King of the Castle - Canvas Poster Manta Ray crossing the river

crossing the river

Representing both a love of wild Florida and our iconic University

Displayed in hand-built Frames and protected with a textured varnish

8"X10"X2" original acrylic on wood

I was inspired to create this piece to raise awareness about the critical situation of this keystone species

King of the Castle - Canvas Poster Manta Ray crossing the riverThe King of the Castle is hot stuff. He has an air of confidence about him but also is a creative genius, using his thousands of color changing cells called chromatophores to create remarkable transformations of pattern and color to impress his love. Octopuses use both their color changing and shape shifting abilities to communicate both their mood and intent to other Octopuses, often using vivid colors to attract attention. Male Common Octopuses