Kristin Belew: "Lilʻ Nas" the Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa original Gyotaku

Medium:  Original gyotaku on rice paper Acrylic, watercolor, Prismacolors
Size: 16 x 20" Shadowbox framed

Look at this little cutie- Sheʻs got blue eyeshadow just like ʻNas wears at times .

Gyotaku is a traditional Japanese style of fish printing where each original piece of art is taken right from the fish. Kristin applies acrylic paint to the actual fish then presses rice paper onto the specimen to receive the paint. She then adds in details! Each fish is eaten or used for bait afterwards.