Scientifc Illustration (all grades)

A realistic biological illustration of an Atlantic Mackerel against a plain white background, detailing its green back with black tiger-like stripes and silver belly.
1st Place:Mackerel, James M.
An artistic drawing of a yellowfin tuna swimming diagonally downwards in blue water. The seabed below is textured with sand and small rocks.
2rd Place:Bluefin tuna, Thomas G.
A watercolor painting of a blue lobster facing forward with its large claws open. The background is a loose wash of light blue paint.
3rd Place:Blue lobster, Anderson Y.
A detailed drawing of a large   sea turtle (likely a Kemp's Ridley) resting on a sandy beach. Two blue crabs with red-tipped claws are scuttling in the sand near the turtle's face.
4th Place:Kemp's ridley turtle & blue crabs, Ashley Z.
A colored pencil drawing of a green horseshoe crab resting on yellow sand near the water's edge. A cluster of purple and brown moon snail shells sits in the foreground.
5th Place:Horseshoe crab, Alexander R.
A colored pencil drawing of a large white seabird with a yellow head (Northern Gannet) tending to its fluffy white chick in a nest. Another bird flies in the background against a pink and orange sunset.
6th Place:Yellow-nosed albatross, Angela N.