Showing posts with label koi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label koi. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

japanese koi


paintings of carp fishes are very common in asia. so i decided this would be my next challenge to paint a subject that's common but in a different light. and this is what i came our with:

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a primarily red with black spots and white under belly carp fish said too be prized in japan. i may not be anatomically correct with my spots but this was how i understood it when i was reading articles on japan's nishikigoi (japanese carp or koi) criteria for judging best in show. i think this is what they call a taisho sanke variety. if i'm wrong please correct me.