24" x 30"
Oils on canvas
unframed
 
Manta Rays have the largest brains and brain to body ratio of all fish, and can pass the mirror test.
 
The name "manta" is Portuguese and Spanish for mantle (cloak or blanket), a type of blanket-shaped trap traditionally used to catch rays. I find that the manta ray makes a nice cape.
 
(source: Wikipedia)