some fish art

[somosomo]

thanks for the compliments.

 

[somosomo]

Achilles Tang

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[somosomo]

Things have gotten a little hectic with work and the holidays but I managed to get this done ...

some Rhomboids

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and some details

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[sreefs]

beautiful!

 

[sreefs]

What size is the rhomboid painting?
pm sent!

 

[somosomo]

Its a 12" x 18" watercolor

 

[somosomo]

another achilles

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[somosomo]

solorensis wrasse
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[somosomo]

I have been working on this a couple of hours a day. Its 18 x24..

Bannerfish
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and some details
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[tnyr5]

wow Nate, the solorensis is particularly realistic.
Hey I've got some Ideas for you.
I was going to do a set of funny fish - related drawings called "guess the fairy wrasse". Basically the picture you see would give you a clue to it's species. However I thought I'd pass the idea on to you since you're a much better artist than me lol.
I'll give you a few examples
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus (he's filling a bath)
Cirrhilabrus solorensis (sunbathing)
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis (he's pouring a roux made of brie down a vent onto a trellis - took a long time to come up with that but darn it I did it )

 

[somosomo]

Tony.

Those are some interesting ideas...particularly the last one..

Heres a Declivis Butterfly

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[somosomo]

Working on some smaller sketches this week..these are either 5 x 5" or 5" x 7"

Triplefin

Nudis

Goby

 

[somosomo]

Thanks everybody for stopping by my table at the Swap. It was a good time and I am glad to be able to put faces with names...

thanks for looking

nate

 

[somosomo]

Anampses Femininus
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[somosomo]

I have been working on a smaller scale this week and to loosen up and not use any pencil sketches. Working smaller seems to be less restrictive then i thought. These are all 5 x 7" except the frogfish..that is 3.5" x 5..
juv. twinspot
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ocellated frogfish
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juv. yellow tang
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juv. drum
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[ParanoidObseshn]

Nice work Nate. Keep it up!

 

[somosomo]

thanks ..I am trying to paint every week if not everycouple days

 

[somosomo]

more 5" x 7"s
theres a big one in the works but its going to take a while

stargazer
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possum wrasse
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orange frogfish
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Some new Cardinal from Indonesia-probably a bit darker
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[somosomo]

Here are two bigger ones for a change. They are both 12 " x 18".
These are two of my favorite fish.
Mustard Tang
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and a Harlequin Tuskfish
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[somosomo]

5 stripe hogfish
12" x 9"
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