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Klimt's Fish II by `ursulav:iconursulav:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Animals

©2008-2010 `ursulav
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This is a royal gramma, or "fairy basslet," and I did not do justice to the colors of this wee little fish, but I don't feel too bad, because I'm not sure paint CAN do justice. The colors are intense, nuclear, screaming neon, in yellow and purple. They practically glow. They're eye-searingly gorgeous little fishies, and I have seen nano-saltwater tanks with just one or two and a wee bit of coral, and I have been tempted sorely, but I resist, because I'm bad with chemistry and don't even remotely have the cash to dip my toe in that particular salty pond.

6 x 6, mixed media, and no, scanners can't quite do justice to gold leaf, but this isn't too bad. Original is for sale, prints available for $10 plus shipping, send a note or visit [link] for info.

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*Artoveli Aug 8, 2008, 6:20:27 AM
I'll have to look thes fish up somewhere and see the colors you're talking about. Great rendering, whatever you say about the colors here!:)
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Mood: Joy ~perhoart Aug 8, 2008, 6:20:44 AM
Off! These fish-paintings are just extreme awesome! Heartbreaking!
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~waiting4wings Aug 8, 2008, 6:34:22 AM
You may not think you did the colors justice - but I think you did a really great job. Especially on the transitions between the purple and yellow, you captured the scale design perfectly!

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~Kuruki Aug 8, 2008, 6:35:25 AM
Ah, this is really nice. The colors of the actual fish must be truly amazing, because the colours you used here are very nice and vibrant.

The gold leaf is a nice touch (even if the scanner didn't quite do it justice).

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~LittleGreenFairy Aug 8, 2008, 6:40:29 AM
Are you kiddin'? the colors are beautiful,really :D this pic is absolutely great! nice work :)

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~snowy-kc Aug 8, 2008, 6:48:29 AM
I think you did the colours pretty well! Absolutely stunning little guy ^^

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~bunnykissd Aug 8, 2008, 6:54:10 AM
Gorgeous! ^_^

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`nenina Aug 8, 2008, 7:00:34 AM
what a pretty fish!! ^^

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~beigedirigible Aug 8, 2008, 7:03:15 AM
I saw alot of those when I wen't out snorkeling and scuba diving off of Puerto Rico.

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~Correlation Aug 8, 2008, 7:04:41 AM
Even though I agree, you are right that the colours are not quite the same as what these fish actually look like (like you said, practically glowing!), I love what you have painted here anyways. And they are quite little too.
I'm slowly becoming more interested in fish particularly the marine kind. If I had the money and space for these type of fish I would definatley have a huge set up.
I like the new style as well :)

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