Animals – Margy Gates Art

Exploring the Salish Sea

Exploring the Salish Sea – book, 96 pages, $15.95 Exploring the Salish Sea

Exploring Southern California’s Beaches and Islands – book, 120 pages, $18.95

This is a dreamscape. Somtimes I paint imagined images. There is a volcanic island off the coast of New Zealand called

These beautiful creatures speak for themselves. Original watercolor Blue Dolphins – 32″w x 20″h, $250 Blue Dolphins –

This is a study of a brown pelican cruising past the Port Hueneme Pier where I was standing. He came

I was imagining myself underwater as the observer of a whale passage. Original watercolor available for sale Giclée print 30″w

Original watercolor Wave Games – 42″w x 20″h, $325 Wave Games – 32″w x 15″h, $185 Wave Games – 26″w

Snorkeling in the kelp forests of Santa Cruz Island, one sees sea lions playing, often with the diver, keeping an

A healthy coral reef is a painting challenge because it is composed, per square yard, of the most densely packed

The slow swaying of the kelp create an ever-changing landscape for the many fish of the California kelp garden. Original

This image won first place in a juried competition for giclees. Some of what I was playing around with had

On a spectacular day when the energy from the storm off New Zealand was making waves off the southern coast

I was interested in the patterns the birds carve in the air, swooping up and around the rock face, then

This is the fifth in a series of paintings of the Anacapa Arch, which explore the various moods and views

Layers of colors and textures shimmer in the clear waters of the South Pacific coral reef. Original Watercolor Alison’s Reef II