Original watercolour illustration on 265 gsm (125 lb) Hahnemühle bamboo paper
Strawberry Squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis)
This squid’s bioluminescent photophores counter-illuminate its silhouette from below.
Its large eye looks up for shadows (prey) & its small eye looks down for bioluminescence.
Inspired by #DrawTheOceans, a drawing prompt by Greenpeace.
A6 / 10,5 x 15,2 cm / 4.125 x 6 inch / Quarter page
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Outspoken Images by Marie Warner Preston 