WHEN we talk about nail art, we usually mean the intricate little pictures and patterns people paint onto nails themselves.

    Not these paintings. Chan Clayrene, a visual artist based in Singapore, illustrates her favorite haute couture and fairy tale-like gowns using nail polish.

    She said that nail polish is her favorite cosmetic because of its “glossy shine effect.”

    After exploring using nail polish on her own nails and on paper, she now draws her illustrations onto water too. Yes, literally using nail polish to paint the surface of water.

    She said that drawing on water is “very challenging but exciting, I could ruin my artwork anytime with a wrong stroke!”

    Clayrene uses both traditional and metallic nail polishes to perfection, but she also incorporates flowers and scenery into her artwork, from painting on leaves to creating dresses made of flowers.

    The backdrops of many of her creations aren’t too shabby either, from the sands of the Maldives to amazing Parisian-style patisseries.

    So it comes as no surprise that Clayrene is rather fairy-tale inspired. “Hence, it just feels like making a wish in the wishing well and the dream comes true once the artwork is completed,” she said.

    (SD-Agencies)