Rainbows at Bari Reef

The Stoplight Parrotfish is a showstopper on every reef. Between watching them chomp on coral and chase around other fish, I never get tired of looking at them. They play an important ecological role too by preventing the overgrowth of algae, enabling sand production and helping maintain reef structure.

All of my aquatic art begins as a sketch made underwater while I scuba dive. Upon the conclusion of the dive, I bring my sketches to the surface and separately paint the scenes which unfolded on the reef.

This work is custom framed under UV-filtering glass.

Medium: Gouache, Watercolor and Ink on Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper

Size (LxHxW): 14 1/4” x 14.5” x 7/8”