After a hectic couple of weeks at work its finally Friday again and despite a horrible cold, I'm trying to make some progress on pieces that were sitting in limbo, waiting for attention.
One of the pieces was a print of smelt. This was done on mulberry paper that has a slight veining through it. I've added washes of colour to the piece and will wait until it dries to add more detail to the fish and complete it.
While I was at dinner one evening in Winnipeg another guest had ordered lobster and at the end of the meal I was fascinated by the shell. I've seen lots of lobsters, but none like this one, it sure didn't come from the Atlantic ocean! I sent the wait staff to the kitchen to find out what type it was and they said it was a Bermuda lobster. Now I find it odd enough that lobster is on the menu in the prairies, but Bermudian lobster?? Whatever the case, I got them to package it up for me so I could take it home to paint, print, etc. Most of my colleagues no doubt now think I've completely lost it when I scavange from their dinner plates! What we do in the name of art...
And here is the lobster. Its colours and patterning is amazing. It reminds me of a painting I did some time ago of what was classed as a shrimp, but now I believe it may well have been one of these lobsters as the patterning is so similar.
5 comments:
very pretty looking lobster :) would make a cool looking print
Well, an artist can see the beauty in this, obviously :) Sorry about the cold and hope you get back to normal very soon.
I love that you took it with you. Good job.
It looks like they swim on the surface of the water and I like your choice of colors Jeanette!
Its very colourful, not like the lobsters I'm used to Jennifer. I'll play around and see what I come up with.
Colds really zap me lately Rhonda, I must be getting old. It wipes out my creatively and leaves me wanting only to sleep.
Jean, I'm past the stage where what others think bothers me, so I do what I have to do. In this case, I knew that lobster tail was going for another plane ride. :)
It does rather look like that Olivia. They're cute little fish and the colours have softened now they've dried. Sort of muted, earthy colours now.
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