This is my submission for the March Challenge of the month.
I went with the concept of a lonely snowman, rejected by families because they thought of him as a monster. This poor creature was so desperate for warmth he went looking for it in a hot, summer forest. In the picture he's looking at a bird's nest with eggs. He has a sad expression on his face as he is holding a dying flower in his cold hands.

This is the WIP for this piece:
http://i.imgur.com/7Sk9iMR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TvRZLew.jpg

You can tell i first sketched out a character concept and an whole picture sketch in a note pad. Then sketched it out on bigger paper. I have enjoyed this traditional challenge. However, it was unusual for me to jump back into traditional art after practicing digital for so long. Thank's for taking a look at my art work and good luck to all the other contestants.