Underwater

Sea turtles seem wise like they know some secret of life. Maybe they do.

A few years ago I had the privilege of going to Indonesia.  One day there was a surprise side trip to visit a sea turtle preserve. It was an amazing thing to experience.  We even got to choose one little turtle and let him go.  They say that only 1 in every 1,000 make it to adulthood. It was oddly emotional to watch him crawl down the sand and let the waves take him away.  I hope he was the 1 that made it!

The WordSpark challenge this month was "Underwater."  I actually got my companion piece done first then had to decide what I could paint that would compliment her. I thought I'd do a fantasy/realistic, watercolor/oil, character hanging the the water with 3-4 little sea friends, similar color scheme... They didn't turn out quite as similar as I meant for them to, but I like them both.  

The mermaid is from an Ida Anderson Lang lesson that I first attempted a couple of years ago when I was just beginning to give watercolor a try in a LifeBook taster session

Original Oil Painting on 8"x 10" Wrapped Canvas

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