Dreamyfish Art

Portrait of a Western Blue Devil by Jude Cowell

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:23:00 +0000

Did Humans Make Oceans Lose Its Memory? Geeky Science! - Thom Hartmann

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:02:00 +0000

May 12, 2022

Here's progressive broadcaster and author Thom Hartmann with one of his recent Geeky Science segments:

And here's a Yellow-eyed surgeonfish floating in from Western Australia to watch Thom's video!

Above image: Botanical fish drawing, pencil on paper by Jude Cowell 2022

Portrait of a Brown-spotted wrasse

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Oh look! A Brown-spotted wrasse has floated by!

Oil and watercolor pencils on paper by Jude Cowell.

Return of the Western Blue Devil!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:52:00 +0000

April 27, 2020: It's the Western Blue Devil swimming into Dreamyfish Art again!

Pencil portrait: Western Blue Devil, Paraplesiops sinclairi (Hutchins 1987) from the environs of Western Australia's southwestern waters and depicted here within his (her?!) favorite 'dream scenario' by Jude Cowell, an artful blend of Saturn (realism) + Neptune (visionary) which I count as a symbolic nod to my Sun Capricorn-Moon Pisces personality combination!

So nod your noggin, dear reader, if you know what I mean!!

And as always, you're cordially invited to visit Jude Cowell Astrology if and as you wish!

New! Portrait of a Northwest Anemone Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:20:00 +0000

Well, it took a while but here's my completed Portrait of a rather charming Northwest Anemonefish, an Amphiprium rubrocinctus!

Also known as an Australian Anemonefish or Clownfish, this little fellow hangs around in the Indian Ocean and is localized to the Northern Territories and Western Australia where he enjoys yummy meals of algae and planktonic crustaceans whenever he gets a chance.

Image: Portrait of a Northwest Anemonefish; colored pencil on black paper; original photo by Richardson; imaginary dream surroundings added by yours truly because Dreamyfish Art is a Saturn (realism; botanical drawing) plus Neptune (art, visionary dream surroundings) = real + imaginary sort of thing. Most tropical fish exist in the darker realms of the sea so here we see them ensnared within their favorite dream scenarios, full of color and light!

View more tropical fish portraits and other stuff in my Jude Cowell Art Portfolio

Puffer Fish Creates This Blue Water Art ~: } Awesome!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 02:42:00 +0000

Well, I was already fond of Puffer Fish but this artistic little fella is absolutely fantastic!

Scuba Diving the Great Barrier Reef Red Sea Egypt Tiran Full HD!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:44:00 +0000

Nope, the video mentioned in the title of this post is no longer available on YouTube because the owner's account has been removed. But here's a botanical fish portrait for you:

Image: Truncate coralfish of Western Australia by Jude Cowell

Friday June 16, 2017 and it's Cephalopod Week!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:07:00 +0000

Friday June 16, 2017 begins Cephalopod Week until June 23rd! Grab your squid and invite all your octopi for a rollicking celebration of these most curious of Deep Sea Creatures!

Naturally cuddlefish are the life of any party...and here's one suddenly appearing now:

And you can tell by his looks that Octopus vulgaris never misses a chance to party!

Octopus vulgaris By Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Albert Kok) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Coral Reefs Dying Off at an Alarming Rate: Climate Change 2017?

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Sat, 06 May 2017 21:01:00 +0000

Here's a recent segment and interview from The Thom Hartmann Program concerning an alarming environmental catastrophe that's only getting worse:

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Image: a Western Australian Knightfish (Cleidopus gloriamarus; aka, pineapple fish) seen here as he dreams of better days when abundant live coral sustained him and his bros; a pencil portrait by Jude Cowell (c).

Is This New? The Emerald Fish Investigate! by Jude Cowell

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:10:00 +0000

In real life, this drawing is hu-u-ge! Emerald Fish Investigate!; oil and watercolour pencil on black paper by yours truly Jude Cowell (c)1996--2020 and beyond; photo via a Samsung phone because the drawing won't fit a regular scanner bed at all even though images aren't as crisp as you and I would prefer. Yet I'm thinking a blurry phone snap creating an excerpt from my over sized drawings is about the only way that larger, long hidden illustrations will ever come out of their shells, yawning as they dare...

Wonderful You: You're in the Fish's Dream!

So if you may, consider this posting a tiny peep eye! to You from the emerald fishes who, admittedly, turn up quite often within my botanical fish portraits with their impossibly exotic backgrounds. Well, fish dream, too!

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Perhaps it's mild synchronicity that today (Mar 2, 2017) such an investigation by the emerald fishes occurs at this moment here because in a related story about certain current events we discover that more research {is} needed into 'intrusive' seismic surveys: Western Australian fishing industry asserts. Or, perhaps the guilty parties should cease and desist causing harm to the environment making unnecessary their expensive studies (intended to delay action).

Those responsible should do what needs to be done or improve what needs improving. Like Obamacare. Improve it, don't kick millions of Americans to the curb without health insurance, you Washington blighters. Oops! Mea culpa! It's my indignation at in-breach-of-the-public-trust politicians who are nearly completely worthless as 'our' representatives. If Republicans and enabling Democrats proceed with their austerity measures, let's kick power elite freeloaders off taxpayer-funded health insurance programs for a year and see how they like it.

Astrological Neptune Erodes, Dissolves, and Veils

Intimidation, bribery, blackmail, pocket-lining, graft, fraud, insider trading, pay offs, favors, you name it. That's my former city of residence, the Virgoan-Scorpionic Washington DC. And though I miss the beauty of the place, to me its citywide Masonic architecture looks more and more mausoleum baby with each passing year while the Halls of Power grow dustier, draftier, and leakier by the Neptunian drop. Could the dripping sound We the People hear be pouring from our nation's 1776 Neptune in earthy Virgo?

A Mysterious Hungry Creature of the Deep: The Aquatic World w/ Philippe Cousteau

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:07:00 +0000

Does this video make you hungry?

The Mystery of Shell Grotto - video

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Sat, 14 May 2016 21:54:00 +0000

So often it's bad news for oceans and the environment posted here on Dreamyfish Art but not today! Check out this too-brief tour of the mysterious Shell Grotto tucked underneath the British town of Margate:

Warm Regards and a Thank You to Great Big Story!

SeaWorld to End Captive Breeding of Whales!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:07:00 +0000

Perhaps you've heard the very good news--that SeaWorld has agreed to end their captive breeding of whales! For more details you may wish to visit NPR.

Isn't it a major improvement when the human animal finally catches up with the intelligence and integrity of the animal kingdom? Makes for a pleasant change!

FUKUSHIMA: What the Media & Governments are not telling YOU - Anonymous reports

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 03:13:00 +0000

These days freakishly huge sea creatures are turning up in various locations but don't worry, say government officials, Fukushima radiation isn't the problem at all!!!

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In Astrology, planet Neptune (ancient god of the sea) describes a variety of concepts such as all liquids and gases, bodies of water including oceans, the sea creatures that inhabit the waters, and the toxins and chemicals that harm them. But astrological Neptune also inspires such realms as photography, film, acting, dancing, illusion, magic, and masks such as the one you see, above. Even anonymity peeks from veiling Neptune's bag of tricks.

So if you'd care for some lighter Neptunian content than radiated sea monsters, why not mosey over to my brand new blog Neptune's Silver Screen where horoscopes, film clips, and bios of Famous Film Stars are spotlighted--just be sure to BYOP (bring your own popcorn)!

The Growing Impact of Ocean Acidification on Marine Life

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:30:00 +0000

Sorry to report that there is bad news concerning the Growing Impact of Ocean Acidification on Marine Life Worldwide.

And with transiting Neptune now in its own sign of fishy, murky Pisces (and increasing paranoia within the Collective Unconscious and bringing increases of toxins, poisons,contamination, and infections in its watery wake), we have pineal gland calcification concerns to be addressed. Check out a previous post with an informative video on how to do just that--because our 3rd eye intuitive faculties need relief!

EXCLUSIVE: "Glowing" Sea Turtle Discovered - video

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:50:00 +0000

Near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, David Gruber and fellow nighttime divers spotted and filmed a rare and endangered biofluorescent sea turtle as you see here...enjoy!

For more details on this red and green delight visit LiveScience

Highlights of Sunday, Aug 30, 2015 Dive at Garden Eel Cove, Makako Bay

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:01:00 +0000

Relax, because here is one-minute-seven-seconds of undersea loveliness!

Bottlenose Dolphin Rescue - amazing video!

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:36:00 +0000

It isn't often I watch a video multiple times but this one is heartwarming! From 2013, a dolphin rescue:

A heads-up thanks to the excellent Julie Demboski who posted the video to her Facebook timeline!

Dolphins #BottlenoseDolphin #DolphinRescue #SaveOurOceans

Why Are Northwest Salmon Dying in Huge Numbers?

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:33:00 +0000

This is distressing news: Why Are Hundreds Of Thousands of Salmon Dying In The Northwest? published on July 29, 2015 and written by Natasha Geiling.

Warm water which gives bacteria and other threats a good place to dwell is an immediate cause but as you know, these are symptoms of a wider problem. Will loss of salmon boost sales of genetically modified salmon?

Nah!

However, 'Salmon Are a Huge Economic Resource in the Pacific Northwest':

#Salmon #ClimateChange #ClimateProgress #ThinkProgress #PacificNorthwest

'How to Set Up a Saltwater Fish Tank: Step by Step' video

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:24:00 +0000

New methods, chemicals, and filters have made setting up a saltwater aquarium much easier than it once was!

"25 Most Terrifying Sea Creatures!" video

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:28:00 +0000

Well, hello there!

"Vicious Beauties - The Secret World of the Jelly Fish" (documentary)

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:06:00 +0000

If the following awesome video is eventually removed from Dreamyfish Art I hope you'll search for it on YouTube!

Presenting: "Vicious Beauties - The Secret World of the Jelly Fish":

Undersea Realms of Nereids and Sea Nymphs

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:35:00 +0000

While it may be true that Greek Mythology is not a usual topic here at Dreamyfish Art mermaids and various undersea creatures are and so I highly recommend to you a special treat: "The Nereids: Fifty Sea Nymphs" with marvelous paintings included/ Enjoy!

Here's a Fish Tank video for Your Cat

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:45:00 +0000

Yes, puppy dogs can watch, too!

How Brazilians Fish for Paranhas (video)

noreply@blogger.com (Jude Cowell) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:59:00 +0000

A great method for catching the little monsters but this may be one of those Don't Try This At Home activities!

#Piranhas #Brazil