In the city of Seattle, a day over 80 degrees is a call for heading to the beach, unless, of course, you happen to be in the mountains. Lake Washington provides a magnificent view of several mountains, including Mount Rainier dominating the southern half of the view. One the way down to the beach, the views of Rainier compels the brain to consider that it may actually be living in a painting. Pedaling is surely the best way to arrive at the beach as the sun and sweat prepare one to jump off a dock for the refreshing soak in the lake.
On one of these journeys, I found myself in a conversation about the wonders of marine life and how fascinating the different creatures are. Certainly many blogs and tumblrs exist, and it is nearly impossible to sift through them all. I went out searching for inspiration for a drawing and found a tumblr which has a vast image collection of sea creatures.
One sea creature that caught my eye was the Sea Robin, also known as the Gunard, and sometimes even known as the butterfly of the sea. Unfortunately, not all of them are as colorful and wonderful as the one I found and drew; however, I imagine the site of this slowly moving around the sea floor among all of the less colorful rocks must be a stunning site. The sea robin moves by using its wing-like appendages to push itself along the rocks below. Google tells me that Sea Robins can also be eaten as links showed up asking how one might prepare this creature.
All of this information was fascinating, and inspired me to draw a picture.
