Young Dragon Eyes Metal Print

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The black Moor is one of the oldest goldfish breeds. It was first bred in China in the early 1700’s. They were not always called black moors. Originally, the Chinese named them “Dragon Eyes,” because of their protruding telescope eyes, however young Black Moors are born with an amber coloration and have flat eyes. As they age their coloring darkens to a black coloration and their eyes begin to “pop” out. “Young Dragon Eyes,” is a hand-painted digital and mixed media image created in Spadecaller’s Florida studio.

Spadecaller is an experienced traditional artist, who creates original hand-painted digital images and photo composite artworks. In the late fifties at eight years old, Spadecaller started formal training in traditional oil painting.Through considerable personal sacrifice, his mother nurtured his artistic talents and provided him with the tools to launch his creative journey. Spadecaller attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City (1970-71), and during the 70's up until the late 80's, he exhibited acrylic and oils in Montreal and New York. Due to the onset of chronic illness in the late nineties and with the advent of image editing software, he turned to creating digital hand painted images and photographic art. Artwork by...