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I want to start off I love the clash of concepts here -the chaos of a storm and the fun energy of rainbows. The energy really flows in the picture too, from the lighting at the top to the twinkling city lights below, creating a sort of funnel effect. The wings are nothing short of amazing: especially where the left wing appears to almost be breaking the plane and coming out at the viewer. I also really enjoy that the artist took time to add in breaks to the “barbs” of the feather adding to a realistic appearance of use versus a clean unblemished look. I really enjoy the misting effect on the right wing, where the torrential rains are coming down so hard on the forearm of the wing, creating a light blue mist as the droplets are breaking and bouncing off of the surface. The little water droplets scattered about are a great touch -it feels as if the viewer is inserted into the eye of the storm, and the splash of rainbow lighting within the droplets incorporates their presence and doesn’t feel like a forced afterthought. I really like the lighting in this picture too-one of my favorites being the subtle warm glow emanating off of the rainbow mane and tail -especially at the tail where you can catch the “glow” om the animal’s backside and tapering off down the backside of the legs. It captures a living element to the rainbow. There’s also the lighting effect created by the lightning, seen where it is backlighting the feathers, and the leading edge of the left wing as well, just behind the neck.I’m curious to know if there’s any significance to the word “Turnip” tucked into the circular lightning strike spot?The only thing that I feel throws off the picture is the animals face- I understand it’s supposed to embody the MLP style of Rainbow Dash, but I feel with the more realistic approach the artist has taken, having a realistic horse face would work perfect. The wings look great, but something about the anatomy of where the wings come of off the body/ shoulder that seems strange -like it’s a hunk of muscle -but on the counter point, every artist has a different interpretation to how “Pegasus” wings would actually be anatomically connected to a horse. Maybe a little bit of definition of base of the wing into the front of the chest would add to a more streamlined appearance of a winged creature in flight, but I could be wrong. Look forward to seeing more of your work!