Illustration Friday ..."Mermaid"

"Matsya-Kanya" or the mermaid

Illustration Friday...."Swim"

Here is an illustration I did for a beautiful children's story..."The lost city under the Sunder Sagar"
The story was inspired by the tsunami of 26th December 2004 which hit the south east coast of India, causing widespread devastation.
Written by my friend Khursheed Gimi, it remains one of my favourite works.

Me and Myself

Sitting alone by the sea one day,

I saw a figure not far away.

“Hello”, I said in a friendly tone,

And then I saw it was me, or was it my clone.

To see myself, I was surprised as could be,

I thought she looked younger, this other me.

She dived in the water and swam like a fish,

Oh to swim like that, was always my wish.

Strangely I felt as though I was there,

Deep in the water, swimming without a care.

Her eyes were twinkling; she gave me a smile,

I followed her gaze, but may be the gaze was mine.

We collected shells and pebbles gleaming on the sand,

Her palm was so smooth, or was it my hand.

Then a trick of dusk at the end of the day,

She seemed close as a breath or did she walk away.

I stood quite still, her whispers in my head,

Her voice rang softly or was it something I had said.

There is magic in every moment, in every way,

That’s what she said to me, and I said to myself that day.

Illustration Friday...." Imperfect "

 Oops! tilted sea and ship!

Imperfect!

 

Perfect!

It's just how you see it...!

Illustration Friday...." Gesture - 2 "

 Desperate Gesture!