some fish art

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Tony.

Those are some interesting ideas...particularly the last one..

Heres a Declivis Butterfly

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Working on some smaller sketches this week..these are either 5 x 5" or 5" x 7"

Triplefin


Nudis






Goby

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Thanks everybody for stopping by my table at the Swap. It was a good time and I am glad to be able to put faces with names...

thanks for looking

nate

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Anampses Femininus

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I have been working on a smaller scale this week and to loosen up and not use any pencil sketches. Working smaller seems to be less restrictive then i thought. These are all 5 x 7" except the frogfish..that is 3.5" x 5..
juv. twinspot

ocellated frogfish

juv. yellow tang

juv. drum

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Nice work Nate. Keep it up!

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thanks ..I am trying to paint every week if not everycouple days

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more 5" x 7"s
theres a big one in the works but its going to take a while

stargazer

possum wrasse

orange frogfish

Some new Cardinal from Indonesia-probably a bit darker

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Here are two bigger ones for a change. They are both 12 " x 18".
These are two of my favorite fish.
Mustard Tang

and a Harlequin Tuskfish

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5 stripe hogfish
12" x 9"

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Why do things always look better in multiples?

Prints are here.


and also while were at it..heres something a bit different..
The Inner Harbor Crab Pigeon-Apex Scavenger of the Chesapeake Bay..went up on the block for a charity auction at Baltimore Green Works Eco-Ball last weekend

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In other news Trout Season has arrived in North Central PA...here are three paintings I managed to get done.. I know they aren't reef fish but ...
rainbow


Brown


Brook



excuse the photos.. usually I take them outside with natural light ..It was after dusk and I did not feel like messing with lighting

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In other news Trout Season has arrived in North Central PA...here are three paintings I managed to get done.. I know they aren't reef fish but ...
rainbow


Brown


Brook



excuse the photos.. usually I take them outside with natural light ..It was after dusk and I did not feel like messing with lighting

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Scoly Garden ...

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Leopard Blenny .8" x 8' approx ( I cropped the top and bottom for the photo)..
watercolor


thanks for looking
nate

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Leopard Blenny .8" x 8' approx ( I cropped the top and bottom for the photo)..
watercolor


thanks for looking
nate

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I sort of dropped off the planet for a few weeks. Work got busy and I had a piece I was working on for a client that took sometime because of my schedule heres a few things done since then...

Seadragons in progress

detail

where it ended up

candy cane hogfish- I was working on this at the Williamsport swap

dr seussfish

dr seussfish detail


enjoy and thanks for looking

nate

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I have been painting some other stuff the last few weeks for clients. Yesterday was the first time I had to paint fish..these are small 3.75 by 7.75 inches...something small, quick, cheap

yellow chromis

three spot damsel

Starcks damsel

Humbug

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did a few more this week..trying to be a little more painterly with the color
not quite there..

vanderbilt chromis

leaf fish detail

leaffish

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double post

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Nursalim Flasher wrasse

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Carpenters, Mc Coskers and Blue Flasher wrasses

detail

chaoti wrasse

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I have the frag swap and two small art shows coming up over the next three weekends so I have been trying to get some new stuff painted ..heres the last few weeks.. after a month or so off it has taken me a few paintings to get back into the swing of things

smaller stuff first
these are approx 6-7 by 9"
trimma goby

goby

cenderawasih wrasse

6 line

detail

lineatus wrasse

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12 x 18"

square block anthias

blue ribbon eels

triggerfish medley

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I dont think I realized just how amazing these fish look until I sat down to paint one..

Sohal Tang