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Ember and Gold, Koi in a Navy Pond

A large orange koi fills the left of the frame, and a golden-yellow koi swims beneath and beside it with sheer, pale fins flowing upward. More koi are partly visible at the edges, in dark blue water with green reflections and ripples at the upper right. The whole surface has a painterly, brushed look.

Someone wants this piece because the koi are the whole picture. A big orange fish and a golden one overlap in deep navy water, and the colour is saturated and warm against the dark. The painterly, brushed surface makes it feel like a painting of a real pond, not a stock fish photo. Pale, veil-like fins overlap at the center, and ripples spread across the upper right, so there is something to look at for a long time.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski