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Lantern in the Water, Yellow and Pink Koi

Two koi fish swim just under the surface of a pond, one pink and orange at left and one glowing yellow at center. The water is full of ripples, small bubbles and reflections in blue, red and cream, with a dark green mossy area at upper right. The whole image has a soft, painterly texture.

Someone wants this piece for the yellow koi. It glows at the centre of the frame, ringed by ripples, with a pink and orange koi beside it. The blue water around them carries red, cream and green reflections, and a dark mossy corner anchors the upper right. Most koi pictures are orange fish on a plain dark pond. This one is built from colour and light on the water, in a soft, painterly surface that holds up from across the room and rewards a closer look.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski