CONTEST +than 4000 points or Core status

Hello,
It's a great opportunity to update my journal!
holds a great contest for all media (except literature) -  WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENTHello my friends, watchers and deviant artists,
After analysing all the entries (journals included), I'm ready to announce the winners of this contest:
As I had more than 50 participants, there are two winners for the 1st place, two winners for the 2nd place and also for the 3rd place,
and they are
1st PLACE
(6 months of Core Membership or 2400 points)

Journal  CONTEST 4000+ points or Core status
:iconbuntcone:  Wins 6 months of Core Membership
and

Journal CONTEST +than 4000 points or Core status
:iconnattymonnoir:  wins 6 months of Core Membership
2nd PLACE
(3 months of Core Membership or 1200 points)

Journal CONTEST +than 4000 po especially for her 7th DA anniversary!!!

The theme is "New Beginnings", and I think I have just the right artwork for it!



"Calling the Storm"
84x66cm, oil and cardboard magic on gesso primed cardboard.
General reference - fav.me/d9ozr9m
By the amazing - , facebook.com/yuka.moov
4-5.2.16 

A little story about "Calling the Storm", this is a new beginning of changing weather a new beginning of a storm and a new beginning for me as an artist! This is my first full and complete work with oils on cardboard. I did some sketches on cardboard before so it's not the first time I use this sexy and cheap surface but this is the first serious one.
Amadeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Edward Munch, Francis Bacon and more great traditional artists have used cardboard surface for their iconic art. In fact one version of "The Scream" by Munch was drawn on cardboard! 
Cardboard is cheap and magical surface to work on, so if you are a traditional painter you just have to try it!
Moreover, this artwork shows a great collaboration between amazing photographers and traditional artists around DA. I was long time fun of  photography and I am proud and happy when she gave me her kind permission to use a photo as a reference for this painting!

About the prize, I have only 258 points and I would glad to complete in order to buy 6 months core membership (or a year which would be even better). No Ads is amazing when you have the core!

Have a great Valentines Weekend!