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Friday, July 24, 2009

Don't Just Stand There...

Comment and win!

Egret

I'm giving away this original gouache and ink painting to one of my dear readers as a lead-up to opening my new etsy shop on NEXT FRIDAY!!. It is 5x7 on pastel paper - ready to be matted and framed and hung in your favorite corner.

Leave me a comment, in this post, any time between today (July 24, 2009) and Sunday, July 26, 2009, at midnight and I'll enter your name into the drawing one time. Easy!

But wait...there's more! Write a little something about my giveaway on your own blog or Twitter feed, link back to this post, and email me to tell me about it at diahnott at gmail dot com...one more chance to win!

In addition, even after my pitiful attempt yesterday, if you feel like writing Haiku...please do. I'll have the boys pick their favorite and send this to the winner:

sparrow

I'll stir all the entries (Haiku and non-Haiku) up in a random number generator and have it spout out a winner on Monday morning!

Don't forget to make sure that your name is included in your post!

Have a great weekend, everyone - and good luck!

42 comments:

  1. me likey. put me in drawing.

    caveman out.

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  2. OK third try (am working on not hyperventilating)! I suppose that if I lose I can still buy this beautiful work from your Etsy shop?

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  3. Thanks, caveman Tommy...

    Casey - deep, slow breaths, friend :). And feel free to purchase anything you like from my etsy shop ;)...that would make me very happy! Good luck!

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  4. Once I won a totally tacky picture frame . . . I figure I am due here!! Like Casey, trying not to hyperventilate!! And taking solace in the fact that your glorious work will soon be for sale. . .

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  5. Where the heck have I been!!! Wow, I love this egret, put my name right at the top please :0

    Haiku? I love writing haiku.

    Put my name in here
    I want one of Diane's best
    My name starts with T

    I love that egret
    The feathers are so snowy
    She is elegant

    A new Etsy shop
    It will feature Diane's best
    Opening day soon!

    Okay I'm done.

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  6. Lovely, lovely birds, Diahn.

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  7. This is quite a series Diahn!

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  8. If you have ever visited my blog, you know I am seriously into birds.

    I'd love to have either one of these beauties.

    This is my non-haiku entry.

    xoxo

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  9. Bird sitting on wire
    Wonder what you are thinking
    Guess I'll never know.

    This is my haiku entry. Hope it is legal to enter both ways.

    I'll put a link up on my blog tomorrow and send you an email to let you know about it.

    xoxo

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  10. Rosita1:57 PM

    I'd love to win one of these beauties, thanks for the chance Diahn!

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  11. OK, I got inspired by Vicki, here's my (possibly illegal) Haiku entry:


    I didn’t do it
    I swear
    How did I end up in court?

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  12. beautiful birds! Hope I win!!

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  13. Not sure about writing haiku, but I know I really love the egret. It would be a lovely addition to my studio.

    Good luck with your Esty shop. I plan to visit on opening day!

    Kind regards,
    Pat

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  14. Beautiful - thanks for the chance to enter - best wishes for a great etsy experience.

    And haiku - let's see...

    My gosh, it's gouache
    Me thinks it's a type of paint
    Something more to try

    Jackie K.

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  15. I can't even think in regular sentences, much less haiku when I look at THIS painting! This is top notch, girl, and you better enter me to win!

    and I'm tweeting you
    and commenting on facebook ...
    this is so awesome.

    Okay. I haiku-ed you after all. (Gesundheit!)

    :-D

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  16. AN ADDITIONAL HAIKU ... because I really love the sparrow, too.

    I know of two boys
    Both so handsome and funny.
    They will pick me.

    Love,
    Linda

    P.S. This isn't cheating. Not at all.

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  17. No...of course not - you wouldn't cheat! :D Except maybe just a little...

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  18. Dang. I just realized my last line only had 4 syllables. Rats.

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  19. Just goes to show you...

    Cheaters never prosper...

    :-D

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  20. I love the bird
    So snowy and white
    Feels like it just might
    take flight

    here is my entry love it....

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  21. hermana, it's me, marta

    I know two boys too,
    who if their parents ever
    bring them to California
    their Tia Marta will show them a fun time at Disneyland!!!!

    i think this is non haiku

    come on guys, pick me!

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  22. it must be the drugs, i'm confused. this is my entry for the non haiku entry. me, marta

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  23. Anonymous4:46 AM

    Oooh. I love this one! So excited about your etsy shop opening. Please add me to the drawing!

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  24. those are gorgeous birds :D

    hmm going to have to try and write a haiku...which will probably not make any sense lol

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  25. I love your birds - I would love to win! Congrats and good luck on your Etsy site!

    Linda C (Lindart)

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  26. More lovely birds! I know I can't compete with all the other wonderful Haiku. Good luck with your Etsy shop!

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  27. I don't want to win anything, but I just want to let you know that your birds are extraordinary! :) Totally beautiful, and good luck to everyone!

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  28. These are absolutely beautiful! The first one reminds me of a tame heron who lives up the river from our house, and spends his time begging for food from people passing by.

    I clicked on a link on another blog I follow, so happy to have found your blog :)

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  29. Anonymous12:04 PM

    I'd love to win the egret. I'm an avid birder, so it is only fitting that I should win this. HA

    contact: LVjesse at yahoo dot com, all lower case, replace words with appropriate symbols. I put the first part of my email in Upper Case so that people can see that the lv is NOT I V, but LV for Las Vegas

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  30. I guess when the contest is over and you've given the egret picture away, you'll "have no egrets", a great way to live life :)

    Here via Quotidian Curiosities. Nice to see another Knoxville blog. Well, part time Knoxvillian!

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  31. Gorgeous! Hope I win.

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  32. I can never resist a haiku challenge!

    Taking flight, the bird
    floats on drafts of gentle air
    feathers fluttering.

    Diahn, you've done it again...two more beautiful bird pictures.

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  33. Well, Diahn, you make us jump through all kinds of hoops don't you? :)

    So here is my Haiku:

    Royal stroll, alone,
    Snowy steps of sun on sand,
    Crown of white tendrils.

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  34. Silent observer,
    balancing on a high wire.
    Unobserved, you sing

    (love the egret, too :)

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  35. You really do great work!

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  36. I'm in! I would love to have this on my wall!

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  37. What a beautiful and generous giveaway! Pity I totally such at haiku!!! If something comes to mind I'll pop back :)

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  38. Snowy egret stands
    Etsy launch July 31st
    Take flight!

    Best of luck, your series is delightful!

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  39. Anonymous10:41 AM

    I love your bird series. Count me in too.

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  40. what gorgeous drawings, especially with all the background detail in them....

    elegant egret
    stands silent on the shoreline -
    the sea's silent swell

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  41. gracious! It's so lovely!
    I missed this one, but didn't want to miss the chance to tell you that your work is wonderful!

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  42. I'm heartbroken, I missed the deadline. Next time. Here's my haiku

    Tweet Tweet go the birds
    with swans swimming lazily
    Daffodils growing

    I sort of cheated. Ok I cheated. I went to a haiku generator. Love the internet.

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