Blue Koi Pond

by Tim Phelps

Title

Blue Koi Pond

Artist

Tim Phelps

Medium

Digital Art - Digital

Description

A school of 25 beautiful koi can be seen swimming on a blue background in this koi nature panel. 5 koi have broken the water’s surface and are looking at you. A variety of colorful koi are displayed: golden yellow or “Ogon,” silver bodied koi “Tancho Sanke” with a design of a black pattern made with a repeating Japanese symbol for ‘fish’ on their backs and a red circle on their foreheads, red or “Hi” koi with light blue tail, dorsal, and pectoral fins, along with a variety of fancy finned varieties. Koi are members of the family Cyprinidae that includes carp, goldfish, shiners, and chubs. Koi are very hardy fish that thrive in a variety of habitats that include cold streams, garden ponds, and slightly salty waters. The word ‘koi’ is Japanese for carp. In the beginning before koi keeping and breeding became popular, koi were kept in pools by farmers as an addition to their diet of rice and vegetables. Colorful mutations of koi were noted and became prized and select individuals were kept separately for their beauty. What is novel about this colorful fish panel is that it is ROTATABLE--it can be printed and displayed as a horizontal or vertical image to hang in a place of your choosing decorating your home or office. It would be perfect for a child’s room and nursery, classroom, and nature center. This image can be faithfully printed up to 6 feet long (or tall), to display as a long or tall mural. And is part of a growing creatively crafted and illustrated family friendly plant and animal collections of nature prints found on my nature art website phelpsmandala.com. You can also find my koi swirling around coffee mugs and on a few other home goods.

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August 15th, 2023

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