A Touch of Color

© Jessica Hughes

A Touch of Color

Uploaded: May 04, 2004

Description

I have posted a very similar photo to this. I wanted to post it again with Mackenzie in a different pose and less art work on the wall. It is a composite of two images.

Comments

Leanne M.E. Boyd May 04, 2004

Excellent shot, Jessica. I like the pose of the child and the selected colour. #124436

Casey A. Hanson May 04, 2004

I love this one too!! Great job! #519201

Greg McCroskery level-classic May 04, 2004

Jessica,
This is an outstanding image! I love the composition and the pastel colors of the paint -- a wonderfully done composite.
God Bless,
Greg #519229

Rob Friedman May 04, 2004

Excellent Jessica! I love the selecting coloring and the composition of this one! #519236

Gail Vitikacs level-classic May 04, 2004

wonderful photo! #519259

Janice Forrest May 04, 2004

Great photo! #519289

Darren M. Alexander May 04, 2004

this is great! #519318

Marie Fields May 04, 2004

Terrific image! Love it! #519373

Jessica Hughes May 04, 2004

Leanne, Casey, Greg, Rob, Gail, Janice, and Darren, thank you all so much for taking the time to comment on this photo. I really, really do appreciate it! :)
Jessica #519376

Jessica Hughes May 04, 2004

Hi Marie. We must have been typing at the same time! Thanks so much!
Jessica #519378

Lori Ditlefsen May 04, 2004

Another great shot Jessica! Well done! #519466

Patricia Marroquin May 04, 2004

Wonderful, Jessica! Love it! Would be great as a photo poster in a children's crafts or art classroom. :-) #519487

Donna J. Taff May 04, 2004

I love it!!!! #519493

Jessica Hughes May 04, 2004

Thanks, Lori, Patricia, and Donna!
Jessica :) #519730

Diane Addonizio level-classic May 04, 2004

Very nicely done, Jessica! #519873

Susan T. Evans level-classic May 04, 2004

Terrific! #519939

Kristen McKain May 04, 2004

very nice! #520057

Jessica Hughes May 04, 2004

Thank you, Diane, Susan, and Kristen!! #520066

C.J. Williamson May 05, 2004

Love the simplicity. This one tugs at the heart. #522065

C.J. Williamson May 05, 2004

Love the simplicity. This one tugs at the heart. #522066

Debra Booth May 07, 2004

Wonderful shot! #525330

Jessica Hughes May 07, 2004

Thanks so much, C.J. and Debra! #525357

Jen Jesseph June 15, 2004

Excellent!!! #595459

Kristen McKain June 15, 2004

Congrats!! #596053

Casey A. Hanson June 15, 2004

Congrats!! You go girl!! #596143

Murry Grigsby June 15, 2004

Congrats Jessica! #596745

Debra Booth June 15, 2004

Congratulations, Jessica! #596908

Marie Fields June 15, 2004

Congratulations, Jessica! #597245

Donna J. Taff June 15, 2004

Congrats, Jessica!!! #597454

C.J. Williamson June 15, 2004

Congratulations Jessica! A 10+++ on your win. :) #597483

Karen Lewis-Gunn June 15, 2004

Congratulations Jessica on a worthy finalist image! Good luck with it in the finals! #597815

Jessica Hughes June 16, 2004

Wow! This was a wonderful surprise to wake up to this morning! Thank you all for your support and compliments!
Jessica #598340

Cathy T. Vettes June 16, 2004

Congradulations on a wonderful job !! Very well done Jessica !! #598420

Janice Forrest June 16, 2004

Congratulations! #598553

Greg McCroskery level-classic June 16, 2004

Jessica,
Congratulations on this very creative finalist!
God Bless,
Greg #598800

Peggy Wolff June 16, 2004

So, you were not really letting her paint on the walls? This is excellent Jessica! #598994

Kathleen Clemons June 16, 2004

Great shot, Jessica! Congrats! #599437

Kelly Abernathy level-classic June 16, 2004

Congratulations on your first place! Beautiful photo! -K #600072

Kelly Abernathy level-classic June 16, 2004

Congratulations on your first place! Beautiful photo! -K #600073

Dale Ann Cubbage June 16, 2004

Jessica, congratulations on a first place win! I always loved these shots and thought they deserved a medal! Great and imaginative! I love it and I'm so happy for you!

da #600085

Jessica Hughes June 16, 2004

WOW! WOW! WOW! I am in shock!! Thank you all so much. I appreciate your support more than you know! I'll go to bed happy tonight!! :)
Jess #600145

Janet Detota June 16, 2004

YAY! Jessica!!! AWESOME! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #600153

Diane Addonizio level-classic June 16, 2004

CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica!!! #600221

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 16, 2004

Nicely composed and pleasing image. Congratulations on your win!! #600311

Thomasa June 16, 2004

Great shot! Love the composition with just a hint of color. Congrats on a well deserved win!! #600365

Patrick Campbell June 16, 2004

This is such a great photo! The composition and use of color are very stylish. Congrats on your first place win! #600387

Amanda E. Radovic June 16, 2004

Congratulations Jessica on a FIRST PLACE WIN - YAY!!!! Its well deserved though as you post so much beautiful work - well done. #600403

Karen Lewis-Gunn June 16, 2004

First Place!!!! Congratulations!!!
Its a great image! Well done! #600488

Evy Johansen level-classic June 17, 2004

Many contratulations on your win, Jessica! #600496

Wally Orlowsky June 17, 2004

Congratulations on this win, Jessica! #600609

Donna W. Neal June 17, 2004

Awesome win, congratulations Jessica! #600616

Paul C. Gazzanigo June 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jessica! #600633

June Marie Sobrito June 17, 2004

Congratulations, this is wonderful! #600722

Rob Friedman June 17, 2004

Congrats Jessica!! #600740

Debra Booth June 17, 2004

Congratulations, Jessica!! #600766

Myra Vos June 17, 2004

Congratulations Jessica, this was my favourite photo and I'm so glad to see it won. #600926

Lisa Deaton June 17, 2004

Congrats to you!!! I love this image as well as the other one you posted. Great Job!!!! #601092

Murry Grigsby June 17, 2004

Congratulations on your terrific image and win Jessica! Great imagination and design!! I love the pose and the touch of color--very nice compositie work. #601148

Lori Ditlefsen June 17, 2004

Congrats on the win Jessica! Good for you! #601163

Jennifer Jones June 17, 2004

Great job, Jessica! Congratulations. #601231

Janice Forrest June 17, 2004

A well deserved win. Congratulations again. #601460

Serena Pierce level-classic June 17, 2004

Congratulations Jessica!!! #601478

Bernard B. Travers June 17, 2004

Powerful image, Jessica. You got it, lady. Well done. Well won. #601671

Leanne M.E. Boyd June 17, 2004

Congratulations Jessica! #601861

Susana Matos June 17, 2004

Absolutely superbe! Very well deserved! Congratulations!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #601864

Robin L. Wehrman June 17, 2004

Hi Jessica! This sure is an outstanding image, congratulations and very well deserved !! #602057

Deanna Cathcart June 17, 2004

Congrats Jess!!!! I love these shots of yours!! #602382

Dan Holm June 17, 2004

Excellent excellent shot, Jessica! Well deserved congratulations!! #602727

Monika Sapek June 18, 2004

I like how the girl is turned in the same direction as the blue painted heart. She looks really passionate in this what she’s doing. Congrats on your Win, Jessica!
Monika
#604211

Jessica Hughes June 18, 2004

Thank you all so much! I am still on cloud 9 over this win!
#604238

Stephen Zacker June 19, 2004

Congratulations Jessica! This is a wonderful image with a great feel to it! #604838

Jessica Hughes June 19, 2004

Thanks Stephen! #605555

June 20, 2004

Congrats, This is a wonderful picture, Out of all of the May Winners, I think this was the best.

Vito #606426

Dolores Neilson June 20, 2004

Just a perfect and beautiful image, Jessica! Congrats on a well deserved first place! And congrats on your potd at DIC also today! #606475

Jessica Hughes June 20, 2004

Thanks so much, Vito and Dolores! #606652

Leigh R. Lumpkin June 22, 2004

Congrats on your win, Jessica! All of your photos are great and I have been inspired by your beach shots of your girls. We are going to the beach in August and that is where I plan to shoot my Christmas card photo of my kids. #610404

Jessica Hughes June 22, 2004

Thank you so much, Leigh! #610478

Roger D. Meador June 23, 2004

Simply superb. #612601

Melisa R. McKolay July 02, 2004

Way to go, Jessica, I was so happy to see this win. #628426

Jessica Hughes July 09, 2004

Thanks Roger and Melisa! #640098

Kathleen R. Struckle July 14, 2004

Congrat's on your win Jessica!! Great image! #648062

Janessa L. Taber-Webb October 23, 2005

Holy-Cow you got a lot of comments on this. No wonder it was a winner.....I didn't think I was ever gonna stop scrolling!! This so freakin' cute! #1989423

Linda M. Henderson January 11, 2006

If you do not mind sharing I would love to know how you did this!!It really is awesome. Congrats on the win! #2277291

Dr Silly level-classic March 20, 2006

This is one of the first photos I remember from when I started on BP. I don't think I was making comments at that time. I is the photo that made me what a photo editing programe so I could do selective coloring. It really is a 1ST place photo. :o)
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augustus gillian April 28, 2008

great expression with color and action. lovely girl #5850805

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