Almost forgot to post this in the Finished Projects 
Here was my entry for this weekend’s challenge (“wild west” theme):
Over the course of two days (Saturday and Sunday) this became a very special project for me.
Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement. I really appreciate it.
RobertT
nice not to bad just one thing her neck looks alittle funny
the clouds look awesome! The whole thing is nice but it looks very ‘blender rendered’ Maybe some spec maps could help that but it wouldnt be a sin to leave it as is 
looks great!
dante
how’d you make the scene look so cartoon-ish? Even the guys face …
Hi, Void. I used mostly the blinn shaders in Blender 2.28 and a variety of low distance/up close lights and over head lamps/shadowlamps on each layer to bring out those qualities in this scene.
RobertT
Lol, Great scene, I love it. Try to add more details to the cactus and grass, like a little texture, just some little needed things. Then it will be great I think. 
Thanks, JD-multi! For the Weekend Challenge I wanted to stay away from nonprocedural textures for the sake of “purity” but if I have time to revisit this scene in the future textures will be something I’ll work on some more as well as some other things.
RobertT