Come Away Oh Human Child...
Sometimes faeries take humans away to beautiful, magical places but sometimes, the places they take us are dark and not so beautiful.
This was done for a project themed “Fear’s Playground.” It’s based on a nightmare I had a few years ago where this malevolent nixie was terrorizing a small town and killing off young men. The dream started with her drowning a surfer so that’s the scene I illustrated here.
It was actually a rather terrifying dream—I guess because I have such a strong fear of drowning.
Oran
Damn, & I thought mermaids were supposed to be cute & have singing crabs friends.
Fantastic art work you have a real talent.
Lisa Eshkenazi replied
She had a singing crab friend. But it died.
Mysteriously.
shifty eyes
Damian
Very cool image! Love the way you’ve illustrated it, with the nixie hugging the drowning body. Accidentally dangerous.
Marie Magnusson
it’s awesome, I love the frayed tattered fins.
Karin Taylor
wow!!!! incredible work, really fantastic!
marlaakajake
your art is beautiful!
dimarie
brilliant! The best thing to do with our nightmares is turn them into art.
Lisa Eshkenazi replied
Yeah. If nothing else good comes out of them, at least I can occasionally make art from them. :D
Joyce Dickens,...
Superb!
Dani Dreyer
Stunning work, love it!!
satsumagirl
A very haunting image. Well done.
Marinella Owens
very beautiful!!!!!
Anastasiia Kuc...
interesting art work!
Carla Jandelle...
~sigh….so often water fae can be so mean
Shelleymay
A lovely but equally haunting image!
metronomad
very fine piece!
Mugsy
Well illustrated!
Amanda Cole
brilliant illustration and story to with it!
Danielle Bain
awesome work, all of it. i especially like this one, reminds me of the water babies.
fullcirclemand...
Love this work!
Joanne Bradley
Beautiful! Congrats on homepage feature!
EdgeOfReality
Great artwork and a brilliant idea to create from your dreams.
hoboannie
I love the tattered edges of her mermaid tail and fins (almost wings). As if she is very ancient and has been taking humans into the depths for eons.
Fascinating work!
CinB
lovely dark image i too have a big fear 0f drowning!, congrats on home page!
shellylady
LLLLLOL@ orans comment ! With our fantasy world anything can happen that’s why we have your kind of talent to show us the story’s love your work well done !! xo
Basia McAuley
Wow, this is brilliant and deliciously dark, love it.
Steven Novak
Superb piece. All of your work is fantastic.
Glenda Remaklus
Magnificent artwork and illustration. Beautifully done!
Mui-Ling Teh
Well that fear of drowning sure brought forth an incredible piece!
surfinmaz
wow lovely piece!
aglaia b
wow, what a dream and very beautiful illustration. ;-)
Adara Rosalie 24 days ago
You have really depicted the darker side of the Fey wonderfully. It is great to know that there are other artists out there in the wide world who love the old stories, as much as I do. Best wishes!