The Shrine Maiden

To start, I'll say that my critique will be based on my knowledge as a digital visual effects artist, and not as a traditional artist.

I like the concept and mood, and it has a nice color scheme. However, I don't think this is your strongest piece, technically or artistically, and you know I like your work, I hope you take this as constructive criticism.

There seems to be a strong light source in the center, but the character casts no shadow from that source, and there's no real light being cast on him either. The piece is very vast, so the focal point is very small and hard to get a look at; if you're not looking for him you can easily miss the character in the lower portion of the piece. I love the design of the woman in the center, but she's too small in my opinion for such an important part of the piece.

I don't understand the graphic overlay that's over the whole piece. Your blurs are also inconsistent on your elements, some things in the background are sharper than foreground elements, some elements right next to each other have different blur qualities, etc.

It's a cool idea, and a decent execution, but I've seen you do better. I hope this is helpful, and I look forward to seeing more of your work.