Deep Sea Series
Painting is a way for me to gain an understanding of the subject I am portraying.
In this series, I aim to shed light on animals who live in the dark deep.
In this series, I aim to shed light on animals who live in the dark deep.
Anglerfish and Firefly Squid
In the dark zone, over 1,000 meters below the surface, beyond the reach of sunlight, animals make their own light with symbiotic bacteria living within their bodies. Firefly Squids use this bioluminescence all over it's body, while the female anglerfish uses it in a lure on her head for hunting.
In the dark zone, over 1,000 meters below the surface, beyond the reach of sunlight, animals make their own light with symbiotic bacteria living within their bodies. Firefly Squids use this bioluminescence all over it's body, while the female anglerfish uses it in a lure on her head for hunting.
Mushroom Coral
At a depth of 2,000 meters below the surface, the deep sea mushroom coral has adapted where food is scarce. This coral has the longest polyp and tentacles of any coral on record, which it uses to catch larger prey than other corals can.
At a depth of 2,000 meters below the surface, the deep sea mushroom coral has adapted where food is scarce. This coral has the longest polyp and tentacles of any coral on record, which it uses to catch larger prey than other corals can.
Periphylla Jelly
This jellyfish can flash light over the surface of it's entire body. Their stomachs are pigmented red, possibly to mask light from bioluminescent prey they have consumed.
This jellyfish can flash light over the surface of it's entire body. Their stomachs are pigmented red, possibly to mask light from bioluminescent prey they have consumed.
Dumbo Octopus
In the abyssal plane, at a depth of 4,000 to 6,000 meters below the surface, under extreme pressure there is an octopus with thin, translucent skin. With unique wing-like fins on it's head, the dumbo octopus can hover effortlessly over it's hunting ground.
In the abyssal plane, at a depth of 4,000 to 6,000 meters below the surface, under extreme pressure there is an octopus with thin, translucent skin. With unique wing-like fins on it's head, the dumbo octopus can hover effortlessly over it's hunting ground.
