Congratulations Rein! This is a style reminiscent of some favourite picture books.

Right on theme, excellent use of sources, well-executed, colourful and even has an accompanying story. Can't ask for more than that!

Really clever way you've made the wood in this, and I like the embossed "A". To my eyes, the perspective of the red piece doesn't look quite right, but only IMHO. Good luck

Beautiful work, as always. I love the colour in the archway.

Great blend. Good luck!

So good to see your owl again! I never knew that you had made it for a contest - I thought it was a crocheted soft toy!

Was the song "Blinded By The Light"? Sorry!

That is truly scary and creative but I want to know how you managed to not blink!

Nice job on the fire. But I reckon he should stop grinning and start running...!

I really like the way he is both in and out of the picture

Like your idea of turning the silo into a castle. Would you consider getting rid of the little building on the right? (Maybe put another tree there or something)

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Very nicely made poster.....and I'm still laughing about Chariots of Fire!

Flames look pretty realistic now. Thanks for great SBS too.

Very nice attention to detail in this

Nice match of dog to man (especially in the haunches!) and very nice colours in the water.

Well done for having a go at a face in profile! It's amazing how the same face can give these four a seemingly different expression because of the hands.

I really love the background in this image

That made me laugh

Very pretty and nice detailing

Don't be disheartened by the ranking as a lot of these entries finished with very similar scores. Also, when there are many entries in a contest, I suspect some people get voting fatigue, and just vote quickly to get through them.

There is no doubt as to which painting this is! Right on theme.

Congratulations! Top score for the year!

Very nice image! (perhaps make a little darker directly under feet?)

I can't work out who actually owns the face - which is proof of this being a great blend

I'm glad it's back, even in a different contest!

Looks good now

Very creative

Yes - definitely colour the hat to match - you want people to notice that bit as it is your work.

Beautifully done.

Clever idea!

Congrats on 3rd place

Congrats on 2nd place!

Congrats on 1st place!

Congrats on 3rd place

Congrats on 2nd

Congrats - well deserved win, and an amazing number of favourites!

Congrats on 3rd place - you should be proud of that

Congrats on 2nd place

Congrats on 1st place!

Really funny image. Nicely put together and the hat is fantastic. A shame the caterpillar wasn't hi-res, but nothing you could do about that. Very creative

Yes it is simple - but you have done it very well, and I think your picture is very pretty. Well done

Really good match of the two photos - how did you find such a great picture?! Maybe the face is a teeny bit sharp, but that is just a nitpick - you have done a fantastic blend. Good luck

Amazing work!

Love it!

Very nice wings. Good on you for coming up with something creative for this tough contest! Maybe smooth out the top of the wings - they're a bit rough in high res (isn't it nice to know that people do zoom in to look?!)

Edit: yes I see the correct version now - looks fabulous, and I look forward to the SBS