Description

Red Octopus

By Marc Alexander from his ‘In The Balance‘ series. Red Octopus, archival canvas print stretched, avaliable in various sizes.

Archival Prints

Many of Marc’s artworks are available as fine art digital prints. Professionally photographed and printed on large format inkjet printers, these prints are limited edition numbered bottom left and signed bottom right. Printed on Van Gogh cotton canvas. The process employs fade resistant, archival inks, which boast a 100+ year fade-proof guarantee.

These prints are also available in varying sizes. The canvas print is treated with a high quality scratch resistant matt art-sealant. Directly behind the stretched canvas print is a fixed board which gives the frame rigidity, prevents warping and ensures the frame hangs flush against the wall. Large frames are cross braced to further prevent warping.

These prints are also available in varying sizes on archival paper.

Red Octopus

The Red Octopus is also referred to as the Ruby Octopus which commonly occur in shallow-water on the North American West Coast. They generally grow to a mantle length of 8 to 10cm, and arm length of 30 to 40cm. Like all octopus the Red Octopus can change its colour and texture making its appearance highly variable. Colour can vary from a deep brick red, to brown, to white, or mottled mixtures of the three. The Red Octopus is a predator. As part of its feeding behaviour, it will pounce on prey and display a stereotypical sequence of colour changes at the moment of capture.
Its main threat is commercial fishing. I had lots of fun texturing the coral in this painting.