Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Salmon Cariad


This was from my very first book,"A Bag of Moonshine" by Alan Garner.
I was delighted to find that I still have the original painting.
Cariad is "sweetheart" in Welsh, and after a pretty unpromising start, when she tries to drown him, these two end up living happily ever after.
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3 comments:

  1. SadamiMarch 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Hi,PJ,
    Lovely work that gives me hints how to handle light under water(*when I swim at an ocean pool, light is so attractive like your work). I enjoy a humorous face expression,too. Thank you.
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Your representation of the mer-person as having two separate legs with toes is fascinating! Is this a Welsh tradition or the product of your own design? My sister dearly loves water creatures of all permutations so, naturally, I am curious.

    All the best,

    Aladine.

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  3. PJ LynchMarch 11, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Hi Sadami and Aladine
    Many thanks for the kind comments.
    As far as I remember the text has the salmon transforming into a girl, Aladine. It has been many years since I have read it though.
    Like your sister, I also love the whole area of merpeople so I should do some more pictures on the subject.
    All the best
    PJ

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