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This page explains the process to produce a Lifesize Fish Watercolor Painting.
The images were scanned from one of Detlef Buettner's workstudy books.
Please click on any of the images for a detailed view.

Kaelen with 42 inch Northern Pike

Kaelen, the artist's son,
volunteers to hold up a hefty
20 lb. Northern Pike.



Pictures of fish taken in the field

Close-up photographs of the Pike
were used as reference to paint this
Lifesize Watercolor Fish Painting.


Beginning drawing

Photograph of the detailed pencil drawing.


Beginning painting

Fourteen hours into the painting.


Finished painting of Northern Pike

Final entry into the work study book.



 



The finished painting!
What a nice way to keep an image
of this remarkable creature.

You can order Limited Edition Prints by directly contacting the artist.
Please add $12.00 shipping costs per print inside US ($15.00 outside US) .
Send your order to:

Lifesize Fish
P.O. Box 211115
Auke Bay, AK   99821

For further information email.

All Images belong to Detlef Buettner of   "Lifesize Fish" and are © COPYRIGHT protected. Any commercial use of "Lifesize Fish" images needs written permission by  Detlef Buettner.  For non-commercial use of the images, please give credit to the artist by linking to Detlef 's web page. Please respect the copyrights. Thank you for your visit.
I hope you enjoy my work.