#waterspirit

[justmaiidraws]

That one sketch I showed you guys but I colored it in…

(It’s shitty coloring Ik pretend it’s rain)

[dontblametheghost]

[nachtdereulen]

this is Sumpfdotter, or Kingcup in english. She’s a waterspirit and likes to watch the people from afar.

[burtontracks]

Water – 221231ab

mermaid

(early morning beach, I came across a mermaid, but I turned around and she had disappeared)

[stellar-witchcraft]

Some of My Favorite Urban and Coastal Mermaid Statues in Honor of Fixed Star Sualocin in Constellation Delphinus

Winged mermaid at the stern of the stone barge at Vizcaya Mansion.

White mermaid sculpture with mosaic background adorning the bar at Caesar’s Palace Hotel

Mermaid sculpture near the promenade of the town of La Coruña in Spain’s Galicia region

Baltic Sea mermaid sculpture – Klaipeda, Lithuania

Ian Thomas antique mermaid statue on Lord Street in Southport, England

Nabeul mermaid sculpture at the seaside, Tunisia

Leopold Park Mermaid Statue.

Warszawska Syrenka sculpture, Poland

[sky-primai]

[raen-art]

Rhine

Undine character commission

[stacescotty-art]

The third prompt of the February art challenge (Tales of Old, a fun challenge surrounding Slavic lore and fairytale) I’m cohosting with the incredible artists: @denise.vandillen @izarra_studio @regretfully_rainey @variety_of_scribbles Is “Sunny Lake” which I thought would be perfect for the Vodyanoy. From Wikipedia: “Vodyanoy is said to appear as a naked old man with a frog-like face, greenish beard, and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales; (…) He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, and eyes that burn like red-hot coals. He usually rides along his river on a half-sunken log, making loud splashes. Local drownings are said to be the work of the Vodyanoy. When angered, the vodyanoy breaks dams, washes down water mills, and drowns people and animals.” My Vodyanoy looks more like a young and happy hippie (hoppy? Haha) than the grouchy old “you kids stay outta my river” man-frog described, but maybe it’s an old picture where life just hadn’t had the chance to beat the happinesses out of him yet. #talesofoldchallenge #slavicfolklore #slavicmythology #folktaleillustration #folkloreart #februaryartchallenge #artistchallenge #artprompt #vodyanoy #watermonster #waterspirit #riverspirit #sunnylake https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFlDa3JgoL/?utm_medium=tumblr