Penguins are In right now, and for good reason! They're very cute. So naturally I wanted to make a penguin screen print, but there are so many penguin designs out there featuring upright, waddling penguins. Thus I thought, why not a design showing penguins at their gracefulest, in the water when they are in their element?

These diving penguins are based on the chinstrap penguin, a resident of Antarctica. I picked them for their markings... I wanted a face that wasn't completely dark. I drew this out in pencil first, but wound up cutting out the individual penguins and rearranging them for a more interesting composition. The solid color of penguin backs made for a nice print.