"Over Troubled Waters" Osprey Limited Edition Fine Art Print

This archival giclee fine art print is of an original watercolor painting called "Over Troubled Waters" featuring an osprey returning to Florida after a long migration from South America, and witnessing a delicate brown pelican entangled in improperly discarded fishing gear. Samantha created this painting to showcase how often entanglement in "ghost gear" or poorly discarded fishing gear - especially for birds that frequently hang around the shoreline and docks. However, she also highlights that WE have the ability to make a positive change by attending beach clean-ups and practicing safe fishing techniques.

There are only 5 prints available in this first edition! Once, they are adopted, they will not be returning.

All prints are made with high-quality watercolor paper, and are printed with archival, museum-quality ink. Each print is hand numbered, named and signed by the artist. 

Samantha ensures pristine delivery via a well-insulated, sustainably-sourced mailer. These prints also come with a hand signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity with gold detailing.

It took a full 2 weeks for Samantha to complete this incredibly detailed painting. She focused heavily on the perspective of the painting to make sure the planks of the dock lined up perfectly to give the illusion that you are looking onto the scene from above. Samantha also noted that there are very few reference photos of ospreys in flight from above (usually the photos are from below of their undersides). This anatomy composition was equally exciting as it was challenging. Samantha primarily used Winsor and Newton professional series watercolor tube paints (as well as a few Daniel Smith tube paints) on cold press, acid free, 300 gsm  Blick watercolor paper. 

Any watermarks on the photographs used in this listing are purely to ensure that someone (or AI) does not steal the artwork illegally. The watermarks do not exist on the actual painting. Also, the resolution of the photos used in this listing is much lower than the actual painting! In other words, the painting's details are crisp and vivid compared to some of the photographs here (Shopify doesn't allow image files above a certain size).

This painting is one of many that were created for a children's book titled "I Can Save the Planet" for the non-profit organization, Raptor Center of Tampa Bay. The book is set to release in 2025! Stay tuned! Also, 10% of each print sale will go directly to the Raptor Center to aid in the thousands of birds and animals they help rescue and rehabilitate each year.

All art is the property of artist Samantha Dormio and may not be reproduced or resold in any form.