I think its beautiful! Its also restful and serence, I want to be laying under that tree with a good book right now.

Beautiful. And I love that you took the prompt so literally. Very fun.

I also love the wind chime on your blog!

This is beautiful! I would love to sit under this tree~

Very pretty! Love the way you worked in all those circle details. Lovely colors.

I've never seen these people who call digital art "cheating". It's certainly a very different medium, and people are welcome to their preferences! But insulting people is never the answer.

(Ah, I had to come back and clarify! I didn't mean YOU were insulting anyone. I meant those people calling digital artists "cheaters". That kind of insult is rarely helpful.) :)

so beautiful!

I'm sorry to hear you've had a loss. Wishing you the best. Lovely fairy. I love the toadstools she's dancing on.

So pretty!

@Qian
Thank you, Qian! :)

This is adorable Della! Great to see you back... and with such a gem too! Love this :o) God bless!

Your new piece is looking nice! Have fun at work! I've been avoiding working full-time myself, but it too might be inevitable!

Hi Della, this looks lovely and I look forward to seeing your finished piece. Thank you for your comment on my latest post. I've been in kind of a slump lately and trying to wake myself out of it.

I hope you get to finish this whimsical piece. I can't wait to see it complete. Let's hope that f/t job doesn't put a stop to your art.
Oh and I like your P.S. on the side of your blog about digital art - you're so right! It is another art medium that takes just as much talent and skill as any traditional art medium.

I’m getting a little clairvoyant myself! I see an absolutely beautiful fae piece in your future! Really, this work looks to be amazing... can’t wait to se it finished Della. Liking the people you work with....realy HELPS :o) God bless!

great idea for the prompt Della!

@k.h.whitaker
Thanks, Karen! ^_^

Lovely illustration!

Truly beautiful! I love the colours and the details in the curls in her hair! A lovely concept :)

What a wonderful illo! Great take on the topic.

Very cool illustration!

Hey Della! A great unique take on the topic! Love it!

He's beautiful...I love the colors. :)

Kitchen inspired....♥

I love the design and the colours! it seems ArtRage is a very good software! :)

Thank you everyone, for your visits and kind words! ^.^ And, yes, it is kitchen inspired, I collect roosters, so my kitchen is full of them!

I love the colors and textures in this one, Della! Good to see you making wonderful stuff with ArtRage. (^_^)

I know what you mean sometimes I feel like a broken record with the "did you?" phrase ;)

Yup! Sounds just like my darling brother.....No wonder I'm your favorite! ;)

@Amelia And like I've told you countless times, you've always been my favorite daughter! :)

Hehehe! Nice one Della! I love the way mom is posed. She is kind of expecting the same old answer. Your son probably feels the same deja vu from the opposite end ;o)

Della, thanks for stopping by my blog. You will love art rage. I purchased that not too long ago and love it! Great blog and your artwork is beautiful!

Wonderful resolution!

I love the girl in the pink dress illustration :)

@Lainey Parker Thanks so much Lainey.

@MiKa Art Thanks, MiKa, but that is actually a reference image "pinned" to the canvas (one of the features of this particular software). It is by the very talented Ruth Morehead whose work I think is just sooo inspiring. ;)

Hey Della! I saw the green pin in theIF thumb roll and was wondering what the heck that was! I had to check it out! Congrats on the artrange! very cool. That is so neat that you can pin up reference art like that. Your little cutie is coming along nicely! Happy New Year! thanks for all the kind and encouraging comments in 2010!!

Hiya Della! Well, well, I'm sure you'll be spending more time in front of the computer now that you have a new toy to play with! (^_^)

Have a wonderful new year ahead! (and thanks for that sweet comment you left me).

oxx

Glad for you who got what you was hoping for Christmas! Art Rage looks great! have much fun and happy new year!!! :)

And thank you for your nice comment on my blog! ;)

Grat resolution!
Have a nice weekend!

Looks like a great start on your illustration and a neat program. I like how you can put up your inspiration pieces.

Whoa...this is amazing! So beautiful, really love her wings.

She is beautiful!

Wow!!! I love it! gorgeous work!

Hey Della! Very nice work! I could see this gracing the cover of the Postal Record :o) Hey thanks for stopping by. Tell your hubby, HI :o)

Lovely winter-scene.

Thank you Jack and Brigitte! Living in the south, I very rarely see snow anymore. But I remember growing up loving how it looked out the window from inside a warm toasty house! ^.^

Wow!!! This is so cool :) i would like to do this very much and you inspire me ;)

Very nice colors throughout.
interesting and calming at once.

How I would LOVE to see this in real life.

Wow! It looks just like the Aurora Borealis! I only saw it once... but you nailed it Della!

Wondrous things. Snowmen and Northern lights dancing in the sky.
Nice work and perfect idea for this week's IF.
Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Lovely!! Merry Christmas!!

Thank you everyone for your comments! A good friend of ours lives in Canada and has sent us lovely pictures of the Aurora Borealis, and when I saw this weeks word it was the first thing that came to mind! :) Hope everyone has wonderful holidays!!

This is sooo wonderful - we want to see this phenomenon in real life one day - but this is a good substitute!

Very pretty, that snowman is lucky to be right there! I always wanted to see the Northen Lights.

Very nice work, wonderful!!

Hiya D! Now, this is definitely a great take on the theme...phenomenal indeed! Just love how magical it looks. :)

he IS cute!

You hit the cute factor right on!

Can't get much cuter than that! Just want to take him home as a pet.

Very nice

@Alex
Thank you, Alex :)

Lovely!

@Alina Chau
Thanks so much, Alina!

Very sweet illo.

Della! This is SWEEEET! Great lighting on the face. I love your cartoony portrait soft style! NICE!

beautiful, I love that story

This is so pretty and sweet and adorable and I love how the tree is shaped like a heart!

shhhh ... it's lovely - the recipient of this gift will be thrilled.

Thanks so much Missy and Brigitte! :)

awwww ... so much sweetness. I'm sure this gift will be very well received. I love the subtle love heart shaped leaves in the b'ground. Very clever.

Very nice for spent. She looks cozy.

this is amazing! you did a beautiful job and loving your colours too ;)

@ValGalArt
Thanks Val! *hugs*

I really like your illustration, she is so appealing although so different and I love the web in the back ground. PS the owl is so cute.

This makes me drool. It's definitely cider weather here.

I do like this, Della, it's stunning. The composition is simple but very focused... The atmosphere, of course, as expected, smokey and jazzy! :))

@Amalia K
Thank you, Amalia! ^.^

Hey Della! I love this! I don't know which composition was picked.... but I would have chosen this for sure! It is absolutley oncredible! So perfect for this weeks theme too. You ROCK! God bless!

Lovely illustration perfectly illustrating that lovely, sad poem

@Caroline
Thank you Caroline, this poem has always touched my heart.

Wow beautiful Della! The poem is beautiful and your artwork really does it justice! NICE!

Hello Della :) I love how soft and delicate this is! Such a great pair with the poem! :)

Thank you Jack and Amalia for your wonderful comments. You are my day brighteners!

This is lovely! Perfect for the poem!

sorry, comment failure, nice, I love Breakfast at Tiffany's, nice idea for the prompt

Very beautiful :) You captured Audrey spot on :)

I fully support you digital art claim :) I use different mediums in my work, but mostly I use Illustrator and vector art is my favorite! However some people think that by creating art digitally the computer somehow does everything..which is absurd.. but some people do appreciate vector art and yours is lovely really :)

This is lovely! One of my favorite movies.

Great idea and perfect illo! Love it Della!

So awesome! A great take on the brief!

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments! :)

what a cute panda!!!!

Oh my, Pandas always bring a smile to my face!! Sweet :)

I love Giant Pandas! This guy is so adorable... I just want to squeeze him! Great one Della!

Oooo... I wanna hug him!!!!!!!!! Can I? Can I?? This is just wonderful and lovely... (^__^)

Hi Della, thanks for stopping by my blog. Your panda is so cute, so cuddly and warm. She's a beauty! :)