January wip

[juliemillardart]

I just thought I would check here for suggestions to make my piece stronger before entering it into the contest this month. This was a fun one to do. I enjoyed playing with the light that often spreads all over during the winter. )

[carlianne]

I think it's fun! I really love the girls expression. My one note would be that it was hard to see that squirrel. Maybe if it was a different value than the tree, a little thicker neck or had more of a silhouette over the snow? Real cute though!

[juliemillardart]

@carlianne thank you for the compliment and suggestion! My kids said the same thing when they saw it. Oh there’s a squirrel there! So I decided to change the color of the squirrel to gray and accentuate the shadows a bit more.