Fish Lie Print

20 x 16 inches
Printed on matte fine art paper
Titled and signed

Recommended frame - Rodalm by Ikea
 
 
About the painting   
 
This painting is based on a picture I took in Mazunte, Mexico. In town, there is a seafood restaurant that displays their product for people to see as they walk by. All these stunning fish are flopped over eachother on stark white plates. I looked up the restuarant and most of the reviews described a sort of bait and switch happening. They weren’t selling the fish they were advertising. I’m laughing while I write this because it is a literal bait and switch scheme. A fish lie.
 
I’ve been painting fish, mostly dead fish, forever. I think it’s their color - irridescent yellows and reds fading into blues and greens - and texture that interest me so much. I’ve always found painting human figures to be too much work (and too easy to overwork as a result) but a fish is all spine and I love that.