Artist Reply: I enjoy your encouragements more than you know maria. After a day on the computer slugging it out with everything from writing grant proposals to bruising fights with debaters in forums to reading rejection letters (all artists get them , well I do !) to road rage going around mickie dees, (just kidding starbuks is worse hehe) etc etc... Its very nice to get those wounds soothed by the members here , like you, its healing at the end of the day...

Artist Reply: Coming from an accomplished talent such as yourself I am very happy you like the simple photograph....I like it too, simple is not easy to do, then when I get a good one , I am tempted to play with it until it is ugly or at not as pretty as the original .....You know that is one reason that water color drove me absolutely crazy, I didn't know where to stop, and I work very fast...ahh' well that is another story, again thanks Zura!

Artist Reply: Thanks Kathie, leaves are a plentiful subject round ere' in the fall, unfortunately rain is not so plentiful this year !