I don't wanna turn this into a longwinded textwall about your composition skills, since you know better than me what you have done. But I just want to mention how well you guide my eyes across the canvas. Great use of contrast, not only colorwise, but also considering big and small, near and far, peaceful and dynamic. And despite or rather espacially because of this great use, the drawing is very harmonic.
The smaller you view it (or the further away I move), the more it appears as an actual photo. The bigger you view it, the more it falls apart into different colors, values and brushstrokes.
I could say I'd wish for more details in the background village, but that would take away some of the effect mentioned above.
I already liked the drawing when I loaded the page and couldn't see the car yet by the way.
Great job yet again!
P.S.: Congrats to your dad for being chosen!