"Cephalo - Series, Number 1" | The National Arts Program Foundation

Watercolor paintings of cephalopods from 2020.

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"Cephalo-Series Number 1" is a group of three small watercolor paintings of imaginary cephalopods from 2020.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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Photo of maple leaf and tomato, April 2, 2025.

Photograph of banana leaf, August, 2025.

Watercolor, 2021

"The Kerguelen Islands Crested Vampire Roach."

Two fishes. Painting in gouache, December, 2024.

"The Veridian Vigorous Virginfish and the Vermilion Vestal Vesperfish"

"Kong". India Ink painting with big paintbrush, 2019.

Photograph of wild mushrooms, August, 2025.

"Fungus Among Us"

"Luna" - photo of Luna Moth, August, 2024.

Photo of cabbage leaves. November 24, 2024.

Photo of guitarist Tom Gray's hands, September, 2021

"The Aquarelles" watercolor painting, 2021.

"The Aquarelles"

"Soul Crab". Painting in gouache, September, 2024

"Just Below", painting in gouache, 2024

"Horn Section" is a watercolor painting dome with squeegee sponge, 2022

Painting in gouache and colored pencils, April 24, 2025.

"Deep Encounter"

Painting in gouache, 2024.

" The Living Ocean" Gouache painting, September, 2024

"The Living Ocean"

"Brave Traveler" Acrylic painting, 2019

"Brave Traveler"

Photo of elephant ear plant, October, 2024.

Photograph of dead leaf and oranges, December 7, 2024.

"Fresh and Dead"

Late night photo of Eastman archtop jazz guitar, 2022. I used an iPhone SE with illumination.

"Midnight Mood"

Painting in gouache, June, 2025.

"The Southern Ocean Breaststroke Quartet"

Watercolor wash 2024.

Photo of dead fish in grocery store, November, 2024.

"Faces Of Food"

Photo of luthier Jeff Baxendale, 2021.

Cartoon in MUJI pen and watercolor, June, 2024

Photograph of Hosta plant, May 25, 2025.

Photo of Sunflower, July 2, 2025.

"Sunflower In Decline"

"Leaving" Photograph of autumn leaves, November 28, 2024.

Fish Painting in gouache, November 24, 2024.

"The South Pacific Dirigible Fish and the Middle Mediterranean Lasso Mullet "

Acrylic paints rolled with ink brayer on black surface.

Somewhere Below

Painting in watercolor and colored pencil, 2021

"Mid-Ocean Museum"

Painting in gouache and colored pencils, January, 2025.

"The Atlantic Conflagration Grouper and the Mediterranean Muddy Mullet"

Watercolor of imaginary squid and fish in motion, 2021.

"Cooking School" - Photograph of dead fish, April 11, 2025.

"Cooking School"

Pepper Flower

Photo of bell pepper, December 14, 2024.

Photo of wild mushroom and cicada shell, 2023.

"Space Is The Place", Painting in acrylic, September, 2024

"Space Is The Place"

Painting in India ink with washes, 2023.

Painting with marker, June 2025.

Photo of green tomato with Maple Seedpods.

Painting in watercolor, 2022.

"My Pet Microbes"

"Cabbages" Photo from 2022

"Cabbage Patch"

Painting in acrylic, May 1, 2025.

"The Oceans Of Space Are Calling"

Watercolor washes, 2023

"All The Young Dudes"

Photo of Oyster Mushrooms, October, 2024.

Painting in watercolor and colored pencil, from 2021.

"Animal Vegetable Mineral, Part 5"

Photo of 1950s Pontiac automobile.

Painting in gouache and colored pencils, February, 2025

"The Balkan Belch Bass and the South Atlantic Scatfish"

Lizard photo, June, 2024. iPhone SE.

"Suburban Dinosaur"

Drawing of imaginary person in MUJI pen and colored pencil, June 2024

"Profile In Water"

Painting in India ink, 2020.

Painting in gouache, April, 2025.

"The Golden Bellied Ghost Guppy and the Sargasso Sebaceous Snark Shark"

Photograph of guitar neck and plant, June, 2025.

"Shapes Of Things"

Photograph of cactus blossoms, May 1, 2025.

Photograph of Boo Choy Vegetable, February 18, 2025.

Painting in gouache, February 2025.

"Five Unpopular and Inedible Fruits"

"Cabbage Town", photo of illuminated vegetable, May 1, 2025.

Painting in India ink, 2021.

"The Stygian Stunt Squid and the Blackened Bituminous Bayou Bass"

"Long Ago", watercolor painting from 2021.

Painting in gouache, October, 2024.

"The Sebaceous Sargasso Squid and the Caribbean Cobalt Crevasse Carp"

Abstract painting in watercolor, from 2020.

"Continental Drifters"

Cartoon in ink and colored pencil, 2024

"Crazy Little Guitar Man"

"Nemo" cartoon, 2021, MUJI pens and colored pencils.

Photograph of bananas, February, 2025.

"Rush Hour" Watercolor, 2022

Photo of Oyster Mushrooms

Fungus Among Us

Photograph of Oyster Mushrooms, April 12, 2025.

Water Color and India Ink Witch

Ink Drawing, October, 2024

"People On Paper"

Painting in watercolor, 2022.

"The Southern Hopping Porcupine Turtle "

Abstract painting with watercolor wash and colored pencils, 2024.

"The Microscopic World"

The Raven. Painting in Gouache, 2024

"Quoth The Raven."

"The Dark Realm" Acrylic paints on rubber, 2023.

"The Dark Realm"

"Plutocrat In A Hat" Gouache painting, September, 2024

" A Plutocrat In A Hat"

Photo of archtop jazz guitars 2024

Painting in Gouache, December, 2024.

"The Mysterious Traveler"

Photograph of blossom, April 20, 2025.

"The Fires Of Spring"

"Water Brothers" Watercolor, June 2024

Photo of Canna Lily, 2024. Taken with iPhone SE.

Painting in gouache, September, 2024

"Crosstown Traffic"

Photo of wild mushrooms. I used an iPhone SE, October, 2024.

"RED!"

Painting in acrylic on black surface, August, 2025.

"Space Is The Place"

Painting in gouache and colored pencils, May, 2025.

"The Southern Subterranean Squamous Squid and the Siberian Saliva Smelt"

Cephalopod painting in India Ink, 2024.

"Armed Services"

Painting in watercolor and colored pencil, from 2020.

Photo of Stratocaster style electric guitar, July 2024

"Strato-sphere"

Watercolor wash.

"Lost World", painting in acrylic on black surface using ink brayers.

Acrylic paint and liquid on black surface, 2020.

Photo of rusted hot rod at auto graveyard, 2023.

"Grandpa", photograph of tomato and rusty scissors, November, 2022.

Gouache painting of imaginary fish, June, 2024.

Cartoon in MUJI pen with washes, November, 2024,

Photo of Bok Choy vegetable, October, 2024

Watercolor on Polyprophylene film.

Painting in Gouache and Colored Pencil.

"The Tentacled Tasmanian Termagant Trout and the Indian Ocean Intestinal Ichthyoid"

Photo of wild mushrooms on red backdrop with LED illumination

"The Buoyant Boy". India Ink Scratchboard Technique, 2020.

" The Buoyant Boy"

Painting in India ink.

Painting in gouache and colored pencils, September, 2024.

The Velvet Throated Bubble Fish and The Southern Ocean Crowing Carp"

"Forbidden Planet" Painting in acrylic from 2021.

"Forbidden Planet"

Photo of acoustic bass violins using iPhone SE, 2023

Gouache washes and colored pencils, July, 2024

The Painted Deep

Painting with broad tipped pens, June 28, 2025.

"Rhythm Section"

"The Explorers". Photo of snail and Canna lily leaf, June, 2024.

"A Banjo & His Boy" Scratchboard painting in India ink, 2020.

"A Banjo & His Boy"

Painting in Watercolor, 2023

"Animal, Vegetable, Mineral"

Painting in gouache, November 26, 2024.

"The Southern Sibilant Soul Snatcher"

Painting in Gouache and colored pencil, August, 2025.

"Mid-Ocean Menagerie"