Rainbow Arowana

Showing off scales that display green, red, and yellow rainbows, a glorious arowana fish is the subject of this painting by Balinese artist Mahmud. He paints this composition in an expressionist style that highlights the natural beauty of this stunning freshwater fish, framed by plants and other bits of river life. The artist describes this composition as 'a rainbow-colored arowana that looks awesome with its sharp looking eye as a sign that it is always alert when danger approaches. It has strong fins as an agile fish, which are sometimes used to swim and take oxygen to balance its body.'