This is painting is of a Hawaiian Monk seal, that we were sooo lucky to have greet us on our first morning while visiting Maui this winter. (sooo lucky because this is an endangered species)
He/she just took advantage of the surf and rode it right up onto the beach and then settled down for a nice nap in the sun.
I took a few pictures of my crocuses (ok this was a couple of months ago) and the bees were buzzing about, so I was trying to get a shot of the bees on the flowers, usually to no avail, the bee would be gone by the time the camera clicked or so I thought.
Then when I put the pictures on the computer and this one popped up, . . very lucky shot! Just had to paint it!
Both of the following pictures were inspired by photos shared with me, once I saw the photos, I knew I had to paint them! Once I started I was possessed and I'm pleased with my accomplishment!