Anemone fish acrylic painting by artist Alan J. Benge

I like anemone fish. These cute striped inhabitants are the comedians of the undersea world that comprises Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Their immaculate yellow and black costumes are great attention getters.
On a snorkelling expedition in the Whitsundays, I spotted these colourful characters darting around the coral.  This proved suitable inspiration for the above original acrylic painting which I completed later, on dry land.   The fish itself has been treated in a realistic manner, but the background is an abstraction rendition of coral and shell shapes in a mix of different hues.
I envisaged this type of painting would possibly complement the decor of a beachside pad or apartment.  All artists can learn a lot from our undersea environment, as a source of creative ideas.