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Gold Dive, Yellow Koi in Blue Water

A yellow-orange koi swims downward through bright blue pond water. Dark green-black water in the upper right carries curling cream and tan reflections, and red and pink shapes appear on the left. Small bubbles dot the surface, and the whole image has a textured, painted look.

A single glowing yellow koi dives through saturated blue water, and the ripples around it curl like ribbons of calligraphy. It is a koi picture with real colour and movement, not a quiet pond scene. The yellow-gold against deep blue is the hook, and the short, dense, hand-worked-looking strokes keep it from reading as a stock fish print.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski