Showing myself up part 2

Another case of my 23 year old self facing off against my 17 year old self. This time I'm doing it for (surprise, surprise) that beautiful collective blog, Squids with Lasers. More Little Mermaid, because if I keep this up, I could just about make a book of it.

Showing myself up

Illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's the Little Mermaid. Above, the image I painted in 2010, aged 23. Below, the image I painted in 2004, aged 17. Take that, former self!