Kristin Belew: "Schmitʻs Mahi" DIPTYCH on Canvas

Medium:  Custom Reproduction piece on canvas giclee 
Size: Two 30" x 37" panels

Lāna`i artist Kristin Belew created this life-size reproduction of her Gyotaku print on canvas! 

This Mahi was printed after a family fishing trip off the island of Lānaʻi. The fish was caught using Akule (Big-eye scad) as bait.  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.