Stanley Meltzoff: The Great Sporting Fish

Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006) is considered the “father “ of marine nature art. Traveling widley to swim with his subjects, his pioneering art was the first to truly capture the light, motion and dramatic action of underwater life. Experience the magic and mystery of the great marine sport fish through Meltzoff’s artwork and through real specimens from scientific collections.

LINK (via: University of Minnesota)

The Fine Art of Fishing

The Fine Art of Fishing is a collection of limited edition fine art prints of illustrations and photography by Robert Olsen.

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Artist Mike Savlen works live at ICAST

Mike Williams Fish Art and Sculpture

Mike Williams’s interest in fish, fishing, and the habitats where fish may be found, has been the primary subject of his work throughout his career.  His vibrant and bold abstract paintings are expressionistic and loose, with a palette that ranges widely from earth tones to pure cadmium colors.  At times, however, focus shifts and Williams’s work takes a more representational turn.  While the choice of subject matter reflects his love of nature and fishing, the actual artwork - whether paintings or sculptures - reveals the enthusiasm with which he works. 

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Fly Fishing Etsy

Damon Cook is research entomologist working and living in Cape Cod MA.

His watercolor paintings are influenced by the surrounding Cape cod sealife as well as the wonderful world of insects.

Hand tooled leather fly rod tube.

Original patent art submitted for the Fly Fishing Reel by Orvis in 1874.

Metal trout art.

Rear view mirror fly rod holder.

Rainbows and Plunge Pools - An Angler's Alphabet

The Angler’s Alphabet was drawn by Kat Ingalls.

The Angler’s Alphabet explores our age-old fascination with fish and fishing through the double lenses of science and literature. Anglers, it would appear, are drawn to the pen and the page as well as to the rod and the stream; Mann Library’s extensive collection on fish, fish ecology, and the art of fishing includes texts dating back to the 17th century, as well as gorgeously illustrated modern books.

LINK (via: Cornell University)