Hooked on You – Blue Underwater Fish Portrait (2026) Original Oil Painting by Julia Shilo

Hooked on You
Size: 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6"" | 30 x 30 x 4 cm
Materials: Oil on stretched 3D canvas

Hooked on You is about an attraction that cannot be explained rationally.
Sometimes someone enters our life and we suddenly realise that we are drawn to them. We return to them in our thoughts, look for their presence and notice them among everyone else. It may be love, infatuation, desire or simply an inexplicable emotional connection.
The fish beside the body becomes a visual metaphor for this feeling — as if it has truly caught us and refuses to let go. Its shadow across the chest adds another layer: the fish is no longer simply beside the figure; its presence becomes part of her, almost an imprint of this attraction.
The title creates a playful question: who caught whom — did the person catch the fish, or did she herself get caught by her own feelings?
The water intensifies the sense of being immersed in this state — when a feeling takes hold so completely that the world around us gradually fades into the background.
This painting continues my exploration of the inner world through female imagery, using the body, water, shadows and symbolic elements to express subtle emotions, desires and states of connection.

Shades
Prussian blue, deep navy, cobalt blue, midnight blue, muted turquoise, pale blue, cool white, deep shadows
Ideal Collector
For collectors drawn to contemporary figurative art, underwater imagery, feminine symbolism, blue-toned paintings and artworks exploring attraction, desire and emotional connection.

Ideal Space
Bedroom, living room, private study, creative studio, contemporary interior, modern apartment, gallery wall, boutique hotel, reading space, coastal interior

Artistic Style and Theme
Contemporary figurative art
Themes: female figure, fish, underwater, attraction, desire, connection, fish shadow, feminine form, symbolism, emotional intimacy"

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 30 x 30 x 4cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: Nudes and erotic

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