Very cool! What an excellent painterly, impressionistic look.

That's an impressive scene. Great work.

This is actually one of nicest pictures I have seen on the front page.

I'll definitely have to try using that technique later.

Colours!

Holy whoa- cant see how this flunked other than the sace at the bottom...

Really- sincere, lovely work. ^^

Good job deers. Lets conquer the world.

This is really gorgeous! It's a big shame that you flunked the project though.

"Despite Mutations, Chernobyl Wildlife Is Thriving"

People could live there, "despite mutations."

People do live there. A number of old babushkas and papas in the periphery of the exclusion zone, and further downwind, in areas of Belarus. Too old to be concerned with the radiation. Some of the things they do make me cringe, like cooking fires with wood that was alive during and after the accident.

Mutations are rarely spectacular in an outward physical way. Fundamental mutations will do boring things like prevent an organism from properly flushing calcium from muscles fibers and neural pathways, and die in the womb shortly after germination. And in already out and living creatures, they'll just get a blood related cancer.

Most animals do well in the zone in reality, the exception being song-birds which migrate in, partake of fruits and berries which are among the more contaminated parts of the vegetation. Their systems - already taxed from flying a thousand or two miles, often do not have sufficient resources in their bodies to repair the slow but constant damage the ionizing radiation will do to their DNA. (outward symptom is mostly just random cell death)

Coolest flunk ever.

I -love- this.

beautiful work ;)

It's lovely how the area became a huge natural garden.

love the effect on this painting

I love the paper-like style of this picture, especially the grass and deer! ^^

This is breath taking.

Amazing work.

I loove the color set used. Also reflections and colors "grapping" to nearby surfaces gives always a nice feeling.

That is so beautiful :3

That's a great capture, I love how you have the deer playing there. Very nice. I was quite well old enough to understand the realities of Chernobyl when it happened, and I've found over the last 2-3 years I've discovered a new interest in the philosophical and metaphysical ramifications around the whole thing. I know that people have been visiting Prypiat for a while now, it might be interesting some day to visit myself. My partner wants to go too.

I created a desktop wallpaper actually, it's shared on my DA account under the same username if you are interested to see/use it.

One thing I would suggest however, regarding this image... If you want to capture the essence of chernobyl in a non-verbal manner that would be the most recognizable, I would suggest using the infamous image of the Ferris Wheel. Do a google image search for "Prypiat", you'll see it.

Why did you fail the project?

oh man oh maaaaan, you are a genius. the strokes, the colors... and the brilliant use of white.. incedible painting skills you have