Hi there, thanks for your interest in Melissa Márquez's artwork! All pieces are sold via my Etsy shop, Ecos Marinos.
As a marine biologist who focuses on sharks, she has become acutely aware of how a lot of art depicts sharks and their relatives (the skates, rays, and chimaeras) as animals we should fear. Many people don't stop to look at their sheer beauty. This shop aims to do that. What started out as stress relief has become a bit of a hobby of hers, studying pictures of the unique patterns of these animals and bringing it to life via digital watercolor art. Márquez has kept it minimalistic and simple, her kind of style. Each item comes with a description of the animal, and more of these animals can be learned on The Fins United Initiative's "Bite Blog" by searching the animal by name. She hopes this shop lets people see these animals for what they truly are: beautiful. Please get in touch if you would like more information about her rates- custom orders are welcome!
As a marine biologist who focuses on sharks, she has become acutely aware of how a lot of art depicts sharks and their relatives (the skates, rays, and chimaeras) as animals we should fear. Many people don't stop to look at their sheer beauty. This shop aims to do that. What started out as stress relief has become a bit of a hobby of hers, studying pictures of the unique patterns of these animals and bringing it to life via digital watercolor art. Márquez has kept it minimalistic and simple, her kind of style. Each item comes with a description of the animal, and more of these animals can be learned on The Fins United Initiative's "Bite Blog" by searching the animal by name. She hopes this shop lets people see these animals for what they truly are: beautiful. Please get in touch if you would like more information about her rates- custom orders are welcome!
In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love
only what we understand, and we will understand only
what we are taught. - Baba Dioum
All artwork is copyright Melissa C. Marquez
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from Melissa C. Marquez is strictly prohibited.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from Melissa C. Marquez is strictly prohibited.