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Ember Under the Ripples - Orange Koi

A bright orange koi swims just under the surface of a dark pond. The water around it is full of rippling reflections in blue, green, red and cream, and small bubbles sit on the surface. The blue area in the lower left has a soft, brushed texture.

A single glowing orange koi against deep blue and black water, with the reflections of sky and foliage breaking up the surface around it. Many koi pictures show the fish in a tidy pond. Here the fish and the water's reflections carry equal weight, so the image reads as a koi and as an abstract of colour at once. The orange is the one hot note in a cool blue field, which gives a wall a clear focal point.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski