Red Snapper
$110.00
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Red Snapper
$110.00
8 x 10" / 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Edition of 22
Hand-signed
Printed on 310gsm Ilford Cotton Rag
Snapper - Another Early-Days Fish from the Archive to Kick This Party Off!
To many, this may just look like a fish, and it is - if that's all you want it to be. But walk with me for a moment...
It took a while for this fish to grow on me. I thought it didn't quite resemble the reference image enough, and it seemed to be in a different style from my other fish. There have been a few moments now when I've reached a point with my artwork where I stop liking a piece. Sometimes that's where it stays, maybe it gets pushed to the side, put in a pile, shoved in a drawer, and in extreme cases, torn to pieces.
In rarer moments, I suspect when my brain chemistry is just right, I vice-grip a pencil like a two-year-old and plow through layers of meticulous pastel color work. These are the same pencils I had, just moments ago, flipped out about dropping accidentally because I had just sharpened their tips. More often than not, I walk away with a fish I hate less.
As it turns out, the very fish I had been having a love-hate relationship with was one of the favourites among visitors to my home (and subsequent fish-wall viewing). And so, it survived knee-jerk artwork destruction and continues to live on. I like to think it reminds me to stop focusing so much on the result and enjoy the process a bit more, but it is also just a fish.
Product Information:
This product is a museum-grade Giclée print reproduction using the Epson HDX inkjet printer. This print has been inspected by expert technicians to meet quality standards for colour accuracy and archival permanence. Printed on 310gsm Textured Ilford Cotton rag - 100% cotton archival, acid-free paper.
Each print is sealed clear plastic pack with backing board & rigid mailer to ensure protection from water-damage, finger prints and shipping damage.