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The Librarian – Giclee Embellished Mermaid Print 11×14 Limited Edition

Close up photograph of a print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight. In the background puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly on a gray rock, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, the pearls in her hair and around her neck. The fingertips of the artist are in the right section of the photograph using a small paintbrush to paint silver pigment onto the mermaid’s scales on her chest.
Print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a gray rock in the middle of the sea. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating orange light against a dark blue night sky. Gentle blue waves wash up against the rock. Loose white pages from books float in the water into the distance, leading towards a mysterious black ship that vanishes into the night. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, the pearls in her hair and around her neck, and on the waves. Blue crystals are attached to the print among the ocean waves. Gold paint details are painted in the candle and lantern light.
Close up photograph of the corner of a mermaid art print of a watercolor and gouache painting by Heather R. Hitchman titled “The Librarian”. The bottom right corner is visible showing the purple pink tail fin of the mermaid’s tail, crashing white waves, and sparkling blue ocean water. The bottom half of the mermaid’s sparkling purple tail is visible, and so is part of the gray rock she is sitting on out in the middle of the sea. On the rock are several white melting candles glowing in the night. In the background is a tranquil ocean night scene. The fingertips of the artist are in the bottom right corner holding a paintbrush painting white gouache onto the waves. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “White gouache details, hand painted by the artist. Stars. Sea Foam. Pearls.”
Close up photograph of a print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight. In the background puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly on a gray rock, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, the pearls in her hair and around her neck. The fingertips of the artist are in the right section of the photograph using a small paintbrush to paint silver pigment onto the mermaid’s scales on her chest. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “Silver Paint Details, hand painted by the artist. Stars, Scales.”
Close up photograph of a print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight by a lantern in the middle of the sea. The photograph focuses on an old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles, illuminating orange light against a dark blue night sky. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, and the pearls in her hair and around her neck. The fingertips of the artist hold a small paintbrush over the lantern painting small golden beams of light. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “Gold paint details, hand painted by the artist. Candle light. Lamp light.”
Close up photograph of a print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight. In the background puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, the pearls in her hair and around her neck. The fingertips of the artist are in the top right section of the photograph using tweezers to adhere a white opal gemstone to the print in the center of the mermaid’s headpiece. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “Crystal Embellishments, hand painted by the artist. Pearl Headpiece. Ocean.”
Close up photograph of the corner of a mermaid art print of a watercolor and gouache painting by Heather R. Hitchman titled “The Librarian”. The bottom right corner is visible showing the purple pink tail fin of the mermaid’s tail, crashing white waves, and sparkling blue ocean water. The bottom half of the mermaid’s sparkling purple tail is visible, and so is part of the gray rock she is sitting on out in the middle of the sea. On the rock are several white melting candles glowing in the night. In the background is a tranquil ocean night scene. The fingertips of the artist are in the bottom right corner holding tweezers to adhere crystals to the print. Several small blue flat back crystals can be seen scattered randomly through the ocean. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “Crystal Embellishments, hand painted by the artist. Pearl Headpiece. Ocean.”
Close up photograph of the corner of a mermaid art print of a watercolor and gouache painting by Heather R. Hitchman titled “The Librarian”. The bottom right corner is visible showing the purple pink tail fin of the mermaid’s tail, crashing white waves, and sparkling blue ocean water. The corner of the print is signed and numbered in silver ink, and stamped with the Terratoff icon. Laying over top of the print is the silver pen used the sign it and a small Terratoff icon stamp. The print and art tools are placed on a wooden background. The bottom left of the photograph has white text that reads “Signed and Numbered by the artist – limit 10.”
Close up photograph of a print of a watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a gray rock in the middle of the sea. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating orange light against a dark blue night sky. Gentle blue waves wash up against the rock. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the night sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. The print has been embellished with details of silver paint on some of the mermaid’s scales, the pearls in her hair and around her neck, and on the waves. Blue crystals are attached to the print among the ocean waves. Gold paint details are painted in the candle and lantern light. The photograph focuses on painted shimmering silver scales on the mermaid’s tail.
Photograph of the artist Heather R. Hitchman holding a framed watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a gray rock in the middle of the sea. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating orange light against a dark blue night sky. Gentle blue waves wash up against the rock. Loose white pages from books float in the water into the distance, leading towards a mysterious black ship that vanishes into the night. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the nigh sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads. Heather is standing in front of a wooden art desk in her studio filled with potted plants and artwork.
In process black and white graphite full body drawing of a mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a rock in the middle of the sea. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating the night around the mermaid’s face. Gentle waves wash up against the rock. Loose pages from books float in the water into the distance, leading towards a mysterious ship that vanishes into the night. Puffy fish shaped clouds fill the nigh sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads.
In progress watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a gray rock in the middle of the sea. The painting is mostly lightly painted purple and white at this stage. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating light against a night sky. Gentle waves wash up against the rock. Loose white pages from books float in the water into the distance, leading towards a mysterious black ship that vanishes into the night. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the nigh sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads.
Watercolor and gouache full body painting of a purple mermaid reading a book under the moonlight while sitting on a gray rock in the middle of the sea. The rock is covered in glowing candles and also has a pile of books besides the mermaid’s tail. An old fashioned street lantern covered in barnacles is attached to the rock, illuminating orange light against a dark blue night sky. Gentle blue waves wash up against the rock. Loose white pages from books float in the water into the distance, leading towards a mysterious black ship that vanishes into the night. Puffy light blue fish shaped clouds fill the nigh sky surrounding a crescent moon. The mermaid is holding a book in her right hand up to her face. Her other hand is placed behind her as she leans back slightly, her left arm supporting her weight. Her body faces the viewer, and she has a peaceful smile as she looks towards the book and reads.

$160.00

The Librarian Embellished Giclee Print Details:

Title: Moonlit Run 2025
Original Medium: Watercolor, Gouache, & Colored Pencils
Paper Type & Size:  11×14 | 60lb Matte – Inkjet archival print
Embellished With:  Flat back Crystals, Gold + Silver Watercolor Pigment, White Gouache

  • This listing is for 1 of 10 limited edition prints of the artwork.
  • Print is 11×14
  • Each print is signed and numbered.
  • Sections of the print are embellished! Hand painted select metallic golden beams of light by the lantern and candles, silver metallic stars, scales, and seafoam, painted white highlights on the seafoam and pearl jewelry, flat back crystals in the ocean and pearl headpiece.(no 2 prints are exactly alike)
  • Stamped with a gold or silver “Terratoff Seal” (Silver)
  • Does not include a frame or mat
  • Packed safely within clear art bags with an acid free backing board, secure in a rigid mailer for extra protection – from a smoke free home.
  • Includes a 5×7 “Story Scroll” with the story below written on it.
  • Includes Priority shipping, tracking, and insurance domestic.

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Description

Painting Process:

For “The Librarian” mermaid painting, my process includes several steps. I begin with a sketch that I develop into a finished drawing using wax based archival colored pencils, and graphite. Next the drawing is scanned, then printed out at a low opacity onto hot press watercolor paper. Now the painting begins! Watercolor is the first layer to establish the mood, tones, and color scheme. Then I shift back and forth between oil based colored pencils and gouache to refine and render the painting. I strive to select vibrant and archival pigments throughout my process. Check out my listing photos to see examples of the paints, brushes, and other materials I used!

“The Librarian” Painting Story:

“Every sailor knows the fabled stories of the merfolk. Deep in the seas of “Twom” (The World of Men) an entire kingdom of underwater creatures reign. Temperamental beings, just like the ocean waves, the merfolk could be clement one moment and raging the next. But none of their kind were more beautiful nor dangerous than the mermaid.

Sailors and pirates alike wisely feared the wrath of the mermaid should they wander into her territory. The merfolk did not appreciate when the surface would interfere with their lives, hunt their kin, or scare away their game. Battles raged on for centuries between man and merfolk, sinking ships and taking lives. Many routes were impossible to pass through for untold years.

That all changed one day when a clever pirate struck up a deal with the merfolk. In exchange for a precious a treasure (and a promise to be on their best behavior) the captain negotiated safe passage through their waters. The priceless gift he offered? Selections from his own personal library, rare and valuable books became their key to the forbidden seas. The mermaids fixed keystones with lampposts to mark where one must leave their toll, and for the first time human knowledge and imagination was at their fingertips. This arrangement lead to a surge in pirating and crime for a time, until the navy and tradesmen learned of the toll arrangement and joined in on the deal.

The merfolk were enchanted by fascinating stories of the surface, filled with new creatures, lands, and heroes that they had never heard of. The merfolk enjoyed a period of enlightenment and taught themselves all they could from their books. It was not a perfect system mind you, strong storms would clear out the books on a regular basis. So the merfolk had to learn quickly and freely share their knowledge with their brethren. If they did not like a book that was offered, the ship was surely punished. But over time the merfolk began to understand mankind, and a delicate truce was reached between the two realms… so long as the ships respected the sea life below. ”

 

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Art is copyright © Heather R. Hitchman
EMAIL: Artist@HeatherHitchman.com
The purchase does not give buyer reproduction rights of any kind.

 

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