Angler Fish

Firedrake

Angler Fish

Angler fish really are quite remarkable creatures! They live in the deep deep sea, further down than the light can reach, so to lure their prey in total darkness, they have rigged up a system of light emitting devices. They are not turned on here (as he is in the light, and they use up a lot of power so he only turns them on when he is hungry).

Watercolour, chalk pastel, ink, conte on canvas.

Angler Fish belongs to the following groups:

Surrealism Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Angler Fish by Firedrake
Angler Fish by Firedrake
  • Marilyn Brown

    Marilyn Browncommunity host

    Ohh I love it when you upload new work!! It really takes me away to another world!!

  • Firedrake replied

    Aw shucks :)

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift

    I agree with Marilyn… great work, amusing, creative.

  • Tania Donald

    Tania Donald

    he’s just awesome! great work as always : )

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Amazing Firedrake. Love the ink splashes and the gorgeous details.

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    Lovely stuff- great techniques x

  • Alyson Pearson

    Alyson Pearson

    very cool, love these guys!

  • fesseldreg

    fesseldreg

    Oh, VERY good! :)

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Thanks everyone!

  • stevegrig

    stevegrig

    great mate!!!! awesome!

  • Nick Ford

    Nick Ford

    THIS IS AWESOME!!! Such an amazing fish. Great take on the “Light Rig” and your colour, ink detail and textures are amazing.

    Noticed you don’t do Tee’s? Such a shame. Octopus & this beauty would look so good!

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks!
    Tees are something I’ve been meaning to do for ages…I’d like to do a kind of designed version for a tee, rather than just the photo of the painting. So I keep putting it off! One day….

  • Linda Ridpath

    Linda Ridpath

    wonderful, such skill and humour as well!!!! great stuff

  • Damian

    Damian

    Haha, wonderful take on the angler fish! Love his hat of lights :)

  • GloriaDK

    GloriaDK

    Nice teeth too.

  • Midori Furze

    Midori Furze

    Awesome!!

  • Danelle Malan

    Danelle Malan

    Amazing work!

  • kreesor

    kreesor

    Extraordinary!!

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    I think these nightmare creatures are caused by too much rich food at bedtime, but if you stopped having nightmares we’d get no more of your fantastic pictures. Your work is so consistent I almost suspect these creatures really exist and all you have to do is sit and paint them before they eat you and your canvas :) A book of these would be great Kaitlin.

  • Firedrake replied

    It’s normally chocolate…must be something in it!
    A book is in the long term plan :)

  • MiMiDesigns

    MiMiDesigns

    Very eco conscious – we should all keep our lights off except when we’re hungry (-:

  • Firedrake replied

    There’s one energy-efficient bulb in there – he’s doing what I do, gradually replacing the bulbs when they blow into the enviro friendly ones!

  • John Houle

    John Houle

    Just brilliant Kaitlin !!! Angler fish Rock !!! Just like you do :)

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks John – your angler fish is one of my favourite pieces on RB!

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011

    Waiting for the book. This is wonderful!

  • shiro

    shiro

    laughs
    That’s wonderful! ^^

  • paperslayer

    paperslayer

    Cool! I wanted to do something with this fish but never knew what it was called! Love it!

  • Firedrake replied

    You should read the wiki page on them…they are awesome creatures!

  • dnlddean

    dnlddean

    this is cool an i must have a warped sense of humer but it makes me smile do you ever look at scarf

  • Firedrake replied

    Hehe :)
    Not sure, what is scarf?

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    Brilliant as always!

  • mhkantor

    mhkantor

    amazing work, wonderful detail, technique and color. sensational.

  • WENDY BANDURSKI-MILLER

    WENDY BANDURSK...

    outstanding and fantastic…...i particularly love his exosomatic ‘evolution’........ snickering.... you REALLY need to do T’s you know!

    Maybe that can be a ‘New Year’ thing?

  • Firedrake replied

    I’ll clone myself, then I’ll have time :D

  • elisabetta trevisan

    elisabetta tre...

    fantastic Kaitlin, as always

  • Donna Huntriss

    Donna Huntriss

    Great fun with your image as always!

  • Priscilla Rodriguez

    Priscilla Rodr...

    aaah! i love it! what kind of pens do you use?

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks! I use Winsor & Newton drawing ink with a fine-nibbed dip pen. I used to use pens but I actully find I have more control with a nib. Plus you can dip it in all different coloured inks, so it’s more versatile.

  • Atheum

    Atheum

    This is very cool.

  • dnlddean

    dnlddean

    okay he is a famouse charchter cartoonist he doese really wicked exagerated cartoons of poloticians and he always has ink blots and scratches as part of the picture and is probabbly most well known for doing the animation for the film of pink floyds the wall

  • Firedrake replied

    Ah, Gerald Scarfe…I have actually had that comparison before!

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    LOL, he looks much in distress! His expression is delighful, and I love the concept of the belt and lights. Most imaginative work. :)

  • Verret

    Verret

    Great pen work, I continue to enjoy your art.

  • WinonaCookie

    WinonaCookie

    I love these fish! So creepy! And your rendering has great humor.

  • dnlddean

    dnlddean

    cool i hope you took it as a compliment as i admire his work but i allso think your work has its own definition and character as well as humer that is all yours

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks :)
    My work makes ME laugh, so I’m glad I’m not the only one :)

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    this is fantastic!!! Love it ;D Its great to have info in the description too.

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks!

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    I love these fish – nice rendition of the “electronics”!

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks! It’s all high tech down there.

  • newbeltane

    newbeltane

    Very funny! LOL Great sense of humour in your work. Love it! Perhaps he should use a heat exchanger… that way he would be green too!

    Steve ;-)

  • Firedrake replied

    Some solar panels maybe?

  • Henriette Bille Olsen

    Henriette Bill...

    I adore your style – it does not get any better!

  • Carmen Cilliers

    Carmen Cilliers

    I kinda wonder what you have going on in your mind, have you written a story about these characters… I would love to see these become a book.
    Your imagination is impressive and the detail in your work is captivating. I love your stuff!

  • Carol-Anne Kozik

    Carol-Anne Kozik

    Another superb masterpiece xxx

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    Like your technique.

  • MissIllustrator

    MissIllustrator

    AWSOME!!!!!:)

  • JillianLee

    JillianLee

    love it. i am a huge fan of the anglerfish.

  • Danit Elgev

    Danit Elgev

    very very cool and creative, love it!

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks!

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    niceeee

  • rain-dogs

    rain-dogs

    Hi Firedrake superb work such a great character and so creative like the anglerfish himself one amazing fish …would look so gooood on a tee lookk forward to more of your work exceptional stuff….............cheers

  • Firedrake replied

    Thanks! This guy is one of my favs.

  • brisdon

    brisdon

    Hello Firedrake, Great and humorous illustration.

    Baird Risdon

  • artistmind

    artistmind

    your sooo unique! :-)

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