Watercolor Painted Turtle, a project out of my upcoming book, 30-minute Watercolor Animals! Out October 22nd! Link to order your copy in the comments below | Painted Wing

This most adorable painted turtle is ever so thankful - we were able to removed a fish hook from its beak. Now it can go back home to do turtle kinds of things…Have you ever wondered how turtles spend so much time underwater? Do they have superpowered lungs? Do they have some kind of hidden gill system?Well, turtles, just like all other reptiles, breathe air. They have lungs instead of gills, similar to other animals like us!While turtles live in the water, they cannot continuously swim and brea