John the Fisherman
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ceramic 6" radius wall clock
When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school, His mind would turn unto the waters. Always the focus of adolescent ridicule, He has no time for farmer's daughters. Alienated from the clique society, A lonely boy finds peace in fishing. His mother says John this is not the way life's supposed to be. Don't you see the life that you are missing?
And he says
When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. Now years gone by we find man that rules the sea. He sets out on a dark May morning. To bring his catch back to this small community. He doesn't see the danger dawning. Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled, The fog rolled in it started raining. The starboard bow. Oh my God we're going down! They do not hear his frantic mayday.
And he says
When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. I'll live and die a fisherman. Calling John the fisherman.
This is a small arrangement of my angler's artwork
The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means "My Lady" in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the world including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, South America and the Philippines. Paintings known as icons are also an impartant tradition of the Orthodox Church and often show the Mary and the Christ Child. They are found particularly in Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt, the Middle East and India.
acrylic on 10"x8" canvas
oil on two 21"x10" stretched canvases
acrylic on 24"x18" stretched canvas
In its lower reaches the Congo River is the world’s fastest and deepest river, and this short stretch hosts great biological diversity. Many fishes inhabiting the lower Congo River display adaptations to life in such an extreme environment, and often similar adaptations have arisen in fishes distant from each other on the tree of life. Professor Melanie Stiassny, along with her partners at the American Museum of Natural History, CUNY Graduate Center and York College, the University of Kinshasa, and the University of Marien Ngouabi, have been studying the fish of this region for over ten years, and their work has produced many interesting findings.
The Nile might be Earth’s longest river, and the Amazon might contain the most water, but neither are as deep nor as fast-flowing as are places along the Congo. This is particularly evident in the river’s lower reaches, extending for two-hundred miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, where huge rapids and deep underwater canyons create a highly turbulent region that may appear uninhabitable at first glance. Indeed, the intense surface rapids largely prevent the movement of motile animals, however, many fish species have adapted to these extreme hydrological conditions through biological processes.
digital illustration on adobe draw
Predator and prey populations respond dynamically to one another. When the numbers of a prey such as fish explode, the abundance at this level of the food chain supports higher numbers of predator populations such as pelican. If the fish population is over-exploited or drops due to disease or some other calamity, the predator population will soon decline. Over time, the two populations cycle up and down in number.
digital illustration on adobe draw