Comment from Miranda Langston
awwwwwww

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 13-Sep-2018

Thank you!

Comment from Bruceiorio
Good story telling about the fruit sorting especially with the rodents helping out. Another touch of reality. Nice artwork and composition. Good coloring. Love the flowers growing through the walls/fence.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 11-Sep-2018

Thank you very much for noticing the details!!

reply by Bruceiorio on 12-Sep-2018

reply by the author on 12-Sep-2018

I don't see who this is, but thank you for your insightful review commenting on the rodents helping out! Daphne Oberon

reply by Bruceiorio on 13-Sep-2018

Comment from michiganmike
A touching story and a very fine memorial to the boy and the distant times. It captures the innocence of the time in beautiful colors. It seems that the rats are both bolder and more accepted there than they are here.

 Comment Written 08-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 08-Sep-2018

Thank you very much! Yes, as I mentioned, I dressed this up a bit for the boy's mother, but the rats and mice were very "friendly"! I almost think they hung out around humans to escape the snakes that fed on them. It was quite an out of balance situation! Daphne Oberon

Comment from Envision
The story is very interesting and your drawing depicts the subject matter well. I like the expressions you created on the people and the rodents are a cute addition.

 Comment Written 08-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 08-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from a.samathasena
Wish your contest.Great entry.The Gorgeous The bananas with another fruit and their body details are make a nice scene.Their faces hair and color cloths are very nice too.
I like this talent work.Color blending and creativity are excellent.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 08-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 08-Sep-2018

I have not been able to give you positive reviews or communicate with you for over a month I think now, because it is as though you have blocked me (by accident?) I will see if this goes through. I asked supergold to try and contact you for me as the management would not. Thank you for your great reviews and you have done some exciting new work I would have praised highly had I been able to, Daphne Oberon

Comment from GaliaG
lovely entry for the contest, good luck with it

good creativity, imagination and initial impact

good technique and presentation

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 05-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 05-Sep-2018

Thank you very much! I am going to add the following to Banana Inspector: Growing bananas at this elevation was an experiment. It was misty a lot, so much so that sometimes under certain conditions tunnels or rainbows appeared between the threes when one looked down through the mist from a high point. Surprisingly, bananas turned out to do very well in this environment. The fruit sparkled faintly when the peel was drawn back and they tasted a bit different. (I never saw commercial bananas sparkle!)

Comment from SandraInSpain
This is a stunning piece of work, and it's great to have the background to its creation. Good use of colour, great positioning. A real pleasure to look at.

 Comment Written 04-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 05-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from Lasso the Moon
Very linear background! Excellent capturing expression on his face. Banks, and other fruit could vary a little more in color. Maybe some orange on the fruit in the box. Love the mouse, his texture and sly capabilities. Well done!

This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.

 Comment Written 04-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 04-Sep-2018

Thanks you for your kind review. Actually, since fruit is sorted according to ripeness, fruit in the crates would all be the same color.... thanks again, Daphne Oberon

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
A noble and novel idea to perpetuate the memories of the unfortunate artist.The graphic is very well made and tells a story. The light and shadows, colours and the composition have worked out well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 04-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 04-Sep-2018

Thanks very much for your kind review! It is very much appreciated!

Comment from alaskapat
This is well created , this man in blue denim overalls and the woman in a pink dress with white apron sorting the fruit, I like the way you framed the fruit sorters with the banana trees! I see a little mouse on the table too! Nice detail , good choice of colors, well created, fruit farm scene! Best to you in the contest!

 Comment Written 04-Sep-2018

---

reply by the author on 04-Sep-2018

Thanks very much for your kind review! It is very much appreciated! (Of interest, the branches of bananas, called racimos where I was, and are cut from the tree and hung under shelters to ripen since the wildlife would get them if left to ripen outdoors.)