MERMAY
Mermay is an international art challenge, repeated annually in May, when everyone draws mermaids and everything related to them and with a marine theme. In addition to the official English-language promtlist, there are many unofficial marathons that are held by individual artists, as well as stores 
or even art brands that produce materials for drawing and painting.

I have selected the topics of the marathon organizers 

ROSES ARE REDS
Meet this Agata. As you can see, by the presence of the tail-she is a mermaid.  
She lives off the coast of Spain, so she likes to dance and wear red roses in her hair, 
which Spaniards throw into the water when they are offended by their companion.
LOVESONG
Migel. Agata's husband.  
After 150 years of marriage, he still plays her serenades as in his youth.

Fireflies
In the Russalinno family, the eldest son Alberto, learns the basics of medical practice. 
Treats passing shrimps with the fluorescent ink of cuttlefish. Treats them specifically, like all children. 
Coloring the tail. But then, here and there, you can meet underwater fireflies.
Spell
Dorotea, due to her young age, is very fond of magic. 
And actively applies her modest knowledge and spells like "Abracadabra", "Simsilyabim" 
on everything that she sees. So far, no one has been injured.
Violet Night
When the ocean darkened, Agata floated up to admire the small glowing lights. 
This night was especially beautiful, because the sky was an amazing purple color.

WICKED QUEEN
In the fish kingdom, in the mermaid state, there was a queen. Yes, not simple. Wicked.
And she's probably angry because she doesn't have a bike. And even if it was, she wouldn't  be able to ride
Curse
On Ivanello Rusalinno as a child, the Wicked Queen, cursing at his blue beautiful tail, 
said "shob he did not grow up with you". The tail, obeying the curse, did not grow. 
But Ivanello did not care about it and grew up a strong-willed and strong guy. 
After all, it's not about the size of the tail.
Poison
Grandfather Fabian is known to everyone in the underwater kingdom. He even calls the Wicked Queen his granddaughter, and with a smile so wide that it makes her teeth ache. From shock.
As he was swimming past the gorge, he saw a Fu fish. An unusual one. Round, but all covered in needles. 
And she was so sad, so lonely, that Grandpa couldn't stand it, so he took her in. 
His relatives tried to dissuade him, saying that  grandfather was crazy, because the fish is poisonous. 
"You're poisonous yourself,"- Fabian replied with a smile, and he tickled the fish with his stubble.

Shapeshifter
Nemo was so long sought for in fact, because his real one was constantly confused 
with a plush suit.
Pirates
One day, the Wicked Queen woke up to the fact that the evil one goes without saying. And someone was making a desperate noise above the surface of the water. Out of overwhelming anger, she surfaced alone, unaccompanied. And she saw that the pirates were sailing on the sea in their black, black ship. 
And all of a sudden, it's all a blur. Her gaze met that of the pirate Johnny. And he was smitten. 
He seized the boat, the oars, and rowed off to show his deepest admiration for the charming Queen.
SOMETHING BLUE
One day Adeline Rusallino, making her usual morning promedan, saw a glint among the corals. 
She swam closer. And took out something blue.

TEA PARTY
Little Dorothea has a friend, Chuck the seagull. 
They met every day on neutral territory-on the border of land and water. Chuck talked about what was happening above the water, and Maya talked about what was happening below.
ROYAL
Do you remember about the first passion of the rusal Miguel? Apart from his charming wife, of course. Correctly. Playing the ukulele. And his second hobby this May was an established pet. The royal angel. It's a fish. 
All his life, Miguel wanted to have a pet, but his parents said that only when he was older! 
And now, after hundreds of years, he has grown up.
BRIDE
"Look at how much she look like our mother, Alberto," Dorothea said, and picked up a picture of a beautiful girl in white. "Who's that?". Adelinna carefully took the photo, put her grandchildren next to her and said with a sinking heart, " This young beauty is me, your grandmother. One of the happiest days. I was young and I was a bride!
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
MerMay 2021
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MerMay 2021

The illustrations were created during the international art challenge MerMay.

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