fluffybunny: thank you, sister ! i love that redhead picture, just my type of image - flat art and a hint of art nouveau influence. i like the other redhead too, nicole kidman is an impressive actress and one of the people i've wished i could look like .
he4rty: thank you, brother ! like i said to moko it took me a while to get the smoothly flowing lines i wanted, though, the face and body are both rather rugged looking.

Nice i like the soft paisley overlay

photo comix: thank you ! i really like the paisley sea too, it's an important part of the composition.

k1tesseraena:thank you ! i like the composition better and better - thought it was out of balance first times i looked at it but didn't dare to change it, now i think it looks just fine.