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Original Oil Paintings of Underwater Marine Life
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Sea Surge in the Kelp Forest 48"Wide x 24"High original oil painting available prints available Click on any picture to ZOOM
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Nemo's Cousin in the Solomon Islands Clownfish - Amphiprion ocellaris 30"Wide x 24"High original oil painting available
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Giant Purple Sea Star 24"Wide x 24"High original oil painting available prints available |
Rainbow Starfish in Monterey Bay (Orthasterias Koehleri) 20"Wide x 20"High original oil painting available prints available Featured on the cover of California Diving News Click here for more info.
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Ling Cod in the Kelp 36"Wide x 60"High original oil painting available
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California Kelp 36"Wide x 60"High original oil painting available
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Giant Kelp I 18"Wide x 36"High original oil painting available
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Giant Kelp II 18"Wide x 36"High original oil painting available
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Harbor Seal in Monterey Bay Kelp 28"Wide x 32"High original oil painting available Featured on the cover of California Diving News Click here for more info.
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Spider Crab in Monterey Bay 24"Wide x 22"High original oil painting available
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Harbor Seal in Undersea Rocks 24"Wide x 22"High original oil painting available
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Portrait of a Harbor Seal 24"Wide x 24"High original oil painting available
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Rock Crab and Strawberry Anemones 18"Wide x 24"High original oil painting available |
California Hydrocoral in Monterey Bay 16"Wide x 16"High original oil painting available prints available
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Green Anemones in the Rocks of Monterey Bay 49"Wide x 21"High tryptych on three canvases original oil painting available
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Cabezon in the Kelp Holdfasts 32"Wide x 28"High original oil painting available
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Masking Crab in Deeper Water 20" x 20" original oil painting available
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Blue Rockfish in Monterey Bay 40"Wide x 30"High original oil painting available prints available
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Original Oil Paintings of
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Looking Up at the Boat 48"Wide x 36"High oil painting on linen covered birch panel original oil painting available
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Last Dive 24"Wide x 30"High oil painting on canvas original oil painting available
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Encounter with a Humpback Whale Mother and Calf From a trip to the Silver Banks (between Dominican Republic and Turks & Caicos Islands) 28"Wide x 22"High original oil painting available prints available
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Shark's Dinner? From a trip to Papua New Guinea near New Britain Island 40"Wide x 30"High original oil painting available prints available
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For more info contact the artist: Donna Schaffer 707-328-5281 or dsscha@hotmail.comWith this body of marine life oil paintings, all created since 2001, I am endeavoring to recreate the images, colors, and shadows of the undersea world as I've seen it. However, these paintings are not "copies" of my undersea photos. I adjust the lighting angles to counteract the effect of strobe lighting, or I remove the artificial light completely and give the painting an underwater feel where shadows are barely evident and contrast is low. Settings are based on reality, I won't create a school of "pretty fish" in a species that never schools. I won't mix marine life into a setting that wouldn't occur. In my painting technique, I don't strive for picture-perfect realism, in fact, many of the paintings work well as abstracts too. The silver thread is that these paintings are meant to resonate with scuba divers and marine biologists. Many paintings are planned for this Northern California series, and with each dive I go on, I have more subjects I wish to paint! Copyright © 2002-2013 by Donna S. Schaffer
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