900 and Counting

Wow, this is my 900th post! I am glad some

of you have been following along all this time.

I hope to do at least 900 more :)

These are the three entries for the upcoming

Blossom II Art of Flowers competition to be held

in Houston later this year. September 30th is the

deadline, and they are taking digital entries this

year. There is no limit to the number of entries,

but I thought that three would be sufficient.

These pieces are all done in colored pencil on

Arches hot pressed watercolor paper. All of these

are flowers in my yard: the hollyhocks bloomed

after they had been planted 3 years; my daughter

planted the "Texas" yellow roses; and the tulip

magnolia tree is still really small after many years

in the ground, but it is the first to bloom every spring.

If anyone is interested in entering the show, go to:

http://www.blossomartcompetition2010.com/ for info and

entry procedure. Wish me luck!

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