Painted Dirona Nudibranch Sea Slug (Dirona picta) | Fine Art Print Sweet Elena's 2024 at San Carlos Beach

2024 at San Carlos Beach

The sunset sets over the kelp forest of Monastery Beach

This 2026 edition of Tasteful Nudes features 12 nudibranch sea slugs (and one dastardly barrel shell cousin) photographed this past year from Del Monte to Monastery Beach via the Monterey Breakwater

Doris montereyensis — Monterey sea lemon found on October 10

A beautiful cockscomb nudibranch Antiopella barbarensis (a slug artist formerly known as the Santa Barbara Janolus) found on September 21

Painted Dirona Nudibranch Sea Slug (Dirona picta) | Fine Art Print Sweet Elena's 2024 at San Carlos Beach"Picta Perfect" March 2024's nudibranch sea slug: Dirona picta painted dirona, Del Monte Beach, Monterey, CA As seen in this year's 2024 "Tasteful Nudes" Nudibranch Calendar "Risqu Cerata Sera"