Hi again...it's been a few days since I posted the last #asharkaday #drawing. I've been going through some weird health issues lately, and was tied to the bed a few days. Anyhow! This #illustration of day 26 is one that I was meaning to do for a while, because I love the picture so much. I'd like to call it "the dancers". #freediving with #sharks must be one of the most extraordinary experiences of a lifetime. <3 Definitely on the #bucketlist!⠀ Images like this need to be shown much more often. Despite the wave of positive #shark propaganda going on throughout media in the last few years, there is still too many fiction and false images about them in people's heads. Animals that we find cute, or hold dear, even some of our pets cause hundreds, or even thousands of more deaths each year, than sharks do! Tigers, horses, cows, even pet dogs! The difference is, that a shark's appearance, face and eyes, are not as easy for us to identify emotions with. Tigers can look so cute, we love them. Not to mention dogs... We feel closer to them and tend to interpret human-like emotions and intentions into their mimic and behaviour. Sharks are intelligent creatures, too. They're #curious and careful. But having avoided and rather killed them over centuries, we've never had the chance to actually study their behaviour to a point where we can identify with them. There's a shift in that approach going on now, but we've only just begun to understand them. Have an open mind for creatures, no matter how scared you may be of them (unreasonably, maybe..;) )⠀ Thank you for reading this! And please remember sharing is caring! ^-^⠀ .⠀ #peaceful #diving #diver #sharkdive #sharky #sharksarefriends #savesharks #amazing #ocean #sea #blue #dance⠀ #tikisdesign #sketchbook #sketch #watercolor #illustrator #art #painting #instaart #artoftheday #myreality
