I thought I was painting a VERY unique, creative, colorful watercolor of a school of brilliant tropical fish. I did, but there is more to it! Here’s the entire story.
About 15 years ago my husband and I became certified SCUBA divers. The underwater world is the most colorful and unique place that I have visited. I was entirely captivated and started to paint nothing but tropical fish, beaches, palm trees, flowers…you get the picture.
One day I started a painting of small fish that were swooping through the water in a large school. I drew about a million fish before I started painting them. It was a large effort and I wanted the painting to come out just right because of the investment that I had in it. I put the painting in my trunk to bring it to painting class. I put in in upside down and WOW…..lo and behold….I loved what I saw! The painting took on a whole new feel to it. When I got to class I had everyone vote on the version they liked best and the upside-down version won. I love stuff like this because it is funny and it teaches us not to take ourselves, or our art, too seriously.