Obstacles (wood print | blue and green)

Obstacles (wood print | blue and green)I really enjoy drawing sea turtles and wanted to do a piece that was distinctly Florida without being obvious. In my previous turtle drawing "The Earth Builder" I did a combination of African and Australian tribal patterns. So I decided to make this piece a distinctly Florida turtle. I researched Seminole Indian patterns and found out that their patterns often depicted animals, water, and weather. My goal was to use visual patterns to represent

My goal was to use visual patterns to represent patterns in the life of a sea turtle

So I added a kind of antique wallpaper pattern to a sunburst of melaleuca tree bark

As an artist I’ve always gotten a sort of therapy and contemplation while working on my art

My originals are hand drawn graphite on smooth Bristol paper and come framed in a frame that I buy from Michael’s with a 40% off coupon

Born among thousands they must survive many challenges

I know they have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as we do but they look so alien

Ships in 7-10 days and should arrive within 2-3 weeks

They were happy with the logo I ended up giving them but I really liked my octopus version

With the frame they are 16" wide and 40" tall

See the turtle of enormous girth

I was once told that it’s considered lucky for an elephant to be depicted with its trunk in the air

I really had fun making this one