Meet The California Mermaids!

Mermaids are commonly thought of as mythical sea creatures of the Siren variety. However, a Ticklish Mermaid is something so much more! We are women who support and embrace our friends. We value the wisdom of our elders while retaining the fun of our youth! We know how precious life is and we strive to enjoy our lives and our families. We can find joy in the mundane and we are always friendly and polite. Life is too short to be ugly and we put a high value on creativity and originality. Ticklish Mermaids bring a lot to the table! We are fun, smart, devoted, witty, stylish, sassy, maybe even a little flirty and definitely ticklish!


I would like to introduce Dianne and her California Mermaids and they are definitely of the Ticklish Variety!

My new friend, Dianne , on the right found me on the internet in her search for a gift to honor and delight her friends ...the Mermaids! Here she is with her handsome instructor wearing a Ticklish Mermaid t-shirt she commisioned for Christmas. These beautiful women and handsome instructor below are a part of a swimming group who meet to swim, have fun and support each other. They are an excellent example of what I mean when I talk about being a "ticklish mermaid"! These women are smart, loving, strong, stylish, and clearly have a strong sense of fun! They are truly the embodiment of what my art expresses. I think the t-shirts were a hit and I love the caption that Dianne decided on..."Sea Stumpets...Mermaids Gone Wild!" I painted this after talking with Dianne about her swimming group. She described them as beautiful, fun, culturally diverse, strong and devoted. I was trying to pick a favorite out of these three girls and I really can't. I do think today that I am feeling like the girl in the middle.
Try to figure out which ladies in the two pictures above that I chose to be my models and you might when a prize. (Please excuse this shameless enticement to get you to write me back. )
This is Dianne and her bestfriend, Sandee. They are so blessed to have each other and I am reminded by looking at them what a true and valuable gift a good friend is !!!

Dianne is so sweet that she commissioned "Best Friend" paintings for both of them. I love them both! Below is one of them...the other is floating around in my computer somewhere hiding from me!!! I will be posting more this month on some of the terrific people that I have met through Ticklish Mermaids: and I pay tribute today to Dianne and all of her California Mermaids! Well done ladies for lives being well spent! Thanks Dianne for finding me!