Deep Hawaii Art: Unramed "Ru Paul" The Omilu (BlueFin Trevally) Gyotaku

Artist: Deep Hawaii ArtTitle: Unframed "Ru Paul" The Omilu (BlueFin Trevally) GyotakuMedium:  Custom Reproduction piece embellished with Prismacolors on mounted rice paper Size: Paper size 16" x 26"  Lāna`i artist Kristin Belew painstakingly embellished this life-size reproduction of her Gyotaku print with Prismacolors.    Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese style of fish printing where each original piece of art is taken right from the fish. Kristin applies acrylic paint to the actual fish then presses rice paper onto the specimen to receive the paint. She then adds in details! Each fish is eaten or used for bait afterwards.  Fun facts from Kristin:   RuPaul is a Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus) or Omilu in Hawaiian.  There are often multiple Hawaiian words for one species of fish, depending on size.  Small Bluefin Trevallies are known as papio in Hawaiian, while larger blue fins are called Omilus.  My very first gyotaku print was of an Omilu, so this piece is very special to me.