Comment from Trajan
This is an amazing piece. More so because I had a dream about her nearly 2 decades ago. A fabulous woman with red hair in gilded armor.
The reflections, colors and line work are fabulous!
Very well done!

 Comment Written 03-Mar-2018

Comment from Minnie Kaye
I am so sorry that I don't have another 6 for you.
This is AWESOME. I love her.
She is what I would imagine Queen Joan from the tv show Knightfall to look like in armor and chain-mail.
Your details to both the armor and chain-mail are perfect. And I love her red hair. Love the poem.
Wonderful presentation, thanks for sharing and Good Luck in the Challenge.

 Comment Written 26-Feb-2018

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
What a beautiful drawing. Superb stylization and otherworldly look!:) Skillful technique: excellent blending of your chosen mediums. Good luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 26-Feb-2018

Comment from karen zima
This is outstanding work. You did a great job with graphite and pencils. I especially like the background and all the detail in it. The clothing is also full of detail. Her bright red hair pops against the green color. Nice composition and loved the poem attached to the artwork.

 Comment Written 26-Feb-2018

Comment from dalebraatz
This is a great Entergy, an a possible winner, love the colors and details and textures and depth, a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018

Comment from Stringbean
This is a gorgeous art piece for the February Open Challenge and good luck. The facial features and expression, details along with the blending and shading with pencil are excellent. You have captured my interest with your art and beautifully written poem. I like the storytelling with this work. Outstanding work and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018

Comment from GaliaG
A very impressive paint and a very impressive poem, a pleasure to view and read

excellent paint of her facial expression and the way to green is "holding" her

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018

Comment from El-mundo
A well worded, poignant and skillfully written poem that very suitably accompanies this brilliantly composed illustration, which is a great touch and gives real substance to the piece overall. The wild red hair of the badly injured warrior strewn about and the anguished look on the face that lies in the foliage beneath sets the tone well and has superb attention to detail and accurate features and proportions. The intricacy in the structure and complexity of her chain mail armour is sublime, with excellent shading and the entire garment carefully and neatly composed. Her expression says it all; although the poem doesn't necessarily point towards her definite end (in my interpretation anyway!), so leaves it open to interpretation which I also find quite endearing. The green foliage and purple flowers upon which she has fallen are a great colour contrast to herself and the silver and grey chain mail, and accentuates the piece further. Fantastic work and all the best in the polls! :)

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Feb-2018

Thank you, El mundo. This is very much appreciated! R

Comment from ArtistCharles
First let me say that the accompanying poem is lovely and well written. This is a well done portrait of a warrior that just happens to be a women. Her face and, features and hair are all well rendered. She does tend in some areas to get lost in the background. I don't think the armor is as successful, not sure why. It seems overly bright and reflective, but doesn't come off as reflective, hard or cold. (That is just my reaction to it.) Well done and presented.

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Apt supplemental poem for this creation.
Outlandish concept.
Outrageous compositional style.
Outstanding presentation...

Gorgeous colors and illumination scheme.
Reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands!

Kaleidoscopic backdrop meticulous rendered.

Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2018