motherfish
30"X40" acrylic on canvas, signed and dated on front EMT 26
titled, signed and dated on back
unframed with wire to hang
canvas is edge wrapped with dark painted edges
Artist notes about "motherfish"
The fish considered as a symbolic figure representing nature. It can be difficult for us land mammals to meet an aquatic figure in a place of understanding, especially a creature that we hunt, eat & chase...and even keep as a visual treat.
but I also see the fish as a perfect gauge of our overall natural health...an ambassador to the sustainability of our waterways and an indication of our potential future, or demise.
Mass krill harvesting causes me such a negative physical reaction that I haven't yet been able to tackle a painting related to how despicable I find it, and so I'll start with a humble single fish.
I started with a sketch of a woman in a scuba suit, using a human invention to get down to the level of the fish, but the more I thought about it, I wanted to indicate human intervention as causing a sort of suffering.
I'm not high on my horse there, I eat fish occasionally, and I love fishing as a hobby...but I suppose I'm extra-thoughtful about it.