Straitjacket Fish
You know that kiwi band, straitjacket fish? I mean, straitjeckutt fush?
This creature is badly behaved.
30×30cm, watercolour, pastel, ink, metallic pen, iridescent pigments on canvas.
Straitjacket Fish belongs to the following groups:
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sjem ©
jaques cousteau ?
sorry – couldn’t resist.
Firedrake replied
HA! He would suit a beret, actually.
shanghaiwu
you are BRILLIANT and AMAZING
I want to meet this badly behaved creature!
Firedrake replied
Meet him? Are you sure? He could be a biter.
LostBoy
i love this, the details and the splatter are fantastic.
Keith Russell
wonderful
Sarah Moore
Love it! He’s a naughty little boy!
Michael Alesich
Love the piece, I can’t wait to see the whole world.
CateTownsend
And I thought that my fish was freaky, you win hands down in the freakiness stakes, complete madness love your mind
Firedrake replied
Haha, thanks! It has been a fish-fest lately…
BLYTHART
It’s like you can’t put a foot wrong these days … everything you do is brilliant. What an imagination!
KellyThomas
oh he’s cool. i feel sorry for him though. I mean, he looks so innocent and all hehe.
Peter Coleman
hooray….
he has more then a 10 second short term memory
wunderbar
Paul Compton
Oh wow! Superb. Such a clever and well-executed work. Well done!
Jessica Tremp
spooky clever amazing eerie wonderful…
Lisa Defazio
You just get better and better – mighty fierce and cool.
braidy
luv this firedrake=)
Brian Towers
This looks so much like those monster deep sea creatures one wouldn’t like to meet. I think you’ve created a new species Firedrake – maybe an ideal character for a story book.
Firedrake replied
Yes, you never know what lurks in the dark. Until it gets uploaded to Red Bubble :)
kipishiux
gorgeous!
H M Bascom
Ha! An insane hagfish! LOLOL
This is an excellent drawing. Your attention to detail (as demonstrated by the close ups) is amazing.
Firedrake replied
Maybe that’s what they’ll call me in a few years…hopefully! Insane hagfish..hehe :D
Cornelia Togea
lol, great imagination and work!
bahgoesthesheep
wow, mad cool. i like the coloring
and the texture. lol crazy idea, love it!
cherokee
I think he is lovely,in a wierd way….:)
gerabop
oo es una creatura realmente
fantastica muy buen trabajo =D
Paul Louis Vil...
This fella has got some real ‘tude!
Your color technique is fantastic and ads real depth to the characters.
Love your work!! :D
MaKayla Songer
Have I told you how awesome you are? XD
kafka
Move over Bosch – Kaitlin’s here!!! – You just keep getting better, this is fabulous and….....dark ! – the detail and precision is flawless, your imagination…..out there!!!
Firedrake replied
I haven’t yet tried a ‘hellscape’ but there’s a good idea!
marlaakajake
EEKS!!!
Polluted lake perhaps?
Love your little characters!
Marie Magnusson
totally awesome, with those teeth he might need a muzzle as well…
I love your imagination and your incredible ability to make your ideas and wonderful (and freaky!) creatures come alive
Firedrake replied
A muzzle – fantastic idea!!
SnowDog
Great imagination and Great work!!
Donna Huntriss
Brilliant! Just Brilliant!
chelsgus
Oh, that’s great!
You’re good!!
sjem ©
Beached Whale
(You can delete this if you don’t want it under your lovely work.)
Firedrake replied
Can’t chew, bro.
That vid has swept through the kiwi mafia (I mean Fitzroy)
Is it even funny to non-kiwis??
Danny
I must apologize for taking so long to have a look around your fantastic artwork and your brilliant web site.
You are truly a talented person
wonderful just wonderful
transmute
uxcellent bro!
hanARGH
this is awesome, love it.
Jo Conlon
brilliant! :)
aphoto4you
very cool and very artistic…my fav
Jan Piller
Wow – how weird and wonderful is this!
migaloomagic
fantastic
yenkuang
cool man
Pascale Baud
great illustration !!!
frozenfa
WHOOOOOHOOOO!!! i love him!!! love him love this!! love your style!! =D
Firedrake replied
Haha, thanks so much!
spiderflux
love it
ToastedGhost
Very cool image
Might get a straitjacket for my escapology routine
Firedrake replied
For an escapology routine, I’d maybe suggest a less complicated one! At least for starters…
Damian
Haha, love it! Makes me think of Lecter, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”, LOL!
Firedrake replied
Awesome movie…this guy does look like a discerning eater!
pentangled
absolutely briliant – love the detail & expression on his face – instant fave! :o)
khosie
It looks like what I reckon would happen if a patagonian toothfish smoked crack for a week on end :O) hehehe
Great shot!
Firedrake replied
No wonder they are endangered!!
saniismail
wow! love it. impressive.
Gaagii
real groovy, I adore this form of rendering.
EggsandScissors
Yeah, now this is what I’m talking about1 This is great!
Lauren Marr
hahahahahah how awesome!!!!!!!!!
Conrad Stryker
I swear I hooked one of those once when I was 12. At least, it had the same smile.
Great work, as always.
Firedrake replied
Did you throw it back by any chance?
Steve Leadbeater
awesome image
WENDY BANDURSK...
He is a naughty looking fella….... i am enjoying the world you create… new reality!
Firedrake replied
Thanks Wendy!
Rick Yost
I really like this. Your mastery of detail and shading is wonderful.
Firedrake replied
Thanks!
Glenn McLeary
Awesome! Love your creative creatures.
salhunter
Hehehe … a great character!
Anne Evans
Love your work – these creatures live under my pillow
Firedrake replied
Yikes! Hope they are well behaved.
jacobea
Wonderful detail, and pretty unique, i think. I’m sure i’ve never seen another straight-jacketed fish!
Steven Sandner
LOL!!! looks like the fish needs it, ...definitely unique! great work mate!
Firedrake replied
Hehe..that’s what I thought, so out came the straightjacket :)
Herkissable
FANTASTIC!
crawlspace
aww man damn your work is sick
this one is awesome
Firedrake replied
Thanks!
MuscularTeeth
wicked work dude.
Birgitta
Ha…........HA!
This is outrageous stuff. You deserve a trophy.
!
Firedrake replied
A trophy of beastliness :)
dimsim
noone has said this yet .. “like a fish out of straightjacket?”
love your work, so bold!
amberafternoon
Incredible detail!
Carmen Cilliers
Two on home page is just bloody greedy!
Firedrake replied
HAHA…it had absolutely NOTHING to do with the truckload of chocolate I sent to rb headquarters.
Lynsye Medalia
Hey hey! This guys on the home page today! :)
LostGod
beasty girl, homepage diva :P
Mechellerene
Love this guy!!!
headless
yuppi the home page ! :D
zomboy
truely bizaar and freaky – captured my interest strait away – well done!
Firedrake replied
Thanks! He is a curious one.
Dayonda
Congratulations on having this scary guy Featured on RB’s Home Page! 02 Oct 2008
Olav Lunde
Love this one! Great job! /Olav
barrynation
I love the concept and execution. I wish I had thought of this! You have inspired me as I am too a weird-fish kinda guy.
Firedrake replied
Thanks! Fish are infinitely inspirational :)
Derek Stewart
Amazing creature design and attention to detail. You do great work.
paul romanowski
NOW WE TALKING…WOW…
Simon Reeves
i like your style and imagination.
Firedrake replied
Thanks!
Devalyn Marshall
Stunning!
woof
i have the same straitjacket!! i love it!! and i love the drawing too!
Firedrake replied
You have excellent taste in straitjackets :) Thanks!
ArtofPatience
Very amusing—puts a much needed grin on my face!
Firedrake replied
Hehe, glad to hear :)
paturner
simply outstanding!
flawless work.
Isobel Von Fin...
odd.. i like it!