Koi in a Lily Pond Watercolor Painting by Artist Janet Zeh of Zeh Original Art

http://ZehOriginalArt.com Koi in a Lily Pond VI is my Masterpiece painting for the month of March. Two koi fish swim in a garden pond among lily pads and waterlilies. The watercolor painting is done using only three colors: one red, one yellow and one blue. The violets, greens and orange colors in the painting are mixed from these three primaries.
A vibrant, active painting can be made with watercolor by wetting the paper and letting the colors blend on the wet paper. This is called a wet-in-wet technique which is what I used in this piece. Composition elements also contribute to the feeling of movement. In this piece I used circles and semi-circlular elements to create movement: the lily pads, the direction of the swimming fish, the waterlily all create a circular direction.
Even the pond grasses in the upper left corner lend themselves to this movement in the painting. Cutting across the arc of the fish's path is a current of surface water that creates a contrast to this movement.
This unframed painting is size 14"x20" and would look beautiful when framed over a mantle or buffet or anywhere you would like.
You can get this painting while available by going to http://ZehOriginalArt.com

Artist Janet Zeh
I am a full-time professional artist who has been painting with watercolors, oils and acrylics since 1994. Before taking up painting, I did illustration in pen and ink and digital graphics for seventeen years. My original paintings are in collections across the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Check out my websites to see my current work:
website: http://zehoriginalart.com : original watercolor and oil on canvas paintings of flowers, seascapes, landscapes, pet portraits and home portraits
Etsy shop: http://zehland.etsy.com : small original paintings and prints along with the paintings and stories of the Adventures of Ferdinand and Nina in Zehland.
eBay store: http://zehstore.com : small paintings, pet portraits and home portraits

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[sarahizthename]

Very Beautiful!!! l love koi art and yours looks amazing and wow only used 3 colors. magnificent.

[CindyHamiltonOnline]

I love how you pictured currents above the Koi. Beautiful work!