Inspirational Illustrations: Mesmerizing Mermaids

This week's post is dedicated to Michael May and his mad love of these nautical nymphs.

There were a lot of options to choose from for this post since illustrations of kelpies, water women, sirens and such seem to be a popular subject. For simplicity sake, I'm just including mermaids with the classic fish tail physique.

Norman Rockwell

Andrew Loomis

Howard Pyle

Alessandra Criseo

Plus one token Merman by Edmund Dulac

Fred Appleyard

Jessica Douglas

R.I.P. Jeffery Catherine Jones

John Collier

J.C. Leyendecker

Lynne Naylor

Tom Thordarson

Octavio Ocampo

Arthur Wardle

John William Waterhouse

Warwick Goble

Robert McGinnis

James Gurney

Next Week:

Wednesday: Admirable Artists: Howard Pyle

Saturday: Inspirational Illustrations: Observers and Other Onlookers