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Bigeye Tuna "Marlin's Menu" Art Print
Bigeye Tuna, Diamond Squid, Skipjack Tuna, Chub Mackerel, Gemfish, Black MarlinThunnus obesus, Thysanoteuthis rhombus, Katsuwonus pelamis, Rexea solandri, Makaira indicaThis commission for a Smithsonian exhibit on black marlin started my whole love affair with tunas. Black marlin are so big and fast that they can take down hundreds of pounds of hot-blooded Bigeye Tuna, and More Info »Albacore Tuna Art Print
Thunnus alalunga This watercolor was painted life-size from an Albacore caught by tuna researchers on Monterey Bay, California, in 2000. At the time I was Artist in Residence at the Tuna Research and Conservation Center, of Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. During my residency I produced a variety of scientifically accurate More Info »Antarctic Art -- Reserve Limited Edition Prints Today
Be among the first to receive prints of new artwork inspired by Kate's January voyage to Antarctica! Prints at several prices are still available from the initial offering I made in December, 2011, just before my adventure as a naturalist on Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris 26-day tour to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, More Info »Beluga Art Print
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Blue Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna Art Print
Blue Marlin & Yellowfin TunaMakaira mazara, Thunnus albacaresThis large watercolor was commissioned for the official cover art for the Hawaii International Billfish Tournament in 2001.Bottlenose Dolphin Art Print
Boulder Canyon Swallows (Colorado) Art Print
"Boulder Canyon Swallows"Swallows Flying in the Gorge of Boulder Creek, near Boulder, Colorado The highway follows Boulder Creek up its rocky gorge toward its source in the High Country west of the town of Boulder. Driving up for a day of painting in the mountains, I was drawn by the dramatic cliffs to a gravelly More Info »Brainard Lake, Colorado, Art Print
Brainard Lake, ColoradoHigh Country near Boulder Quick outdoor watercolor sketches are easy at high altitudes where the air is dry and the paint layers dry quickly. This was the last of several paintings I made in one wonderful day of roaming the mountains above Boulder. It's one of my all-time favorite paintings for its crispness, More Info »Breaching Humpback Whale Art Print
Breaching Humpback Whale in Monterey Bay (Megaptera novaeangliae) Humpback Whales live in all the world's oceans and spend most of their time close to shore, where they are easily seen and studied by humans. These are the whales famous for singing beautiful songs and for frequently breaching high into the air. In Monterey Bay, Humpacks More Info »Cagle's Map Turtle Art Print
Cagle's Map TurtleGraptemys cagleiThese lovely little turtles live in the Guadalupe, San Marcos, and San Antonio river systems of Texas. They are quite small, with males up to only 4" long and females up to 7". They are protected in Texas where they are designated a Threatened Species. This watercolor and ink painting was commissioned More Info »Creatures of Kansas Art Print
"Creatures of Kansas"Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fishes of the Kansas City AreaOfficial Logo Artwork for the Joint Conference on Ichthyology and Herpetology, 2002There are hidden jokes and references in this ink and watercolor piece. A month of very enjoyable research with specialists at Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and in numerous books led to this selection More Info »Dall's Porpoise Art Print
Gray Whale Mother and Calf Art Print
Gray Whale Mother and CalfEschrictius robustus Gray Whales migrate the length of North America, from their summer home in the Bering Sea to breeding bays on the western coast of Baja California where they spend several weeks in the winter. Grays are extinct in the Atlantic Ocean due to hundreds of years of human hunting, More Info »Killer Whale Art Print
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca Killer Whales, sometimes called orcas, are the top predator in the oceans and the largest member of the dolphin family. They live worldwide from the poles to the tropics, near the coasts and far offshore. Several different ecotypes have been identified that specialize in different foods, such as salmon, sharks, or marine More Info »Magellanic Penguin Art Print
Magellanic Penguin,Spheniscus magellanicusThis handsome fellow was snoozing upright in the sun at Punta Tombo penguin rookery near Peninsula Valdez, Argentina, when I stopped by with my sketchbook. He dozed peacefully and didn't mind me sitting there drawing him. Nearby the rocky bluffs dropped down to a gravelly beach where other Magellanic Penguins were coming and More Info »Sailfish Art Print
Indo-Pacific Sailfish(Istiophorus platypterus) The original watercolor painting was commissioned by staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a gift for the Director of Aquamarine Fukushima, a prominent public aquarium in Japan that was later damaged by the 2011 tsunami and subsequently reopened. Sailfish are stunningly beautiful, and it was pure pleasure to study their anatomy More Info »Spiny Softshell Turtle Art Print
Ozwald, the Spiny Softshell TurtleApalone (formerly Trionyx) spiniferus spiniferusSoftshell turtles are remarkable creatures that live in rivers and streams throughout much of the Eastern and Southern U.S. Their shells are covered with rough, leathery skin that conceals the flattened ribs that make up all turtles' shells. Softshells are swift swimmers with broad, webbed feet, and More Info »Steelhead Art Print
Steelhead SalmonOncorhynchus mykiss irideus This species portrait and five others were commissioned for the Atlas of Pacific Salmon, published by State of the Salmon and University of California Press. The original watercolor is 12" long.About Kate Spencer
I have woven a lifestyle around nature, art, science, and travel. My vision centers on the natural world: primarily the incredible beauty of it and the accomplishment of presenting it accurately, but also the struggle to be good stewards amidst the tsunami of mindless consumption. More...
