Latest "Medusae" completed

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This is #39 of a numbered edition of only 40. One of my most difficult series ever and I am almost done! I admit to recycling quite a bit of copper in my quest to finish this numbered edition. I didn't have to, but I hammered the background behind the Pacific sea nettles and added glimpses of them on the textured copper frame as well.

My original inspiration was from an exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. These guys floated and danced in their pool-cue blue tank. They are able to propel themselves by moving the water with their bell. They have no brain, eyes, ears, backbone or heart but I found that I still love them!. They returned my advances by making it easy for me to envision them in my artworks.

My first sea nettle series sold out and this series only has three left. I have one other edition based on this same nettle as well as one on moon jellies too. I am now sort of obsessed with the lion's mane jellyfish. It has a bell that is over 7ft in diameter and so very many tentacles but I think to do it justice it would need to be close to lifesize to represent what it must feel like to be in their presence. Maybe someday...
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