This “small octopus” has been on my mind since I saw it 5 years ago! and finally painted it last month. Marine life is depicted in ancient frescoes of many cultures; here, Octopus cyanea, the ‘Hawaiian day octopus,’ in ink on dry plaster and burlap. The unique cracking (crumbling-breaking-flaking…) texture of plaster is on display … Continue reading Small Octopus: ink fresco