Water Nymph with Frog

Welcome to my free coloring pages blog. 

Today's new drawing comes from an old painting.

It is a Water Nymph with a Frog.  

My version is a coloring page and has many differences

but it was inspired by a painting called 

"Nymph and the Frog."

Water Nymph and Frog

Edward Eggleston painted his Nymph with Frog painting in 1930.  I came across it the other day.  It is in the public domain and it is a widely sold print.  It even is seen on coffee mugs, towels, etc.  I was amazed at this talented painter's work.  Look up the original if you wish.  I draw primarily for kids and although I think human (or Nymph) bodies are beautiful, I don't draw nudes for posting on this site. My version of this drawing is very different.  Besides having plant-based clothing, my Water Nymph has pointed ears because Water Nymphs are related to Fairies, Elves, & Hobbits (who all have pointed ears or pointy ears).

Water Nymphs get a bad rap in mythology.  In reality, they are much like Mermaids. Mermaids live in ocean environments but Water Nymphs are freshwater sentient beings.  Water Nymphs are not all evil murderers of humans.  In the past some Wagter Nymphs were murderers... and a very few are murderers in our modern era.  But most water nymphs are peace-loving.  There ARE male Water Nymphs but they prefer to avoid humans.  Because of this, the female Water Nymphs are what have been seen by mortals.  

Water Nymphs are able to breathe water.  That means that they have unique lungs that can extract oxygen from the water.  Water Nymphs can also breathe air.  Merpeople have very similar lungs.

Surprisingly, some female Water Nymphs are known to fall in love with a mortal man and thus they abandon their aquatic life for happiness with a mortal.  This makes them live a much shorter time.   But to a Water Nymph in love, it is 100% worth it.  Many of our Olympic swimmers descended from a marriage of Water Nymph and mortal.  That is why they are such excellent swimmers. But unlike their pure-blooded Water Nymph ancestor, the "mortal" swimmers can't breathe water.  However, many of the great swimmers have a long torso and long arms, and shorter legs.  So when you look at this Water Nymph, whose name is Flumenia, you may notice that she has legs that are a bit short but quite long arms AND a longer torso.  Many of the great mortal swimmers are built like that... in many cases, because they had a Water Nymph ancestor. 

 NOTE  The printable version is found by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus button located at the top of this page.  Then scroll to the bottom to get the PDF file picture. 

 By the way, I improved the drawing and added more of the reflections in the water so it more closely mirrors the land plants.  I also fixed a couple of other things.  I refer you to the quote by Leonardo Davinci who said, "An artist does not complete a work, we abandon it."  So, I felt like I abandoned this work of art too soon.