A Journey in Dots - The Spotted Guardian

This small-scale depiction of a whale shark focuses on the beauty of the animal’s spotted pattern, using stippling to create a textured, detailed surface. The clean, white background contrasts with the soft blues and grays of the shark, allowing the viewer to focus on the intricate detailing of the whale shark’s form. The subtle use of colour and texture captures the peaceful, slow-moving nature of the creature, inviting a sense of calm and connection to the sea.

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String for hanging will be added to the back of the canvas - if you do not want this please do let me know.

Medium: Acrylic
Size: 6 x 6 inch

Signed on the back and will come with a certificate of authenticity.

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-Story behind the collection

As the days passed, the artist felt the life growing within her—a tender, round presence that mirrored the ocean’s most majestic creatures. Each kick and flutter resonated with the gentle movements of whales and sharks gliding through the deep blue, their powerful bodies carrying a graceful weight that she now understood so intimately.

Driven by this connection, she took up her brushes and began a series of paintings that celebrated these oceanic giants. But instead of the usual sharp lines and detailed realism, she embraced the softness of her own changing form. The sharks and whales in her paintings were rounder, fuller, each one a playful echo of her own swelling belly.

In a contemporary stippling style, she layered dots upon dots, using larger brushes to capture the bulk of her emotions, the depth of her experience. As she worked, the creatures emerged from the canvas, not as ferocious hunters or distant leviathans, but as tender, nurturing beings—mirrors of her own journey. The final touches were made with the smallest brush, adding delicate details that whispered of the intimate bond between mother and child, between artist and creation.