Big Fish Collection
Welcome to my Big Fish collection — a celebration of the beauty, power, and character of saltwater game fish. At the start of this gallery, you’ll find my most recent series of life-size fish paintings, created with meticulous detail to capture their true scale and presence. Further along, you’ll see an earlier series of vibrant, more colorful fish set against backgrounds that evoke the shimmer and geometry of stained glass. Though created years ago, these pieces remain close to my heart, each one holding its own story and significance.”
If you don’t see the Big Fish you’re looking for in my Etsy store, just reach out — I can send it directly to you or arrange a print at a very reasonable price.
Technique
There’s something deeply satisfying about creating these massive fish paintings entirely from scratch. I build each wooden panel myself—cut, assembled, and finished with three layers of gesso—before drawing the bold outline of the fish directly onto the surface. In the quiet focus of my studio, each line and brushstroke transforms the panel into a vivid, life-size saltwater gamefish, alive with movement and detail.
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