Original artwork description:

Aurora - Latin for dawn / first light, which is what I wanted to capture in the painting. I wanted the mood to be when the first light of day hits the pond. I love painting Koi in a contemporary way & the oil paints blend & create movement changing light.

The lily pads were created by layers & layers of oil paints, changing many times, until I was happy with the effect I had created.

I used oil paints on a birch oval to represent the pond & it's natural state.

Materials used:

Birchwood, oil paint

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