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Description Yes, I am now depending on alliteration to come up with interesting titles. If you don't know what alliteration means, ask your English teacher for after school help.

Anywho... Yay! Blossom!

Well, Bori got a fantastic Christmas gift... two actually, and she's going to order two more of them: Brooke, and, the point of me telling you this: Blossom!

So, then I figured I needed to get a proper reference of her up. My last reference of her was... well... a little two dark. I've finally decided that with her coloring, she is an amber. She's too dark to be perlino, and ambers can have the pink skin. Her eyes are blue instead of amber because of the appaloosa gene. At least that's how I explain it.

I can't wait to design the foal's color! If I assume pierce is a chesnut (very red chestnut) then I can make the foal gold champagne! *ooo*

And I am keeping good to my new year's resolution! I am putting work into every single piece: Composition, shading, emotion, background, color, and cleanliness in every picture! I love this new system because I'm proud of everything I do!

I've also stuck with a border and signature for more than one picture. omg no rly?

Hope you like, Michelle!

For those of you who don't know, Blossom is the winner of Boribaby's contest to design a mate for Pierce. Blossom is mine, Pierce is Michelle's, and they are adorable together. Can't wait to see her in the comic!

Blossom made her way back to her old haunt: her faithful cherry tree. It was the keeper of her secrets, her worries, her fears, and her joys. She'd taken shelter under it in a storm, eaten its fruit, and rolled in its blossoms. She'd watched the blue and yellow butterflies flit about it carelessly, smiling to herself.

She hadn't been back in a while, not since it was a withered bare branch of winter. Now it was in full bloom once more, its gentle scent wafting down and surrounding the equally gentle mare. She inhaled it gratefully and looked around, remembering. His footfalls had been so quiet, and she'd been quite surprised. Despite her nervousness, he'd calmed her right away with his gentle voice. He'd been the one to take her to the safety of a herd, where his sisters had accepted her. He'd been the one to nibble her long mane, get her to open up. He'd been, and was still, so charming... gentlemanly. Though his sisters would probably disagree with that thought. Blossom laughed to herself and smiled. How had she been so lucky?

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Comments: 107

artlover6466 [2011-05-23 23:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful art absolutely love appaloosa's....

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Danny-phantom-fan-1 [2010-09-23 19:07:10 +0000 UTC]

she looks sooo pretty i really loved how it looks

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Lion21342 [2010-03-24 01:40:30 +0000 UTC]

WOW! AMAZING!!!! LOOOVVVE IT!!!!!

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Randomly-Pawlicious [2010-03-21 21:41:07 +0000 UTC]

This is breathtaking. Epic work.
And Blossom is so gorgeous. ^^


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Kiss-Me-More [2010-02-14 03:14:09 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful! <3<3<3

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Littlestar19 [2010-01-30 03:30:03 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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FreeWingsS [2009-08-05 15:19:19 +0000 UTC]

wooonderful *.*

I love this *-*

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SaraChristensen [2009-05-20 20:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Lovely shadows. This is a great style too, it's not completely
cartoony---just enough realism. I need to explore this style further.

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daughterofthestars In reply to SaraChristensen [2009-05-20 22:19:26 +0000 UTC]

I do like it, but I've been tending more towards the extremes recently. Maybe I need to explore this style more as well.

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MBB-Firecracker [2009-04-16 02:16:41 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! Makes me think of my own horse, who lives on my parents' farm in quiet retirement.

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Teague-Drydan [2009-04-03 16:31:45 +0000 UTC]

Just wanted to let you know that this piece has been featured here: [link]
~Teague

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Villa-Chinchilla [2009-01-21 00:26:36 +0000 UTC]


WOW YOUR ARTWORK IS MAGNIFICENT

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EmeraldTheWolf [2009-01-02 17:51:17 +0000 UTC]

wow really gorgeous, love the bg!

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eldery [2008-11-25 20:44:06 +0000 UTC]

I luv Blossom ! She's adorable! and everyone should love her

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Almeruve [2008-09-18 16:34:35 +0000 UTC]

She looks really lovely in this one

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Kish-M [2008-09-14 18:36:07 +0000 UTC]

shez an absolute beauty!!!

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stone-pegasus [2008-09-08 06:54:53 +0000 UTC]

APPY!!!!

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Quill-Feathers [2008-08-11 00:16:44 +0000 UTC]

I'll forever be in love with your work...simple as that...My fav Equine artist is a tie between you and Liz....too hard to choose

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sollyrules [2008-06-08 19:29:56 +0000 UTC]

This is the joint best digi art I have ever seen and I really enjoy looking at it, dreaming about whats behind this picture, who Blossom is, her personality...etc.

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Glamrgrl104 [2008-05-02 15:35:13 +0000 UTC]

omg the shading and background and everything sooo beautiful!

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unicorn-skydancer08 [2008-04-18 03:55:01 +0000 UTC]

I LOOOOOOVE horses (and unicorns) with super-long mane. I don't know why; there's just something about their mane trailing in their eyes and hanging below their necks that attracts my attention. Beautiful work!

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Kimblewick [2008-04-12 19:44:26 +0000 UTC]

I love this! It is amazing-all of it, the horse (who totally reminds me of Giselle from Enchanted), the BG, and the tree! it, the perfect mare for Pierce!

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Crazy-Sparkles [2008-04-02 10:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Blossom, such the perfect mare for Pierce! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to comment on your pieces, but I haven't forgotten about you! I really like your shading style, it's very realistic!

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Flaming-Sunset [2008-03-27 00:57:06 +0000 UTC]

I love this one, it's quite beautiful! I love the long mane and tail!!!!LOVE IT!

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simstina [2008-03-20 21:06:02 +0000 UTC]

Wow I love that tree! xD And she is also very adorable. (: Love the shadow from the tree and her really pretty hair.

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CrimsonBlush [2008-03-14 20:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Wow is wonderful!

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clarabear [2008-02-10 17:40:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is gorgeous and so peaceful looking. Her mane and tail are amazing

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oo-x-goldfish-x-oo [2008-02-02 22:24:23 +0000 UTC]

OhmyGOSH! I love this pic almost as much as I love the idea of Blossom/Pierce's foal!!!!!! That would be TOTALLY AWESOME! I cannot wait to see her in Bori's comic either! Great job, as always!

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Horsesnhurricanes [2008-02-02 06:00:35 +0000 UTC]

I thought I'd commented on this long ago
Better late than never Anyway, this pic is just simply spectacular I love everything about it, and cannot find even a single flaw at all! The shadow of the cherry branches is an effect that must be unbelievably hard to do, but it turned out so perfectly! And Blossom... wow, what an unbelievably awesome job The long and flowing mane and tail is just amazing And the anatomy is beyond perfect. This is a truly wonderful picture Keep up the awesome work!

(And alliteration is always awesome *ish a grammar addict *)

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daughterofthestars In reply to Horsesnhurricanes [2008-02-02 06:56:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Horsesnhurricanes In reply to daughterofthestars [2008-02-04 18:00:39 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!
Ish spectacular

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Mochitora [2008-01-31 04:46:08 +0000 UTC]

I love how you make her mane and tail look so thick and silky! She has a beautiful face.

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DancesWithHorses [2008-01-29 16:59:27 +0000 UTC]

This is very well done. I like the pose, particularly, and the style.

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Must-Luv-Idjit [2008-01-27 00:16:04 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully long hair!

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littleitchysister [2008-01-26 18:44:50 +0000 UTC]

omg, great job with blossom! She looks gorgeous! I'm definitely in love with her mane, lol. Fab job on the cherry blossom tree also! Keep up the wonderful work!!

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christelaln [2008-01-25 09:33:25 +0000 UTC]

Shes so beautiful!
I love the colors!

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Angelheart3 [2008-01-24 00:10:10 +0000 UTC]

wow!!!It's beautiful!!! verry nice work! Amazing!!!!

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Hoozer [2008-01-21 18:15:07 +0000 UTC]

Just wanted to show you
[link]
I think someone stole it

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daughterofthestars In reply to Hoozer [2008-01-23 00:20:18 +0000 UTC]

They stole this? How did they get around my name in the corner, crop it? Good thing they are no longer an 'active member' as the link says.

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Hoozer In reply to daughterofthestars [2008-01-23 02:02:13 +0000 UTC]

Well, the stupid thing was that she really didn't "fix" any of the Art she stole, just made them small enough that it wasn't glaringly obvious that all of the watermarks had different names on them. If you looked closely to her gallery, there must have been 20-30 artists she stole from. Isn't that sad?
I glad that she is shut down now.^^

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daughterofthestars In reply to Hoozer [2008-01-23 02:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Well, good. I've never had something this recent stolen from me. I'm glad the ordeal is over with. This is the last thing I would have needed to deal with today.

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Hoozer In reply to daughterofthestars [2008-01-23 21:36:12 +0000 UTC]

By the way, I love it^^ Esp. the mane and tail - Soooooo long and her spots I'm a big fan of spots^^

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xBamberx [2008-01-18 18:49:56 +0000 UTC]

i love her long hair! and how it curls at the end

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Quill-Feathers [2008-01-18 06:31:13 +0000 UTC]

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CherokeePony [2008-01-16 22:36:58 +0000 UTC]

she is so gorgeous understand why she won 's contest

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LauraRobjohns [2008-01-16 14:00:48 +0000 UTC]

I just can't help but admire Blossom! She is so beautiful and gorgeous and...did I say beautiful?

I adore her patter the most! It looks quite simple but gives a lovely effect

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Horsehuggingdragon [2008-01-16 04:27:23 +0000 UTC]

she is simply gorgeous *favs*

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EvilCheese2 [2008-01-16 04:17:47 +0000 UTC]

She looks beautiful

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whirl-wind [2008-01-14 14:07:40 +0000 UTC]

Everytime I see Blossom I'm like WOW! I just love her design and the petals on her coat
She looks really stunning here, good job on the shadows from the branches on her coat, I never manage to draw those

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RogueAssassin15 [2008-01-14 02:50:34 +0000 UTC]

She's adorable. She and Pierce look great together. And no, his sisters probably wouldn't agree with the notion that he's "gentlemanly," although I can see why Blossom thinks that. Beautiful shading!!

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