WIN 5,000 EC's or free 125 card ad spot at laketrees for one month



Portrait of Marissa
Medium: Digital Triptych
view the original portrait here
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to enter the competition you need to:
1. Subscribe to laketrees by Email
2. link to laketrees (grab the code below)
3. submit your title in the comment section of this post

Competition closes on Wednesday August 27 at 12 noon
I will select a winner and announce the result on August 28

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and the winner is:


I have selected Durano's title
Marissa's Metamorphosis
congratulations Durano...you have won 5,000 EC's !!

I found the decision quite difficult as there were so many great titles to choose from...
thanks to everyone for your contributions and comments:

Casey Klahn
"Wistful"

Mel Avila Alarilla

The Success
"Human Life Cycle"

Matthew S. Urdan
Shades of Marissa

Sharon Wright
Indecision Day

Carol
"To Every Story"

Mobisop

James Presley
'Marissa Mesmerized by David Bowie's Eyes'

Paula
"Faces of Marissa"

John
"Beyond Life's Colors"

Mariuca

Amy Lilley Designs
"Marissa Mirrors Marissa'

Leet
"ALURE" alternatively "REPERTOIRE RHYTHM"

S A Hart
"Metamorphosis"

A Portrait of Charlotte !!



What a wonderful surprise to see this gorgeous portrait of Charlotte painted by the very talented artist... Christy DeKoning...


I'm speechless...thank you so much Christy...Charlotte is over the moon...
Christy is an Australian living in Canada and her Watercolour Paintings and Portraits are stunning....
you can read all about how Christy painted this portrait here:
Happy Birthday Laketrees Ladies - painting loosely from a B&W photo

and now onto the results of the Random Draw..
the Winner of the Birthday Draw is:

6. Megan from Imaginif

congratulations Megan...



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A very big thank you to everyone for your wonderful birthday greetings and wishes...
you have made our Birthday Weekend very special....
Participants:
1. Blooms and Blossoms 2. Welcome To Our Classroom-Best HomeSchool Place 3. jookeboost 4. Much of a Muchness 5. Amy Lilley Designs 6. Megan from Imaginif 7. Jeyosa Exclusive 8. THE MOMMY AND ME BOUTIQUE 9. RANDOM THOUGHTS (International Blog) 10. The Flying Beagle 11. Mariuca's Perfume Gallery 12. Peripheral Vision - Inner Sights by Lynda Lehmann 13. RennyBA 14. Wonderland or Not 15. Win EntreCard Credits 16. Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff 17. TYPOS.DAYLIGHT.FATE 18. NothingLikeit 19. Tails of Terror from the Black Lagoon! 20. Christy DeKoning - Travels in Watercolor 21. SPEEDCAT HOLLYDALE PAGE 22. THE SPITTING VESSEL 23. SHARON HART

More than $25,000 in prizes.
Compete and Win in 5 categories. Top Award Winners will be featured in The Artist's Magazine. The deadline is May 1, 2008. For details and an entry form visit
The Artist's Magazine




I am going to enter the portraits of
Tahlia and Tamika



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