Daphne turns into a laurel tree (detail): a motif from ancient Greek mythology poeticized in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 AD) by Pyke Koch (Dutch artist who painted in a magic realist manner, 1901-1991)

A ‘Spanish dancer’ sea slug (Hexabranchus sanguineus) has been spotted putting on a vibrant display along the coast of Western Australia. The large droid nudibranch has a soft and flattened body and can grow to a maximum length of 90cm, although they are more commonly 20 to 30cm. The Spanish dancer is found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including around Australia, near Japan, Hawaii and parts of the east coast of Africa, with a penchant for rocky and coral reefs. (Source)

wish you were here / background practice pieces

Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland