"Mid-Ocean Menagerie" | The National Arts Program Foundation

Painting in Gouache and colored pencil, August, 2025.

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"Mid - Ocean Menagerie" is a painting in gouache and colored pencils, August, 2025. I sometimes think of the countless aquatic animals that live mysterious lives far from human eyes.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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