Yes, I created this mermaid and she is done in the tradition of Pin Up Art.

Did you know that there are many women who were and are Pin Up Artists in the tradition of the male-dominated industry?

"Olivia" as she was called by her fans! Olivia De Berardinis created in the 70's some of the best Pin Up Art in history. She played on the 1950's character named Bettie Page... where she re-invented her as a teacher, french maid and even a mermaid.

She was even celebrated as the greatest since Alberto Vargas.

This is my Original Mermaid

In the Museum of Sex (really there is such a place in New York) you will find the art of Luma Rouge (sounds like a fake name doesn't it? Maybe a stripper name). Well she wasn't a stripper but she would attend stripper bars in Paris and furiously draw their images. She is also known for designing the poster for the 2011 New York Burlesque Festival.

In the 1930s Zoë Mozert started drawing and painting pin up art with pastels... and she ended up doing posters for hollywood like the iconic one of Jane Russell in the Outlaw!

Joyce Ballantyne Brand was known for the fact that she created the coppertone poster design with the little puppy pulling down a child's bathing suit, whatever, but she made the bulk of her career around "grown up" women pin up posters. She had started in the depression but did great during World War II making posters for the men overseas. Guess what she won a scholarship when she was young to study with Disney. When they found out she was woman it was withdrawn. The good ole days!

Pearl Frush in the 1950's painted all kinds of pin up art for calendars...

Nathalie Rattner a modern pin up artist specializes in really hyper-realistic painting and has even done Tina Fey and Lady Gaga!

Carla Wyzgala draws and paints pin up girls for comics.

Jennifer Janesko's pin ups have appeared in Maxim, Playboy and even a few really expensive guitars!

Susan Heidi draws and paints pin ups in a traditional style but still makes it her own with corsets and tattoos!

Mabel Rollins Harris paints with light or so they say, and she specializes in half-naked nymphs.

Irene and Laurette Patten sisters from the 1930's who specialized in body hugging translucent clothes (almost clothes) done in beautiful pastels

Ruth Deckard another lady from the 1930's who hid her female identity by just going by "Deckard". It wasn't until the 1990's when it was discovered that she was a female.

Draw What You Like

I like to draw sort of pin ups of women even though I am a woman, and actually I like drawing men's bodies too. I guess I like humans and think that we are beautiful.

I like pirate women, fairy women, goddesses and all kinds of fantasy women.

So I say if you like drawing it - go for it.

Here is another Pin up style original drawing I did some time ago.