Thanks, Artificer! Glad you like the composition. To repeatedly do these vertical pieces (188x300) is a nice challenge. I think I unconsciously channelled some John Berkey Star Wars posters, at least in spirit.

Thanks, Morganne! I think they're big goats! Or just tiny children. I guess that's up to the viewer! And I agree, santa's pagan powers are obviously bad news.

Thanks again, Damian! Always happy if someone notices something I've uploaded. And I should probably go back and see what I missed in the recent wave of great new art.

The more vertical compositon works so much better for highlighting the figure and giving a more dynamic direction to the piece.

Hot dang, look at that improvement! and ARE THOSE LITTLE GOATS PULLING A SLEIGH? Adorable. I laways knew santa was a sketchy character, this just proves it.

This needs more attention. So good.

Thanks, Trigonomicon! I'm glad you describe them as subtle, as I was worried they'd be super obvious at first glance.

Thanks, bluexel! I don't think the stylized clouds of the first version would have worked here (huge messy bowl of spaghetti), although I do still like them a lot. I will probably do something similar one day.

I find that the horizontal frame is often better for storytelling than vertical, so it was a nice challenge to compress it into a vertical frame. This whole series is just vertical frames, and I find it challenging but fun.

I'm glad that the old one still has merit.

Thanks, Radiolarius! :)

Beautifull. I like how there's a few more subtle faces on the castle besides the main gate.

Both versions are cool, but I prefer the more stylized clouds of the first version, which 

have the feel of a fairy tale illustration, and I think the pacing of the images is better, 

but the second version is bolder in its use of colors and gives a visual impact that the

first version doesn't have.

You've developed a very distinct personal style. I like it:)

Beautiful colors! this is impressive!