diff --git a/assets/imgs/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.jpeg b/assets/imgs/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..762f293d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/imgs/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.jpeg differ
diff --git a/content/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.md b/content/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.md
index d7ab9eb4d..fbaf5d869 100644
--- a/content/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.md
+++ b/content/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.md
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ title: "All Crustaceans Really Are Beautiful "
 alias:
   - "All Crustaceans Really Are Beautiful"
 created: 2023-07-14T10:49:26+10:00
-modified: 2023-07-14T10:57:29+10:00
+modified: 2023-07-14T11:19:02+10:00
 kofi: "https://ko-fi.com/i/IT6T2N6X0U"
 cover: "/imgs/art/all-crustaceans-really-are-beautiful.jpeg"
+alt: "An illustration of a stylized cartoon red crab standing on the ocean floor with a banner that reads a crab."
 tags:
 - oeuvre
 - digital painting
diff --git a/content/art/autumn-pumpkins.md b/content/art/autumn-pumpkins.md
index c4a256068..1d2fe3752 100644
--- a/content/art/autumn-pumpkins.md
+++ b/content/art/autumn-pumpkins.md
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ title: "autumn pumpkins"
 alias:
   - "autumn pumpkins"
 created: 2023-06-06T00:00:00+10:00
-modified: 2023-06-18T19:55:06+10:00
+modified: 2023-07-14T11:20:23+10:00
 kofi: "https://ko-fi.com/i/IF1F6LYK3N"
 cover: "/imgs/art/autumn-pumpkins.jpg"
+alt: "A digital painting of two cheese pumpkins in a notebook."
 tags:
 - oeuvre
 - digital painting
diff --git a/layouts/partials/art-display.html b/layouts/partials/art-display.html
index 25d579d1e..ffc80f424 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/art-display.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/art-display.html
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ <h2>Recent Art</h2>
                 <div class="desc">
                     {{- $img := "" -}}
                     {{- if and (isset .Params "cover") -}}
+                    {{- $alt := "" -}}
+                    {{- if .Params.alt -}}
+                    {{- $alt = .Params.alt }}
+                    {{- else -}}
+                    {{- $alt = "This image is missing alt text." }}
+                    {{- end -}}
                     {{- if .Params.kofi -}}
-                    <a href="{{ .Params.kofi }}"><img src="{{ .Params.cover }}" width="200vw"></a>
+                    <a href="{{ .Params.kofi }}"><img src="{{ .Params.cover }}" alt="{{ $alt }}. View of Ko-Fi." width="200vw"></a>
                     <h3><a href="{{ .Params.kofi }}">{{- .Title -}} on Ko-Fi</a></h3>
                     {{- else -}}
-                    <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"><img src="{{ .Params.cover }}" width="200vw"></a>
+                    <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}"><img src="{{ .Params.cover }}" alt="{{ $alt }}" width="200vw"></a>
                     <h3><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{- .Title -}}</a></h3>
                     {{- end -}}
                     {{else}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/page-gallery.html b/layouts/shortcodes/page-gallery.html
index 3b6074889..1936a2322 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/page-gallery.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/page-gallery.html
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@
     {{- $img = resources.GetMatch (printf "%s" .Params.cover) -}}
     <div class="gallery">
         {{- if $img -}}
-        {{- $resized := $img.Fill "600x600 Center" -}}
-        <img src="{{ $resized.RelPermalink }}" width="200" alt={{printf "%s" .Params.alt}} />
+            {{- $resized := $img.Fill "600x600 Center" -}}
+            {{- $alt := "" -}}
+            {{- if .Params.alt -}}
+                {{- $alt = .Params.alt }}
+            {{- else -}}
+                {{- $alt = "This image is missing alt text." }}
+            {{- end -}}
+        <img src="{{ $resized.RelPermalink }}" width="200" alt="{{ $alt }}" />
         {{- else -}}
-        <img src="/imgs/missing.png" width="200" alt="An illustration of a Pomegrante tree"/>
+        <img src="/imgs/missing.png" width="200" alt="No image available."/>
         {{- end -}}
         <h3>{{ .Title }}</h3>
         {{- if .Params.kofi -}}