- Carol Schwartz
- Lumpfish, Eggs, and Juveniles
- gouache
- 12 x 9 in
- Signature: Carol Schwartz
The painting of a lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, is meant to inform and educate.
The fact that this fish has a suction disc on the bottom of its body which aids in clinging to rocks to prevent drifting in the current seems improbable and fascinating. The young fish uses its suction disc to attach to or under seaweed where it can hide from predators. The artwork portrays several juvenile lumpfish clinging to kelp, while also depicting a bit of life cycle through the behavior of an adult male lumpfish guarding the 80,000 to 200,000 eggs left by the female before she goes back out into the open ocean.
- Subject Matter: Lumpfish
About the Artist: Carol Schwartz (USA) x
Carol Schwartz lives in Connecticut and is Assistant Professor in Illustration at The University of Hartford. She studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Rhode Island School of Design and received her MFA from the University of Hartford. Her award winning science and nature illustrations from 60 picture books spark wonder for children. Her paintings have been included in exhibitions throughout the country. She combines gouache and digital mediums to create her work and finds joy in bringing attention to the small things in nature and painting them in great detail. Sea life, insects, and botanicals are Carol’s favorite subjects to illustrate.