Artist: Jenny Fisher
Kelp Forest (outdoor)
Location: City Center Drug, 108 East Wishkah Street
An atmospheric mural depicting marine life on the West Coast between Northern California and the Canadian border.
Artist’s Statement:
The commission to paint the Kelp Forest Mural was truly a gift to me. The Our Aberdeen folks asked me to produce a study of a subject of my choice. I have lived on the ocean for 85% of my life and have always enjoyed the freedom and play an ocean brings. There was a moment in my 10th year when I discovered the beauty and depth of the natural world and have been fascinated and in love with it ever since.
When they offered me this ‘gift’ of choice, I went straight to our amazing seas. The kelp forests teem with a huge variety of fascinating species living in the forest’s graceful flows. I began collecting northwest ocean animals in my sketches and let the natural spiraling patterns of the seaweed fronds tell me where to place these creatures.
I am grateful to Our Aberdeen for offering this project to me. It is my favorite mural experience so far.
Commissioned by: Our Aberdeen
Sponsors:
City of Aberdeen
Grays Harbor County Department of Tourism
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.
Rognlin’s Inc.
Druzianich Family Charitable Trust
Port of Grays Harbor
Barene/Denadel
Michael and Sylvia Dickerson
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