Casual Dining Day 2 - 30 Day Challenge

                                                                Casual Dining
                                                                       5"x7"
                                                                     Acrylic
Ok, so call me crazy, just decided today I would try to do the 30 day challenge by Leslie Saeta.  Have done two before (both in January) and know you always learn a lot, however I do sucumb to the pressure after a while.  So this time I am going to try to do a good deal of the 30 days of the 30 day challenge but not beat myself up if I don't do every day.   Going to enjoy watching other artists do their thing too.  This is one of the pandas, think it is Tian Tian,  at the Washington DC zoo, and is from a shot that I actually took.  He was just kind of hanging out, doing what they do best, resting while eating.  By the way, the flower was actually there and I think it adds a little Oriental flare.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

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Mellowood Gallery said…
Hi Nelvia, This is so cute - of course its a Panda, so duh! Glad you decided to play.
September 3, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Nelvia said…
Yes they really are, Mei Mei just had babies, she lost one but the other is doing well, looks like a bald mouse, so tiny
September 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM
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