I have a pond full of them.  I decided I didn't want a complex background interrupting the grace of the two merfolk.  Hence these happy looking fishies.  I was pleasantly surprised at the way the fish seem to glow, giving the piece an almost 3-D look.

With the kiss trembling between these two, anyone can see they are deeply in love--Theirs is the classic story of two kingdoms at war.  He is from one, she is from the other.  They will move heaven and earth to be together for the rest of their lives.  Their adventure is only just beginning as they seek to end hostilities between their homelands beneath the sea. 

I have this drawing up for sale on Ebay under Bethartworx.  I'm SO excited!

UPDATE:  This original drawing has been SOLD!