The mermaid or siren is a double edged sword. Both beautiful and deadly. In my usual twisted way I needed my siren has to be both cute and killer, so that you say to your self “awe what a cute...wait just a second...what the..."
My mermaids are almost always nude. That’s the way I have always interpreted them.
This painting was done in oils, glazed in many layers to give it the effect of being under water.