Guardians of the Sea: Seahorse Painting

I found that seahorses lend themselves to be painted in almost any color. Perfect reason for me to paint one. Both seahorses are painted with Dr. Martin Liquid Watercolors, as two separate paintings on white backgrounds. I originally thought I would have them as two paintings, but played in photoshop to combine them like this and loved it even more. Prints, of course, are available in my Etsy store.

Below is a WIP photo showing the seahorses
with their first layer of paint.

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Octopus and Rubber Duck

I'm calling this one "Bath Time Octopus". The rubber ducky makes this painting more cutesy than my normal look, but I kind of like it. I have this watercolor painting available for sale as prints in my Etsy store.

I love the way it looks on the iphone cases too!

artwork ©Samantha Nagel (DO NOT USE MY ARTWORK!!!!)
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Pillow Cover Giveaway!

I've teamed up with Full Lives, Flat Broke to give away my most popular item in my Etsy store. Megan did a lovely feature of my work and the items I sell on Etsy. The pillow cover above, printed from my original "Sea Monster" watercolor painting will be given away to one lucky person! All you have to do is enter via Rafflecopter at the bottom of the page at this link: http://fulllivesflatbroke.com/2013/07/09/art-by-sam-nagel-giveaway/ . Winner will be selected in 10 days, good luck!

Since my sea monster has been such a great hit, I decided to paint another octopus. Here's a preview of the next octopus painting in progress: