Peter
R. Gerbert © 2023 This
original design has been copyrighted by the artist and
the image has been digimarked. Not for copy or web use
unless permission is granted by the artist.
“A
detailed study of the coral reefs and marine-life found
in the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary near Big Pine
Key... I can't say that I've seen very many tropical fish
paintings that I've actually liked; usually eye-popping
eye-candy with way too many fish. I wanted this painting
to represent the incredible underwater landscape, the
way it unfolded before me. The ceiling thirty feet up,
is the ceiling of the ocean. This design was developed
completely from my HD video that I shot on several charter-dives;
I was able to pull very clear stills from the video on
my computer. There was so much to look at down there;
examining the stills I discovered marine-life that I did
not see while I was down there. Like the Seahorse that
you may, or may not be able to see in this image! Over
four months from start to finish; including the research
-scuba diving trips required, design-work, sculpting,
painting & varnishing.” -Peter R. Gerbert
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© 2023 Peter R. Gerbert
Acrylics
on custom thickness ¼” Ampersand Gessobord
with sculpted 3-D Texture & thick UVLS Varnish Original
Painting image size 16 by 40 inches,
27 by 51 inches framed Original
Painting SOLD
$18,000
Please
read the artist's detailed notes, above. More notes below!
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Marine-life
included in this painting: Midnight Parrotfish,
Stoplight Parrotfish, Blue-headed Wrasse, Spotfin Butterflyfish,
Blue Tang, Yellowtail Snapper, Sergeant Majors, Blueheads,
Longsnout Seahorse and Yellowhead Jawfish.
Included
in the coral structures are many beautiful soft corals,
including: the
Sea Fan, Slit-pore Sea Rod, Finger Coral, Pillar Coral,
Boulder Star Coral, and much more...
Approximate
depth of this painting: 30
feet.
With
thick-layers of gesso and textured molding-paste to
add three-dimensional depth, the artist's current goal
is to go beyond photo-realism and actually capture realism:
giving the viewer the impression that they might be
able to visually enter the painting.
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creation process of "Coral Reefscapes -Plate
1" in the new short film "Another World
Beneath -Part 1"
...partake in a scuba-diving trip with the artist,
sit next to him as designs are created on his computer,
watch over his shoulder in the art studio as this dynamic
painting is built-up with 3-D texture and then painted,
over a period of almost four months…
NOW PLAYING
...on the movies page of this
website!
Film
running time: 8 minutes, 15 seconds, HD
WIDESCREEN 16:9, 5.1 Stereo Sound |
Large
Canvas Reproduction, signed & numbered by the
artist only to one-hundred, image size approximately
13 ½ by 33 inches $250 each
Follow
this link for ordering information
Perfect
companion print: “Florida
Beachscapes -Plate 1” Can be hung
above and below each other, or side by side: creating
the impressive look of going from shoreline to under the sea...
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