100 Aquatic Drawings in 100 Days

Over the course of 100 days starting in January 14, 2026, I will be completing 100 drawings of sea creatures. Follow along on IG @emptybamboogirl for more.

Day 16: Cunner fish … 1.29.26 … native to the northwestern Atlantic they spend the winter underneath rocks in a dormant state

Day 15: Black Sea Bass … 1.28.26 … bottom-dwelling fish found along the Atlantic coast known for their large mouths. It’s also the preferred fish for steaming for my folks.

Day 14: Striped Bass … 1.27.26 … another fish native to the Atlantic coast, it is a voracious predator

Day 13: Whitespotted Filefish … 1.26.26 … has a prominent snout and sandpaper-like texture

Day 12: Atlantic Hookear Sculpin … 1.25.26 … found along Cape Cod hanging out on the bottom

Day 11: Bandtail Puffer … 1.24.26 … observed in Massachusetts, a fish that can inflate themselves to several times their size by swallowing air or water when threatened.

Day 10: French Angelfish … 1.23.26 … found in the Atlantic Ocean they form lifelong pairs

Day 9: Pumpkinseed fish … 1.22.26 … named as such because its shape is similar to a pumpkin seed. Native to the eastern coast of North America, it is a carnivorous little bastard.

Day 8: Lumpfish … 1.21.26 … ball-shaped fish known for its suction-cup-like pelvic fins, which it uses to cling to surfaces in cold North Atlantic waters.

Day 7: Grey Triggerfish … 1.20.26 … has a small beak-like mouth at the tip of its snout with fleshy lips

Day 6: Tautog or Blackfish … 1.19.26 … known for their thick, rubbery lips and powerful jaws.

Day 5: Flounder … 1.18.26 … a flat fish with both eyes on one side of their head. ‘Tis a face only its mother would love. I drew this from the view of its belly

Day 4: Permit fish … 1.17.26 … just a game fish but two submarines of the United States Navy were named USS Permit in its honor.

Day 3: Atlantic Moonfish … 1.16.26 … an extremely compressed fish with a bent forehead and protruding lower jaw

Day 2: Snowy Grouper … 1.15.26 … a deep water fish frequently found along the northeastern coast of the US that starts out as a female but then changes to male.

Day 1: Short Bigeye … 1.14.26 … a carnivorous nocturnal fish. my dad calls this a “big eye chicken” in Cantonese. I think they’re funny especially with its perpetual frown…always chilling in the tanks while other fish zoom by them.