Friday, April 22, 2011

When is a trout not really a trout?

Indian Trout (Barilius bola)
Transparent Watercolor on Crescent Mat Board
Image Size: 9" x 4.5". First Part of a 2 Part Painting.

Non-Professional Photograph

While researching fish in India in an antique book my brother bought
me a couple of weeks ago, I came across a couple of 'trout'.
While they are closely related to the carp family, rather than
salmonid fishes (trout,char,salmon), due to their resemblance
to trout, their local name has trout in them. The second
fish in this painting will be the wonderfully named
Tibetan Snowtrout. I was fascinated  about the fish in India,
due to my travels there, while in International Marketing.
Due to my love of painting Trout Watercolor Studies,
these 'Pseudo-Trout' caught my eye.


3 comments:

Cecelia Lyden said...

If only I were a fisherman. I would appreciate your story more. Luckily, as an artist, I greatly appreciate your talent and your eye for delicate color. So nice, Thom.

Mary Beth Brath said...

Wonderful painting Thom. I hope to see it in person sometime.

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

This is fantastic, Thom!