Crabs

Watercolour & India Ink

Moleskine watercolour sketchbook

5” x 7”

2019

I made this after a busy year of travel. I had finished a six-month solo backpacking trip to Mexico in March and then in April went to Austria to meet my family there for the first time.

While in Vienna, I got to visit the incredible naturhistorisches museum, or museum of natural history. There were so many incredible specimens and I went a little crazy taking pictures.

I painted these crabs using two reference photos from the museum but brought in the technique of using hypersaturated colours from my experiences in Mexico. I love this spread because it feels so nostalgic to see the blend of my experiences melded together!