Big Skates Reproductions are among the most ancient

are among the most ancient of fish and todays species look nearly identical to the fish that prowled river bottoms over 100 million years ago

burnt it with a blow torch to remove the softer spring wood and printed the harder fall and winter wood

Guinness World Records lists the biggest known specimen as 300 lb with an arm span of 32 ft

These bottom dwelling masters of camouflage are elegant "Birds of the sea" with their massive wingspan and graceful swimming style

Big Skates Reproductions are among the most ancientThese bottom dwelling masters of camouflage are elegant "Birds of the sea" with their massive wingspan and graceful swimming style. The keyhole limpet is their neighbor in the near shore and is a metaphor for the sun that makes all life in the surface zone of the ocean possible. Image Size: 27"h x 49"w Indigo archival inks on mulberry bark paper, mounted on hardwood birch panel with black lacquered sides. Artist retains the rights to reproduce any