Dancing Kuhli Loaches was painted in 2016 during a period when I was revisiting tropical fish as a subject. Michelle and I had several Dojo Loaches when we lived in San Francisco. The Dojos are essentially the larger pink version to their striped cousins. I had Kuhli Loaches as a kid as did my childhood friend John Whall. Loaches are very active, so capturing them in such a balanced composition in nature would be highly unlikely, but that is the magic of art.

This painting is currently hanging in our A-frame cottage in Michigan.