"Deep Enemies" | The National Arts Program Foundation

Painting in gouache, 2024.

Painting

"Deep Enemies" is a painting in gouache and colored pencils that my imagination conjured as I thought of a giant squid and its mortal enemy, the sperm whale. Painted in September, 2024.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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Watercolor wash.

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Fungus Among Us

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