beautiful work!!

A fine image inspired by this childhood memory.

awesome

first dave, as it always goes without saying, everytime I come here I can't believe the work you do for people: Not only telling the story, but always introducing people with such love, and even urging us to remember someone, etc. I just looked briefly at Cecilia's gallery, and I will write to her too. Unkind behavior is hard, but I hope she will come back for those who love her, as the unkind ones aren't worth it...But then there's your multilingual translation; and that doesn't count all the people you keep up with, the letters and of course the daily comments—which you almost never ever miss (except for the most dire circumstances). And that's not counting your life outside of rosity. So beyond anything else, another 10,000 bows to what you do, period. It's just amazing. As for the image: First thing I saw was the light: You really did get the cast of evening in this piece, something I assume isn't easy to do. That is, to keep the strange glow of twilight consistent throughout, and still highlight Marcia and the horse & dog. But then there's the detail: You cared enough to show her lower torso twisted away from the direction of her head & jump: The belt buckle (which is another of your sensitive details) is slightly more to our left than her face, etc. This shows real understanding of human form & expression, especially if you don't normally draw people by hand. And her body is going in 4 directions really, one for each limb; and you capture them with full fidelity. Then there's Gaby, whose posture is also complex and utterly true to dogs. And the lighting & details on the horse are beautifully rendered, and I especially like the face and the nap of the hair. Then your shadows too: They look like they demanded great deal of thought, and you placed them in so many places and they are all 'true'. Then there are your 'extras' like the bird on the fence or branch, the subtle dappling of light on the leaves, or the leaf shadows along the bark, which I found particularly beautiful. And above all, there's the mystery and anticipation of the moment itself, of a child about to fulfill a dream, with all the intensity that implies. This 'capture of the magical moment' is something you do beautifully over & over. The twilight lighting helps, the shadows help, and the suspended animation of Marcia—pulled in several directions—helps. You even gave a big bold blue rein on the horse, which stands out like a holiday decoration. It's another deeply thought-through realization, with true details and in which everything comes together to capture that eternal moment of hope & anticipation that we all have known so well. How you do these and still do everything else in your life is beyond me, but you've done it yet again. It's a deep privilege and joy to behold. Beautiful story-telling once more Dave, through art & word & soul. Wonderful, it's just wonderful.

Very cool Dedi to MarciaGomes here and most excellent image and story.. Dave! I hope Cecillia stays too. I don't know why so many folks say such mean things. They are the same folks who decline exiting a public swimming pool to relieve themselves..lol. You know what I mean! Sorry so late in commenting but it's been a very hectic week for me with 14hr days everyday this week. So it's friday night now and I have lots of catching up to do. Anyway, bravo on a most wonderful image my friend. Best regards from Dave :^)

:)) Very cute and creative.

You are original as well as your work! You will be remembered to eternity... Beautiful picture and well presented memories of Marcia.

very well written and fantastic scene...

Oh this is a stunner...WOW

Amei a história e a imagem está linda, Dave!

what a wonderful deication to such a dear person she sure gave it one heck of a try to ride that wonderful horse it is a sad day when fellow artist are mean to someone artist are suppose be thoughtful and wonderful and caring people where is the compassion for our fellow man we come to this site for friendship and caring and it is a sad day when we forget this thank you dave for bringing this to a community that should be filled with compassion and not meaness for anyone today i am very sad for my fellow artist love densa sissy the black rose and friend

Dave, I think, artisticlly, this is your best one yet. The composition (listen to me, I sound like an art critic!) is perfect, especially the fact that she has so little chance of making this happen. When you get to heaven ( and you will get there!) put in a good word for me. Lie if you have to.

Fantastic image and dedication Dave ... cool action and posing.

Another wonderful and adurable render!:) Dave, you are able to capture some oftheost wonderful moments! Thankyou for sharing Marcia's story with us. This is a sweet story Marcia! Thank you too for sharing this moment inyour child hood! Dave please let SSoffia know I am thinking of her too. Some people haveno tact and aren't worth the time to make anyone mad. They are what hurt this community. SSoffia know that I for one am sending hope and joy her way!

A wonderful delight Dave, and I read the part about Celilia leaving Renderosity, I had no clue about this, she has always been so sweet and supportive to me, and others here, I can't imagine why anyone would feel a need to criticize her. I sure hope she will reconsider. Thank you for your wonderful artwork and friendships you share with this community.

Excellent Dave!!!!!!!

This is such a delightful story and image. It made me smile. I hope Marcia didn't get hurt when she fell. That's too bad that someone was mean to Cecilia. I hope you can convince her to stay.

Great late afternoon scenery! At least this horse wasn't evil like the one you had to deal with, just only scared off by Gaby. :)

Magnifique réalisation et composition.rendu superbe!!

LOL poor Marcia, a nice story and a great image to portray the action. Tony.

So stunning as always!

Fantastic work !

Wonderful moment, captured in your own inimitable style! Thanks for the smile it brought to me. I didn't know ssofia, but I will go check her gallery now. So sad when good people are run off by the few bad apples...

It sure is a fine and very much fun image didicater to Marcia! Excellent Dave. Yes Ssoffia must stay here please!

Hi Dave, fantastic POV and characters pose in this funny image, a great work, congrats.

You've done an amazing job capturing her leap from the tree. Thank you for sharing this story with us. I do think most of us can use a little bit of brightness in our lives these days and you can always be counted on to provide it.

Thats a great story, Dave, and your illustration captures it perfectly. Another excellent example of how our 3D artwork can be used to do more than just make pinups (although those are nice, too). Sorry to hear about 'SSofia', and even more upset that folks would drive another artist away. Here's hoping she changes her mind.

As always Dave a very positive image ,full of a life of its own and the narrative is excellent as always :o)..I did`nt know anything about Cecilia .Did you manage to talk her into staying ? Mick

You never cease to amaze me with your imaginataion and poser work Dave, I love this render!!! You'd make a GREAT storybook illustrator! Your color, texturing and subject matter as always is right on. Great work my friend!!! High regards!

Great concept! I love how the little girl is swinging from the tree with a look of excitement and anxiety. And the dog barking up the tree gives a bit of foreshadowing making us wonder what will happen even without reading your narrative. You are a wonderful storyteller in words and images. You have a gift for discovering such fun anecdotes from people's childhoods, too. Well done.