Brown trout, Salmo trutta, depicted here feeding during a hatch of Easten Green Drake mayflies, Ephemera guttulata. The genus name for the mayfly is an apt one, meaning something of no lasting significance. The life cycle of of mayflies spans the year, but after emerging from their aquatic form, the terrestrial Mayfly, its sole purpose being propagation of its species, seldom lives more than a few days.
Rendered in Pen&Ink with colored ink washes, this image is utilized as part of a silkscreen design. The serigraph was then created with six manually generated color separations and printed with fine mesh screens.
Stephen DiCerbo grew up wandering about and exploring the Adirondack Mountain Region of upstate New York. Ever enchanted by the outdoor surroundings he seeks out, Stephen expresses this wonder of the natural world in the art he produces. He obtained an Associate of Science Degree in Fish and Wildlife Technology in the early eighties, and years later, pursued and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Illustration.
He has traveled around the northeast United States and New England, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington State, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia in a quest for more knowledge and experiences in varied environmental settings.
Currently, Stephen works out of Stormtree Studio in North Hudson, New York, in the Central Adirondack area. He practices Natural Science Illustration as well as fine art and printmaking, specializing in Ichthyologic subject matter. He may be contacted at (518) 466-7004 or by email –
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Website:
stormtreestudio.com