With a skid and a broadside -just in the nick of time, I made it. My first attempt at drawing a mermaid - I'm usually a guy and monsters kinda artist, but I'm hoping any inaccuracies re the female form will be put down to parallax errors caused by light in water, and not my bad drawing

The theme is rescue -King shrimp saved by Mermay and her crabby team

Thanks Jake - how incredibly sad. Much love and healing to Will and his family, friends and wider art community.

@bnewman Thanks bnewman, You've made my day Cheers

Well I've tried a more lose, colourful, painterly style - not quite as finished as I would like, but time 'n all

Eggbert strolling through the park in Fall, about to discover the second meaning of the word

@Heather-Boyd Thanks Heather, yeah, that's a good idea -more shock-horror

@Chip-Valecek Thanks Chip. I agree it's a good idea to make it less ambiguous - currently, he might just wobble past it Cheers

@nyrrylcadiz Thanks mate, that's a brilliant suggestion, I'll do that.

I actually started this sketch for the "Fall" comp, but time defeated me and I was unable to complete it. The "Moment Before" challenge seems ideal for this poor lil dude, so hopefully, I'll try to complete it in colour before the deadline. I want to try a looser, more painterly style this time.

Comments welcomed -thanks you amazing artists and teachers.

@nyrrylcadiz Thanks for the cool comment, nyrrylcadiz. Sorry, I've never heard of the game, but I like the compliment Cheers and thanks for taking the time to post. It's much appreciated.