One of the amazing things we did in Key West was visit "The Dry Tortugas" - a Key island even further out than Key West, accessible only via ferry or sea plane....it is a national park and bird sanctuary now, but it used to be a naval fort back in the early 1800's, then it was used for a prison once it's usefulness as a fort wasn't working out. The ferry was booked, so we spent the extra $$ and took a sea plane, which was fascinating! I'm so glad we did that! Part of the Dry Tortuga adventure was a snorkel mask and flippers that they hand out to everyone upon getting to the island. Coral grows all around the brick sea walls that encase the fort, the water is that clear turquoise that vacation brochures always show. Dave and I snorkeled around the island, swimming alongside schools of fish. Amazing. Then today at work, while on break sipping coffee and perusing Pinterest, I came across a painting of a school of fish and was inspired. So that's what I started to paint when I returned home.
This one took three days to finish, it's bigger than my normal daily endeavors, a 12x12 wrapped black canvas. I found an underwater picture of some fish on google images, and used that for my drawing, but painted the fish in Key West house colors. It was fun to do this one! With the exception of my favorite paintbrush breaking. It is an angle brush that I bought maybe only a month ago. I have used this brush almost exclusively since buying it. The metal sheath just snapped near a crimped area and the wooden handle separated from the brush end. It looked repairable, I could insert the handle into the brush end a bit. So I glued it, and taped it, but it's still wiggly. Yet, I'm still painting with it.
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