Why Fish Reason # Three
Fish are cute.
This used to bother me when people would refer to my fish paintings as "cute". I guess I thought that sentiment trivialized and lessened their value, because to me, fish are so much more than cute. They are resilient and hopeful and healing and magical.
But I now realize that cute is not a bad thing. If cute draws you in...great! If you stop at cut, that's great too, and if you find a deeper meaning and connection, that is magic!
Oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel