The following fish prints were done between 1986-1990 while I was abroad fishing boats in the Bering sea. Each print represents an actual fish. Gyotaku (魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "stone impression") is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches but has also become an art form of its own. I mastered the indirect transfer Gyotaku process (間接法, kansetsu-hō) from the Japanese captains. Each Gyotaku piece is created using non-toxic Sumi paints and Japanese Washi paper. These are very rare prints as I did not deviate from the traditional process and only used Black or Red Sumi watercolor.