Gyotaku impression taken from a Blue Fin Tuna Tail

Gyotaku impression taken from a Blue Fin Tuna TailThere are a few things that, if you are a Gyotaku artist, are on the tick list. This was one of them. I've looked at so many other artists around the world who print these and didn't think I'd get the opportunity in the UK to do this. My tuna tail came to me from Cornwall. 2023 was the first year in a very long time that tuna could be caught in UK waters. It was caught by a vessel that is based in Mevagissey in Cornwall and then sent to Brixham to be

The print is in standard A4 mount

By using a very thin layer of ink

the print is laid flat on a sheet of acrylic face down

The set of 5 is produced on FSC 100% recycled card 350gsm and are digitally printed here in the UK

Each print is individually finished: the eye is hand-painted

As with all of Jane’s work

The hand-torn edges are intentionally preserved and best displayed float mounted to showcase the natural deckle edge for a clean

On this occasion both survived

If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line

Every print I do comes with a certificate explaining when and where the specimen was caught and when it was printed

Printed using acrylic lightfast permanent ink

The sea bass is my favourite fish to print and probably to eat too