Sunday, March 25, 2012

Lionfish

Creatures that are both breathtakingly beautiful and deadly at the same time intrigue me. The lionfish, with its long flamboyant pectoral fins and dazzling red-orange and white striped body, is one of those creatures. Second to the stingray, its sting is one of the most venomous fish in the ocean.

Although I've seen these fish in the wild, there’s a stunning exhibit of them in the Gatlinburg Aquarium, one of my favorite aquariums in the United States!

This 40"x30" oil painting on a wide border canvas, "Lion In Blue", has been in my private collection, but is now available on my website. www.JillSaurFineArt.com

underwater painting, jill saur, atlanta artists
©1990-2012 lionfish painting by Jill Saur, all rights reserved