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<\/a><\/p>\nTHE WINNER WAS MARY HOWARD who guessed 1087.<\/p>\n
I called her to let her know. Since she lives within driving distance I invited her to come to the house and get her prize.<\/p>\n
The painting I chose for her is “Beauty on Blue,” working best, I thought, with the room photo she supplied. She says she’s over the moon.<\/p>\n
In the end I counted all the caps–1079. What a project, so many of them stuck together. What I’ve lost track of is how many paintings have resulted from those tubes.<\/p>\n I’ve enjoyed hearing from so many. I printed out all the pictures people sent, seeing so many great spaces, all with wonderful potential. They make me want to enter in and help find something just right.<\/p>\n From when I first started painting, one of my goals is to help people have art!\u00a0 That’s ongoing, even after the contest.<\/p>\n I made two paintings at the same time, desiring to give the winner a choice.\u00a0 She chose “Beauty on Blue,” right.\u00a0 “Beauty on Indigo<\/a>” is available for anyone interested.<\/p>\n Also, for anyone interested, here’s a video of me painting the two ballerina pieces.\u00a0 It’s the whole process; short, but long.\u00a0 You may want to just dip into moments, beginning, middle and end.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n (That’s what I do.)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n