This could be an entry for the contest - I've been working on a few different shots. This has been tweaked in several programs so I can't even say for sure where I started. Please view this full size not just the thumbnail.
You've created a semi-impressionist 'painting', Kathy. Not a modern one that nobody knows what it represents, but an artistic representation of a floral composition that flatters everyone's eyes. Would be a perfect entry for the current contest, my friend.
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Your image represents the impressionist genre Kathy - love the colors and subject matter - Great work on this and Good Luck in the current contest!!!!!!!!