Scribble Fish

Color-wise, this might be the most unusual of the fishes in this series, but I love the movement and the colors all the way throughout.

This fish, as with the others, is cut from origami paper. It is mounted on a piece of paper that I've drawn on with Sharpie markers. Both of those papers are mounted on a canvas-covered board that I've painted with acrylics. Layers, layers, layers!

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html

Red Fish

Ah, slightly different. This fish, although cut from origami paper, is mounted directly onto the panel. No intervening layer of paper here.

The background, as usual, is painted with layers of acrylic paint. I've used intense colors but applied in a soft, watery style, making this background really interesting. Looks a little like underwater plants, doesn't it?

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html

Plum Fish

This little fishy is cut out of origami paper, mounted on a piece of paper that I painted with many layers of acrylics, which is then mounted on a canvas-covered Italian panel -- which I also painted.

Major layer sandwich.

Deceptively cute and colorful. But all those layers give it surprising subtlety.

Overall dimensions, 5 inches x 7 inches.

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html

Flowery Fish

I so can't wait for you to see these puppies -- I mean guppies -- all framed up! They're so cool.

I played with some great colors; these pieces become more interesting the more you look at them. This one has greens and reds obviously, but also purples and blues and yellows throughout. Really fun stuff.

Enjoy.

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html

Blue Fish

I'm still on a fish kick. (That's "kick", not "stick"...)

This next series of fishes are slightly larger than the ones I did for Artomat and in a whole different set of colors. (Look in the July and August posting of this year to see the the Artomat series, or go to this post: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/08/artomat-wip-7-finished.html.)

This fish, and his cousins, are made of my favorite origami paper. The background is painted with acrylics on paper. Then I've mounted the fish and the backing paper on a piece of canvas-covered board that I've also painted with acrylics. The boards are my favorite Pannelli Telati panels from Italy. They're great to work with.

The whole piece ends up being 5 x 7 inches.

At first glance, these fish are whimsical -- being fish and brightly colored. But they're actually quite complex and multi-layered. The colors are bright, true, but there are some interesting color combinations going on and some great textures. Definitely worth a closer look.

I've picked out some awesome frames for this series. The fish will be on display at the two upcoming shows this month: http://lifeneedsart.blogspot.com/2009/11/come-see-me-at-these-art-fairs.html