"The Piranha"

"The Piranha"

One of the highlights of cruising on the Amazon was piranha fishing. Piranhas are usually very small, but this one is huge. I asked our guide, Franz, if I could photograph it and he opened the mouth and I put my camera right up to it. He told me to be careful because if he bit me it would take my hand off to the wrist. The next day, though it was him who was in the soup.


Oil on Canvas


16" x 20"