Oh, I absolutely adore this cool colour scheme! It's very different indeed, especially the feeling of this painting in relation to your other work, where there's more of a warm, content, almost summer like feeling. This picture gives you the feeling of being on a great height, feeling wind chill you to the bones. I like the composition too. The first thing that catches your eyes is the wolf, I think that's caused by the strong contrast between light and shadow. And after you see the wolf you notice the bird, the lovely mountains, clouds, and those neat plants who add a great deal to the balance of the picture. You can also see that there's a strong, cold wind blowing, because you shaped the clouds in a certain, 'angular' way; and because of the subtle rain on the background and the flower peddles, moving on the wind.

However, I'm not completely sure about the way you painted the bird. I know it's supposed to capture your eye, but I feel the colours and lightning are a bit too harsh. Somehow the bird seems a bit out of place, it doesn't 'blend' nicely into the picture. My suggestion is that you could soften the bright colours somewhat, blend them more into the background. You could also let one of the flowers overlap the wing of the bird, that'd improve the depth of the whole picture.

Overall, awesome work, you've really pushed yourself to try something new _{that's why I rated the originality fairly high: not because I haven't seen something similar in other galleries, but because I haven't seen something like this from you!}

One of the things I love most about this picture is how much it truley looks painted, and the colors give an appealing, calm look. The wolf and bird, and backround are very anatomicly correct, and beautifully rendered. (and who could hate those mountains or that sky?)

The only things I would say I think is per say....wrong with it is that it seems in some way to lack feeling. The whole picture is moving and has a blissful feel, but the wolf itself seems withdrawn: expressionless. In the end, it does not distract too much, however.

DD worthy, I would say! Please do this sort of work again, it is well worth the time and effort, believe me.