Mermaids Cave #2

JennyMac

Mermaids Cave #2

Some of you might remember the 1st version of Mermaids Cave and wonder why I would bother with a 2nd version.

Well, the reason was that it was to fill a space in our home which is quite dark and the 1st painting was really lost there. Also, although I loved the 1st version for a lot of reasons I wasn’t happy with a few of the design elements so I thought I’d try again.

So… I changed a few things in the composition and decided to do a ‘lighter/brighter version’ for the dark space on the wall!

However, things never go to plan and this work was no exception!! It kept moving in directions I hadn’t intended!!! In the end I stopped fighting and let it have it’s way…

When it was finished (although when is it ever finished in my critical mind…lol!) I didn’t think I liked it as much as the 1st version… but now I’ve lived with it for a week or 2 I think I like it just as much but for different reasons… it has it’s own qualities…

Anyway… see what you think… but believe me the next painting you see here will NOT be another version of this!!! : )

1/09/09

Today the newsletter for the group “Vibrations in Art and Verse – Vavoom” was delivered to my inbox. You could imagine my surprise when I discovered that not only was my painting “Mermaids Cave #2” featured but that I was a featured artist AND the very talented Lisa Jewell had written a poem inspired by my painting!!! WOW!!!

Lisa has very kindly allowed me to share her work here… Thanks Lisa… xx

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Mermaids Cave #2

through the waves of
this day into the next
I stroke
a tail tone from
my blessed palette
creating
a earth dwelling
for
you
to visit
each eve
at the coming of dusk
I will
wait
leaving behind my palette
to float the ocean bed
my
flesh
longs to be held
by you
my earth lover

LISA J
2009

Featured in Sydney’s Guide to Exhibitions group
Featured in Vibration in Art and Verse group

Mermaids Cave #2 belongs to the following groups:

* Painted Nature *, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), Landscape Painting, Live, Love, Dream: , Painters In Modern Times - TWO PER DAY, Realist Traditional Art, Sydney's Guide to Exhibitions, THE SISTERHOOD and Vibration in Art and Verse - VAVoom! Available for sale as

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Mermaids Cave #2 by JennyMac
Mermaids Cave #2 by JennyMac
  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Beautiful work Jenny…............love your use of the paint, there is a real verve here and your light is lovely.

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow… thanks for the wonderful compliment Ade! Now to move on to some more figurative stuff…hehehe…!! : )

  • Ralph Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    As with all your artwork i get to see, this is superb. A fave for me JM:))

  • JennyMac replied

    Aww shucks! Thank you Ralph… and thank you for the fav! : )

  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    I love your light! This has a very spiritual feel to it

  • JennyMac replied

    Thanks Tots! I’m really glad you can feel that spiritual feeling in this… for me Mermaids Cave certainly has that quality. I have spent a lot of time here over the years… : )

  • itsallgoodamanda

    itsallgoodamanda

    I think I like it better ,not that the first wasn’t good!,,I think its the moss in this or the tree root but it has more energy or light ,like the light has been let in from the canopy above ,cheers

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow… thanks Amanda! I must have done something right! That’s kinda what I was hoping the effect would be… but sometimes you get too close to the work and wonder if it’s just me seeing it that way! Thanks for the fav too! : )

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Excellent work, perfect composition, superb job!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thanks Denis… your comments and support are much appreciated : )

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Wow,this is excellent study of light, and you can paint those details in the shadows how you see it, something that is very hard to achieve in photography! Nice work! :-))

  • JennyMac replied

    Thanks Tanya… That’s exactly what my Grandfather used to say!! Re: shadows… He also said that a painter can rearrange and eliminate elements in a composition which a photographer couldn’t do. I often think he would have loved Photoshop!! He was right into computers from the start and had been extremely experimental in the darkroom too… but he passed away just before photoshop really hit town… Anyway… I digress!! Thanks again… Jen : )

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Wonderful work !

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you Helmut! : )

  • awdigitaldreams

    awdigitaldreams

    Deep… and very beautiful! xoxox

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow… Thanks Anne… I’m so glad you like it! I’m a bit slower on the painting side of things… that’s why photography is so good… it’s quicker!!! LOL! : )

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • JennyMac replied

    Thanks Scott! : )

  • rightasrain

    rightasrain

    Very beautiful! A fantasy world for sure!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you rightasrain… it surely is a fantasy world… at least to me! : )

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    This is so pretty – so magical!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you Jan… I’m so glad that others can see/feel the magic in this too! Sometimes you can get so close to your own work you wonder if it’s just you that feels the magic… but then… we create for ourselves don’t we? Though it’s so lovely when you create something others like too… : )

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Oh this is divine, and I agree, it is absolute magic…..........beautiful work Jenny and I’m sure it will look so lovely on your wall!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you Tracey… I have just put it in an exhibition (first time in many years!) and my wall does look very bare without it!! My hubby tells me I need to paint faster… I tell him I would be happy to oblige but he would have to keep me…lol! So I think it will be a while yet before I can devote myself totally to art… hmmm…. dreams… ; )

  • RajeevKashyap

    RajeevKashyap

    Soooo Beautiful:))

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much for your comment Rajeev… I’ve been away for the past week or so… so please forgive the delay in answering… Cheers, Jenny : )

  • IRISHPIX

    IRISHPIX

    Beautifully composed and presented ~~Jenny~

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow Irishpix… thanks for the comment and the little starman..hehe…
    Please forgive the delay in getting back to you… I have been away for a week or so… : )

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    amazing work

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you Antanas! And thanks for the fav too… : )

  • Harry Oldmeadow

    Harry Oldmeadow

    Goodness me JM, this is magical!

  • JennyMac replied

    Oh you are very kind Harry… I’m glad you enjoyed it though… This place is very magical to me! : )

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Beautiful work jenny

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much Helene… : )

  • Joan A Hamilton

    Joan A Hamilton

    Awesome and magical! I love the light and the textures!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you for your wonderful comment Joan… so glad you like it! : )

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Such a beautifully surreal image!! Great work!!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you Barbara! So glad you stopped by… : )

  • valzart

    valzart

    Aww This is lovely sweetheART such an enchanting painting ;} happy hippy hugglez

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much Val… it’s one of my fav places… : )

  • melbourneguy75

    melbourneguy75

    Gorgeous work Jenny :)

  • JennyMac replied

    Thanks David… glad you like it! : )

  • linaji

    linaji


    BLOG WILL BE OUT IN 3 DAYS!

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow!! Thank you Lina and Lisa… I feel very honoured!! xx

  • MoonSpiral

    MoonSpiral

    Hum…I think I might like the 1st one slightly better, but they are both AMAZING paintings. I can see why you would need to lighten it up for a dark space though. Either way, it is a breathtaking scene and congrats on the feature!!!!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you for your very thoughtful comment MoonSpiral! You’re right… there are aspects of the 1st painting which I really love… but the second one does what I wanted it for… It really didn’t turn out the way I intended in the first place… It sort of took on a life of its own and I decided not to fight it! : )

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    This is gorgeous. :)

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much… : ))

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    wow..it’s really wonderful..well done!

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow… thank you Catherine for your lovely comment!! : ))

  • ozjami

    ozjami

    Beautiful !!!!

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much ozjami… glad you like it!! : ))

  • Lisa Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Thankyou so very dearly, Jen

    I was so honoured to write a poem for your stunning artwork xxx

  • JennyMac replied

    ; )) xoxox

  • Nascha

    Nascha

    Superb collaboration! xx

  • JennyMac replied

    Isn’t the poem superb?? I feel so blessed that Lisa chose to do this… such a surprise! xx

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    This is very beautiful. Love your work JennyMac!

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow! Thank you Lynda… that’s such a compliment coming from you… your work is awesome! : ))

  • Angel Gold

    Angel Gold

    gorgeous work

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much Angel… : ))

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Beautiful work Jenny, lovely tones and imagery, almost expect to see some elves and fairies at play among the roots of the tree!

  • JennyMac replied

    Oh I’m sure I’ve seen them there Kim… ; )) Thanks for your comments… always greatly appreciated! : ))

  • Ginger Lovellette

    Ginger Lovellette

    JennyMac, this is really fantastic. Love it!

  • JennyMac replied

    Whoops! Sorry Ginger… I accidently put the reply in a comment box instead of reply to you!! So you wouldn’t have got my response… oops! Anyway… thanks for the fantastic comment! LOL! : ))

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Great work…great talent!!!

  • JennyMac replied

    Aww.. thanks Karen… you’re too kind… : ))

  • ImagesFX

    ImagesFX

    love this version…..even though I did not see the first. The design works well, as does the lightness and color palate.

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you for your comment ImagesFX.. greatly appreciated… : )

  • Norval Arbogast

    Norval Arbogast

    I haven’t seen the first yet, but this is gorgeouse.

  • JennyMac replied

    wow.. thanks Norval for your wonderful comment! : )

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    Your depth of field is awesome. Straight out of a fairytale book. Dreamy and whimsical. Just love those rocks in foreground. I want to sit there and take in that wonderful scene…........ ahhhh, peace.

  • JennyMac replied

    Wow thanks Linda… I used to sit here a lot! To me this place IS dreamy and whimsical… magic… a great place to sit and meditate… although this is definitely not photorealism it does represent my feelings for this place. : ))

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    Wow, this is so very magical, what a fabulous image.

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much Lyn… I’m so glad you like it! : ))

  • Morag Bates

    Morag Bates

    Very beautiful, it is so creative and dreamy ! Superb work !

  • JennyMac replied

    Thank you so much for your lovely comments Morag… and thanks for the fav too! : ))

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