Oh wow, that's gorgeous. Your work is so stunningly beautiful, well done!

Thank you very much! May I ask your favorite and least favorite parts? If you'd be willing to share your thoughts. <3

Of course!
I love the color of the gold, its so beautiful and contrasting to everything else in the portrait that it really just draws your eyes down the flow of it all. I also love the texture of the wolfs fur, it really stands out and just looks like the rolling waves of the ocean. All the colors you picked out for this piece really works together, the brown-reds are just the right color to make the greys and the golds pop.

I don't necessarily have any strong critique! The composition is beautiful, if I were to point out anything that caught my eye but not bother someone else is that the top arcs of golden light are very round while the rest seem to more naturally fall through the petals. But that might not bother someone else at all! The painting is absolutely gorgeous, I love how it looks straight forwards at a single glance but the more you look at it the more complex it becomes.

That was very thoughtful! Thank you for taking the time to share your insights. It is easy to get bogged-down in your own perspective as an artist. Hearing your take on the painting really gave me a fresh look, reminded me to assess details of my original concept, and brought to light some of the decisions I made on a subconscious level.

The initial gold arcs were actually supposed to be very unnaturally pronounced, which I failed to push for. I do like the more matural flow, but I can see how those arcs near the top don't quite match-up.

I also knew I wanted the gold to stand-out, but using more neutral colors for the rest of the painting was an almost instinctive decision. I knew I didn't want to drown the gold out with too much warmth. I am glad the instinct was there. I wonder if it is best to leave it as an instinct, or if I should use it as a spring-board to question and examine my motives, and perhaps plan on how to push for higher impact? Like maybe adding touches of brighter, semi-neutral blues to make the painting pop even more without turning neon.

I am glad you appreciate the second reading (when you look at a painting after the first glance). I have always been keen on the details of second readings.

Thank you again for sharing!

Such a lovely piece! The concept is stunning. The golden liquid passing through each flower is beautiful - I love the detail of each petal. The wolf drinking from it is a perfect image, and I find the idea of its fur looking similar to the flower petals very metaphorical. The care put into depicting the mouth and tongue especially catch my eye. Fantastic work!

Thank you very much, your observations are much appreciated! Depending on how you see it, the metaphor is simultaneously accidental and perfectly in attunement with the main intention of the work. XD

I really liked drawing the mouth, too. :3

Much love!