This original 12” round Brook Trout encaustic painting celebrates one of the most beautiful native fish in Great Lakes tributaries and inland streams. With their deep green backs, fiery orange bellies, and electric blue halos around red spots, brook trout are often called the most colorful freshwater fish in North America.
Unlike lake-run trout, brook trout thrive in cold, clean, spring-fed waters. They’re a true indicator of healthy ecosystems — wild, vibrant, and a little elusive.
Created with molten beeswax and damar resin, this piece has rich depth and a luminous surface that shifts in natural light. Real shoreline sand and embedded Petoskey stones ground the fish along the lakebed, adding authentic Great Lakes texture and dimension.
• Original encaustic painting
• 12” round wood panel
• Real sand and Petoskey stones embedded
• Layered, glowing wax surface
• Signed original
• One of a kind
Perfect for a cabin, fly-fishing retreat, lake house, or anyone who appreciates native Great Lakes species. Small but bold, this piece makes a striking statement and feels deeply connected to place.
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