Congratulations.
The jury & the voters have spoken.

The forms and colors are beautiful; it takes an astute eye to recognize and visualize the possibilities in the small and ordinary.

i never thought portraits of leaves would be so moving. thank you for noticing these small wonders.

Leslie, thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate your sharing them with me.

Gorgeous.

Thanks, Lynne. I've noticed that the three people who have been kind enough to make comments about these simple pictures are all women, and that when I have visited each artist's page, that we all, while certainly doing very individual work, seem to see the world through somewhat parallel eyes. Interesting! Please be well, Peter

These are beautiful images! I understand the instinct to pull your subject up close to examine it. You have treated your subjects with delicacy and reverence.

These are amazingly sensitive and beautiful

Carol, thank you so much for your kind comments. I looked at your page and can see that you also get close to your subjects. I had to laugh, thinking back on my figure drawing class so many years ago, when the teacher, a really interesting gay, WWII combat vet who had written a great novel about the war, told me that it was a good thing that I had such an "adroit eye" because I sure didn't have an adroit wrist! You, Carol, have that adroit wrist and eye!

Very beautiful!

Thanks to everyone for the wonderfully kind comments!