MASKED AND REVEALED

ONE FISH, TWO FISH oil on canvas 48 x 36" available

Another case of magically emerging fishes and drowned trees. Take enough photos of a living pond, blow them up, crop them, focus in... and lo! there will be life. These fellows were companionably investigating the strange disturbances from above; being San Diego koi, they are as unused to raindrops as the rest of us. But such things are always worth checking: you never know when it might be Koi Chow raining down.

I love the color of these red beauties against the algae green of the wooly bottom of their pond. The reflective surface masks and reveals the life of the pond. Many fish, not just red ones, glide unseen beneath lily pads and lotus leaves. It takes a disturbance like the ripples or a nearby reflection to poke a hole in the mirror of sky on the pond's surface, and allow glimpses into the depths.

I especially like the design of this piece: the play of dark and light shapes, and the myriad ways they merge and are broken apart by colliding ripples.

As always, Think Rain.