The Dance

5 and 3/4 by 7 inches..... watercolor on gessoed watercolor paper.


I think of these two koi as male and female. I thought it would be good to paint something along the lines of a mating ritual..... The last time I was at a Koi show, the judges explained to me that the male koi are usually long and thin while the females are rounder and many times can be bigger than the males. Unlike birds both are very beautiful and both have their fish personalities.