Charles Kingsley has a lot to answer for. When the VV was seven years old, she joined the town library and The Water Babieswas the very first book that she chanced to draw down from the shelves. From that point on she was obsessed with stories set 'under the water' - so much so that she has now written a novel called Elijah's Mermaid, which is based on a Victorian artist who is obsessed to the point of madness with painting his muse as a mermaid or nymph.
The following lovely images have greatly inspired the story -
The following lovely images have greatly inspired the story -
A Mermaid by Warehouse
Hylas and the Nymphs by Waterhouse
The Wave by Bouguereau
Galatea by Louis Dorigny
Water Baby by Herbert James Draper
The Fisherman and the Siren by Leighton
Lamia by Waterhouse
For more gorgeous, watery artwork, see the VV'sMermaids and Nymphspage on Pinterest.
For more gorgeous, watery artwork, see the VV'sMermaids and Nymphspage on Pinterest.