Calm with the Koi II

Original artwork on acid free A3 paper, mixed media, mainly acrylics with a little water colour pencil and sealed with a fixative.
Unframed so you have the option to choose your own frame to suit your interior surroundings. It would look great with a natural oak frame though as seen in example images.
This artwork can be displayed landscape or portrait view, collectors choice.
A calming colour scheme of teal, earth tones, orange and white which all work well together.

I don’t know what is about these sublime creatures, but I just find them so alluring, majestic and serene. Frequently I visit the tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship (Sydney) for the joy to watch the Koi fish there, explore the gardens and listen to the waterfalls. It’s such a peaceful place to visit in the centre of a busy CBD.

As I have mentioned in my previous Koi artworks: To many Asian countries the Koi fish is symbolised by virtues of tolerance, endurance, focus, and ambition. In addition, staying power, strength, and prosperity speaks of these values directly to us. We are reminded that we know how to stay calm in the face of adversity and when it is time to turn to meditation and reflection.

I have painted many Koi artworks like this on paper and canvas, so if you prefer one similar to this but on a large or small canvas. Please feel free to contact me.

Follow

Andrea is an award winning, International selling artist. Many of her artworks have travelled around the globe with sales throughout Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, UK and lots of other places in Europe.
After leaving high school she attended College and University for visual art and design, understanding different techniques and studying the history of the Masters. Over the years she has painted murals in restaurants and kids bedrooms, designed and created artworks to decorate office spaces in Sydney and Melbourne, and also had 8 paintings published in National and International magazines.

In 2015 Andrea cast aside her current career in Sales and Marketing to focus on her ever growing enthusiasm and true love; visual arts. “In my early childhood years my favourite past time was to paint or draw, I absolutely loved it. Back then I always had the desire that my future career was to be a full-time visual artist and now I have finally made that dream a reality. To me it really doesn’t matter what the subject is, what matters is with each brush stroke, that is when I have the most serene moments in life.”

Andrea sees inspiration all around her and her list is always expanding. But most of her artworks are centred around of her love and appreciation for nature, birds, insects, animals and plants.
With nature she’s instantly drawn into the colours, textures and patterns. She then paints it as she envisage it through abstracts.
With birds, insects, animals, plants and the occasional landscape she applies traditional fine art, carefully measuring and mapping out the artwork to make sure the perspective and ratios are correct. Mixing colours to match and understanding the direction of the light.
Andrea also creates figurative surreal artworks where her vision is to connect humanity more with nature in one artwork. Here she starts with a mood board and plays around with colour combinations before mapping it out on canvas. “I see beauty all around me in nature and understand there is a purpose to every living organism. The human connection, care and respect for these is vital to the survival of mankind.”