This is very lovely!

Thanks Overzen ^^

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You're welcome! ^_^ Thank you!

im loving all the detail on the uniform and the horse tacking. Seriously that musta taken a while.

It did! But I loved it. <3 Thanks for noticing!

First, I'm really impressed on how well this flat color image stands out. I'm with Star on the detail on the uniform and the tack. As to the uniform, it's right out of 1917! In fact, the whole picture is. The anatomical detail of the horse is pretty amazing, as well!

During World War I, on the front lines, both the German and British soldiers actually stopped fighting on Christmas day, came out of their trenches and celebrated Christmas together. It happened only once, in 1914, and it was highly unofficial.

http://www.history.com/topics/world.....-truce-of-1914

I could see this image in the days leading up to Christmas Day of 1914.

Very well done, Wen.

oh I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing. ^__^ <3

You're welcome. Thank you for such a wonderful piece of art.

You might like this commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdobquf1zms . It's absolutely heart touching.

I have seen other adverts like this one. In one hundred years, we haven't learned too much, it would seem. We continue to fight, we continue to kill, all in the name of peace.
I am a 'Conservative' person, I believe in good over evil, but I've never believed that evil is in the hearts of the line soldiers. They are simply the force which men apply to right the evils of this world.

Wouldn't it be nice if those men and women, on both sides, said "Stop! We're not going to kill one another anymore. If you want to fight, we'll get you an arena, and the leaders can fight one another." That's an over simplification, I know, and doesn't apply everywhere and every time, but it would be nice if that could happen.

I remember thinking that when I was younger. Why don't the leaders of the countries just fight it out and see who wins, rather than going to war and all that. :)

That's awesome. :)

Nice solid linework! And the background, so simple yet so awesome!

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Congrats on your 666th submission to your Main Gallery! :D

Very well done, Wen! Love the details you put in to bring out the WW1 era ^.^

Thanks Ronnie!!!

Beautiful pic, plus beautiful background!!

^__^ Thank you Jay! I really appreciate the compliment.

In wartime Christmas does bring hope and happiness to the hearts of those who survive.

Fantastic! Such a remarkably beautiful snow covered scene.

Really reminds me of the RCMP but they wear red.