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Description
Forest sentinel,
protector of lush meadows and emerald glades.
Where the gates of paradise are not wrought in iron and gold,
but with flowers and oak.
She is the warm breeze of summer,
the dew on tender leaves.
Her laughter brings the morning sun,
her anger invites the sudden storm.
She is the keeper of the green, the guardian of nature.
This is her domain,
the last realm of heaven on earth.
Harmony and serenity rule here.

~Carrie Hall 2005

I am so tired of looking at this. I have spent many many hours, that I did not bother to count. I do know it took about 5-6 hours for the flowers in her hair.
I will post detail shots later on in my scraps and then post links to those.
I added a few things, a couple shadows, and made her a bit smaller. Sorry I happen to be kinda a downer right now, I had a bad day.
Enjoy my second clumsy attempt at digital....

I am discouraging critiques from here on out. I am not going to change anything, I like her the way she is. Even her imperfections. I will take what people have said up to this point and implement those suggestions into the next piece. Thanks...

Description
Forest sentinel,
protector of lush meadows and emerald glades.
Where the gates of paradise are not wrought in iron and gold,
but with flowers and oak.
She is the warm breeze of summer,
the dew on tender leaves.
Her laughter brings the morning sun,
her anger invites the sudden storm.
She is the keeper of the green, the guardian of nature.
This is her domain,
the last realm of heaven on earth.
Harmony and serenity rule here.

~Carrie Hall 2005

I am so tired of looking at this. I have spent many many hours, that I did not bother to count. I do know it took about 5-6 hours for the flowers in her hair.
I will post detail shots later on in my scraps and then post links to those.
I added a few things, a couple shadows, and made her a bit smaller. Sorry I happen to be kinda a downer right now, I had a bad day.
Enjoy my second clumsy attempt at digital....

I am discouraging critiques from here on out. I am not going to change anything, I like her the way she is. Even her imperfections. I will take what people have said up to this point and implement those suggestions into the next piece. Thanks...