A Rainbow From The River Painting

This piece was created from a photo of a Rainbow Trout I caught on the Fly. The colours were so beautiful that I did not need to consider the composition or lighting as much as some of my pieces. I simply wanted nature to do the talking and so sketched the idea on the back of my tackle box and started on it as soon as I got home. I added a rich purple tone to the background for contrast and exaggerated some of the hues and tones as I do not believe the camera can replicate the beauty as the human eye sees it.