Recently, I entered the Richeson 75 online pastels competition. It was very pleasantly surprising to find out that my entry, "Good Morning Hackberry," is a finalist. Final results will be announced in May. But, just being a finalist in a national competition is an honor in itself.
This painting simply happened very easily. I wish they were all like that. This is the Hackberry tree on the hill that I see every day on my way to take care of the animals. I caught it in a nice morning light. By the way, I like to talk to the animals and plants; so it was natural to say "Good Morning!" to a tree.
