Beyond the Reef - Paper Giclee

It's MY BIRTHDAY SALE! 16" x 20" Paper Giclee A/P's  STUDIO EDITION COA included  “Beyond the Reef” This painting is my tribute to the vintage song that was all the rage in 1948. The tune gained popularity during the mid-century American Hawaii-craze and was recorded by every-one from Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, The Ventures, to Andy Williams, and even Elvis (the King) Presley.  This haunting tune remains a standard even today in the current retro-hawaiianna tiki-craze. I added into the painting remembered sights of fantastically cursed pirate treasure and the equally cursed crew that I recall from my 10 year old eyes-wide first experience of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.  Colorful coral & creatures surround a mysterious sunken tiki and it’s secret lost golden booty.  This was the second underwater scene I painted, and it showed me the thrill of designing tropical fish.  No matter how bizarre you make up a fish, you’ll find it’s actual living counterpart some