While I haven't done digital art in quite some time, I would like to give some suggestions if you're willing to take them. If not, feel free to ignore the following comments :)

Please know I am not trying to insult you or your work, but I have the following concerns with this image.

1. Colors: while I understand a desire for contrast, the tones of the colors you've chosen are so bright that they become harsh. I've found that color becomes the composition if they clash with each other, and is all a viewer can focus on. The addition of the very dark green figure in in the center becomes kind of an eyesore because of how deep the green is in relation to the bright orange/yellow surrounding it.

2. Composition: While you're perfectly able to do what aesthetically pleases you, I tend to follow the rules of photography when dealing with most of my compositions (although it is fun to break the rules every now and again). The subject of an image should almost never be dead-center, but should have a bias to either the left/right.

I would suggest redoing the colors of this image and perhaps rearranging the composition; even if you end up keeping the subject in the center it's always a good exercise to move things around.

I realize you probably aren't working with Photoshop, but if you send me the original images you used in this piece I could show you a few different ways to arrange everything. I know you're going for surrealism, and that can still definitely be achieved even when you mess with the composition/color. Even if you just want some links to articles about composition, I can help you get to some.

Thank you for the constructive criticism. What I have come to notice since I've been doing digital art is that paintings I do have a different brightness and color saturation when I view the image in another application, or on another monitor, computer, etc. Do you know of a way go get color and light consistency across applications and hardware?

While I take you at your word that the colors are harsh on your screen, they do not appear that way on mine.

Unfortunately, there is no way to create an image that will translate evenly on all monitors for a multitude of reasons (calibration, manufacture, and so on).

I would say the best test for color/contrast is to view the image on several different monitors, like at the library or at a friends house if you don't own more than one computer.

I know that on my husband's laptop, for example, images come out a bit "squished" and there are slight color differences.

That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the tip.