This Group's Contests January 2024 - March 2024

Here's the results for the Meme Me Contest:

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Here are the leaders, admin choice and honorable mentions for Valentine's Day

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Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/valentines-moments-in-love-andy-gambino.html
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-in-heaven-anas-afash.html
https://fineartamerica.com/contests/7-valentines-day.html?tab=vote&artworkid=53646742

Thanks so much, Cindy, for featuring my artwork above, 'We Were Meant to Soar Above' and 'Shades of Love'. Thank you for hosting these contests to offer me an opportunity to show my artwork. I truly appreciate all those who were kind enough to cast their votes out of so many talented works and entries.

Thank you so much Cindy for the Honorable mention of my artwork in your Valentine Contest … which is my birthday 😊

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hotel-chequamegon-patti-deters.html

"Hotel Chequamegon" by Patti Deters. This beautiful, grand, stately, and historic hotel is reflected in the still waters of Lake Superior, located in Ashland, Wisconsin. Enjoy more of my (waterscape, landscape, travel, architecture, more) photographs at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest, February 2024, 3rd Place Tie: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/hotels-all-mediums-okay.html?tab=leaderboard

https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/my-sweet-winter-dog-friend-patti-deters.html

Thank you for the contest votes of "My Sweet Winter Dog Friend" by Patti Deters. Meet Chipper, a very old, and very sweet, Bichan Lhasa Apso mix in the winter of his life. This little lap dog still has plenty of energy but also loves to sit on the couch by his favorite snowflake pillow. Chipper has huge black soulful eyes and a cute little pink tongue that is out more often than in. He has lovely curly white hair fur that we love to groom. This pet portrait was created from a photograph with the little canine looking directly at the camera and his four legs blended into clouds of textured canvas swirls. If you like animal inspired artwork, please see more images at patti-deters.pixels.com.
FAA Contest 3rd Place February 2024: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/puppy-love-photography-only.html?tab=leaderboard

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/cardinal-landing-patti-deters.html

Thank you for the contest votes for "Cardinal Landing" by Patti Deters. This Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) was seen near Tucson, Arizona as it landed among desert rocks and boulders on a piece of wood. While not rare, these pretty red and black songbirds are not common either, so it was a special treat to spot this one in flight with his wings and feet outstretched as he prepares to land. If you like outdoor nature photography, please share or see more birds, avian, and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest 1st Place February 2024: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/male-cardinals-photography-only.html?tab=leaderboard

These are the 2 admin choices for the March Group Logo Contest

https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pyrrhuloxia-desert-cardinal-portrait-patti-deters.html

Thank you for the contest votes of my "Pyrrhuloxia (Desert Cardinal) Portrait" by Patti Deters. These striking songbirds are residents of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico and are found in hot deserts, dense brush, thorny thickets, and mesquite groves. Pyrrhuloxias (cardinalis sinuatis) are omnivores, eating insects, seeds, and berries; they rarely drink water as it is so scarce in their desert habitat. Instead, they get moisture from juicy eating insects. Pyrrhuloxia look a bit like their cousin, the northern Cardinal; males are grey with lots of red coloring on the tall crest, face, breast, and tail. The bill or beak is golden yellow and thick and somewhat rounded. This particular male bird was photographed in southern Arizona and was very skittish, not staying perched on any one branch for very long. If you like outdoor nature photography, please enjoy more birds and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest, 3rd Place Win, February 2024: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/small-bird-photography.html?tab=leaderboard

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/egret-chick-in-nest-with-parent-bw-patti-deters.html

Thank you for the votes for my "Egret Chick in Nest with Parent BW" by Patti Deters. A juvenile Great White Egret (Ardea alba) is safe in her nest and protected by her adult parent. Egrets are long-legged water birds, and are members of the heron family. This young bird is the only one in her nest – most clutches have 3-4 eggs, but not al always hatch or survive. The parent egret is actually preening her feathers, but the overhead wing makes it appear as if she is protecting her baby juvenile from, perhaps, the sun or overhead prey. This photograph has been rendered as black and white (bw) for artistic effect. If you like this digital art image, please share or see more animals, wildlife, and other nature images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest, 1st Place Tie, March 2024

Won 1st place in the AI art only contest for St. Patrick's Day.

Here are the winners and admin choices in the St. Patrick's Day Theme Contest

First Place Winners:

AI Only First Place



Digital Art and Photography First Place



AI Only Admin Choice



Digital Art and Photography Admin Choice

https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pretty-garden-poppy-patti-deters.html
Thank you for the contest votes of my "Pretty Garden Poppy" by Patti Deters. Part of the Pretty Garden Flower series, this lovely soft pink Poppy (Papaver somniferum) is one of the more eye-catching flowers in the spring garden. The pretty petals move gracefully when the wind blows and the soft pastel color is stunning. The flower and the garden background are from Minnesota. Several overlays of soft watercolor strokes and canvas textures have been applied for a romantic and artistic effect to this vertical artwork. This is one in a series others can be found at the links below. If you like outdoor nature artwork, please see more plants and other flora at patti-deters.pixels.com.

https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pretty-garden-columbine-patti-deters.html
https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pretty-garden-peony-patti-deters.html
https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/pretty-garden-african-daisy-patti-deters.html

FAA Contest, 1st Place, March 2024: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/no-del-pastel-take-2.html?tab=leaderboard

https://patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/sandhill-cranes-in-flight-with-pastel-sunrise-patti-deters.html
Thank you for the contest votes of my "Sandhill Cranes in Flight with Pastel Sunrise" by Patti Deters. A trio of Sandhill Cranes fly in silhouette into a pinkish orange sun as it rises in the valley between two mountains (although it could just as easily be a sunset.) This cheerful, light and airy artwork uses soft blues and a salmon pink to create a calm and peaceful outdoor nature scene. The wavy overlay and the blue shades of the hills represent water where the birds can generally be found in nature. Thank you for looking at my images and if you like this watercolor effect digital art, please see more wildlife, landscapes, and waterscapes at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest, 3rd Place Tie, March 2024: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/no-del-pastel-take-2.html?tab=leaderboard

First place and admin choice in the Eggstravaganza Contest 2024

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Admin Choice

Admin Choice for Puppy Falls