Mermaids.........

Ever since I was a little girl I have always had this thing about mermaids. The little mermaid was my favourite movie and I wanted to be just like Ariel and have long red hair and a tail to swim in the ocean. My imagination was endless and when I closed my eyes and really thought about transforming into a mermaid I would almost make myself believe it was possible.

It was this love of mermaids that once again unlocked my imagination and inspired my latest painting. This time though I wanted to paint something with meaning and not to just a paint a pretty picture because I had drawn and painted mermaids before. I got the idea of darkness and light and incorporating a sense of hope. I know from my own life experiences that the expectations of society, and your very own insecurities and self doubt can keep you locked down and fighting for acceptance and the hope that things will one day be better.

My mermaid encompasses these struggles that we want to break free from and the need reach for something better. She wants so much to come out of the darkness and surround herself with the light of the world and everything good that it has to offer. She is about breaking those chains and striving for better. Recognising that we will fall from time to time but having the hope of getting up and trying again, constantly reaching for the light.

I hope you like her. She means a lot to me.