Tuesday 5 April 2022

More Mermaids!

Well, last week's post did not exhaust 
the mermaid theme for me.

I need to show you some exquisite 
mermaid art by the contemporary 
Russian-American artist Victor Nizovtsev.

I love how the light glints off 
his mermaids' shimmery scales --




And I love how the artist 
has an appreciation for the beauty 
of full-figured mermaids too!



Her Royal Highness the Cat 
is particularly taken with the above photo 
because she has a thing 
for purrmaids.

A serious thing!






Remember my terra cotta Mexican mermaid 
featured in last week's post? 

She came with her own purrmaid too!
How could I resist bringing them 
home with me to Canada? 

HOW?


[Photo © Debra She Who Seeks, March 2022]

32 comments:

Travel said...

The curvaceous redhead is my favorite

Mistress Maddie said...

I don't know why, but much like Dolly Parton, mermaids make a day feel happier.

Moving with Mitchell said...

I do love mermaids. Was on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island yesterday. Would love to be here in June for the annual mermaid parade.

Sixpence Notthewiser said...

LOVE mermaids.
Love them. I'm right now obsessed with Mermen. I'm desperately looking for M/M fiction with mermen. I have a person in Half Price Books doing research for me. LOL

XOXO

e said...

These are wonderful! Both the mermaids and purrmaids! I especially love the curvaceous mermaid with her cat and her teapot.

The globes of light remind me of the John Singer Sargent painting 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose.'

JM said...

Ohhh I love a kitty as a mermaid!!

Adam said...

Wouldn't be a single fish left if mermaid cats existed

Marie Smith said...

Love Victor’s work. It is hard to imagine how he achieved the shimmering effect!

Karen thisoldhouse2.com said...


Beautiful mermaid art! Love the scales, the reflected shimmer

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

Aw, the purrmaid. So cute!
I'll bet HRH is trying on a gold studden mermaid tail now.

Cheers, Debra.

Tundra Bunny said...

What beautiful art! I like the shimmering scales, their ethereal pelvic fins, curly pearl-studded hair and the artist's appreciation of Rubinesque mermaids!

Purrmaids? How cute are they? I'm not surprised that HRH is enamoured with their glitzy, jewel-encrusted accessories, but I am surprised that she likes swimming in WATER, LOL!

bobbie said...

You can never have too many mermaids {or purrmaids!}

Miss Val's Creations said...

Amazing artwork! Nizovtsev's use of color and light is perfection. The purrmaids are adorable!

This N That said...

Purrmaids!! Who would have thought? I love the one with the rollers in her hair… very classy. Cute post

John M said...

These mermaids are special, what I will imagine when I think of mermaid now.

Joanne Noragon said...

Oh, that Kliban.
I love that att the mermaids have curly hair.

Kirk said...

Piggybacking on what Adam wrote, a cat mermaid might try to eat its own tail!

Richard said...

Those mermaids are beautiful. Thank you.

Sue Bursztynski said...

It would be very handy to be a purrmaid, you could catch fish a lot more easily than in complete cat form! 😂

River said...

The shimmering painted mermaids are so beautiful. I love your little Purrmaid too.

Richard said...

Be careful what you wish for! Today's lesson for me was all about Aurora, goddess of dawn. So i quickly went into an internet rabbit hole. Anyway, mermaids are ok i guess.
I learned a little about that. You would be surprised about Greek mythology. It is very surprising and detailed.
Mermaids are great. I don't think it is fair, what happened with Titon, but who am i to speak?

yellowdoggranny said...

I love this so much..

Guillaume said...

I love mermaids. Bit they're much darker than you'd think.

Bill Lisleman said...

Cat in the sand posing - best one

Lady M said...

Purrmaids are completely new to me.

Fundy Blue said...

LOL, Debra !~ The mermaid and purrmaid are definitely irresistible! How could you not bring them home? I can't believe that someone got a cat to pose buried in the sand. That's impressive, and the cat looks so content! Victor Nizovtsev's paintings are striking and lovely. I'll be back to catch up. Take care!

Barbara said...

I was not familiar with that art but I really love his work. Magical plus size mermaids.

Martha said...

Debra, these are gorgeous. I especially love anything with cats in it, so that purrmaid is quite delightful!

Ol'Buzzard said...

Of course a mermaid would have a mercat.
the Ol'Buzzard

Jamie Ghione said...

I like the mermaid cats.

pam nash said...

I have a rather curvy mermaid that hangs in my kitchen window. She adds cheer and happiness to my house.

Rommy said...

That purr-maid is too cute! Thanks for introducing me to cool, new-to-me, art!