Tranquillity

[Kerry Perkins]

I love this theme but it is a hard one for me! :cool: Dan, I really appreciate your time in judging this week.

I tried to get the look of watercolor on brown paper but couldn't really find a good way to simulate the brush strokes. I know that Dan will say "use a brush", but I'm not that good at it! Hope you like this attempt. :)

[denise ippolito]

Kerry, You knocked it out of the park! Excellent look for the theme. The chop could probably be a deeper red but we'll have to wait for Dan's call on that. Great job!!:)

[Dan Brown]

Very nice Kerry! Nice bamboo even if it doesn't look brushed:). A cupla suggestions, I think that I would like to see the calligraphy parallel with the edge of the frame and maybe moved over to the left a bit. And, the chop color is too pink for me, I would make it a deeper red. The chop color seems to be a little bit of a problem this time around!

BTW, are the mods in the contest?

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks Dan! Mods are not eligible. :cool:

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition, Kerry. Great mood here. Love the colors and the light on the bird.

[Kerry Perkins]

I see the blue in the chop now, here's a better version. Thanks! :cool:

[Patti Edens]

Kerry, Adding the bamboo was a great idea and really balances out the composition. Love the lettering - Another creative idea that works well.

[denise ippolito]

Nice repost Kerry!!:)

[Jay Sheinfield]

Kerry,

Beautiful pose and perch. This fits the theme so well............Delicate and peaceful feel to the image.......well done.

[Julie Kenward]

Love that repost, Kerry! I thought the bird looked a litte dark in the OP but the repost takes it over the top for me. You placed everything perfectly - comp is spot on!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Love it Kerry. The egret is posed nicely and your placement of the bamboo and text is perfect. Love the tone too.

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful work, Kerry! Very balanced composition, all the elements flow together perfectly. I love the sepia tone. Very well done!