There is something so peaceful about watching koi swimming in a pond. Their curving shapes gliding gently through the water, until feeding time! At that point they turn into a mass of wriggling bodies tumbling over one another in search of that last morsel of food! I begin with an ink sketch, India ink for this one. I start adding color, pulling a spot from one, a blotch from another, as they all collide and move like a dance! I find that I really enjoy painting them! Fast, frenzied, and curious, they're very entertaining to draw! Just being around them has me longing for my own water garden. Imagine if I could simply walk outside and paint these beauties anytime I wished. One day! Painting number 2035 in 2035 days.
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