Fish have been a constant in my life. Some of my earliest memories are fishing with my dad and grandfathers at Atlantic Beach and other southern waters. Now, I fish with my wife, brothers, sisters-in-law, cousins, kids, and friends. If we’re around water, usually someone is trying their luck.
I have an aquarium in my studio with beautiful cichlids and catfish. I like to go fishing and I also live with fish. There are fish swimming four feet to my right as I write this.
Not only do I like to catch (and usually release) and care for/admire fish, I also love to cook it and eat it! I’ve cooked more salmon, tuna, seabass, mahi and other fish on my Blackstone than I have burgers.
I didn’t plan to be a “fish guy” and I never really thought of myself like that, but the evidence is pretty compelling - I am one. Whether angling, maintaining an aquarium, or cooking, marine life has been an unintentional central theme of my free time and energy as well as a way to stay connected with loved ones.
So my need to create plus my love of fish has resulted in this new art. What started as me drawing one of my favorite aquarium fish has evolved into two collections: The Aquarium Collection - based on fish in my tank, and The Ocean Ridge Collection - based on fish people I know have caught right on Atlantic Beach sands.
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