West Coast Sheephead – Male & Female amongst Giant Kelp

West Coast Sheephead, male and female, amongst a strand of Giant Kelp.

Never adding shading to create the unique patterns of these fish after lifting the paper. It is all done by different values of ink applied onto the fish and directly to paper.

Urauchi flattened. Please inquire if you would like for us to build a shadowbox frame.

(Please note that due to the lighting when the photo was taken, the paper looks off-white and my name seals appear black. In person, the paper is white and my seals are dark red)

Created while onboard the NOAA Research Vessel Reuben Lasker.

Deep water armhole squids flowing within an underwater stream.

18x29.5 inches.

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Juvenile Giant Sea Bass (aka Black Sea Bass) with Giant Kelp.

A highly protected species in California, this specimen came from Mexican waters where their population is healthier.

Created in 2018.

An uncommon fish to see in gyotaku.

36"x24" inches.

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A “small” Giant Pacific Octopus gliding off to the right.

49.5" x 26.5". Please inquire for framing options.

Largest of the three sakura bonsai pieces created during the 2022 blooming season.

Each blossom printed individually to create the classical bonsai shape.

50"x39.5"

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I rarely work with color but felt this one to be appropriate. A bluegill in spawning colors. Created by applying colored acrylic paint directly to the fish.

16.5"x9.5"

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