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Fairies and Mermaids

Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack (June-July 2011)

Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack by Sushila Burgess

Closeup of Lily Pond Mermaid with Goldfish Snack by Sushila Burgess

A freshwater mermaid sits in a lily pond, enjoying a light snack. As her long green hair floats up towards the surface,
it turns into water-weed and water-lilies, providing a tangle of camouflage through which goldfish swim placidly.
The mermaid eyes one such goldfish with a slight smile. With her other hand she is dropping fishbones onto a
submerged lily pad that serves her as a table.

Moreover, she has a built-in bra formed by the water-lilies growing on long stems out of her head and curving up under her armpit,
so the perennial problem of embarassing mermaidish nudity will have been solved to the satisfaction of all concerned.
Yes, everyone (apart from ardent goldfish lovers) should be happy with this painting. And I am talking particularly to the person or people
who have more than once visited my website with a search for the keywords 'mermaid in lily pond'. This one is for you!
'How nice a print of this picture would look on your bathroom wall!' I feel impelled to say.

You can also see images of this painting as a work in progress from start to finish.

Toadstool fairy flies again (November 2010)

Toadstool Fairy Flies Again by Sushila Burgess

Lily pond fairies (Dec 2010-Jan 2011)

There are two versions of this painting: one done winter 2010-11 in gouache on paper (below, on left),
and a rough and ready one from 2008 done with porcelain paint pens on a ceramic plate. On right below: detail of Lily Pond Fairies 2011 (the student)

On left below: detail of Lily Pond Fairies 2011 (the teacher) | On right below: Lily pond fairies 2008

Duck meets fairy ballet class (November 2010)

A duck is astonished to fly into the middle of an airborne fairy ballet class. On right below: Blue Fairy (detail).

Details of Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class: Yellow Fairy | Pink Fairies

On left: detail of Duck Meets Fairy Ballet Class:

Surprised Flying Duck

Mer Mum and Comb (August 2010)

Mer Mum and Comb. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

A scenario that is all too well-known to every parent of a school-age child, and yet so little represented within the sphere of fine art!
Here, this familiar domestic activity is transposed to an underwater fantasy world, where a mer family hover on the ocean bed
amongst clumps of sinister green-brown seaweed. The mother drags a comb through her daughter's tangled yellow locks,
while the father fingers his scalp anxiously. A bottle of 'Prawn Free' hair-conditioner stands on a nearby rock.
A painting that will surely be a 'must' for any aficionado of marine nit-combing themed art!

Details of Mer Mum and Comb: The Dad | The Mum | The Daughter

Mer Quarrel (1997)

Mer quarrel. A painting by Sushila Burgess.

The Sink Fairy tiles (summer 2008) and Mermaid Race tile (2009):

The three fairy paintings were done on tiles and are now stuck up on the wall above my kitchen sink.
The mermaid painting is also on a tile but has not been stuck to the wall so the original is still for sale.

Fairy Liquid | Fairy Feeding Swan

Fairy Cakes | Mermaid race

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