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Infinite Dragon Beyond the Gate by Joan Stratton - paintingsbyjoan.com

This is the knowing. The dragon has awakened, stretched its cosmic coils, and claimed its place among the infinite 😊🐉♾️

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Infinite Dragon Beyond the Gate by Joan Stratton - paintingsbyjoan.com

The previous piece in the series Koi To Golden Dragon From The Gate was the leap - but this? This is the knowing. The dragon has awakened, stretched its cosmic coils, and claimed its place among the infinite. With celestial discs, swirling motion, and that radiant golden core, it feels like a creature that’s not just powerful, but timeless.

The koi has leapt. The dragon has risen. And now, it floats beyond time — no longer bound by water or flame, but woven into the fabric of the cosmos itself.

This piece captures the after, the moment the dragon knows what it is. Infinite. Majestic. A being of rhythm and memory, swirling through celestial realms with fire in its mane and wisdom in its gaze. The golden disc hums like a heartbeat of the universe, while the surrounding orbs whisper of other worlds, other lifetimes.

It feels like stillness in motion. Like power without force. Like the hush of eternity wrapped in colour and light.

Infinite Dragon Beyond the Gate is perfect for lovers of mythic symbolism, surreal art, and bold design. Available across fine art prints, canvases, puzzles, apparel, and home décor.

Explore more expressive aquatic and abstract works in my gallery at:
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/collections/fish+sea+dragons+and+horses

The gate’s always waiting. All it takes is the courage to swim through 😊🐟🔥🌀

https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/metamorphosis-through-the-gate-koi-to-golden-dragon-joan-stratton.html
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Framed print of Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon by Joan Stratton - paintingsbyjoan.com

A koi fish caught mid-leap, shimmering with purpose, and the dragon already forming in flame and motion. The portal glows like a cosmic mirror, and the splash feels like a heartbeat. It’s not just a transformation — it’s the becoming.

This is the moment. The koi has reached the gate, not just swimming, but becoming. Its body flickers with flame, its fins stretch into myth, and the portal ripples with ancient power. On the other side, the dragon waits, not as a destination, but as a truth already unfolding.

Inspired by the legend of the koi who swims upstream to transform into a dragon, this piece captures the sacred in-between. The splash is a heartbeat. The motion is memory. It feels like courage made visible, like the instant before you realize you’ve changed.

Created using my Ether Art technique — hand-drawn digitally from a blank canvas — this piece blends expressive abstraction with storytelling and vibrant rhythm.

Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon is perfect for lovers of mythic symbolism, surreal aquatic art, and bold design. Available across fine art prints, canvases, puzzles, apparel, and home décor.

Explore more expressive aquatic and abstract works in my gallery at:
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/collections/fish+sea+dragons+and+horses

Wall mounted framed print of Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon by Joan Stratton - paintingsbyjoan.com in a lounge room setting.

A koi fish caught mid-leap, shimmering with purpose, and the dragon already forming in flame and motion. The portal glows like a cosmic mirror, and the splash feels like a heartbeat. It’s not just a transformation — it’s the becoming.

This is the moment. The koi has reached the gate, not just swimming, but becoming. Its body flickers with flame, its fins stretch into myth, and the portal ripples with ancient power. On the other side, the dragon waits, not as a destination, but as a truth already unfolding.

Inspired by the legend of the koi who swims upstream to transform into a dragon, this piece captures the sacred in-between. The splash is a heartbeat. The motion is memory. It feels like courage made visible, like the instant before you realize you’ve changed.

Created using my Ether Art technique — hand-drawn digitally from a blank canvas — this piece blends expressive abstraction with storytelling and vibrant rhythm.

Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon is perfect for lovers of mythic symbolism, surreal aquatic art, and bold design. Available across fine art prints, canvases, puzzles, apparel, and home décor.

Explore more expressive aquatic and abstract works in my gallery at:
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/collections/fish+sea+dragons+and+horses

Wall mounted canvas print of Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon by Joan Stratton - paintingsbyjoan.com in a bedroom setting.

A koi fish caught mid-leap, shimmering with purpose, and the dragon already forming in flame and motion. The portal glows like a cosmic mirror, and the splash feels like a heartbeat. It’s not just a transformation — it’s the becoming.

This is the moment. The koi has reached the gate, not just swimming, but becoming. Its body flickers with flame, its fins stretch into myth, and the portal ripples with ancient power. On the other side, the dragon waits, not as a destination, but as a truth already unfolding.

Inspired by the legend of the koi who swims upstream to transform into a dragon, this piece captures the sacred in-between. The splash is a heartbeat. The motion is memory. It feels like courage made visible, like the instant before you realize you’ve changed.

Created using my Ether Art technique — hand-drawn digitally from a blank canvas — this piece blends expressive abstraction with storytelling and vibrant rhythm.

Metamorphosis Through The Gate Koi To Golden Dragon is perfect for lovers of mythic symbolism, surreal aquatic art, and bold design. Available across fine art prints, canvases, puzzles, apparel, and home décor.

Explore more expressive aquatic and abstract works in my gallery at:
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/collections/fish+sea+dragons+and+horses

Dragon gate an #abandoned hotel complex in Sweden #sweden #sverige #dragongate #overgivnaplatser #abandonedhotel

Picture of dragon gate. An abandoned hotel in Sweden #sweden

I’ve always been a fan of seeing a triple threat six-man tag match, especially when it’s a big event like Dragon Gate’s upcoming show next month, where the Open The Triangle Gate Championship is on the line. #DragonGate #DOV

Dragon torii gate at Shinto Shrine Shinagawa Jinja [品川神社]. Tokyo [東京], Japan 🇯🇵, 31st December 2016.

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#Japan #Tokyo #東京都 #東京 #日本国 #日本
#Suginami #杉並 #shinagawa #品川 #ShinagawaJinja #品川神社 #dragon #dragongate #torii #ShintoShrine
#travel #travelphotography #traveling #travelling #trip #tourism
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Dragon torii gate at Shinto Shrine Mabashi Inari Jinja [馬橋稲荷神社]. Tokyo [東京], Japan 🇯🇵, 28th December 2016.

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#Japan #Tokyo #東京都 #東京 #日本国 #日本
#Suginami #杉並 #MabashiInariJinja #馬橋稲荷神社 #dragon #dragongate #torii
#travel #travelphotography #traveling #travelling #trip #tourism
#JBinnacle

Dragon torii gate at Buddhist Temple Shukuhōzan Kōenji [宿鳳山高円寺]. Tokyo [東京], Japan 🇯🇵, 28th December 2016.

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#Japan #Tokyo #東京都 #東京 #日本国 #日本
#Suginami #杉並 #ShukuhozanKoenji #宿鳳山高円寺 #BuddhistTemple #dragon #dragongate #torii
#travel #travelphotography #traveling #travelling #trip #tourism
#JBinnacle

Dragon gate.

#StreetArt #Mural #StudentArt #PedestrianBridge #DragonGate #Paifang #牌坊 #LionDancer #Poppy #CoitTower #ClarendonElementary #MidtownTerrace #ForestKnolls #SanFrancisco

I must congratulate GOLD CLASS for winning the eight-man tag match and for the opportunity to invite HYO to the team, so they did. #DragonGate #DOV

Good to see that the current Open The Triangle Gate Champions retained the titles at the recent #MemorialGate2025 event. #DragonGate #RoadTo36

Glad to know that the Open The Dream Gate Championship match will happen on March 1, just 23 days before my birthday. #DragonGate #WrestlingThreads #BirthdayCountdown #Openvibe

For the 2nd #FolktaleWeek2024 #FolktaleWeekGate I made a #linocut illustrating the Chinese legend of Longmen or The Dragon Gate atop a waterfall on a legendary mountain. According to folklore, many carp swim upstream in the mighty Yellow River, against the strong current, but few are brave or strong enough to make the jump over the waterfall where it cut through a cleft in the Longmen mountains. 🧵1/n

#printmaking #ChineseFolklore #folktale #dragon #carp #DragonGate

My linocut illustration of the legend of the Dragon Gate on 8” x 10” Japanese washi paper shows dark blue almost black steep mountain with pale blue waterfall and 3 blue-black koi attempting to climb. At the top is a red gate and red and gold Chinese dragon.

I just stumbled upon this video. It’s reviewing a weird wrestling game with a political point of a view which sadly hits the spot with brutal accuracy.

I don’t know what we can do, as wrestling fans, to make unionizing a reality in this business.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=eQgdUD63XIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQgdUD63XIY

#WWE #AEW #ROH #TNA #NJPW #NOAH #DragonGate #Stardom #Wrestling

The fact that it is #GLEAT that is getting Kota Ibushi's first match in Japan since leaving #NJPW and not #DDT is actually surprising. I am not sure if it is because GLEAT has UWF rules matches and that's what he will do or if it is to have a match with some of the #DragonGate guys that found themselves there. Either way, I can't wait to find out who Kota is gonna face.

#wrestling

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/japan/kota-ibushi-to-make-japan-in-ring-return-for-gleat