Showing posts with label koi Hawaii watercolor on yupo original carp painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label koi Hawaii watercolor on yupo original carp painting. Show all posts

Monday, May 2, 2011

Swimming Upstream


In Hawaii many people celebrate the Japanese Boys' Day by flying koi or carp banners.  I think the holiday may have been made PC by changing the name to Children's Day, but I still remembering flying a banner in honor of my son.  The carp signifies strength and determination.  This painting was difficult because it is watercolor on yupo, a synthetic medium.  It was chosen as the cover for the Hawaii Bar Journal.
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