Stephanie Fuller, The Beauty of Whales 2013, Oil on Canvas, 121 x 199 cm
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All of my whale paintings are sold. If you are interested in commissioning a whale painting please contact me.
Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo Slapping 2013, Oil on Canvas, 137 x 198 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Yeah Baby 2013, Oil on Canvas, 166 x 212 cm
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I paint whales to bring that feeling we get from being around a creature so incredible and ancient into your home. You remember that moment whale watching when you hear the water break and the release of air from the whales blow hole. Your heart pounds with excitement and the feeling of joy washes over you. Then just as you are savouring that exalted feeling the fluke breaks the surface and the whale dives. It’s as though you didn’t breath while the whale was in your sites and then you and all those around you make a noise as all the humans let go of the breath they have been holding, the breath they caught from the whale. That is what I hope you will feel from this painting.
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Watch as Stephanie Begins a Large Painting of Whales during her Exhibition in Sydney.
I began painting whales in 2013, there are now 27 whale paintings, all sold except for "Blue Whale" which hasn’t been exhibited yet. Most are of Migaloo the white humpback whale who travels the east coast of Australia. When I came over to LA in 2017 for the show I already had the idea I wanted to paint a Blue Whale. They are incredibly elusive to see in person, the beauty and size is very difficult to conceptualise. I hope this is the first of many paintings of this great creature, the largest of all living animals ever know to have existed. For a hundred years they were hunted almost to extinction, today it is estimated there are approximately 25,000. They are still in danger though, I paint whales to bring nature into your home. The closer we are to these great creatures the more we will appreciate them and strive to make them safe.

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Sea Lions
On a trip to LA, where my son lives, I went to Catalina Island and painted the sea lions on the rocks. I was so impressed that Catalina Island has set up a conservancy for the nature on the island and in the waters. Catalina was very inspiring to visit and these Sea Lions living in their natural habitat were gorgeous.
I want you to feel like you are there on the boat with me. Smelling the ocean, and then that waft of fishiness brings a frown to your burrow. It doesn’t matter though as you look over beyond the aqua water at the sea lions on the rock. As you get closer one jumps off the rock and inquisitive as he is comes slightly towards the boat. He is young and boisterous, he can sense your interest and begins to play and show off in the water.
I painted this painting so that your memories, igniting all your senses, of that time you saw sea lions in nature will be felt in your home. Brining alive once more that sense of oneness with nature.

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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo’s Lazy Morning 2013 Oil on canvas, 121 x 182 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo Jumping 2015, Oil on canvas, 110 x 180 cm
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Stephanie Fuller with Migaloo Diving 2013, Oil on Canvas, 168 x 199 cm
(This painting was destroyed on 31 December 2019, in the bushfires on New Years Eve in New South Wales. It had been in a clients holiday home on the south coast. The family were safe.)
All of my whale paintings are sold. If you are interested in commissioning a whale painting please contact me.
Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo and Shark 2013 Oil on canvas 215 x 122 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo and Shark 2013 Oil on canvas 215 x 122 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo Surfacing 2013/15, Oil on canvas 167 x 182 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Miglaloo Slapping left 2013, Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Albino calf breaching 2013, Oil on linen, 30 x 25 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Miglaloo breaching left 2013, Oil on linen, 30 x 25 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Miglaloo breaching right 2013, Oil on linen, 30 x 25 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Danger In The Water 2013, Oil on board, 30 x 40 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Miglaloo Diving small 2013, Oil on board, 20 x 30 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo and Calf Embrace 2013, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo and Calf Surfacing 2013, Oil on linen, 35 x 35 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo and Calf Dancing 2013, Oil on Canvas, 36 x 46 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo And Calf Play 2013, Oil on Linen, 30 x 40 cm
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Stephanie Fuller, Migaloo in the Kimberley's 2013, Oil on Board, 45 x 35 cm
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All of my whale paintings are sold. If you are interested in commissioning a whale painting please contact me.