.: The Little Match Girl :. by Eleria
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
This was my entry to the renderosity Holiday contest, and now I would like to send holiday greetings to everyone with that. :-)
May the reborn light spark hope and warmth in the heart of every soul on earth and may we not turn our heads from the ones, that need our help most. (Yule 2005)
If you are interested in the (sad) story belonging to this image, I suggest to read the synopsis at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Match_Girl
My grandmother used to read me this story by Hans Christian Andersen around Christmas or New Years Eve and always told me to never turn my head, should anyone need help.

Comments (24)
Very nice. I like the lightwork, very very impressive. The clothing on her are spectacular and very very well done on this one. Excellent works of art. -V-
A cute image Evelin and a nice holiday greeting. Merry christmas. :-)
What a beautiful image! Wonderful painting and colors. Happy Holidays to you too! :o)
Fantastic ArtworkSHappy Holidays to youS
Thats fantastic - so cute
Wonderful art and excellent scene depiction from the story.
I've seen this from the beginning and I think it is outstanding artwork. applauds
Oh Evelyn, this is a stunning one hon.... Love it tooo much!!! Simply outstanding!
A beautiful and peaceful image. Happy Holidays to you.
i tought you were going to do good in contest.. too sad.. i used the little matchseller in my entry as well.. now sleeping in my gallery.. however, this is a very nice, naive image.. congrads..
Here's a precious thing to be sure. You've captured her perfectly.
Beautiful image, so very nicely done too :)....Great job.
A beautiful sentiment and very apt for this time of year. Lovely image - very atmospheric. Thanks for sharing it and your thoughts with us:)
je connais cette très belle histoire, ton image est fabuleuse
Very pretty.....here in holland we named this "Het meisje met de zwavelstokjes"
Ohh this is so powerful and dramatic and what an adorable little girl! I will have to read that story tonight when I have more time! I'm kind of at a loss for words on the contest as I didn't agree with some placements at all. This is just outstanding work and i wish you very Happy Holidays!
One of my all time favorite stories and a beautiful depiction of the little waif. Beautifully done.
This image was one of my favourites at the contest. It is so wonderful and i musnt see the name of it to knew it is the little girl with the matches!
What a wonderful image!!!! This is just so impressive-I love the postwork and the lighting!!!! EXCELLENT!
Awesome Image!!! =0)
I saw this picture in the contest, and I could not look enough on it. It is so incredible beautiful done, and I think HC Andersen would have been SO proud to see such a gorgeous picture made after his story of the Little Match Girl, or "Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne" who is the original Danish name of the story. You have captured the little girls feelings so well in this picture, and to those who haven't read the story, go on do so :) Absolutely awesome work..this was really the 1st place for me. Merry Christmas to you :) vote and fav
Oh what a glorious piece of art you show here! I'm speechless about it! Everything is perfect and professionally done! V Bravo!!!
This is absolutely gorgeous. Marvellous image :)
Marvelous! V