Cephalopod
Cephalopod
It’s a rare moment of relaxation for this octopus—his suckers turn peach, ochre, magenta, fuchsia in the brightness and lavender, mint, turquoise, ice green in the shadows. It could be a trick of the light or a game of illusion played by a master of mirage looking on with his meaningful, half-closed eye.
This is my first deep underwater painting. I was inspired by an incredible scene in Life Story, a nature documentary where a brilliantly elusive octopus is being chased by a shark. He feints, dodges, and then grabs two coconut shell halves to completely disappear into. The shark is dazed and confused to see nothing except undersea scraps but no octopus.
This level of visual mimicry is both astounding and highly sophisticated. But the hyper-colored iridescent morphings of octopus skin serve as more than a defense mechanism. Much like peacocks, cephalopods flaunt their beauty in hypnotic, undulating shows of light and color to attract love.
In making this painting, I realized that sea life is particularly well captured with the thick strokes of finger painting. My plan for the future is to make several diving expeditions in order to visit these creatures in the freedom of their natural environment, learn their secrets of pigment and texture, and create a new kind of mesmerizing art.
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Our standard canvases are printed with premium inks from ultra-high-resolution scans of Iris Scott’s original oil paintings. Each print features the artwork wrapped around the sides for a gallery-quality presentation. Stretched canvas prints arrive ready-to-hang on 1.5-inch deep wooden stretcher bars.
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Limited Edition Embellished Canvas Prints are now available for fine art collectors. Iris Scott paints onto the surface of the print with hundreds of dabs of thick texture and color to create a unique print. The artwork includes a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, and each image is restricted to just 20 embellished prints.
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