In the left panel of his triptych series, Tom Thordarson paints a sporty gecko using a discarded plastic utensil as surfboards while a gecko lifeguard seated in an old Chinese food box looks on.
Detail - gallery wrapped canvas edge
In the left panel of his triptych series, Tom Thordarson paints a sporty gecko using a discarded plastic utensil as surfboards while a gecko lifeguard seated in an old Chinese food box looks on.
Detail - gallery wrapped canvas edge

Watersporks Left | Canvas Print

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  • $ 335.00

  • It’s mid morning on the warm tropical shore and the surf is breaking at six to eight inches! So, not wasting a moment, a group of sporty geckos grab their “boards” and head for the surf!

    What does a gecko surfboard look like? Well, what is sleek, shiny and available on top of the local beach park picnic tables? Sporks! That’s what they call a plastic eating utensil that is a spoon with fork teeth on it! Yep, and then there are the plastic knives... they make great “long boards” for a gecko. Spoons are a slick alternative for “sporks” for fast maneuvers on the lip of the tiny shore breakers too.

    Imagine a day at the beach for a cute critter this size. Droplets of water, not foam, are what cascade from the waves’ crest at this scale. The beach is shared with other creatures like sand crabs that may pop up to watch the spectacle. In this painting, we see the stern gaze of a lifeguard gecko perched in its lifeguard “tower” made of a discarded Chinese take out box. A drinking straw and a few chopsticks serve as the “tower” support legs.

    After you study Tom Thordarson's gecko art panorama, there is no way you will ever look at the little things you and at the beach the same way again. Think like a gecko for a moment. It’s really a lot of fun while you soak up the sun!

    This particular painting is the Left panel of a three-piece "triptych" and can be bought individually or combined with the other panels (Center or Right).

  • Limited Edition Giclee by Gecko Artist Tom Thordarson.

    The edition is limited to only 350 canvas giclees, which are printed on certified poly-cotton canvas, using archival pigmented inks.  

    25 Artist Proof canvases are offered in addition to the limited edition run, where the artist adds paint to the front of the reproduction.  Thor takes hand-highlighting very seriously; adding paint to truly enhance the luminosity of the print using translucent glazes an opaque paints to the shadows and highlights in the piece.  The artists personal touch to each Limited Edition Artist Proof make these paintings highly collectible.   

    »Special edition numbers are available for serious art collectors, please contact us for edition information

  • All canvas prints are print-to-order and are shipped within 3-4 weeks. Paper prints and other in-stock products ship within 2-3 business days. Tracking information is provided on all orders once the package is shipped.

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