Sharks and Rays for 31 Days: The 31

07/31/2015 by Jen Leave a comment

31 days ago I announced my challenge to draw or paint a different shark or ray species every single day for the entirety of July. Throughout the month, these artworks would go up for auction with the proceeds going to the wonderful non-profit Shark Advocates International, a project of The Ocean Foundation. 31 days, lots of pencil shavings and paint and late nights later… here they all are! Many have already gone off to their new homes with winning bidders, and I can’t thank you all enough for the ongoing encouragement and interest these past few months. I’ve seen my work shared by individuals and organisations whose work I’ve admired for years, had amazing feedback from the scientists who are working to understand and protect these very species, got to represent elasmobranchs from the popular classics to the weird deep sea residents, and challenged myself to explore mediums I’d been afraid to before.

And best of all? So far more than $1000 has been raised for Shark Advocates – and it’s not over yet! Help me raise even more by bidding on the available art – we’ve still got ten days before the last auction ends. Own my original art and do something good for sharks and rays today – and thank you!!

01 – Oceanic whitetip shark – Biro, white pencil and white gel pen.

02 – Lesser devil ray – Watercolours.

03 – Great hammerhead shark – Acrylic on 11 x 14 canvas.

04 – Spotted eagle ray – Biro, white gel pen and white pencil.

05 – Atlantic sharpnose shark – Acrylics on 5 x 7 wood panel.

06 – Zebra shark – Watercolours over sketch.

07 – Prickly dogfish – Pencil drawing.

08 – Blacktip reef shark – Acrylics on 4 x 12 inch canvas.

09 – Puffadder shyshark – Watercolours over pencil.

10 – Southern fiddler ray – Biro, coloured pencils and whit gel pen.

11 – Greenland shark – Biro, coloured pencils and white gel pen.

12 – Spiny dogfish – Markers.

13 – Shortfin Mako – Acrylics on 18 x 24 inch canvas board.

14 – Common skate – Watercolours over sketch.

15 – White shark – Biro, white pencil and white gel pen.

16 – Cownose ray – Watercolours over pencil.

17 – Spotted wobbegong – Watercolours over pencil.

18 – Bonnethead shark – Markers.

19 – Longcomb sawfish – Acrylics on 24 x 12 inch canvas.

20 – Blue shark – Biro, white gel pen and coloured pencils.

21 – Bluespotted ribbontail ray – Watercolours.

22 – Bull shark – Watercolours.

23 – Bigeye thresher shark – Watercolours.

24 – Northern river shark – Markers.

25 – Epaulette shark – Biro, white gel pen and coloured pencils.

26 – Spinner shark – Watercolours.

27 – Basking shark – Biro, white gel pen and coloured pencils.

28 – Giant guitarfish – Biro, white pencil.

29 – Whale shark – Watercolours.

30 – Angelshark – Biro, white gel pen and white pencil.

31 – Pocket shark – Watercolours.