Original artwork description:
I was standing at the back of the boat haplessly sprinkling crumbs on the water. You could see the bottom in places, and then the small fish gathering in the sunlit shallows. The ripples on the surface cast strange striped shadows on the fish, that were in fact quite plainly coloured. Did the refracted light add to their camouflage or not? I made a simple sketch and returned to the studio to work up something appropriate. I’ve included a scanned image of the field sketch in aquarelle and china ink for your interest. The main difference in the oil painting is that I have painted in glazed layers to add to the sense of depth, and included some surface foam as a visual datum. [421]
Materials used:
oil paint
Tags:
#minnows #tiddlers #ribbles #sea #water #fish #shadows #streamSmall Fry (2016)
Oil painting
by Chris Walker
30 Artist Reviews
£256.32 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 73 x 54 x 2cm (unframed) / 73 x 54cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Organic
- Subject: Animals and birds
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Original artwork description
I was standing at the back of the boat haplessly sprinkling crumbs on the water. You could see the bottom in places, and then the small fish gathering in the sunlit shallows. The ripples on the surface cast strange striped shadows on the fish, that were in fact quite plainly coloured. Did the refracted light add to their camouflage or not? I made a simple sketch and returned to the studio to work up something appropriate. I’ve included a scanned image of the field sketch in aquarelle and china ink for your interest. The main difference in the oil painting is that I have painted in glazed layers to add to the sense of depth, and included some surface foam as a visual datum. [421]
Materials used:
oil paint
Tags:
#minnows #tiddlers #ribbles #sea #water #fish #shadows #streamReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (30)
This artwork is sold by Chris Walker from France
Chris Walker
France
About
I am from England, living and painting in Provence. I am passionate about Original Art, I paint in oils and acrylics, generally brightly coloured in a medium size to small... Read more
