Limited Edition Paper Prints
are printed in runs of 150, each is signed and numbered by the artist.
Locally printed on quality paper that is able to retain the detail of the original painting

ART CARDS Available 5" x 7" $7.00

"This piece was painted for the 2023/24 Salmon Conservation Stamp competition in which a chinook salmon, fresh from the Pacific, rises quickly to the fly as he instinctively feeds in fresh water.

During the summer I would wade into local rivers and snap underwater photos to try and capture the right look and feel I had in mind. I wanted to paint a river scene to encourage the feeling of depth within the painting using river rocks. Once I got something I liked I made up the fish from my imagination, but I decided to add a fly to give reason to the sudden explosive movements of the fish. A lot of modern salmon flies are very bright coloured and obnoxious looking, I wanted to add a more subtle fly as to not distract the eye from the fish, so I decided to use a Royal Coachman. I also placed the fly just out of reach of the fish to create tension."
- Joshua Hansen -