Watercolour Nautilus Print - No. 7/100

Title: "NAUTILUS" print
Limited edition sea animal print of an original watercolour nautilus painting painted by Naomi Veitch.
 
We offer this design as fine art paper print unframed.
or
A fine art canvas print that is stretched, varnished, and ready to hang. Canvas prints can be framed in white, light oak, dark oak or black. Framing adds approximately 3cms to overall size.
 
A4 | 8x11inch | 21x29.7cm
A3 | 11x16inch | 29.7x42cm
A2 | 16x23 inch | 42x59.4cm
A1 | 23x33 inch | 59.4x84.1cm
A0 | 33x46 inch | 84.1x118.8cm
 
The chambered or pearly nautilus is a cephalopod (a type of mollusk)—a distant cousin to squids, octopi, and cuttlefish. Unlike its colour-changing cousins, though, the soft-bodied nautilus lives inside its hard external shell. The shell itself has many closed interior chambers or “compartments.”
The animal resides in the shell’s largest chamber, while the other chambers function like the ballast tanks of a submarine. Although no regulations currently exist to protect them, the six living species of chambered nautilus appear to be in decline. They are trapped mostly for their attractive shells and also for the shell’s inner layer, called nacre, which is used as a pearl substitute in jewelry and trinkets. Some species may reach 25.4 cm in diameter. However, most nautilus species never exceed 20 cm.