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Oil painting by David Clare inspired by the colour and movement of schools fish.

A bait ball, or baitball, occurs when small fish swarm in a tightly packed spherical formation about a common centre. It is a last-ditch defensive measure adopted by small schooling fish when they are threatened by predators. … Sardine bait balls can be 10–20 metres in diameter and extend to a depth of 10 metres. This, is my version of a bait ball, painted in deep, rich, thick oils.