Original artwork description:

Ever since a trip to Japan in 2015 I've loved Japanese culture and cuisine. I've painted sushi a few time in the past, but the idea for this painting had been lingering for a while. It depicts the small, cute plastic fish-shaped bottles of soy sauce you often get with packs of sushi. They're usually just enough for one small serving, and have a red screw-top where the fish's mouth usually is.

I'd previously painted this image as a smaller A5 piece, but it sold out straight away, so I've redone it on A4 instead.

While this painting relates to my usual depictions of food in a pop art style, it also forms part of a recent unplanned series of paintings of objects shaped like animals - rubber duck, swan boat, plastic pink flamingo, and now soy sauce fish.

I love representing food in a simple, graphic style, opting for impact rather than realism. The object is here set against my often used sky blue background. The end result is a bold, bright painting that would brighten up any room in the house.

It is painted in acrylics and Posca pen on thick high quality A4 paper.

PLEASE NOTE: the painting doesn't come framed, but I've taken photos of it in a white A4 frame. A4 frames are easy to find however.
Size -
8.3 inches x 11.7 inches
21 cm x 29 cm
Roughly 1mm thick

The painting will be packaged in a thick envelope with fully tracked postage.

My work has been inspired by the classic pop artists like And Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as modern day graphic artists, and food packaging.

Materials used:

Posca Paint Pen, Acrylic Paper (Acid Free)

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