Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is vital to the health of marine ecosystems because it provides a healthy variety of biodiversity. Kelp forests provide numerous animals with nutrients and habitat, including kelp crabs, red sea urchins, kelp greenling, kelp perch, and Pacific herring. Found along the coast from Alaska to central California, bull kelp uses a holdfast to anchor itself to rocks on the seafloor while a stalk grows towards the surface, reaching for rays of sunlight. The upper part of the stalk is a gas-filled float that enhances exposure to sunlight and promotes photosynthesis. This structure allows for the long, flat blades to sway in the current.
This painting was made for a larger diagram for the SkeenaWild Conservation Trust in Terrace, BC.
Size: 7 × 10”
Medium: watercolour painting
Unframed - loose paper
Shipped in rigid, protective packaging
Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is vital to the health of marine ecosystems because it provides a healthy variety of biodiversity. Kelp forests provide numerous animals with nutrients and habitat, including kelp crabs, red sea urchins, kelp greenling, kelp perch, and Pacific herring. Found along the coast from Alaska to central California, bull kelp uses a holdfast to anchor itself to rocks on the seafloor while a stalk grows towards the surface, reaching for rays of sunlight. The upper part of the stalk is a gas-filled float that enhances exposure to sunlight and promotes photosynthesis. This structure allows for the long, flat blades to sway in the current.
This painting was made for a larger diagram for the SkeenaWild Conservation Trust in Terrace, BC.
Size: 7 × 10”
Medium: watercolour painting
Unframed - loose paper
Shipped in rigid, protective packaging
