'The Other Reef' Ed. 16 of 30

‘The Other Reef’

We all know about ‘The Great Barrier Reef’, but there is another less documented reef called ‘The Great Southern Reef’ which equally deserves our appreciation and protection. This 8000km of coastline, south of the Australian Mainland, as well as Tasmanian Northern Waters, thrives with some of the last endangered ‘Giant Kelp’ forests found in the southern hemisphere. These forests are rich marine ecosystems, habitats to thousands of species of sponges, soft corals, as well as countless of the most beautiful and weirdest creatures found nowhere else on the planet!
This composition highlights just a few of these marvels of life’s intricate design and details found on this reef. Life deserves our ‘attention to details’. Appreciating these details is the first step in our personal quest to understand, respect and protect our oceans ecosystems like ‘The Great Southern Reef’.

The original artwork composition was completed in around 200 hours, using 'Rotring' technical pens and 'Noodler's' inks, Black and 'Lexington Gray'.

This is a high quality fine art Giclée Print, Size A2 on Heavyweight archival Canson cotton rag 'art' paper, 210 gsm.

Note to Buyer: Lim. Ed. Prints are printed on order, Numbered and signed, with a 5-7 days dispatch time.

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Fred Moschberger is a Hobart based Pen & Ink artist specializing in Tasmanian wildlife.

He has been producing art for the last few years from his studio and is a self-taught artist.
Fred started Pen & Ink drawing in June 2017 just to try something new and relaxing.
After receiving numerous positive responses to his pieces and technique he decided pursuing art as a career was something that really appealed and provided immense satisfaction.

His appreciation and care for Tasmanian Flora & Fauna is evident in the level of detail he works into each image.

In a world where time seems to rush by ever faster and where our brain is literally saturated with digital visual stimulation, he explains that ‘we need to make a conscious effort to stop the distractions and take the time to reflect on the beauty and stunning variety of life offered in Nature’.

Caring for our environment only comes from knowledge and understanding and begins when we take the time to first “peer in and take a good look”.

The depiction of Nature through Art has this magical power to achieve this and Fred’s goal is to indirectly stir and awaken our emotional appreciation of Nature’s beauty. Each of his artworks guides us through his own sensitivity & painstaking patience into the fascinating world of Nature’s complexity and minute details.

Fred primarily uses Archival Inks Stippling/Dot work (Pointillism) which is the creation of patterns simulating varying degrees of solidity or shading by using small dots. Pen & Ink Stippling has a unique way of highlighting details and contrast and Fred is ever striving to perfect the shading until the absence of colour is not perceived as a loss but rather as an advantage.

His process always starts with the observation and study of his chosen subject, then comes a rough outline sketch of the composition with graphite. Fred explains that he never spends too much time in sketching a lot of detail in pencil preferring to jump in as soon as possible and with no ‘safety net’ so to speak straight into the inking process. Somehow the ‘unforgiving’ aspect of the inking process has a ‘liberating’ effect on his artistic approach, as each ink dot and mark applied is permanent with very little room for correction.

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