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Botanical Marine Illustration — Forms & Underwater Life
PROJECT TYPE:
Illustration & Art Calendar
DATE:
2026
LOCATION:
The Netherlands
April through June continues the visual journey of The Secret Ocean with a series of botanical marine illustration works featuring three distinctive ocean characters: the manta ray, leafy sea dragon, and sea turtle. Each hand-drawn illustration combines marine life with carefully developed botanical forms, underwater plants, organic textures, and decorative details to create compositions that feel both natural and imaginative.
The series explores movement, texture, and the quiet visual richness of the underwater world through expressive linework and detailed ocean-inspired illustration. Marine creatures interact with surrounding plant life rather than appearing as isolated subjects, creating a stronger sense of environment and visual storytelling. Together, these botanical and marine illustrations maintain the cohesive hand-drawn aesthetic of The Secret Ocean while exploring the relationship between sea life, organic forms, and underwater nature.






