Before I announce the winner, I wanted give a HUGE thank-you to everyone who participated in my painting naming contest. It’s simply amazing, the number of ways different people can see the same thing, even from different angles. I particularly liked the little bird in the left-hand corner that Julie noticed.

Even though there were a few consistent themes, like flowers, and dancers, the types of titles submitted were widely ranging, from:

…the abstract

• “One” (by Nick)
• “Life” (by Sabrina)
• “We All Do” (by Xibee)
• “Gogh’s Brain Child” (by Servant)
• “Groupies” (by melissa)
• “empower enflower”, “Mondrian Chickens without Wheelbarrow. Hold the Rain.” (by Pearl)

…to the straightforward

• “Happiness in the dark” (by Edrei)
• “Beauty in Black and White” (by Lucy)
• “Daisies” or “Headlights” (by Joe Lencioni)
• “Dancers wearing fedoras” (by Robin)
• “Eruption” (by Lloyd)
• “roadside daisies”, “rocket full of posies and bilities” (by Pearl)
• “daisy Pop Rocks” (by guili)
• “Black-eyed daisies” (by Pelf)
• “An Aerial View of Sufi Spinners Bringing Spring” (by der altmodische, schwarze Bär)
• “flowers and squares” by bya
• “Impact” (by Melanie)

…to the creative

• “Sunny Side Up” (by Tiana)
• “lush brush rush” (by Pearl)
• “A muse, a spark, a dozen(?) daisies of inspiration” (by Jason)

…to the sci-fi

• “Celestial Blooms” (by Julie)
• “Stellar Bloom” (by Steph)
• “silent hill daisies” (by Rob)
• “genesis” or “let there be light” (by John)

The Winner: “stroke of pluck” by Pearl.

I chose this as the winner because of how well it describes the painting to me in such few words, while being wrapped in a clever pun. Congratulations to Pearl on winning the painting! I’ll figure out a way to get it to you this week.

To show my appreciation for all the participation, anyone who submitted a title is eligible to receive a 5″×6″ print of the painting. If you’d like a copy, just e-mail me and include your contact name and postal address. Since I’ll be numbering and signing each limited edition copy, I’ll need to know if you want one by the end of the month so I can figure out how many to make in total.