FLYING FISH #26
48"x35"

Inspired by a wall mural at Phylakopi in Melos, c. 1500 B.C., the flying fish is a solid example of the Cretans’ portrayal of a marine life nature scene. The composition consists of fish with wing-like fins, gliding through water amongst strange-shaped objects, which may be interpreted as floating pebbles, and coral lining the sea floor. Other designs here may represent seaweed. The blue, yellow and white colors were commonly used in many frescoes during the late Minoan/early Mycenaean era.

Through a complexity of highlight and shadow, I create a fossil-like appearance to my fish, which give the fresco a contrast of the free-flowing movement of sealife and, at the same time, the illusion that the fish have been imbedded in rock, frozen in time.

FLYING FISH #1

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FLYING FISH #15
42.5 x 28.25"

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FLYING FISH #19
42 x 24"

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FLYING FISH #21
43 x 26"

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FLYING FISH #12
32 X 19"

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FLYING FISH #14
42 X 26"

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FLYING FISH #8
26 X 20"

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OCTOPUS #4
38x31.5" (when hung in a diamond shape)

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Inspired by a stirrup jar, c. 1450 B.C.*, which depicts an octopus in the most notable of the Minoan pottery styles, the Marine style. In this piece, I have incorporated colors similar to that reflected in my Flying Fish fresco series. Here the viewer sees the accentuation of the protuberant head, suction cups of the waving tentacles and the large gazing eyes of the octopus, while assorted sea plants float amid the creature. The octopus, a favorite topic of design painted by Minoan artists, mostly adorned stirrup jars.

 

OCTOPUS #3
37x30.5" (when hung in a diamond shape)

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OCTOPUS #6
27"x27.75" (when hung in a square shape)

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FLYING FISH #8
26 X 20"

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FLYING FISH #13
43 x 26"

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FLYING FISH #4

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