Shark Merman coloring page

 I warned you a few days ago that I was in a Merpeople drawing mood.

So, today's new drawing is of a Shark Merman.

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Shark Merman

Shark Mermen are friendly with sharks. They recognize that sharks have an important place in the marine ecosystem. Here we see a Shark Merman named Ohkahkaree. He is with a young great white shark, a leopard shark, and three lantern sharks. By the way, lantern sharks are all fairly small, from around three feet (about a meter long to only a few inches or a few centimeters long. 

In contrast, a great white shark can grow up to 20 feet or about 6 meters long. This is clearly a juvenile great white shark. The leopard shark females are the largest of the two sexes. They can grow up to 7 feet or 2.1 meters long. Most are a bit smaller than that. 

Can you spot the three species of shark that are in this coloring page? Hint: the lantern sharks are bioluminescent, so they can glow in the darkest parts of the sea - they make their own light. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings. If you are accessing this site in November of 2026, then this coloring page will be at or near the bottom of the list of titles. New drawings are always posted at the end of the correct list. 

Lake Mermaid in the Shallows

 Today's new coloring page is of a Lake Mermaid. 

This is a free coloring page site. 

Although I add a bit of shading to the drawings I do...

So I guess these are a kind of hybrid art/coloring pages.

Lake Mermaid in the Shallows

You may be surprised to learn that Merpeople live in lakes. Yes, many live in the ocean. But some communities of Merpeople exist in lakes, rivers, even large ponds. These are also called Freshwater Merpeople. 

This Mermaid is named Saga. She is named after the Norse goddess of water and wisdom. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawing titles. IF you are accessing this site in November of 2026 then this title will be at or near the bottom of the list. 

Beach Mermaid with Crab, Seagull, and Albatross coloring page

 Today on this, my free coloring pages blog, 

I am posting a new drawing I did of 

Beach Mermaid.

Beach Mermaid with Crab, Seagull, and Albatross

This is a Beach Mermaid named Playa. She likes to go to beaches, but she lives under the sea. Like all Merpeople, she can magically transform into a mortal-like form... with legs instead of a tail fluke. But here she is just visiting with sea creatures that are on the beach. 

The bird in the air is an Albatross. They are amazing, large waterfowl or seabirds that can fly for weeks and even months. The Albatross' wingspan can be up to 11.5 feet or 3.5 meters wide. They can fly and even glide for thousands of miles. The young, fully fledged albatross will stay out to sea for the first 4-5 years of its life. It does land on the water to feed on krill and other small sea animals. 

The bird on the beach is a California Gull. It can have a wingspan of up to 4 feet 9 inches or 140 centimeters. Ironically, here in Utah, our state bird is the California Gull. They performed a miracle and saved the Mormon pioneers' crops. My ancestors were among those saved when the seagulls ate the crickets that were devouring the crops. 

NOTE: This coloring page, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down through the titles to the bottom of the list. If you are accessing this site in November of 2026, then this coloring page will be at or near the bottom of the list. I will add this picture to the "Birds" list as well, since there are two recognizable birds in the drawing.

I want to also say that I am in the mood to draw Merpeople -- Mermen and Mermaids. So for a few days I will be drawing and posting Merpeople. Although I might squeeze a dinosaur in there too. 

Microraptor and Ordosipterus coloring page (English)

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Today, there are two ancient animals from China. 

Since these animals lived in what is now China... I will be posting this in Chinese as well. 

Microraptor and Ordosipterus

This coloring page shows two ancient animals from the Early Cretaceous Period - right after the Jurassic Period ended. The feathered animal is actually a Theropod dinosaur called Microraptor. It had a wingspan of up to 3.3 feet or 1.2 meters. It was unusual because it actually had flying feathers on both its arms and legs. It could flap its wings and fly (AKA powered flight) as well as glide through the forest. It was a Dromaeosaur. Dromaeosaurs were some of the smartest dinosaurs - as measured by brain-to-body ratio. But other Dromaeosaurs were considerably larger than Microraptor. However, Dromaeosaurs were still fairly small raptor dinosaurs. 

Around 300 specimens of Microraptor have been found in China, so we know quite a bit about it. In fact, its fossilized feathers have been chemically analyzed, and we know that it was black and kind of iridescent, like a raven. It had a long, feather-tipped tail that it certainly used as a rudder in flying. Its claws on the wings made it easy to grab hold of branches or tree trunks. It also could climb up and down in the trees. In fact, in this coloring page drawing, the Microraptor is about to land on a branch of a pine tree. Yes, there were conifers like pine trees back then. 

Ordosipterus was an Early Cretaceous Pterosaur, that also lived in what is now China. It was NOT a dinosaur; it was a flying reptile or Pterosaur. It had a wingspan of 9.8 feet, or 3 meters wide. Pterosaurs were spectacular, but they were an evolutionary dead end. None survived the end-Cretaceous extinction caused by the meteorite hitting the Gulf of Mexico. Ordosipterus may have fed on fish... like the ones found in the river in this drawing. 

By the way, there WAS a great uptick in volcanic activity near the boundary of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. That extreme volcanic activity may have led to the mass extinction at the end of the Jurassic Period. That extinction wiped out many species of Sauropods, especially in North America. But remember that this scene is from what is now China. You can see both ash coming out of the volcano and blowing away in the wind, and the lava flowing down the sides of the volcano. This is a small stratovolcano. It is also called a composite volcano. Its sides are made of alternating layers of lava rocks and volcanic ash. 

I should end by saying that Microraptor is more evidence that modern birds are merely Avian Dinosaurs. So, dinosaurs certainly did not all go extinct at the end of the Cretaceous. Dinosaurs are in your backyard!

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" part of the list of titles. IF you are accessing this site in November or December of 2026, then this title will be at or near the bottom of the list. I am adding a reposting of a Microraptor drawing from a few years ago. In some ways, it is actually a superior drawing. The older coloring page in printable form is found further up the list because newer drawings are at the bottom of the list and older drawings are further up the list. 

Microraptor flying through the Forest

Joseph, Mary, and Donkey on the way to Bethlehem

 

I know it is a little early for a Christmas coloring page, but our youngest daughter is pregnant 

and we had her Birthday Celebration today. 

So... today's new coloring page is of 

Joseph, Mary, and the donkey traveling to Bethlehem. 

When I gave a copy to my daughter, she said, "It's a pregnant Mary picture!"

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Joseph, Mary, and Donkey on their way to Bethlehem

70 miles, or 112 kilometers, is how far Mary and Joseph had to travel. It is assumed that they had at least one donkey, but we do not know for certain based just on the Holy Bible. But the tradition of Mary riding on a donkey or ass from Nazareth to Bethlehem comes from a book of scripture that was not included in the King James Bible. The book is called the Protoevangelium of James. It mentions Joseph putting Mary on an ass to travel to Bethlehem. 

Can you imagine traveling for a week on the back of a donkey while seven months pregnant? Mary was one tough customer. Joseph must have been so concerned for her. Unlike other versions of this scene I have drawn, I thought that Mary would have been so strong that maybe Joseph did not need to lead the donkey by the reins. So in THIS picture, Mary is steering the donkey herself. Joseph is walking in front of the donkey - just in case of trouble.  

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the last drawing or coloring page title in the "New Testament" part of the list. If you are accessing this coloring page in November or December of 2026, then this coloring page's title will be found at or near the bottom of the New Testament list. However, this coloring page drawing's title will also be found by clicking on the "Holidays" button and go to at or near the bottom of the "Christmas" coloring pages.