Wahoo by Desmond Thain Surfboard Print
Wahoo Metal Surfboard Print is a portrait of speed. Artist Desmond Thain renders the wahoo — known in Hawaiʻi as ono, and considered by many sport fishermen to be the fastest fish in the ocean — in full profile: the long, sleek body, distinctive vertical dark blue and silver striping along the flanks, pointed snout, and the streamlined elegance of an animal built entirely for velocity. Set against a clean white background with the artist's signature and red chop seal, this is fish portraiture at its most precise and most beautiful.
Also known as an ono fish art print, Hawaii wahoo fishing wall art, or Hawaii game fish illustration metal print, this piece completes a natural trio alongside Thain's Mahi Taco and Shibi — three of Hawaiʻi's most prized game fish given the portrait treatment they deserve. Ono (wahoo) is highly regarded in Hawaiian waters both as a sport fish and as one of the finest eating fish in the ocean — its Hawaiian name literally means "delicious" — and Thain's illustration captures the animal's physical character with the same quiet reverence he brings to all of his fish work. The surfboard silhouette and clean white background give this piece a gallery-quality presentation that works equally well in a fishing lodge, a restaurant, a beach house, or any space that wants to honor the ocean's great game fish with genuine artistry. Printed using dye-sublimation technology onto a specialty cut ChromaLuxe aluminum panel shaped like a surfboard, the silver, blue, and brown striping of the wahoo comes alive on metal with a clarity and detail that makes the fish feel fully three-dimensional.
Wahoo — DT27 is available in six landscape sizes: 21"×9", 36"×12", 44"×11", 48"×16", 54"×18", and 60"×20". The wide horizontal format is the natural home for this long, elegant fish. Each print comes ready to hang with eyelets included.
Every print is locally produced in Kapolei, HI — made with aloha, right here in Hawaiʻi.
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