"Portrait of an Oscar" is an original oil painting on a wood panel by Tom Applegate.  The painting is signed and comes with a certificate of authenticity.  The work uses glazing techniques to create more vibrant colors.  The painting has a black background glazed with blue.  The fish was first painted white then glazed with colors. 

This is not a standard sized painting so you may not be able to find a frame off the shelf, but it looks great unframed.  The panel measuers 9.5 x7 inches and is 1/4 inch thick.

The panel is not an ordinary panel but one of Tom's X-Panels.  This panel is 1/4 inch thick and is made of 2 sheets of red oak plywood with a carbon fiber layer in the middle.  This creates a very strong almost warp proof panel.  The panel is prepared with high quality acrylic primed canvas.