Sea Pen Tapestries

True Lover's Knot. Dip pen illustration and calligraphy by illucalliart.

Moby Dick Pen and Ink quote

A Lifetime of Adventure. A Pen Sketch 1999

Inked JellyFish is done in a ZenTangle style and is made using patterns, designs,swirls,circles, and dots. It also has shading done in pointillism/stipple for added detail.

Original watercolor and inkline depiction of “The Queen of Cups” tarot card designed for an Art Nouveau deck. I designed this piece as part of a proposal for an all-female tarot card deck to be depicted in an art nouveau style. I also wanted the women to have different ethnicities depending on suit and for the deck to combine astrological (zodiac signs) and wiccan (elements, Four Directions, seasons) components into each card in a meaningful way. I see Cups as a Water suit, with a Western direction, situated at night during a warm spring. Cups signify emotionality and beauty, pleasure and knowledge, as well as being a symbol for the unconscious mind and the dreamworld. I wanted my Queen of Cups to embody love, passion and beauty. S...

Plants and shells sway in the sea currents.

An ornate seahorse hand-drawn illustration with zentangle patterns.

A rainbow fine line pen drawing of a conch sea shell, drawn by hand.

Pen, ink and colored marker and digital drawings of animals, insects and reptiles adopted by each state as official symbols. The artworks are enhanced with graphics and images representative of official state symbols such as flowers, insects, nicknames, trees, foods, architecture, agriculture, hearts and zentangles, etc.

Dip pen illustration and calligraphy by illucalliart.

I draw this in 2017. A mermaid under the waves.

Pen, ink and colored marker and digital drawings of animals, insects and reptiles adopted by each state as official symbols. The artworks are enhanced with graphics and images representative of official state symbols such as flowers, insects, nicknames, trees, foods, architecture, agriculture, hearts and zentangles, etc.

Water Spirits 2 the sequel to Water Spirits. New blue design!

Sea Nymph is a pen and ink depiction of the shapes the waves of the sea make, and the mythological creatures that live among the waves.

Simple wave illustration by Swade...

Black and white ink drawing of realistic octopus and antique deep sea diver helmet

A creature covered mermaid surfaces to receive a fish from a tern perched in her head. Pen and ink with digital color

What if all we had left of our beautiful ocean was preserved in a jar, to be seen only through glass? We have to take care of our oceans now so that future generations can enjoy them!

Pretty goldfishes bring a breeze in a hot and humid summer in Japan. It can be seen the most in summer festivals in scooping game (called Kingyo sukui - believe me, it's damn difficult)

I drew this hermit crab the other day and just imagined him as a snarky old man who got upset with everyone and it was adorable.

Black ink drawing of realistic octopus and antique deep sea diver helmet

Monochrome vector lazy summer days typography illustration. Retro black and white calligraphy lettering poster with doodles, leaves, flowers, ice cream, watermelon, aqualung graphic print home living room decor, t-shirt prints, web banners, books, wall art decor etc.

Conch shell drawn in zentangle style.

This hand drawn Leafy Seadragon, also nicknamed ‘leafy’ or ‘leafies’ is a great gift for anybody who loves seadragons, marine animals and fish, strange creatures, diving and snorkeling, the ocean and Mother Nature. If you believe that we all have the right to live on Planet Earth and co-exist in peace this design might be the right one for you! Also, it’s a cool gift idea if you would like to surprise a good friend or significant other with an awesome, meaningful animal design. No to mention that it’s a thoughtful gift for any fisherman, surfer, sailor, fish lover, marine biologist or ocean researcher!

This illustration was created using pen and ink, watercolor, and digital mediums.

Original 15x11in water color, pen and ink 140lbs paper. A photo from my daughter of her walk along the Mergellina in Naples Italy.

This hand drawn Leafy Seadragon, also nicknamed ‘leafy’ or ‘leafies’ is a great gift for anybody who loves seadragons, marine animals and fish, strange creatures, diving and snorkeling, the ocean and Mother Nature. If you believe that we all have the right to live on Planet Earth and co-exist in peace this design might be the right one for you! Also, it’s a cool gift idea if you would like to surprise a good friend or significant other with an awesome, meaningful animal design. No to mention that it’s a thoughtful gift for any fisherman, surfer, sailor, fish lover, marine biologist or ocean researcher!

Expressive Sea Turtle created with watercolor and pen.

Jellyfish - Original Pen and Ink Artwork by artist Adam Bartosik