| With Alki beach in West Seattle serving as a backdrop for this colorful piece, three juvenile killer whales soar joyfully overhead, leaving their native ocean environment for mere seconds in a brief flight into the night sky. While this painting does contain a certain element of fancy, these magnificent marine animals routinely leap from the ocean's surface in just such a manner. Jarrett has personally witnessed leaps of as high as 25 feet the equivalent of more than one entire body length of the animal which he was observing. |
