Honeycomb Leatherjacket
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Honeycomb Leatherjacket
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Honeycomb Leatherjacket by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive fish portrait in shades of blue and green with green accented eyes complimented with a golden green textural background.
The Honeycomb Leatherjacket (Cantherhines pardalis ) is a secretive bluish-grey leatherjacket with a dark "honeycomb" pattern on the body, bluish to purplish stripes on the head, and usually a small white patch on the top of the caudal peduncle just behind the dorsal fin. Some individuals are dark to pale brown with a paler pattern on the body and yellowish fins. They are unusual looking and are fairly shy fishes. The body is laterally compressed and the eyes are set high up and away from the mouth. The dorsal fin is divided into two parts, the forward dorsal fin being narrow and elongated and capable of folding back into a groove on the dorsal area. Coloration as with many file fish seems variable. Filefish, also known as leatherjackets in Australia are closely related to Triggerfish and Pufferfish. Their range stretches from the Eastern Atlantic up the East African Coast across to Southern Japan and down to Australia. Filefish are in the family Monacanthidae meaning one spine. Similar to Triggerfish, they have a prominent first dorsal spine which can be raised for defense or wedging themselves into a hole. Filefish obtain their name from their rough non overlapping scales which have small spikes on them.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
The Honeycomb Leatherjacket by Amy E. Fraser. Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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April 21st, 2022
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