Seaweed Paintings 2023-26

‘Seaweed’ 2023-25 by Oona Culley. 
Watercolour on paper (21 x 29.7 cm). 
Painted from samples collected from Westgate-on-Sea. 
Hovering between realism and abstraction, the backlighting emphasises their natural translucency.

Oona Culley Seaweed 1
'Seaweed 1 (Chondrus crispus, Carrageen, Irish Moss)' 2023, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 2
'Seaweed 2 (Dictyota dichotoma, Brown Fan Weed)' 2023, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 3
'Seaweed 3 (Dictyota dichotoma, Brown Fan Weed)' 2023, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 4:2
'Seaweed 4/2 (Callophyllis laciniata, Beautiful Fan Weed)' 2024, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 5
'Seaweed 5 (Rhodophyllis divaricata, Leafy Rose Weed)' 2024, Oona Culley. Selected for Plantae 2024 by The Society of Botanical Artists.
Oona Culley Seaweed 6
'Seaweed 6 (Chondrus crispus, Carrageen, Irish Moss, with iridescent blue)' 2024, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 7
'Seaweed 7 (Ulva linza)' 2024, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 8
'Seaweed 8 (Phaeophyceae)' 2024, Oona Culley
Oona Culley Seaweed 9
'Seaweed 9 (Ulva linza)' 2024, Oona Culley
oona culley seaweed10b
'Seaweed 10 (Rhodophyllis divaricata, Leafy Rose Weed)' 2024, Oona Culley
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'Seaweed 11B (Dictyota dichotoma)' 2025, Oona Culley