Flying fish print 12”x16” by Forel Art

Image Source: Forel Art

Moving from Ontario to Tofino, British Columbia, has a way of stripping the noise out of an artist’s work. Out on Vancouver Island’s west coast, surrounded by Pacific rainforest and cold ocean swells, fly fisherman and artist Forel turned to watercolor to document the species he encountered on the water.

His 12x16-inch Flying Fish print captures the creature's wing-like pectoral fins stretched wide in mid-glide. Reproduced as a fine art giclée print for roughly $60 USD, the piece ditches the glossy, overly technical look of traditional marine scientific illustration in favor of soft pigments and loose fluid lines.

It's an understated piece of coastal artwork that works just as well framed on a boat studio wall as it does in a modern beach residence.

Check out the full details at Forel Art.