a limited edition print called under the jetty that depicts a lot of fish swimmimg around the coral encrusted pylons of a jetty

under the jetty



The limited edition print that Mandy is showcasing this month is 'Under the Jetty'.
It is a lithographic poster printed onto 240gsm monsa satin paper. It is available for you to buy for $120au here on the main website

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THE HISTORY OF UNDER THE JETTY


Under the Jetty was a painting that took a long long time. It is huge, and each fish was caught from under the Busselton Jetty, placed in an aquarium at what was 'the Butterfly farm' and painstakingly sketched before being placed in the big painting.

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THE BEAUTY OF THE CORAL


When you look at photos from the underwater scenes it looks like a fairy wonderland. Of course I never actually went down there myself due to fear of 'death by shark' and a disturbing story my friend Annemarie once told me about how your fillings can explode in your mouth due to air pockets and pressure changes


photographs of the coral under the busselton jetty underwater photographs of schools of fish from under the jetty in geographe bay western australia colourful brightly coloured fish under the jetty in Busselton near Dunsborough WA

I KILLED THIS FISH


It is a Gurnard Perch and the linked photos of it do not do it justice. So now its out there - I have never told any one - it was in the aquarium and I took a photo of it, the next day i go there and it had died of 'bug-eye'.....it was probably the flash..I have felt so guilty about it for years now - I think after drawing something for hours you get personally attached to it - and it was magnificent...hopefully not endangered.


A closeup of the under the jetty painting showing the Gurnard Perch a coloured pencil sketch of the Gurnard Perch fish

LEATHERJACKETS


Leatherjackets under the Busselton Jetty look nothing like the wikapedia version which look exactly like (or vaguely similar) to the fish I am calling 'yellow-tail' whose tails I have painted green. How confused is the fish world (...or is that me).
These fish come in all sorts of colours and wonderful patterns


a coloured pencil sketch of Leatherjacket fish from under the Busselton Jetty A closeup of the under the jetty painting showing leatherjacket fish swimming around bright coral

CRESTED MORWONG


The Morwong is a bottom dweller, as explained here and looks nothing like the photo in the link


a closeup of a morwong fish nestled in the sand from the painting of under the jetty

TAILOR


The Tailor Fish is one of Australias most popular fishing species. Upon research - they are not blue or spotted or yellow - so.....perhaps they are not tailor.


A coloured pencil sketch of three tailor fish The closeup tailor fish swimming around the pylons of the jetty

OLD WIFE


Old Wife fish are beautiful and remind me of an angel fish, but I cant find the connection anywhere on the web


a thumbnail from the large painting of under the jetty of a black and white striped fish called Old Wife a coloured pencil sketch of an Old Wife fish drawn from a fish from under the busselton jetty near dunsborough

As it is such a striking fish I did a seperate painting of them that is featured in this site. If you click on the image you will be taken to that page

a painting of a group of old wife fish swimming together with thier black and white stripes

THE DRAWING I JUST DID FOR THIS SITE


click on the images to go to their dedicated web page. This one is called a 'Bulls Eye'


an animation of a drawing from beginning to end of small yellow fish called bullseyesswimming in a school


and this one is called 'Regal Tan' (the fish from Finding Dory)

An animated progress drawing of a cluster of regal tans. A bright blue pretty fish that is the species of the fish from Finding Dory



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