Wednesday, May 15, 2024

We're Celebrating Mermay!

In honor or Mermay, here are a few drawings of mermaids (with a couple mermen mixed in)!

Mermaids by John R. Neill
Mermaid by Cheri Herouard
Mermaid by Dorothy Lathrop
Mermaid by Istvan Drahos
Merfolk by Arthur Rackham
Mermaids by Harry Clarke

 
 If you like the art you see here, and you want more of it that you can even use in your own projects, you should check out In Deep with Mermaids, part of the NUELOW Games Stock Art Collection. It contains artwork by all the artists featured in this post.
 
 

Nylon Stockings on a Picture Perfect Wednesday!

There seems to be a day in honor/observation of everything you can think of. We've discovered that May 15th is National Nylon Stockings Day... so here are some pictures of ladies and their nylons. (And not much else in some cases.)

Keri Russell in nylons
Angie Dickinson publicity photo
Emily Ratajkowski

 
 
 

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Sunday, May 5, 2024

A Page Serenade on Cinco de Mayo!

 Anita Page is celebrating Cinco de Mayo by singing to the Moon Girls and Elmo Aardvark! (This is happens quite often when she's been chugging Coronas.)

Anita Page playing the guitar under a full moon


Saturday, May 4, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Welcome to May!

The weather's getting better, so maybe it's time to follow in the footsteps of our forebearers... and head out into the forest with crates of booze and have "picnics" with our sweeties!

May by Arpad Schmidhammer

This illustration was originally an ad for Kupferberg Gold champagne that appeared in the German A&E magazine Jugend. It's another example of how they don't make 'em like they used to anymore!


Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Welcome to Mermay!

Mermaid by Milo Manara

The idea of Mermay--a month-long celebration of the beautiful creatures of the sea--was originated by animator and illustrator Tom Bancroft. His hope was that it would inspire artists to practice their craft and share their creations with the world. 

Here at Shades of Gray, we may not be artists, but we love sharing the work of others for you to enjoy. Every Wednesday in May, you'll find three or more mer-portraits in this space. 

Meremaid by F. Hass





















Mere-couple by Robert Baramov

If you want images that are okay to use in whatever mermaid project you can think of, NUELOW Games has something that might interest you.


Also, if you feel like drawing some mermaids (or mermen for that matter), here are some tips on how to it from Mr. Meremay himself.

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