We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home,
And when the fog horn blows
I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float
Into the mystic
~Van Morrison.


Supplies
APP_Moorlands ( adapted paperie) Product Name
Artsy Transfers Surfs Up ** New in Store 11th April ** Product Name
Minidots No 2 **NEW on Sale 11th April**
Paper Textures No 4 Product Name
SeaSprinklez No 1 Product Name
MultiMedia Sea Life No 1 Product Name
Mermaids No 1 ** New in store 11th April **
Magic Sprinklez No 6 Product Name
Beach WordART Mix No 2 Product Name
APP_ Swell (flower, button, word label) Product Name
Button Threadz No 3 Product Name
Scan of a chart (my own)


Process
I used an adapted painty paper as my back ground and dragged my image onto it.
Using the inverted mask method i brushed back in my image. duplicated it twice and used blending modes.
Artsy Transfers were grouped and dragged onto the canvas and turned off then gradually added or deleted and manipulated in place.
The mermaids were stamped and duplicated with a colour burn blending mode applied.
I added the lyrics of the song
Finally, mini dots, the scan of the chart and sea type elements were added.
Thanks for looking
Viv