Colourful Coral Reef Print

Colourful Coral Reef

The story behind the art:

‘Fresh papaya and pineapple for an early breakfast before heading out on one of the dive boats. Dive to the sandy bottom and seek out the tiny creatures hiding at the edges of the coral, translucent Pedersen’s Cleaner Shrimp and spindly Arrow Crabs are often found here. Master your buoyancy and slowly hold out your fingers, and the cleaner shrimp may bob and bounce their way over to you and have a little pick and nibble of your fingernails!

Catch some rays on the boat deck during your surface interval and keep your eyes peeled for whalesharks and dolphins skimming the waves.

Look around as soon as you drop back in the water, you may see an Eagle ray leisurely swimming by, the magical patterns of the sun’s rays through the ocean’s surface reflecting on their backs. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled in the shallow coral, you may spot a tiny boxfish, affectionately known as a ‘sea pea’. They really are pea sized!

Return to shore for a post-dive pastelito or some banana bread and be ready to do it all over again tomorrow!’

This art print features fish and sea creatures taken from my original watercolour paintings, as well as the digitally drawn coral and whaleshark.

Available in two sizes - A5 & A4.