Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Lancelot mused



But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Aycayia



Among the Neo-Taíno nations of the Caribbean the mermaid is called Aycayia.[15][16] Her attributes relate to the goddess Jagua, and the hibiscus flower of the majagua tree Hibiscus tiliaceus

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Nereida



The latest of my mermaid series - not a big story here, but the meaning of her name is "sea nymph", and in Greek mythology Nereids are deities of the sea.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Das Rheingold





Ink & Watercolor


Das Rheingold ("The Rhine Gold") is the first of the four operas that comprise Der ring Des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Wagner. The Rhinemaidens are the three water nymphs (Rheintöchter or Rhine daughters) who appear in Wagner's opera. Their individual names are Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde (Floßhilde), although they are generally considered as a single entity and act together accordingly. The key concepts associated with them in the Ring operas—their flawed guardianship of the Rhine gold, and the condition (renunciation of love) through which the gold could be stolen from them and transformed into a means of world power—are wholly Wagner's own invention, and are the elements that initiate and propel the entire drama.

Saturday, February 14, 2009