The artwork might look familiar, because it was the image featured in Jaws, in the scene where Ellen Brody was perusing a book on sharks. She saw the picture and shouted at her son “Michael! Did you hear your father? Out of the water now! Now!” as he sat in his new birthday boat.

Fifteen years later, the story was described in a National Geographic issue, where artist Paul Calle was commissioned to paint the scene of disaster.

This is a fried fish account now. Salt and vinegar Miss Vickie’s coated on these fillets, and pan fried.

Before and after

This is the dog in me