Name: Walleye - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 93885
Availability: InStock

Walleye – Signed Fine Art Print

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Walleye:

The Walleye – sometimes called the Yellow Walleye to distinguish it from the now extinct Blue Walleye – gets its distinctive name because of the eyes – which reflect white light. Like nocturnal animals, this is caused by a light-gathering layer in the fish’s eyes that allows it to see in very low light conditions. The Walleye is native to lakes and streams of much of Canada and the northern areas of the United States. The fish generally grows to be about 31 inches long (80 cm) and weighs roughly 20 pounds (9 kg.) It is considered one of the most edible of the sports fish, and when prepared the fish is light, flakey and delicious. It is the state fish of both Minnesota and South Dakota.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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Description

Fine art illustration of a Walleye (Sander Vitreus.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Walleye was completed on 8.28.2011. Growing up in Minnesota, walleyes were storied fish and the standard for the kind of fish you wanted to catch when you hit the lake. So, when I started to work on a series of notable freshwater sports fish, this species was an obvious choice. Now, the challenge is to create a drawing of the fish without really being able to study what it looks like as few images exist of the fish underwater. I studied a few images of people holding their catch, and also studied some images of walleyes mounted by taxidermists. The images is based on a mounted species by Doug Petrousek

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