Mermaid Tears Under a Microscope, 2025, acrylic and holofoil on paper, 12 x 12 in. / 30.48 x 30.48 cm. abstract NB: Digital alteration: only slight

NB: Digital alteration: only slight lightening & cropping

A Lump in the Throat

This painting combines a river with banks full of foliage

I saw this crow in the trees on the first day of Fall 2023

Mermaid Tears Under a Microscope, 2025, acrylic and holofoil on paper, 12 x 12 in. / 30.48 x 30.48 cm. abstract NB: Digital alteration: only slightMermaid Tears Under a Microscope, Michael Waddell, 2025, acrylic and holofoil on paper, 12 x 12 in. 30. 48 x 30. 48 cm. These are mermaid tears under a microscope. The blue contrast captures the various microorganisms that inhabit a mermaid's tears, as well as the holographic aether that is the source of a mermaid's magical siren powers.