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First piece out of 6, they all would be very loosely based on 3 things that I really, really like.
Dark fantasy, Russian fairy tales, and dark sci-fi.
Twelve Months
"...Once there lived an evil, greedy woman who loved her own daughter and hated her virtuous, hardworking stepdaughter. On a very cold day in January, she sent her poor stepdaughter to the forest to pick snowdrops for her stepsister's birthday.
"But the snowdrops won't be blooming for another two months, at least!" cried the poor girl." Her stepmother said, "I don't want to hear about it. Go out there and find them and don't come back until you do."
Since the girl had no choice, she started walking through the frozen woods. She walked further and further and got colder and colder, but there wasn't a living thing to be seen. The wind began to blow and the snow began to fall..."
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Maybe add a short synopsis of the fairy tale you took them from for people unfamiliar with the story in the comments? Versions of fairy tales can vary from country to country
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I added a small intro on the bottom, but it's my version of the story so there isn't much of resemblance to the original...
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Really good painting!! And I like the characters as wel and that you took them from different fairytales ... if they are who I think they are
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Thanks
Who do you think they are?
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The girl looks like Little Red Ridinghood and the man reminds me of who I think in English is called Rumpelstiltskin
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I did have Little Red Ridinghood in my mind while I was painting her 
But most of the inspiration came from the following few lines out of a Russian fairy-tale"Twelve months":
"...Once there lived an evil, greedy woman who loved her own daughter and hated her virtuous, hardworking stepdaughter. On a very cold day in January, she sent her poor stepdaughter to the forest to pick snowdrops for her stepsister's birthday.
"But the snowdrops won't be blooming for another two months, at least!" cried the poor girl." Her stepmother said, "I don't want to hear about it. Go out there and find them and don't come back until you do."
Since the girl had no choice, she started walking through the frozen woods. She walked further and further and got colder and colder, but there wasn't a living thing to be seen. The wind began to blow and the snow began to fall..."
...and the little guy is just my interpretation of some-kind of an elderly forest elf, that tries to help the girl.
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