This is neat, looks like stained glass with sunlight filtering through. Wish I was barely awake. I'm almost always wide awake. That's the problem! :)

This is cool...why are you sighing?

*passes Dead some melatonin. I'm almost always awake, not necessarily wide. I love this one, Lor. It's cool with the light seeming to filter through it. A much happier picture.. hope this means you're coming out of your funk.

well poopers... s'ok, ya live ya learn...

I always keep mine hidden and twice I have started ot intermediate, run out of room, and then switched up to advanced using the edit/delete option

Yeah this is a great picture Lori, try what Thug said!!! It'll give ya more room so you can finish. Although right now I think everyone agrees it already looks great. Reminds ya of every puppy you ever lost. Sort of like if you could see it and knowing you couldn't touch it and it was gone. Sad feeling

You did good lolo...Heh...like that abbreviation.
You'll get 'real' good at these kinds of pics and have the rest of us beggin' for more...uh, wait...more, more...now, now...

How intimidating this would be for me, I think I could finish it in a years time. Amazing lines to get you to this point. wow.

Why on earth would DB wanna shoot such a nice picture. You're way too hard on yourself Lori, this is very pretty. Like Thug said.. the wildness of the art really goes with the subjects in the picture :)

Wow you must be very patient, Lori. This is really nice.

yeah, actually, patience is one of my better qualities, thanks ;) detail too

Now 'this' is different...like it...also like how that one tree stands out against the black...

Damn, how come I only attract bugs? I can tell lots of stories about me beating my own ass trying to get a bug off of me, but never a bird. I also attract the strangest people in line at the grocery store too (fyi). Love the picture, you are a trip Lori!

It must have been tellin' ya to draw a finch next.
I only seem to attract bees...it all started when I was 5 and got stung on the top lip. No matter where I am or what I'm doing...bees. One even 'dive bombed' me over and over, to the point that I had to scram for the back door and couldn't get back into the house fast enough, lol.

lol... you are all so funny... dba, yes, you MUST draw your experience, lol... that's too hilarious, I think I would crap my pants if that happened to me!, this was shocking enough.... When I told my father and stepmother about this, they said they think it might be the same finch that let them get about a foot away from it the day before, and they were talkin' to it and all, and it just sat there lookin' at 'em.... weird l'il thang... and poor laur... dive bombed, lolllll

wow lor..good job..the shadows on the flower make itlook realistic and the bird as always ...i just wish the bg had more something....gradient color..a horizon? dunno

ya me too, kinda... all of these bird books we have, the backgrounds are very unfocused, most of them anyway... of course, they want to focus mainly on the birds... but... doesn't make life easy for copycats such as myself... hehe

i was dissapointedd when i saw it was a bird and not a...... ..hummer

It's finished XD.I really like the bird's features^^.Something about the wings makes it look incomplete though.....it could be that there's too much of a solid area on its wings and it clashes with the detailed texture of its body.But the body itself is really well done.The night sky goes well with it too.Another awesome piece :)...

WOW! Much impressed. Big thumbs up.

Very cute Lori, you draw birds really well.

I don't know nuffin' 'bout this dayng movie, neva even seen it....
thanks foxman, glad someone thinks this is goodly... ;)

Well, you just gotta watch it! What is the matter with you?!!?? She even makes a dress out of these horrible green drapes! Go watch it! (And while you're at it, watch Thelma and Louise and The Quick and the Dead) There's nothing better or more powerful than a beautiful southern bell packin' heat. ;)

ooo Thelma and Louise... good one!

Very nice, you did a great job on this.

I like this, but I think I would like it better if Abe was darker so he seemed to float in front of the flag instead of in it? Mary Todd Lincoln wasted coffee???

Abraham Lincoln actually led a very interesting life. His wisdom and temperance came later. He was really a dark horse candidate. His motives, I believe, were pure, but many of them were probably not for the reasons that people idealize him. I think that if you were to research a president, he would be one of the most interesting ones for you to look up. Also, George Washington rules.

geez now ya got me squintin' and all... lol.... wellg et used to this style, I'm gonna try a bunch more... I'm getting closer to my dream of being able to do faces!

poor kid, guess surgery wasn't enough...

thanks M, 'ppreciate it