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I picked up a palette knife, squeezed a lot of paint on the palette, and thought only about emotions. Being afraid of unnecessary movements and saving paint are big problems for the artist, they can constrain and cut off the wave of inspiration. And when I let go of the restrictions, it became easier to breathe.

I experimented with paint texture in this work. I added a drying retarder to the acrylic so that I could mix the colors on the painting itself. It shows a mermaid playing with an octopus. These are local underwater games. She smiles, and exudes a happy confidence. She is not afraid to swim in the ocean, this is her home. We humans are intimidated by the possibility of meeting a mermaid, but in the universe where we are familiar with them, this artwork is one comfort.

The series "Underwater Music" began with the fact that I love mermaids since childhood. I like the idea of combining human and a fish. A familiar body and repulsive scales. It was an experiment, I had a little creative stupor, and I told myself that I would sit down now, and I would not restrain myself.