One of my earliest Xtra-Dimensions pieces was from a photograph my friend Brian Metcalf took of his koi pond.

1st Koi

Brian’s Koi (24″ x 36″)

Photograph by Brian Metcalf

Although it had some of the patterns and dimensionality that I hoped to capture with this approach, there have been some refinements since then!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

3 Koi (22″ x 34″)

Photograph by Brian Metcalf

I experimented with a slightly different pattern and finish with another image from Brian’s pond:

06.Frontal

Koi Group (24″ x 36″)

Photograph by Pam and Richard Winegar

Recently, Pam and Richard Winegar helped me extend my “koi series” by generously sharing their photograph of a koi pond at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida.

11.C-DL

12.L-NL

Being Koi (38″ x 23″)

Photograph by Kevin Wellard

Kevin Wellard has also shared his dramatic photograph “Being Koi,” taken at the Portland Japanese Garden.

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