Deep Sea Dragonfish

This artwork was created for my 2018 solo exhibition, 'Creatures of the Deep' at the Salamanca Arts Centre in Hobart.
Deep Sea Dragonfish Facts:
Scientific name: Grammatostomias flagellibarba

Inhabits the ‘Twilight’ and ‘Midnight Zones’. (Found mainly between depths of 500m and 1,500m below the surface. Has been found as deep as 5000m).

Did you know? It’s hard to find food in the dark, so the Dragonfish employs some help, in form of bioluminescence. They have specialised light-producing cells, known as photophores along its flanks, and in the barbell that dangles from its chin. The light helps to attract pray, which the Dragonfish impales with its very large teeth!

This painting is acrylic on stretched canvas, sealed with gloss varnish. It is wired and ready to hang.

The gallery-wrapped edges of the canvas are painted, so there is no need for framing.

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Wendy now lives in Hobart, Tasmania, but she grew up in tropical North Queensland, so the flora and fauna of that region feature heavily in her work. She works mainly with heavy-bodied acrylics, applying the paint impasto style to create texture. She loves using bright colours, and is not afraid to get her hands dirty, as she often uses her hands and fingers instead of brushes!