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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“Radiant Cornucopia” 24x36 acrylic on canvas, so much love for the Alaskan deep sea- this painting is currently on display in Spokane, Washington, and will be traveling to Newport Oregon this summer 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #scienceartist #deepseasponges #deepseaart

A bright yellow and orange cornucopia shaped sponge filled with shrimp and surrounded by other sponges and corals. Titled “Radiant Cornucopia “ 24x36 inches acrylic on canvas.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Another piece that will be shown in Spokane WA next month, titled Snailfish Cupcake this 20x16 acrylic on canvas shows us a baby snailfish using a closed anemone for shelter from the current- cutie 🥰 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepseaart #scienceart 🦑🐡 @unseenocean.bsky.social

A pink and purple larval fish resting on a bright orange closed anemone.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you’re in or around Spokane WA next month we would love to see you at our show opening! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart @unseenocean.bsky.social #art #marinebiology 🐡🦑

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hey friends! It’s been a hot second since I posted, I blame my creative drive that paces inside like a tiger and says “paint, never stop, nothing else is quite as important”. Here is another finished painting for my shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🦑🐡 #sciart #ocean

An acrylic on canvas painting of a deep sea Muusoctopus in shades of brown, purple and gold on a green background. Titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life”, 20x16”, 2026. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #octopus #art 🐡🦑

You can see this painting in person in Spokane, and Washington state in April of 2026 at the Chase Gallery in City Hall.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Yeah baby!! Will we see you at the opening on Friday?

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Ooooo yeah, one more piece for our upcoming show in Juneau Alaska! A deep-sea octopus, titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life” this 16x20” acrylic on canvas is based on deep sea footage taken by NOAA off the coast of Alaska in 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #octopus 🦑🐡 #sciart #womenartists #painting

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Unseen Ocean Collective @unseenocean.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Not long now! Just under two weeks until our show opening in Juneau Alaska- will we see you there? #deepsea #sciart #womeninstem #womenartists #alaska 🦑🐡 #artshow

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I’m back to share what I’ve been working on for the @unseenocean.bsky.social collective! Here we have the noble Blob sculpin, not the hot melted mess in the most famous blobfish photo, but a true and beautiful deep-sea beauty! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑

A 24x24 inch acrylic on canvas painting of a deep-sea blob sculpin photographed off the coast of Alaska. Titled “Not the Blob You’re Looking For” this painting will be exhibited in Juneau Alaska in February of 2026, Spokane WA in April of 2026 and Newport Oregon in July of 2026. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

One more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Getting closer and closer on this one, almost to the details stage where everything really snaps into place. This piece is for shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #deepseaart 🐡🦑 #art #acryliconcanvas #brittlestars

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Friends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas

A green and orange carnivorous sponge covered in brittle stars, 24x24” acrylic on canvas painting. #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

It’s been a crazy family health crisis kind of month, but I finally made it back into the studio to finish up this 24x36” acrylic on canvas painting titled ‘Huggies and Snackies’. A beautiful stalked carnivorous sponge is joined by pink brittle stars and a golden crinoid. Cuties 😍 #deepsea 🐡🦑 #art

A stalked carnivorous sponge is being hugged by pink brittle stars on a rocky deep ocean outcrop beside a golden crinoid. 24x36” acrylic on canvas, #deepsea #deepseaart #deepocean #carnivoroussponge #sciart

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Feeling pretty awesome today with my painting being featured on the cover of the latest issue of Deep-Sea Life from @dsbsoc.bsky.social and DOSI, you can read the whole issue here, make sure to read the feature on @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #acrylicpainting

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge

An acrylic on canvas, painting of a white folded stocked, carnival sponge, covered with pink brittle stars #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

On to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art

An acrylic on canvas painting of a blue and green deep ocean background and an unpainted outline of a stalked glass sponge. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I started a Deep Sea Art and Science feed for everyone who is interested in the ocean below 200m and the artists/art inspired by it! If you’re keen to be added to the contributor list then dm me. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #science #marinebiology 🦑🐡 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Deep Sea Anemone from the Southern Ocean- many thanks to @deepseauwa.bsky.social for the photo reference! I love the white/translucent deep sea critters: basically an open invitation for your girl to find out what color it COULD be! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #art #anemone 🐡🦑

An 8 1/2 x 11“ colored pencil, drawing on toned tan paper of a deep sea anemone from the southern ocean. Pictured in shades of white purple, yellow, green blue and tan.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm

A 16 x 20” acrylic on canvas painting featuring mushroom coral shrimp and sponges. @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm

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Unseen Ocean Collective @unseenocean.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science! You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Mushroom coral, mushroom coral, you are sooooo beautiful 😍 almost done this painting and I love the details phase- especially when it’s a mushroom coral! Beauty. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social

An acrylic on canvas, painting of an orange mushroom coral with shrimp hiding between the polyps. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

So pumped to be a part of this trailblazing art and science collective with @gsstudios907.bsky.social @highseas-sculpture.bsky.social and @planulara.bsky.social !! Stay tuned for some really cool upcoming work and events! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #marinebiology #art

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

My fav part of painting these deep-sea coral and sponge gardens is the feeling of discovery- today it’s finding a shrimp and a sneaky hiding fish in the cup corals 😍😍😍 make sure to check out @unseenocean.bsky.social for more great #sciart for our upcoming art shows and events! #deepsea 🦑 #painting

An acrylic on canvas painting of a deep sea coral and sponge garden featuring cup corals, shrimp, fish and more. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #coral #artist 🐡🦑

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Finished! Shrimp and Decorator Crab buddies in a big beautiful sponge. If you look close you can see that the shrimp is expecting some little shrimplings with eggs in her belly. This painting is for @unseenocean.bsky.social shows in 2025-2026 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepocean #marinebiology

An acrylic on canvas painting, 16 x 20“, featuring a large pink and red shrimp and red decorator crab inside a large circular sponge. #deepsea #deepseacreatures#deepocean #marinebiology 🦑🐡#womeninstem #scienceartist #unseenoceancollective

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Beautiful little decorator crab coming to life! As a true blue maximalist I’m so drawn to these little guys covered in their excessive disguises- load it on, then load on more, then MORE AND MORE AND MORE! 😆 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #decoratorcrab #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑

A close-up of an acrylic painting of a decorator crab using shades of orange, coral, beige, white, and steel blue.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Shrimp Friends! Finished up this cold-water coral community painting of two adorable shrimp friends in their adjoining homes, I bet they hold hands when the camera moves away 🥹 🦐 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #unseenoceancollective 🐡🦑 #acrylic #art #painting #biology #deepocean

An acrylic on canvas, painting in shades of green white blue and red of two shrimp, one on a white alive, sponge and one on a green, dead sponge. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #unseenoceancollective 🐡🦑 #acrylic #art #painting #biology #deepocean

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 05/08/2025

New episode out now in all podcast places! They're only 1% of the planet but the #hadal trenches are hotspots of #remineralisation. 🦠 It's tiny processes at an enormous scale and crucial for our planet. We also have a #blobfish special guest! deepseapod.podbean.com/e/trench-nut...

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

One of my favorite drawings, an Abyssal Grenadier, I can never get enough of their scale texture, body shape, and super big eyes 👀 4x6 graphite on paper #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #abyssalzone #abyssalgrenadier 🐡🦑 @deepseapod.com

A black and white drawing of a deep sea Abyssal grenadier with a very large eye, chin barbel, and tall dorsal fin. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #abyssalzone #abyssalgrenadier 🦑🐡

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Finished a pencil crayon drawing of a Hirondellea gigas, loving this toned tan paper and how it can really pop the whites! Raise your hand if deep-sea Amphipods are totally your jam ✋ #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #amphipod #art #drawing 🦑🐡

An orange, white and yellow pencil crayon drawing of a deep sea Amphipod called Hirondellea gigas. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #amphipod #art #drawing 🦑🐡

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Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS! 💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists  🗓 Deadline: August 31  📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below! 🔗 forms.gle/SftLbez3ML2j...

Are you inspired by the mysteries of the deep? We're launching a new initiative ArtSea Matchmaking that pairs artists and scientists for creative collaborations rooted in deep-sea science.
Together, you'll co-create compelling work that bridges disciplines and reaches wider audiences through exhibitions and outreach.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

In progress! Shrimp friends, a painting all about little friends in a deep ocean cold water coral garden, shrimp nominally named Cornelius (not yet painted) and Reginald (in progress) by my silly and excellent children #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #unseenoceanscollective

An in progress impressionist painting of shrimp in a cold water coral and sponge garden, part of a series based on deep water corals off the coast of Alaska. Acrylic on canvas, #painting #impressionist #modernimpressionism #artist 🦑🐡 #acryliconcanvas

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Friends! I’m so excited to share that our Unseen Oceans collective just received a Spokane Arts grant to fund a 10 day art and science program in Spokane WA! You can read more here: spokanearts.org/grantees/the... @planulara.bsky.social 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #art

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The Unseen Ocean Collective - Spokane Arts

The Unseen Ocean Collective receives support from the Spokane Arts Grant Awards (SAGA) in its second round of funding in 2025

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Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Do you want to collaborate across disciplines? Hoping to create engaging outreach and interdisciplinary work that resonates far beyond science? Join us: one month left to sign up for ArtSea Matchmaking! #sciart #deepsea #marinebiology #dsbsoc #oceanart #scicomm #artseamatch @dsbsoc.bsky.social

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

An older painting but one of my favorites- a pacific Rockfish, this fish lives at the @seattleaquarium.bsky.social Rockfish is actually my only food allergy- which is weird- but maybe it’s because I love them so much I’m not meant to eat them! 😆 cuties #oceanfish #rockfish 🐡🦑 #art #acrylicpainting

An acrylic painting of a pacific rockfish in shades of teal, yellow, and green. 8x10 acrylic on canvas, 2023.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

If you’ve seen my profile pic then you’ve seen one of my Hadal Snailfish paintings- based on a photo taken in the Mariana Trench- and winner of the best example of “restoring the viewers relationship with the ocean” in the Under the Sea exhibit 2025 www.mokuartstudio.com/under-the-se... 🐡🦑 #deepsea

A painting, depicting, rainbow colored, hadal snail fish, swimming near a lander with bright blue mackerel fish as bait. 16x20” acrylic on canvas painting, photo reference permission credit to Prof. Alan Jamieson of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Center. 🦑🐡#deepsea #deepseacreatures #art #acrylicpainting #artshowwinner #deepocean #snailfish

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

quick test print 🐡 ... have to do some corrections

snailfish lino print with the words
Protect the deep sea

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I’m doing a Reef Chat! If you’re keen to hear me talk about art and science with @cientificacaribena.bsky.social on July 17th you can sign up here: thoughtful-builder-4617.kit.com/a736ccd968 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Just thinking about Supergiants today- and really loving on them- cuties 🥰 4x6 graphite on paper, 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #drawing #artist #biggestandbest

Black and white drawing of a large crustacean with 13 segments, long antenna, many legs, and sharp pointy tail bits.

Supergiant Amphipods are the largest Amphipods in the ocean, they live around 7000 m below the surface and feed on detritus, carrion, and anything else they can find. Since food is scarce, they have to gorge when they find it and have expandable stomachs that can fill almost their entire body cavity!

#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #amphipods #supergiant #cutie #drawing 🦑🐡

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Steven Gawoski @stevengawoski.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Silurians in Gold 9/2019 24 X 24 inches [61 X 61 cm] Colored Pencil on Paper #sciart #gawoski #fossil #trilobite

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Recently finished painting of deep ocean Abyssal Grenadiers, based on a photo taken in Antarctica early 2025 by @deepseauwa.bsky.social Titled “Ghosts, Memories and other Ephemera” 36x48” acrylic on canvas #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑

An acrylic on canvas, painting, featuring pale, gray and brown, deep sea fish with a background of dark blue, teal and lime. Small shapes similar to butterflies float around the fish, these are created from the otolith outlines of this particular species of grenadier. 🦑🐡 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #deepoceanscience #art #acrylicpainting

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

I’ve started a new project; I’m doing a series based on cold water corals from a coral and sponge garden found off the coast of Alaska in 2023. First up is a community of organisms- sponges, corals, fish, shrimp, a look-and-find just packed with texture and color! 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures

A painting featuring modern impressionist renditions of deep sea corals, sponges, anemones, and starfish, depicted with oranges, greens pinks and red acrylic on canvas. #deepsea #deepseacorals #deepocean 🐡🦑#painting #acrylic

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 06/06/2025

#newepisode just dropped! Environmental #DNA or #eDNA is the study of genetic material in the #environment. How can we apply it to the #deepsea? Revealing the hidden majority, changes through time and community structure, the possibilities seem endless. open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 15/06/2025

Meet our guest! Georgia Nester is a postdoctoral researcher at #UniversityofWesternAustralia and some sort of sorceress who can get water to confess what's been swimming in it. #eDNA open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 11/07/2025

Learn all about the incredible biodiversity and unique challenges of #MesophoticReefs with @kaithefishguy.bsky.social on the new #DeepSea #Podcast episode. Plus, discover their unexpected links to the aquarium trade. Listen: deepseapod.podbean.com/e/mesophotic... 📷 Yi-Kai Tea #marinescience

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Back in my studio after a bit of a hiatus- adding something interesting into this deep sea grenadier painting- any ideas what these jellyfish looking symbols are based on?? 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepseaart

An impressionist painting of deep sea fish, surrounded by what could be jellyfish type creatures

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