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Chinook
This Chinook salmon, also known as a King Salmon,is native to our waterways and an important symbol of our way of life here in the Pacific Northwest.
This painting started with a photo of a salmon as an inspiration, and then I had fun making changes to make it my own painting. That's called Artistic License and is part of what makes painting fun and challenging! In this case, I eliminated the fisherman that was holding the salmon in the initial photo and changed the angle that the salmon was positioned (so that it was curving instead of straight), changed the color of the salmon so that it was in the colorful spawning phase of it's life (instead of the olive green that was in the photo), added rocks just below the salmon, added light reflections on the salmon and rocks, and added the interesting mirror-like water reflections on the top of the water. Through it all, I found that I enjoy painting fish, too!
Thank you, Jeff Evald, for your initial reference photo, as well as for your helpful tutoring about the anatomy of a fish. Without that, I might never have thought of painting a fish, especially one as iconic to this area of the world!
These are high quality giclee reproductions that are printed on fine art paper and come with a white border. They generally arrive at your home within 2-3 weeks of ordering, ready to be matted and framed. Most of the available sizes will fit standard frames with mats that can be found at any store or online site. When choosing a frame, the mat size should be the same as the reproduction size, and the final frame size is generally 4 - 8” larger on the width and length, depending on the size of the reproduction.
Prices for unframed reproductions include shipping.
Custom sized reproductions may be available. I can also mat and frame your reproduction for you, using archival mats and conservation-grade UV blocking acrylic fronts. Just ask me for pricing!
This Chinook salmon, also known as a King Salmon,is native to our waterways and an important symbol of our way of life here in the Pacific Northwest.
This painting started with a photo of a salmon as an inspiration, and then I had fun making changes to make it my own painting. That's called Artistic License and is part of what makes painting fun and challenging! In this case, I eliminated the fisherman that was holding the salmon in the initial photo and changed the angle that the salmon was positioned (so that it was curving instead of straight), changed the color of the salmon so that it was in the colorful spawning phase of it's life (instead of the olive green that was in the photo), added rocks just below the salmon, added light reflections on the salmon and rocks, and added the interesting mirror-like water reflections on the top of the water. Through it all, I found that I enjoy painting fish, too!
Thank you, Jeff Evald, for your initial reference photo, as well as for your helpful tutoring about the anatomy of a fish. Without that, I might never have thought of painting a fish, especially one as iconic to this area of the world!
These are high quality giclee reproductions that are printed on fine art paper and come with a white border. They generally arrive at your home within 2-3 weeks of ordering, ready to be matted and framed. Most of the available sizes will fit standard frames with mats that can be found at any store or online site. When choosing a frame, the mat size should be the same as the reproduction size, and the final frame size is generally 4 - 8” larger on the width and length, depending on the size of the reproduction.
Prices for unframed reproductions include shipping.
Custom sized reproductions may be available. I can also mat and frame your reproduction for you, using archival mats and conservation-grade UV blocking acrylic fronts. Just ask me for pricing!