"Adult Kemp’s Ridley" Size:12X18 total approx 12" W X

total approx 12" W X 32" H

Huge callimorpharians dominate the forground in this otherworldly landscape in Verde islands

We were baiting a kelp paddy off San Diego that was full of jack mackerel

Loggerhead hatchlings emerge at night from sand nests in a group of a hundred or more siblings

corals and algae in every color of the spectrum

"Adult Kemp’s Ridley" Size:12X18 total approx 12" W XKemps ridley is the smallest and rarest sea turtle. They reach only 45 kilos and as adults are found only in the Gulf of Mexico. Dawn Witheringtons work as a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator has allowed her unique access to sea animals through the scientists who intimately know their subjects. Dawns specialty is photorealistic art that captures the elusive essence of the seas most enigmatic creatures. Acrylic Canvas Fine Art Paper