The finished painting of the fish.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
Lichfield, England
March 21, 2024 4:18pm CST
Here is the finished painting of the fish.
All I really needed to do to it was the orange pattern on the main fish. It was harder than it looked and I don't think I got them wavy enough.
While that was drying I drew in the black tail with white gel pen, then painted over that with black, making sure some of the white showed through. Then I widened the green that was by it, because I covered up a good deal of the green.
When the orange was dry I added little bits of violet in areas. Then I added white stripes and dots the the orange fins. Then I called it finished.
I put it aside to dry, then I got out the third fish painting to start on that. I painted in a white stripe at the top to represent the top of the water. I painted one of the fish in a weak layer of orange, but I will go over that agaIn to make it more opaque. Then I left both paintings to dry while I went and had my dinner.
I had my dinner and watched My Dream Home on W and Home and Away on 5* and then I did the washing up while Mum watched Great Railway Journeys on BBC2. After I'd washed up I watched Hollyoaks on E4 while eating a mini cupcake, then I watched EastEnders while doing some sudokus and wordsearches in the newspapers.
After I'd watched EastEnders I went to carry on with my painting while I watched The Dog House on Channel 4. I painted the background of the third fish painting with ultramarine blue, but every time it started to dry it looked black again, so I went over it again. I've left it to dry now.
Now I'm watching Big Brother. In a minute I will have one of my vegan magnum ice lollies.
What have you lot been getting up to today?
I hope you are all well.
Have a great night. 

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11 responses

@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
24 Mar 24
@sharonelton - I have a box of old CDs and DVDs that I also need to bring to the charity shop.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
I've been doing a bit of sorting out recently too. I've got some DVDs and CDs to take to the Oxfam book shop. I took some on Friday, as well as some things for the ordinary Oxfam shop. I still have more to take, and I think it'll take two more trips!
I'm glad you like my painting. Yes, it is a very nice fish! 
Thank you very much.
Have a nice day. 


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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
@LadyDuck I hope you take them soon. 
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@xFiacre (14794)
• Ireland
22 Mar 24
@sharonelton I drove (my car) from Sligo up to the north of Donegal in the driving rain. Had a most satisfying swim in the hotel before breakfast. List three pairs of pants in a restaurant about which I have just written. Now I’m being mesmerised by that fish you have suspended in front of me.
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@xFiacre (14794)
• Ireland
24 Mar 24
@sharonelton oh, that was meant to be lost rather than list. It’s in a post from a day or two ago.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
OK, I got lost in the bit where you said "List three pairs of pants in a restaurant about which I have just written." 
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I'm glad my fish is mesmerising you! 



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I'm glad my fish is mesmerising you! 

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
22 Mar 24
Another one for my well when I get one.

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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Another one for your well? Did you mean wall? How much are you offering? £
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
@RebeccasFarm
I thought that's what you meant!
I thought that's what you meant!1 person likes this


@Fleura (35092)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar 24
@sharonelton Gosh I didn't know you could do that with a picture! How did you ask?
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
1 Apr 24
@Fleura There was a thing at the bottom where you could upload a picture and I just said, What is this fish called?
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
30 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it. It is pretty, isn't it?
I don't know what it is!
Edit:- Yes, it is!
I must have done a good job for our copilot AI friend to recognise what it was from my painting! 


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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Mar 24
@sharonelton I did. Thank you.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so.
I hope you succeeded in everything you did, and had a nice day too. 
I hope you succeeded in everything you did, and had a nice day too. 
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Mar 24
@just4him That's good to hear. You're welcome. 

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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
22 Mar 24
You did a nice job on the fish. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Thank you very much, that is very kind of you.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend too. (It's nearly over!) 

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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
25 Mar 24
@sharonelton You're welcome.
Thank you very much.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Mar 24
@LindaOHio Thank you very much. It's my pleasure.
I hope you are well.
Have a nice day. 

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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Mar 24
I love your painting of the fish, I have been writing all day for posting tomorrow, I hope you also have a great night,
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it.
I hope you were successful with your writing. What were you writing about?
Thank you very much. I hope you had a great night too.
I hope you are having a nice day.

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@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
26 Mar 24
pretty painting. I had an appointment (nothing bad) and then I did some online work.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
27 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so. 
I hope your appointment went well.
I hope you succeeded with your online work.
I hope you are well.
Have a nice day. 


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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so.
I'm glad you found that interesting. 

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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Mar 24
Thank you very much, I'm glad you think so. 


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