What a wonderful image Greenhalomagica.
To me, it looks both magical and hopeful.
I really like your choice of colors: the soft rosey-gold browns with thin slices of blu peeking thru the forest shade and then there is the life-affirming color of that green sprout.
This is an example of how green can sometimes appear as a hot color!
Very nice fading and texture also.
This must have taken mannnnny hours.
While gazing at the triskele at the top of the harp, i almost hear music.
Were you listening to harp music as you drew?

Thanks katkerri, I post work here not only to inspire others, but to hear opinions that might help me as an artist.
This did take a long time, but I still see parts I think could be stronger. I often listen to NPR(national public radio) when I work. Classical or instrumental music is nice because it helps to keep me focused on that I'm doing. What do you listen to?

I prefer silence during the composition of a painting. While actually painting, i listen to NPR, the BBC or whatever good music presents itself on the air.
I enjoy Celtic music, Peruvian flutes, or rock-and-roll when courage is needed to redo a portion or break through stubborn parts of the piece-in-progress.

Greenhalomagica, Thanks for sharing your intriguing work with us.

Your comments about music take me back to school. I had a professor who was sure our drawing would improve with a backdrop of Gregorian Chants- he played them daily. I still have fond memories of that meditative state.

Peruvian flutes and gregorian chants, hmm. I guess I have some music browsing to do. I have a teacher who plays hawaiian music- specifically a musician named Iz. Iz is a monster of a man with a curiously beautiful voice. Here is a google image search of him.

Here is a link that might be useful: Iz pictures

You know I like this picture. As a suggestion, I think is would add depth if you matted it or framed it in deep blue to match the sky seen through the trees. I often find framing my pictures makes me like them more, if you get the right frame. (I never matte because I work in oils.)