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Ichthyoforms

Small Fry (small fish paintings)
Ichthyoforms  (from the Greek ἰχθῦς or ichthŷs, meaning “fish”) uses fish imagery as a point of departure to begin an exploration of color, line, and form. These paintings aren't about fish as fish, but fish as sinuous forms found along the boundary between recognizable subject matter and complete abstraction. Most are painted in acrylic, some in oil; some include collaged elements such as paper or string. None are fish found in nature, but I've been told that some Ichthyoform paintings echo real fish behavior—a fascinating synchonicity. Click on each image for a larger view and more information. 
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Axem Horizontalem
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Gathering
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Vestibulum
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Exiliens
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Overtake
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Sub Aqua
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Blue Fish
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Vortex
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Tangle
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Converge
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Thrash
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Camouflage
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Circle
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Triplefish
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Sea Grass
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Bouquet
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Thicket
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Caught
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Scissors/Fish
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Pigment Patterns
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  • Home
    • Portfolios >
      • Ichthyoforms >
        • Axem Horizontalem
        • Blue Fish
        • Bouquet
        • Camouflage
        • Caught
        • Circle
        • Confusion Effect
        • Converge
        • Exiliens
        • Gathering
        • In the Curve
        • Overtake
        • Pigment Patterns
        • Scissors/Fish
        • Sea Grass
        • Spinous Dorsal
        • Sub Aqua
        • Tangle
        • The Whole World
        • Thicket
        • Thrash
        • Triplifish
        • Vestibulum
        • Vortex
      • Inexteriors >
        • Distant Visions
        • Shines on Other Doors and Windows
        • Escape Routes
        • Beyond the Fence
        • Parking Garage: Boston
        • There Are Many Other Legends
        • Barn Window
        • Something There
        • Blue Window
        • Choose Your Path
        • Other Lives
        • Just Beyond
        • All Possible Door
        • Two Point Nine Miles
        • Upon Reflection
        • Domestic Interior
        • Exit
        • Pool
        • Possibilities
        • That Other Road
        • Roof/Tree
        • Water Table
      • Dance of ... >
        • Dance of Alignment
        • Dance of Apprehension
        • Dance of Benevolence
        • Dance of Compassion
        • Dance of Courage
        • Dance of Curiosity
        • Dance of Delight
        • Dance of Delirium
        • Dance of Discernment
        • Dance of Discretion
        • Dance of Disquiet
        • Dance of Euphoria
        • Dance of Gratitude
        • Dance of Impatience
        • Dance of Incredulity
        • Dance of Indecision
        • Dance of Patience
        • Dance of Rejuvenation
        • Dance of Tranquility
      • Composite Rhythms: Works on Paper >
        • Chromophores
        • Another Path
        • Crosshatch (Magenta)
        • Growth Tolerance
        • Hausos 1-4
        • Crosshatch Blues
        • Chromopleths
        • This and That
        • Interlock
        • Hashtag (pink) 1 and 2
        • Turquoise Morning
        • Bravery Series
        • Who's There
      • Figures in Motion >
        • A Little Brittle
        • Always Watching
        • Bypass
        • Flutter
        • Higher Still and Higher
        • It's a Reach
        • Journey
        • Lost the Thread
        • Make Tracks
        • Shards
        • Too Late
        • Wind in Her Sails
        • Strong Nuclear Force
        • Near Miss
        • Rosy-Fingered Dawn
        • Inside, Mothers Are Dancing
        • Lupa
        • Snappers
        • Phoenices
        • See You
        • Influence
        • Kimono
      • Infinite Possibility >
        • Cloud of Possiblities
        • Conduction
        • Hotsy Totsy
        • Induction
        • Saccade
        • Squall
        • Tempest
        • Three Over Two
        • artyopblog
        • Art in Place
      • Small Works & Artwork Under $150
  • About
    • Artist Resume
    • Artist Statement
  • Other Projects
    • Digital Work
    • Books and Illustration
    • Curating >
      • MOMMA
      • A Little Abstracted
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  • Own Art
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