Ocean
When I moved to California I was introduced to scuba diving, learning the very important rules on dive trips to the Channel Islands, and later in the warmer waters of the South Pacific and Caribbean. It was there that I became hooked – the tiny creatures were equally as interesting as the larger ones. With so many images to remember, I was allowed to share in the photography of other divers in the group, and then developed these images into my own style of paintings.
Spanish Dancer
Outrigger (at sunrise, waiting for us)
Flashlight Surprise
Humpback #1 (I remember being right there!)
Crab Having a Tantrum
Conch
Paper Nautilus
Red Delight
Get a Grip
Corrugations #1
Algae Plant #1
Large Anemone #1
Conch Pattern #1
Plant #2
Large Anemone #2
Nudibranch Fun
Large Anemone #3
Zooantharia
Octopus Arm #1
Conch Pattern #2
Surfing Today? (Collage)
Whales Travelling South to Mexico
Lion Fish
Large Anemone #4
Large Anemone #5
Night Octopus
Clams
Octopus Arm #2
Clownfish in Anemone (He was not happy to see me!)
Shell Stacking
Octopus
Octopus
Goose Barnacles
Descending into a 'Swim-through'
Yellow Delight
Seahorse
Algae plant #2
Grouper
Holy Moly
School (I loved this experience always)
Shells
Whale Shark
Green Plant
Humpback #2
Humpback #3 (Another beauty I swam next to)
Yes, that's me!