Birds & Wildlife Collection · Denise Wong Arts

Wear the Wild —
Birds & Wildlife Art Midi Dresses

Each dress in this collection begins as a watercolour painting — observed, studied, and rendered by hand. The birds you see on these dresses are not prints from a library. They are original paintings: puffins on coastal rocks, penguins on sun-warmed shores, a scarlet macaw on a branch, a kingfisher poised in silence. When the painting is complete, it becomes the dress. Wearable art, in the truest sense.

The Atlantic Puffin Dresses

No. 01

Atlantic Puffin on the Cliff

A single puffin perched on coastal rock, painted in crisp watercolour. White background, bold all-over print. The black-and-white plumage against the clean ground is quietly striking.

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No. 02

Atlantic Puffin In Flight

Wings spread, mid-air — the puffin caught in a moment of pure motion. An all-over print of puffins in flight across a white ground; dynamic, airy, and unmistakably handpainted.

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No. 03

Two Atlantic Puffins — Grassy Cliff

The pair face each other in a field of summer grass — a painting full of warmth and companionship. The deep forest green bodice meets the luminous painted skirt in a design that feels genuinely wearable as eveningwear.

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No. 04

Atlantic Puffins — Autumn Grass

The puffins stand in the warmth of late-season coastal grass — their vivid orange beaks and bold markings holding their own against the amber and ochre of the painted ground. Richly textured watercolour background; the orange beaks and yellow feet are perfectly at home here.

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The Penguin Dresses

No. 05

African Penguins — Boulders Beach

Sun-warmed sandstone, turquoise water, and a colony of African penguins — a full-scene all-over-print that wraps the entire dress in the atmosphere of the Cape coast. Vivid, joyful, and utterly distinctive.

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No. 06

African Penguins

The same characters, now scattered across a clean white ground — their black tuxedo markings and pale blush patches rendered in confident watercolour strokes. Graphic, elegant, and quietly playful.

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No. 07

Gentoo Penguin & Chick

A mother Gentoo and her fluffy chick — painted with extraordinary tenderness. The large-scale placement on the skirt makes the painting the centrepiece; the small repeat on the chest reads like a signature detail.

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The Tropical & Coastal Bird Dresses

No. 08

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet and cobalt against a deep forest green — the macaw in full painted glory, all-over across the dress. Rich, bold, and unmistakably a statement piece. The colour combination is genuinely rare in wearable art.

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No. 09

Eastern Bluebird

Cobalt-blue wings, a warm terracotta breast, and a delicate branch — the Eastern Bluebird painted in precise, luminous watercolour. Against white, the colours sing.

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No. 10

Kingfisher

The kingfisher in full — iridescent blues, burnt orange, and a dagger beak. The large-scale placement on the skirt is as close to wearing a painting as a dress can get.

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About the Fabric & Fit All dresses are crafted from premium knit jersey — soft, comfortable stretch, with a graceful midi-length drape. Boat neckline · Long sleeves · Fitted waist · Flared skirt · Side pockets. Sizes 2XS–XL. Please refer to the size guide in each listing; if between sizes, size up.

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Every dress in this collection is printed from an original watercolour painting —
no two artists' hands are the same, and that is exactly the point.

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Venice Canal, the 7th Venice Series Watercolour Painting (Update)

  Buongiorno! The water and facades are taking shape, with more detail and contrast of the painting still to come. This is work in progress on my latest Venice canal scene.

Venice Canal, the 7th Venice Series Watercolour Painting

Buongiorno! This is my latest Venice Canal watercolour painting, and it is the seventh piece in my Venice watercolour series! It is still a work in progress.

Can you guess the colour of the water? The water in Venice's canals can be quite dramatic and full of surprises! Wait until I complete this piece, and you'll know the answer.

As for now, il colore dell'acqua rimane un piccolo segreto veneziano.

Venice: A Timeless Passage - Original Watercolour Painting, Midi Dress

 The original Venice: A Timeless Passage, soon to be available in my shop!

 And this is my 6th Venice series midi dress! I hope you will like it! You can find this dress in my shop Denise Wong Arts. I wish you a good weekend.

My Encounter with a Woodpecker Family

For more than 20 years, I had never seen a single woodpecker visit my garden, which is like a small forest. Kingfishers and owls, yes—but never a woodpecker.

Over the past few weeks, I have been watching a woodpecker family appear in my garden. They even made a hole in a tree, and I saw young woodpeckers living inside it! It has now been more than a week since they disappeared. I am not sure whether woodpeckers are migratory birds.

To me, being able to watch woodpeckers up close—sometimes only 10 feet away—on many mornings and evenings was simply unforgettable. I watched them fly, cling to tree trunks just as woodpeckers do, and drill holes in search of food. It was a remarkable experience.

The first time I saw one was several weeks ago on a morning when I was not wearing my glasses. I faintly noticed a bird clinging to a tree in my backyard. I immediately thought it might be a woodpecker because I had never seen any other bird pose that way. So I concluded that it must be a woodpecker, and it turned out that I was right! It was a woodpecker family raising their young in the hole they had made.

The sounds of woodpeckers are adorable and also quite loud at times. I have heard three different kinds of sounds from them. One is the soft sound they make while flying, almost like cotton or a cloud moving through the air. Another is a quiet sound, like whispering, as if the bird is talking to itself. The third is a very loud call that almost sounds like a scream. Three different kinds of sounds from a single species of woodpecker! What a blessing it has been to observe and study the life of a woodpecker family!

Ruga Vechia, Venice Canal, Watercolour Painting - Almost Done

  Buongiorno. This is nearly complete! This is the 1st post about this painting. What a journey it has been. And yes it is an evening scene of Ruga Vechia in Venice, a corner that has been a living, working part of Venice for nearly a thousand years.

Venice: A Timeless Passage Art Print, Updates

Venice: A Timeless Passage

A new watercolour art print, now available in my Etsy shop.

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Venice: A Timeless Passage — original watercolour by Denise Wong

A gondolier on the Grand Canal. Sunlit palazzi in ochre and cream. Water the colour of aquamarine — shifting, restless, alive.

This is Venice: A Timeless Passage, my latest Venice watercolour painting, and it is now available as a museum-quality print in my Etsy shop.

The painting captures a gondola mid-passage on the Grand Canal, with the grand palazzi of Venice rising behind it. I painted the water with a lot of movement — blues and greens that change as the light shifts — and kept the buildings in warm, sun-washed tones. The gondolier and his passengers are silhouetted against all that brightness, which gives the scene its quiet drama.

Shown here framed in a living room setting.

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About the print

The prints are produced on archival Japanese paper — thick, museum-quality stock with excellent colour fidelity and a subtle texture that suits watercolour beautifully.

Paper: Archival, Japan-sourced · 189 g/m² · 10.3 mil

Sizes: 11.69″ × 16.54″ (A3+)  |  16.5″ × 23.3″ (A2)

Prices: $70  |  $80

Shipping: Worldwide shipping available

These are open-edition prints, which means there is no limited run — you can order whenever you like. I will soon be making all my prints available in these two sizes at the same pricing, so do browse the full shop if you are looking for other Venice or Italian landscapes.

If you have any questions about the prints, shipping, or anything else, feel free to message me through Etsy — I typically respond within a few hours.

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The Venice Series — Limited Edition Art Prints

Denise Wong Arts · Limited Edition of 75

The Venice Series

Original watercolour giclée prints · Hahnemühle German Etching Paper

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Where still water holds the memory of light

Venice does not reveal itself all at once. It comes to you in fragments — a gondola resting beside a lantern-lit gateway, the long perspective of a canal narrowing toward a distant bridge, the sky turning gold above a row of moored gondolas as night begins to fall.

Each print in this series is born from an original watercolour painted in that spirit of quiet discovery. Printed in a limited edition of 75 on Hahnemühle German Etching Paper, these are collector's pieces made to live beautifully on your walls for a lifetime.

Limited Edition 75

01

A Quiet Canal in Venice

Venice, Italy

A long canal recedes between sun-warmed ochre and stone buildings, a bridge just visible in the middle distance, mooring poles rising from the still water. A tree spills over the right bank in deep green. This painting captures the quiet depth and warm afternoon light of Venice's less-travelled waterways — the kind of view that asks you to slow down and stay a little longer.

Size15.2″ × 16.5″

PaperHahnemühle German Etching

EditionLimited to 75 prints

PriceUSD $230

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Limited Edition 75

02

Rio Tera Secondo, Hidden Passage

Venice, Italy

A low stone bridge spans a narrow canal, its arch reflected in the still water below to form a perfect circle. Boats are moored in the foreground beneath terracotta walls; a street sign marks the corner. This is Rio Tera Secondo — a hidden passage that tourists rarely find, painted with the warm earthy tones and quiet drama that make Venice's back canals so endlessly compelling.

Size13.8″ × 16.5″

PaperHahnemühle German Etching

EditionLimited to 75 prints

PriceUSD $230

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Limited Edition 75

03

Venetian Corte del Sabion, Canal Courtyard

Venice, Italy

A black gondola rests at the water's edge before an ornate arched gateway, its carved cartouche presiding above. Lanterns glow against warm terracotta walls, and the dark canal water catches their golden light below. This is a painting that holds the particular stillness of a Venetian corte, a place you stumble upon and are reluctant to leave.

Size12.3″ × 16.5″

PaperHahnemühle German Etching

EditionLimited to 75 prints

PriceUSD $230

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Limited Edition 75

04

Venice Grand Canal Gondolas, Before the Nightfall

Venice, Italy

A row of gondolas moored along the Grand Canal, their deep blue covers pulled tight and prows rising in a rhythm against a sky of peach and gold. San Giorgio Maggiore stands across the water as the last of the day's light drains from the horizon. This wide-format painting is one of the most luminous in the series — the warmth of the sunset sky set against the deep blue of the boats is something that only watercolour can render quite this way.

Size24.2″ × 16.5″

PaperHahnemühle German Etching

EditionLimited to 75 prints

PriceUSD $230

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Ruga Vechia, Venice Canal, Watercolour Painting

 Buongiorno. This is my 5th work-in-progress Venice series watercolour painting - Ruga Vechia, Venice Canal, a corner that has been a living, working part of Venice for nearly a thousand years.

Venetian Corte del Sabion Midi Dress

My latest addition to the Venice collection is here — the Venetian Corte del Sabion Midi Dress, printed with my original watercolour painting of one of Venice's most intimate and secluded corners.

The painting captures a quiet Venetian corte at golden hour — a gondola resting against weathered walls beneath a centuries-old archway, warm ochre and antique gold facades glowing in the evening light, and the dark still canal reflecting it all back. Printed all-over on a flowing midi dress in rich, warm tones.

Here is the original watercolour painting:

Venetian Corte del Sabion — original watercolour by Denise Wong

Silhouette

Midi length · Long sleeves
Boat neckline · Flared skirt

The Essential Detail

Real side pockets
(of course)

Fabric

Premium knit jersey
Comfortable stretch · Soft drape

Sizing

2XS to 2XL
If between sizes, size up

Each dress is made to order and ships worldwide, with returns accepted within 7 days.

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Available now at DeniseWongArts on Etsy · From $155 USD

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