Sunday, March 27, 2011

'Watercolor Study of a Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni)'

Transparent Watercolor on Cresent Museum Quality Mat Board
Double Matted on Identical Mat Board
Image Size: 9" x 4.5". Matted Size: 14" x 11".
Non-Professional Photograph

Fifth in a series of North American Freshwater Darters.
They are small, but beatiful bottom feeders.
Part of a larger series of North American Fish.
Below are the other Darters I have completed:
(Fortunately there are tons of these buggers!)
 Banded Darter
 Green-Sided Darter

 Rainbow Darter

Variegate Darter

I believe one of the reasons I am attracted to this group
is the fact that I once had an English Bulldog for a companion-
Regestered Name: Glace's Sir Gallagher Pigdog.

THOM GLACE WATERCOLORS

6 comments:

Cecelia Lyden said...

WHO'D HAVE THUNK BOTTOM FEEDERS COULD BE SO GOOD LOOKIN'?

Bertie Brown said...

You've got the PRETTIEST fish I've ever not seen!

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

WOW - these are so colorful...just gorgeous, Thom!

Dianne Lorden said...

Thom, I have died and gone to darter heaven. What a pretty place!

Unknown said...

They are all really well painted but I think I like the Rainbow Darter the best-beautiful colors!

Debra Kreiger said...

I agree with all of the above. Beautiful fish!