Oil Painting: Mermaid by a Rushing River

An oil painting of a mermaid seated on a mossy river rock beside a rushing, foaming river. Thick impasto brushwork with luminous greens and blues—emerald, ultramarine, and turquoise—and flashes of golden light in her shimmering tail. Water spray and mist swirl around her as whitecaps crash in the background. Dense forest banks with ferns and pines frame the scene, distant mountains hazy under a dramatic sky. Strong chiaroscuro lighting, dynamic movement captured in texture, and the canvas texture visible; the mermaid gazes toward the current, hair streaming, evoking myth and the wild power of nature.