I have always found brook trout to be beautiful. I was especially drawn to the elaborate patterning on their backs that replicates the design of light shining through water.

This coupled with their complex colorful speckles and the bright edged fins made them a particularly striking animal in my eyes. My step father is also an avid fly fisher and I have had the pleasure of seeing some of these in the wild. They are truly remarkable creatures! It was so much fun to create one for my gallery in Montana. I worked through the full heat patina spectrum on this metal brook trout sculpture, starting with blue on the back, then grinding back to reveal purples and golds for the speckles, and finishing with the natural silver of the stainless for the belly and fin edges. Truly exquisite creatures!

This brook trout sculpture is wall hanging, made entirely of stainless steel, colored using only heat patinas, and is safe to be kept outdoors!