Well, I think it's a tough choice too. I like Val's pic, there is a very lovely atmospheric/light quality to it. The woman reminds me of Mrs Irwin for some reason. Probably the khaki clothes... But anyway I especially like how the shadow on the grass so clearly shows us that her foot is on the ground but her knee isn't. I guess if I was to nitpick a bit it'd be about the ocean waves not being diminished to a practically flat (if curved
) surface in the furthest distance...
And I like Banj's too, it's got that lovely playful children's book quality (that I wish you'd actually see in children's books. Seems to me most such books these days have crap art "because children can't tell" or "we should try to draw like 3 year olds so they feel like our equals" or whatever... it's a peeve. Not sure it's a pet peeve, but it's a peeve.) I disagree with Val on the lecturing little mouse. I'm pretty sure it's just gossiping.
But I agree that it's fun to see all their different personalities shine through, and I also noticed the "pain can". I also noticed that one can seems to say "blue" but has a yellow dot on it
and then there's the one with "ra" on it.... Umbra? Raw umber....? ORANGE! It's spilled orange paint, duh.
Well, anyway, it's funny and I like the machine brand "Unicorn". Lots of little amusing detail all over
And my vote, I think, goes to Banj