Sandy the Seahorse Watercolor 9x12

I love the sea and the marine life.  Here are some fun facts about Seahorses.

 Did you know?


*International protection was provided to seahorses on May 15th, 2004.
*Zebra stripes and spots, are two patterns that seahorses come in.
*A herd, is the term a group of seahorses are known as.
*Seahorses are unable to curl their tail backwards.
*Seahorses belong to the Teleost suborder or bony fish group.
*The average lifespan of a seahorse in the wild is estimated to be 1 to 5 years.
*A seahorse that is two weeks old can consume 3000 to 4000 brine shrimp in a day.
*Seahorses are monogamous,  they mate for life. Each morning, they will come together, dance, change their color, twirl around with linked tails and then separate for the rest of the day.  While mating, seahorses utter musical sounds.
*Seahorses are the only animals in the entire animal kingdom in which the male has babies. 
*Seahorses are at risk because about twenty-five million of them are being traded around the world, in a span of a year.

This whimsical little baby seahorse is enjoying a swim an blowing bubbles. Aqua, Blue, Green, Orange and yellow colors. She is for sale in my Etsy shop HERE

TITLE: Sandy the Seahorse
SIZE: 9" x 12" inches (216 x 279 Ca. MM) Original Watercolor.
MEDIA: Artist Grade Watercolor paints
SURFACE: Canson Montval 140lb Watercolor Paper..

Watercolor Portrait of my son

This is a watercolor portrait I painted of my son.  He is in the Navy, USS Kearsarge and deploying to Pakistan for 10 months in a few days.  Strathom 140lb cold press -rough watercolor paper.

This one I was trying a different style.  This is a portrait of Michael Jackson in watercolor on arches.

A Man and His Beagle - Watercolor Portrait

Bill Webb Jr. & Boomer portrait done. Watercolor on Arches 300g.

This is from a favorite photograph of mine we took last summer while my step-son and his Dad we're tinkering around the garage. He has two beagles, Boomer and Beagle. They are rescue beagles and that makes them all the more special.

Between Jeeps and Beagles our family has it covered. We adopted a 8yr old wonderful beagle named Madison last summer who had spent the first couple years of her life as a lab animal. We are totally in love with the breed. They are intelligent, loyal and very loving dogs.

The original is not for sale, I will have prints available soon and plan on donating a percentage to our local APA no kill animal shelter

Ladybugs OSWOA

Ladybugs
4×6 inch OSWOA® (Original Small Work Of Art).


SOLD


It's Spring and we were out gardening and enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter.  I came inside later to paint and felt something crawling on me.  Low and behold a ladybug had hitched a ride inside the house on my sleeve.  


Ladybugs are insects that are not only pretty to look at but harmless natural pest control.  Ladybugs are loved by farmers & gardeners, they can eat thousands of aphids during their 3 to 6 week lifetime.


Fun fact: While their color & spots make them favorites for people, they actually serve as a deterrent to predators.

I’ve posted a How-To on the salt texture background HERE.