New issue of Tideline Magazine, Charleston’s premier maritime publication covering all things wind, water, salt and sand. Fantastic articles about inshore and offshore fishing including tips and tricks, great magazine. This month they decided to see how some Sportfishing sailfish art would look on the cover for the first time. Thanks guys!
Read MoreFly fishing art, musings and observations regarding this adventurous angling world through the eyes of painter Mike Savlen
" A long cast from grandpa's fly fishing art "
Fly Fishing art, new painting about a fish, Trout ” Fire From Water “
Been awhile since I posted so forgive me if my catching up shows some work you may have seen. This is a painting i showed at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition or SEWE in February. Lately I have been interested in working a little more loosely, almost abstract in areas with more emphasis on my focal [...]
Read More About a Fish, fly fishing, images of fish, painting, troutStep by Step Bragging rights portrait for Striper Cup catch and release winner, painting about a fish

I have been meaning to post the new Bragging Rights portrait of Eric Lander for some time. He was the winner of the 2011 Striper Cup catch and release winner and managed to land a very nice fish which was released after this photo was taken. I have to admit, when I first saw the [...]
Read More About a Fish, bass fish, bragging rights, catch and release, Fish Art, Fish in Art, fish reference, images of fish, saltwater fish, striped bass, striperMike Savlen will be showing at the 2011 Southeast Wildlife Exposition

Meet Mike Savlen and view his colorful paintings of fish and art of the low-country landscape, displayed in the Grand Ballroom of the Francis Marion Hotel 387 King Street Charleston South Carolina February 17 -19, 2012. Mike’s work will be displayed in the locals exhibit of SEWE, stop by [...]
Read More About a Fish, charleston south carolina, colorful paintings, country landscape, february 17, fish, Fish Art, Fish Images, francis marion hotel, grand ballroom, king street charleston, painting, picture of fishTarpon illustration, New fish art by Mike Savlen – Saltwater art about a fish

New Tarpon illustration I finished today. Been working on some different ideas that I feel are hopefully a little more outside the box that fish art seems to have been stuffed into. Wanted a mix of lost and found edges for a more painterly effect but still incorporating the palette I like to work in, [...]
Read More About a Fish, art fish, Fish Images, Fish in Art, Flats Fishing, fly fishing, painting, saltwater fish, tarponNovember Issue of On the Water Magazine, cover featuring the art of Mike Savlen

The great people of On The Water magazine were kind enough to feature my fish art on this months cover, check it out! If you haven’t seen the mag or the television show you are missing out on some awesome fishing information from some of the masters the industry. This months cover is about a [...]
Read More About a Fish, brown trout, Fish Art, Fish Images, Fish in Art, fishing, masters, television show, trout, trout streams

