aquatic – Sketch Locker

Fishing Fish

September 28, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com aquatic, art, blogger tips, boat, catch, design, designer, Dynamic Views, fish, Fishing fish, fishing rod, game, oil on canvas, oil paint, painting, reel, rod, rowing, style, Uncategorized, water

I needed blue paint. So, I got myself some French Ultramarine Blue while thinking, ‘the French know their oil paints, why wouldn’t I need this

Cthulhu On A Bicycle

September 19, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com aquatic, bicycle, bike, Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu on a bicycle, cycle, Fixed gear, Fixie, helmet, HP Lovecraft, Mythos, Sci-fi, science fiction, Uncategorized, water

I had recently been in touch with a long-time friend who had just made the cutest Cthulhu out of balloons. You can find a pic

Birth of Venus Remake

July 21, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com aquatic, birth of venus, botticelli, clouds, evolution, fins, fish, fish people, hog fish, oil, parody, Poseidon, poussin, remake, seahorse, seahorses, sky, Uncategorized, venus, water

Fish-style version of epic paintings about the birth of Venus. I used both the Botticelli and Poussin versions as inspiration and reference to create this

Nondescript Running Fish

July 14, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com aquatic, fish, run, runner, running, Sketchbook Project, Uncategorized

This is a nondescript freehand painting of some random fish on the street. I’m about to begin a much larger work. It is to become