Simple, but quite lovely. The gentle curves of the creature and the soft colors are pleasing to the eye. I love the way the different colors in the wings meld together as well as the highlights on the scales (if those are indeed scales). The clouds in the background are nicely rendered as well. Personally, I like the subdued shades of this critter, and I think the feeling you get from this picture would be lost a little if it was darkened. Very pretty.
The Sight of Light by @Elle (L L)
I suppose he's a coatl, or something similar. Too bad he isn't very godly. Just a lazy, floating, translucent creature. I call him Einstien, for obvious reasons.
I like this, but it's a little hard to seperate from the background. Maybe add a little more shadow in the creature.
The sky in the background is well done, and overall I like the image, it's spiffy. ^_^