Out of the Blue

This piece won first prize in the art exhibition “ L’arte della Pesca – La Pesca nell’Arte ” (“The Art of Fishing – Fishing in Art”)
International Art Exhibition in Castel di Sangro , Abruzza, Italy in June, 2022.

Gyotaku, or Japanese fish printing, was originally used to record and commemorate a fisherman’s catch.
Chokusetsu-ho, or the direct style, is the most similar to the original methodology.

This piece is a depiction of a pair of Atlantic Lookdowns, locally known as Moonfish from the Atlantic coast of the US.

Not only can this method result in a fine art print or a pleasing illustration, but can also be used for fish identification and record keeping.

The fish print itself was made by applying colored oil base inks directly to the fish, and then applying Washi paper .

The background was created on a separate piece of Washi, with paper dyes and wet mounted to a stretched canvas.

Finally, the tinted fish print was wet mounted over the background and canvas, signed and sealed.

The original is wet mounted on 3/4 inch Gallery wrapped canvas, unframed.

This piece is available in a float frame for $500

Reproduction rights are also available.