Sea Creatures Galore

Ever since my first snorkeling experience in St. Thomas in 2008, I've been completely obsessed with painting anything "ocean" related.  At first, many of these amazing little creatures seem like just another, but if you look closely, each is a work of art in its own.  Every day I say to myself, "Okay, Shelly, it's time to paint some pigs or landscapes or a horse," and within five minutes, somehow I find myself painting another fish or my latest obsession, Seahorses.  I've just learned a bit about pygmy seahorses.................they are the size of a grain of rice!!!!  How truly amazing.  So, as usual, I look a little closer and the detail available to me as an artist is extraordinary.  More to come soon, I'm sure.

Cool Fish

Ever since my first experience snorkeling in the Virgin Islands in 2008, I've been obsessed with painting underwater creatures.  It's incredible what lives down in the deep depths of the ocean, creatures we would never know existed.  I started purchasing all kinds of reference to find and identify some of the fish I've seen personally, and in the process I've discovered some really unusual creatures.  Many of my paintings are replicas of the real deal, but more and more they become my own fantasy creation based on only tidbits of fact.