Bigeye Sandtiger Hunting

Marc Dando | Water-based oil on canvas

I chose this species because it is such an enigmatic shark which I have close associations with. I wanted to portray a shark going about its normal activities - in this case hunting squid. I first started with going through all my references and finding new ones to help build up the sketch to the painting. This is then used to work up a painted rough which once the background is laid down, the shark and squid can be worked up. I could always keep working up a painting or illustration but there comes a point when I must stop, so I hope I stopped at the right point.