The Secret Garden - Challenge 2016 - Project

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The Secret Garden - Challenge 2016

Hi, here's my entry for the Secret Garden challenge. This idea was initially conceived when I was having my front garden redesigned and I needed to show the designer my idea for what I wanted. The "Secret" twist comes from how the garden used to be - an overgrown wilderness (see reference pics for some idea) and also in the new design I've tried to go for lots of detail that's not immediately obvious at first glance. Also what is the cat looking at, what's he found that we can't see? :-) These are my reference pics 176429

Posted on 12.01.2017