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Yarka pan student watercolors, Cretacolor Aqua Monolith watercolor pencils, Prismacolor and Verithin colored pencils on 90lb Blick student watercolor paper. 8" diameter. Finished with Krylon Gloss Acrylic Spray Varnish to prevent wax bloom.

There are no plants shown in this scene. From left to right, Sea Anemone, red Tube Worm, green Brain Coral, two damselfish, a cluster of Nutting's Sponges, a Vase Sponge, Tube Sponges and behind those, Elkhorn Coral. Another cluster of Tube Sponges is visible, blued near the apparent horizon that is probably a dropoff to deeper water. Signature is floating over the Sea Anemone on the left.