"Snapping the Teaser" - Blue Marlin - Original Painting SOLD Nevada Duck stamp contest This 8 x 10 original

This 8 x 10 original oil is the study for a larger painting

Their reflections are almost perfect doubles in the calm waters of an overcast day

I studied these birds in an aviary before attempting the painting

The final approach is over a sunken marsh to a beautiful green well protected by large bunkers

"Snapping the Teaser" - Blue Marlin - Original Painting SOLD Nevada Duck stamp contest This 8 x 10 originalIf you look closely, you will see the green teaser in the mouth of an Atlantic Blue Marlin. Billfish will pull down on the artificial lures and when there is resistance, they will let go and the line will pop back to the surface. This painting is 12 x 24 on canvas, framed in a traditional silver leaf. Also available in a giclee print on paper or canvas. The original is SOLD. PRINTS of "Snapping the Teaser" starting at $25. Visit Guy's gallery at Fine