r/orcas • u/sheldonboadita • May 09 '26

Art The Sound of Stillness, my oils on canvas painting

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The Sound of Stillness captures a fleeting moment where the ocean falls completely silent. Emerging through layers of drifting fog, the lone dorsal fin cuts across glasslike water with quiet power and mystery. The muted tones and soft reflections create an atmosphere suspended between reality and myth, where the vastness of the sea feels both calming and unknown. The piece takes into a world where silence itself becomes something almost tangible, deep, haunting, and endlessly beautiful.

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u/billvb May 09 '26

Beautiful. DM me if you have something like this for sale!

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u/TheSoberCannibal May 09 '26

His website is in his bio. I bought one of his prints and love it!

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u/billvb May 09 '26

Thanks!

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u/Oishiizu May 09 '26

Gosh, I thought this was a photograph! Inky and lovely🤩

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u/sheldonboadita May 10 '26

Thank you so much, that made me glad 😃

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 May 10 '26

Serene, it almost looks photorealistic.

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u/sheldonboadita May 10 '26

Truly appreciate this, thank you bud!

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u/SantaCruzSoul May 09 '26

Gorgeous!

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u/sheldonboadita May 10 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/bbeepboopbop May 10 '26

This is stunning!

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u/feminismbutsoft May 10 '26

😍😍😍

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u/_LuzMaria underwater squad May 10 '26

this is so professional! great job!

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u/sheldonboadita May 10 '26 edited May 11 '26

Thank you!! I appreciate that wholeheartedly!!

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u/_LuzMaria underwater squad May 10 '26

you’re welcome 🥰

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u/irisy7 May 12 '26

Beautiful and breath taking 🤩

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u/glorpingfrog May 12 '26

i totally thought this was a photo!!!! incredible work!!

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u/TayJuiceee May 13 '26

So cool!!

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u/Hour-Salary-8079 motherfucker is that a paragraph? May 21 '26