Pretty Deadly
Blue Sea Dragons Eating Portuguese man-of-war
2023
Watercolor and Ink on Cotton Paper
26 x 36 cm (12,2 x 14,1inches)
UNFRAMED PAINTING
This painting comes unframed for ease of shipping.
I would recommend taking a bigger frame and getting a custom passe-partout so it doesn’t touch the glass. A painting that touches the glass can be ruined due to possible condensation.
"Pretty Deadly” was made during the “for planet ocean” challenge which I co-hosted with other artists.
Venomous sea dragons munching on Portuguese man-of-war surrounded by toxic human waste.
For the prompt: World Ocean Day: Blue mind
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I had the idea for this one starting with the sea dragon, mainly because it's pretty and blue. Now sea dragons are interesting because they are highly venomous.
They basically keep all toxins from other beings they eat. That's also why should not touch them when you see one.
Sea dragons and Portuguese man-of-war are also surface dwellers.
And what else is human-made, toxic and dwells at the oceans surface? ...
The plastic continent!
Especially fishing nets which make up for the biggest plastic pollution.
And this is how this painting came to life.
