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  • A cormorant flying downward, wings wide-spread, to join a fellow cormorant already perched upon a fallen tree limb at the edge of a pond. Their shadows reflect a mirror-image below in the water.
    “Mind if I drop in?”
  • Two fisherman are standing in small white boat with a sea lion floating close by. The water is blue-green with a shallow rocky bottom.
    “Pancho”
  • Rectangular black painted canvas with the silhouette of a sperm whale; the whale is painted white and covered with white paper flowers, with a small silver oval rhinestone for the whale's eye.
    [untitled]
  • Watercolor painting of three otters standing on rocks in the ocean, looking straight up towards you.
    3 Otters
  • An outline drawing of a black lab wearing a collar with the letters H U P D on it. The background made up of art nouveau inspired tennis balls. The name "Sasha" is written above the drawing.
    A best girl
  • A foggy scene with dense evergreens fading lightly into the background. Power lines criss-cross the image and fade into the fog. At the center a telephone pole rises adorned by a large osprey nest. The osprey hovers above the nest with its wings up and feet out as it prepares to land.
    A Foggy Morning Downeast
  • Two baby elephants gently touching their trunks in a tender moment, surrounded by soft natural light.
    A Gentle Bond
  • An Anna's Hummingbird perched on a branch, shaking itself off after pruning. The hummingbird is mostly beige with a bright pink face.
    Anna’s Hummingbird
  • A drawing in blue ink of two small birds flying toward each other from above and below, with flowers and branches in the background.
    Birdsong
  • A black and white linocut of a bear walking through a forest, under a crescent moon and stars.
    Black Bear
  • Monochromatic blue and teal paintng of a Mourning Warbler perched on a log with his beak pointed at the sky. The background is blank aside from a small blue shadow under the bird.
    Blue Bird
  • A Shiba Inu lying down on its belly in snowy Central Park.
    Boba at Central Park
  • A cute panda bear puppet with black and white fur.
    Boba the Panda
  • A green block print of a cat jumping on and biting a foot with the words "cave cattus" printed below.
    Cave Cattus
  • A ceramic chicken in profile. The lower body is deep orange to suggest a yolk, and the neck and head are white to resemble the egg white.
    Chicken before the Egg?
  • A green, clay crocodile partially submerged on the banks of a swamp, lit by the ebbing sunset in the background.
    Crocodillio’s grand day out
  • Resist method to outline large dinosaur feet surrounded by mini dinosaurs. The feet are decorated with stickers. The background paper is opaque using a mix of watercolor, markers and pens.
    Dinosaur Painting Using Resist Techniques
  • Pencil drawing of a domesticated horse skeleton.
    Domesticated Horse Skeleton
  • An embroidery piece featuring a detailed dragon design. The dragon is depicted in vibrant red with yellow accents, including a flowing mane and tail, coiled around itself. The creature's fierce expression is highlighted with intricate stitching. The dragon holds a pearl-like object in its claw. The background is a textured light blue, framed by a hoop wrapped in matching fabric.
    Dragon at Sunset
  • Illustration of a Scottish terrier dressed up like a wizard holding a wooden staff against a pink background.
    Dungeons and Doggos – Scotty Wizard
  • An Easter-themed charcuterie board is arranged on a bunny-shaped light blue platter. The assortment includes salami and ham roses, along with triangular and cubed cheese, green grapes, and colorful foil-wrapped chocolate eggs. Candy shaped like green carrot umbrellas is placed in one of the bunny’s ears. The board is garnished with apricot slices, blackberries, strawberries, and fresh herb sprigs.
    Easter Bunny Board
  • A peacock looking straight ahead. Its green feathers take up the entire remainder of the image.
    Feathers of remembrance
  • Three orange newts gathered underneath a mushroom on the forest floor.
    Forest Floor-Harvard Forest
  • A black and white print of three pets, from left to right, a medium sized dog, mouth open, tongue out, excited fluffy dog. in the middle is a small cat, mildly annoyed, and on the right a larger german shepherd dog.
    Fox, Barker & LB
  • A green spotted frog sits on a lily pad with a blooming lily flower.
    Leopard frog and water lily
  • A small dog with a white coat and brown markings sits on the back of a sofa, gazing downward. Sunlight illuminates the scene, highlighting a white orchid in bloom on a side table with two decorative vases.
    Lola and a flower
  • Two clownfish, orange with white stripes, swimming amidst swirling purple sea anemones. The left clownfish faces left, and the right clownfish is head-on, displaying wide eyes and an open mouth. Signed with the artist's watermarks: "CJ's Paintbrush" and "GJ Miranda."
    Nestled in Nature
  • An antlered stag's head pokes through a green opening in the middle of a brightly colored floral pattern.
    Noble in Floral
  • A multi-piece mosaic consisting of a school of 4 fish: one large teacher fish and three smaller student fish. They are swimming together in the same direction. Each fish is made of colorful ceramic and glass tiles, in varying hues of blue and green, with stripes and spots of yellow and red.
    Pam’s School of Bubble Makers
  • An Alligator Planthopper in front of Blanketflowers. The insect is white with dots, dashes and lines to depict detail in black ink. A few lines are contoured with a pink-orange line. The background is a medium green with flowers with many petals with darker green around them. The flowers have brown and yellow centers with pink petals with yellow tips. In the bottom right, there is text that reads "peanut-headed lantern bug reference: Pavel Kirillov, blanketflower reference: Smokey's Garden, e.s.azure, 24-10-2".
    Peanut-Head and Blanketflower
  • A blackbird with a red spot on its wing, made from enamel and adhered to a wooden post, as part of a coat hook.
    Red-Winged Blackbird coat hook
  • A concave, hexagonal piece of wood, with a painted nature scene inside. In the painted section, a river flows through a forest with tall trees and a black bear in the background. The river extends outside of the hexagon, as a shell is painted to depict a fish swimming upstream. The whole piece rests on a wooden surface.
    Salmon Run
  • Watercolor of a lone sea lion on a rock caught mid-bark.
    Sigrid
  • An adult tan-colored pit bull leaping over seaweed on the beach.
    Sydney Splash
  • A large, whale-shaped structure set in a moonlit, surreal landscape. The whale features an open mouth, showing its teeth, and has various portholes along its body. Its eye appears tired or lazy. Surrounding the whale are leafless trees and dense shrubbery, with a small rowboat in the foreground. The scene is bathed in shades of blue, adding a nighttime feel, with stars sparkling in the sky.
    The Blue Whale Catoosa
  • A group of magical bunnies casts spells to create different moon phases. The moon features swirling blue and yellow hues, along with a variety of fantastical elements. At the center, an ornate carriage with wheels made of intricate patterns, pulled by two horses, carries a classroom of bunnies who are being taught "Moon Phase Management." To the right, a vertical list identifies different ranks or roles among the bunnies, such as "Delivery Guy & Assistant," "Chef & Assistant," "Apprentice," "Enchanted Guard," "Magic Instructor," "Mage," and "Magic Grandmaster Peanut Bunny." Each role has a corresponding level, ranging from 0 up to 999.
    The formation of moon phase
  • A male white-tailed deer walks through the tall autumn grass, with a spider riding along on a web woven between the buck’s antlers. Backlit by morning sun, a multitude of other spiderwebs strung between the grasses are illuminated.
    The Wandering Web
  • A spiraling snake outline is cut out from red origami paper, revealing multicolored patters in green, gold, blue, red, and black.
    The Wood Snake
  • A tiger looking up at the sun, moon, and stars.
    Tiger day to night transition
  • Two rainbow watercolor koi fish swimming in a circle, face-to-tail, overlaid on a white moon on a light tan, solid background.
    Twin Koi Moon
  • Two koi fish swim above flat rocks, among lilypads. The koi are opposite each other in the water, and have opposite colors: one is white with orange spots, and the other is orange with white spots, in the same pattern.
    Twins
  • A watercolor artwork featuring woodland creatures having a picnic. In the foreground stands a sign with a note tacked on that says "this way to tea!". The checkered picnic blanket features tea and treats and is surrounded by a white mouse in a pink tutu holding a cup of tea, a round hedgehog with a green pointed hat eating a strawberry, and a brown shrew in a bonnet and blue dress carrying a pie. A grassy mound with a round wooden door sits in the background, and all around the creatures are tall blades of grass, flowers, and mushrooms.
    Untitled
  • A speckled grey seal peeks out of the water in a tank outside of the New England Aquarium.
    Untitled
  • A fuzzy horned mask of a fictional creature, with a toothy, doofy grin and bright eyes. It has yellow eyes and an orange nose.
    Where the Wild Things Are Masks
  • A detailed drawing of a budgerigar perched on a branch. The bird has a vibrant blue chest, with a white head and intricate black and white patterns on its wings.
    Winking budgie
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