Oil Painting by Olga Nikitina “Bait Ball“, Sardine Run, South Africa

Artist draw her inspiration by interaction with underwater world, sea life while scuba diving. There is great event once per year on the wild coast of South Africa – sardine run. Tones of sardines migrate from The Atlantic ocean to The Indian ocean and all predators follow them. Artist capture a moment before the bait ball was eaten by many sharks, dolphins and bryde’s whale the end of episode. Spherical formation every second change it shape avoid to be eaten, colors are playing in sun with blue, emerald, green, deep blue colors. Bait ball personifies the natural beauty that is sacrificed for the lives of others. Just like our planet gives us all its resources for the benefit of us only humanity does not appreciate it. Palette knife art creates a special heavy texture. Impasto painting, fish painting, sardines painting, fish art, ocean art, underwater painting, seascape painting. Olga Nikitina is a Russian artist and one of the new pioneers in the growing field of underwater painting. Ol