Winner of the Poll

It seems like eons since I've had a poll winner and I miss it - I love the interaction with new people I meet on the net, and I love the pictures I find through the poll!!! So this will be my next painting. Congratulations to Tanya D, her picture won the poll!!! I just love the colors in this beautiful parrot - I can't wait to get started.

If you want to enter my next photo contest, upload your photos to my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.

I'm back!!!

I'm SO sorry I haven't posted anything here. I was planning to blog from China, but I think Blogger is blocked in China because I couldn't get on any of my blogs there. I posted a lot of things to my facebook profile at www.facebook.com/rachelparkergao Here's onepicture...

This picture is in Yangshuo near Guilin. We spent 3 glorious days here. This picture was taken from the grounds of Yangshuo Mountain Retreat where we stayed. Those hills are called karsts.