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Animals Under Water |
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Cartoon Whale, Cartoon Dolphin and Cartoon Fish: Illustrations and Animations! |
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'WATER'...
is my gateway page to illustrations and cartoons, animations and drawings of the wet creatures: the cartoon whales and cartoon dolphins and cartoon fishes that I love and am fascinated by.
Of course, I am fond of kelp, and algae too, and coral reefs and shrimps and eels and oh, the most amazing are the very smart octopus and squid. And the cuttlefish. I love the moon Jellies.
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I lived for a few years in Carmel and was a member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I went every week! I really looked close (and talked to) all of the creatures in their fantastic underwater world. I touched all that I could. It was a wet world of incredible magic. Nature outdid itself a trillion fold with these creations. I always went home in awe.
Did I mention I also love clams and oysters? Oh and the nautilus. Did I tell you I love sea shells and also sea sponges? I lived on Pine Island in Florida for a year and found all sorts of incredible shells on Sanibel and Cayo Costa Islands nearby. I had never seen so many beautiful whole shells in so many colors washed up on shore, many with creatures still in them. It felt as if the ocean had an unlimited supply. I painted shells on t-shirts and hats and greeting cards. "How do those creatures make these beautiful shells things?" I wondered constantly.
Years later, I found sea sponges washed up on land on Corsica. They were exactly the same kind you see for sale in art stores and they were scattered everywhere washed ashore. (Corsica is an island off of France that I lived on for 3 months. It is spectacular. But that's another story.) In Baja Mexico, near Guerrero Negro, while visiting the grey whales, I discoverd big giant huge Lions Mane Scallop Shells. They make great soap dishes. Or to put food in. Or anything...they are amazing.
I have sea shells and fish pictures and fish tiles all over my bathroom. There's a great thought stimulating book I love by Anne Morrow Lindbergh called Gift From the Sea. She uses sea shells to tell stories and make analogies about spirals of life and compares them in thought-provoking ways. Once you read it, you will always think of her when you think of beaches and sea shells. Okay, that's enough about that for now. Bye
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Cartoon Whale: These are cartoon whale pictures of a grey whale mother and baby in the birthing lagoons of Baja Mexico. That's a cartoon of me reaching to touch the whale. I actually got to! It was amazing. It felt like slippery slick but cushy rubber on the baby. I was so thrilled because the whales must swim up to you. And they did! They were such amazing creatures. I drew the whale cartoons when we returned because I could not stop thinking about them and I always wanted to remember their beauty. Click on the whale picture to see animation.
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