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MerMay 2025 Day 1

Transformation

As decided by the patrons for the last MerMonday artwork of April was "Mermaid Transformation". I decided to have a go at turning this into an animated gif, rather than just a slideshow. Let me kno...

Flippin' your fins

Most of you should know the song, right?

April MerMonday Poll

Vote for the next subject/prompt/theme, chosen at random from suggestions submitted through the community chat, for the last MerMonday piece for this month!

Warmth

Do you get that warm fuzzy feeling with how she looks at you?

Repose

Some mermaids like to relax in unusual positions.

Mermaids on a Tank

I know the voted on prompt was "Mermaids in a Tank", but my overburdened smooth brain could not figure out what and how to stuff a mermaid into a tank, so here's an AAVP-7A1 underway...

Wake Up!

Bird women? Feathers? True Sirens?

Oh my handsome prince I saved you from almost drowning but you can't know that I'm a mermaid, so-

True Sirens

I'm hereby announcing that from today onwards the weekly MerMonday series will be discontinued.

Recent events have inspired me to move towards a better form of the mythical siren, as you can ...

Perspective

Is she reaching up to invite you to come deeper, or descending to save you and bring you back to the surface?

Lookout

What does this mermaid spy with her little eye?

March MerMonday Poll

Vote for the next subject/prompt/theme, chosen at random from suggestions submitted through the community chat, for the last MerMonday piece for this month!

Guides

Almost always better to have local guides show you around the area!

Allure

What about mermaids do you find alluring?

Princess and her Knight

The poll result for the last MerMonday artwork of February was "Mermaid Princess and her Tomboy Bodyguard", and I figured it was a decent excuse to draw a pair of recently added characters from the...

Valentines

Mermaids appreciate receiving flowers, too.

Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day with a significant other, or just a nice February 14th as like any other day.

Sultry Siren

Is it fair to be suspicious of a half woman half fish creature hanging around a place that has had a few people go missing?

February MerMonday Poll

Patreon members only poll to vote for a theme for the last MerMonday piece for this month

Show Off

There's a certain innate flirtatiousness to be found in mermaids. With their nature so deeply rooted in raw, unabashed femininity, it's hardly a wonder, that their confidence expresse...

Beached

Look what the tide brought in.

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Here's the first Patreon supporter suggested and voted on MerMonday piece of 2025. I'm gonna open up a new community chat thread so everyone can giv...

Camera

Some mermaids have fun with a camera they found (it's waterproof) before returning it to its owner.
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These pieces that have multiple mermaids tend to take a bit more time, but I hope it'...

January MerMonday Poll

Patreon members only poll to vote for a theme for the last MerMonday piece for this month (January 27)

Sea Snake

Mermaids and lamias share a common concept, does that make them related or compatible?

Obligatory Year of the Snake related theme, might do more in the future

Discussion

What would these two be discussing?

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Sorry for the delay, had a bit of stuff going on but also got too hung up on what to have my first MerMonday artwork of 2025 should be, rather ...

New Year 2025

2024 has come to an end, so I'll try and keep the reflections short. It has been a challenging year for me, especially the latter half. Being in a foreign country has brought extra challenges for m...

Pair

Mermaids may often be spotted in at least pairs, partly to support each other especially the younger ones who may be unfamiliar with the surface, but also knowing that men are greedy.

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Merry Christmas 2024

Feels like it's been months since I drew them, but I'm glad I got to draw my SEAL Team 9 mermaids again before the end of the year.

This was my first Christmas not at home and with family, b...

Bond

Though mermaids may have multiple lovers, merfolk, human, or otherwise, they always maintain a special bond with their first.

Fluid

Mermaids tend to be fluid and flexible creatures in many ways.

Comfort

Suffering under the sweltering heat here in the southern hemisphere makes me yearn to submerge myself in the cool waters, or at least just avoid the boiling sun in any way.