@Jo Edgehill Very atmospheric. Here’s a list of personal initial/ instant gut reaction type feedback. I really like the color variations / purple glow foreground immediately and am curious what glowing blue circles could be in this strange alien /sci-fi looking world i think the clouds above could look more convincing, right now the cloudshapes seem not interesting/ too similar and hard edged i don’t feel all gray at top looks right, is it night time or not? I see the stars but gray makes confusion if you were to overlay a gesture concept, like the biggest sweeping lines implied by your shapes, is the eyepath what you want… Because there are no characters present here (yet?) its hard for viewer to know what is most important center of attention, or is it intended to be just the road to center of illustration, which kind of stops it there in center… i hope that helps.

Okay Jo, Nice work on this background. It has a lot of mood and feels very fantasy, nice job. A couple of things, try to avoid putting your horizon line in the middle of your composition, it makes things look boring. Try putting on thirds either top or bottom. Next, if you want your background to push back into the distance, you have to desaturate it and have it take on more of the sky color. Also, save your hard edges for the focal point of your composition, so soften the edges in your background. Make sure things are in perspective, like the grass. Always have the foreground elements larger and descend as they move farther away. You will see I just made some adjustments to your painting, see if you can see the difference, and if it reads better. I hope this is helpful, keep up the good work :)