A cat mother lovingly holds her cat baby as it looks at her smiling. She supports the baby with her hand, while the tail fin hangs over her arm and probably moves up and down.
It is a loving and imaginative scene. The mermaid's hair looks wet as it flutters in the wind and the warmth between them is palpable. The cat's little hands grip the woman's arm tightly.
For this autonomous illustration, I used two techniques, ecolint on paper and paper cutting. This gives the work extra dimension.
The colours give the work a vintage feel and the image evokes both wonder and joy.
As a water lover, I sometimes fantasise about what it would be like if my cat could join me on my sea adventures. This then manifests itself in work accordingly.
This work will undoubtedly appeal to people with a love of fantasy stories, myths about mermaids and sirens, and cat mums and dads!
My work distinguishes itself by strong colours and clear shapes. I work with ecoline, ink and pencil, but I also like to cut and paste.
I get my inspiration from nature and like to daydream. Animals and people sometimes seem to melt together in these reveries.
Besides my children's book..
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