Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda

Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda

December 10, 2011

Fish Prints


Here's the skinny... I really didn't think I'd ever get into this. I never had the time! Always under deadline, always focused on a big project (think: Aquarium or Book or Kids :)

But, I've been needled for years by my friends and compatriots to sell, offer, make available(however you'd like to describe it), prints of my illustrations. Online or in stores. Whatever. There was pressure.

See, I've been blessed with this freaky, geeky gift. I have an ability and desire to illustrate fishes precisely, exactly, and lovingly. The illustrations that come out of me are pretty amazing. I look at them and go: "Cool!" But I'm not just patting myself on the back like, "Yo! I'm Awesome! Fly Val!" It's just what I do. It's what I've always done: marching to my own drummer. When I nail an illustration, when it looks JUST like the subject, I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

And, obviously, I love fishes. So I feel a deep need to further understanding, appreciation and conservation of them and their environments. So, I've honed my gift to illustrate, sharpened it, and used it to the best of my ability. If I hadn't...shame on me. I'd have wasted a gift.

So, after almost a year of research and thought crunching, I decided to go for it and finally share the illustrations.
Inspired and coached by my nephew, Leigh, I've launched Val Kells Fish Prints.

Love fish. They rock.

4 comments:

  1. Hi there.

    Great illustration. Thank you very much for sharing it online. When the book arrives let us know.

    Happy Fishing. Frank

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  2. This is good stuff,great Inspired work you done humans were genetically selecting for smaller fishes...

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  3. Forgive my ignorance of my last comment. Sometimes one is blinkered and forgets to look to the sides!

    I´m now trying to get hold of a copy.

    Thanks again and Happy Fishing. Frank -inspain

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  4. Thanks! If you love fish, you'll really like the book :)

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