Shark Cautery

 

"Shark Cautery" acrylic on paper

 

Here's most of a recent painting. My scanner trims a little off the edges. Also, my Canon PIXMA scanner has a weird tic where it refuses to identify bright, brilliant colors, so will wash them out. The sort of salmon-y color in fire coming from the shark's mouth is actually a neon red color, but most everything else looks real-to-life (color-wise that is). 

I've always loved those sea monster illustrations in the margins of old nautical maps. This is partially a nod to those.