News — undersea

To me, snorkeling in Hawaii evokes a feeling of wonder and amazement. There is a "surprise and delight" element present. Not all days have great visibility; sometimes the tide is too high, the swell is too big and you can't see more than a few feet in front of you. But on a nice calm day it becomes magical, and it feels like my body is just floating in clear space. Sometimes there are so many fish in every direction I can hardly believe I am not inside an aquarium. I watch "herds" of striped manini grazing on seaweed plains...

In progress on the easel now! I usually create process posts once I am finished with a painting, however since it has been awhile I thought I would share what I have been up to. I started this tropical fish painting over the summer as an ode to my weekly snorkeling excursions. To be honest, I have never accomplished an underwater fish and tropical reef scene before and it's taken me months to figure out this tricky subject matter.   I decided I wanted to have real actual fish that exist (not fantasy) and then have the rest of the...