I dunno, this looks a lot more like a fem!Pippin than Merry to me , but the artistry is awesome! The detailing in the vest and sleeves, the beading around the hem of the glove, the hair - golly, the way the fingers curl around the apple -- just amazing. She looks as if she's sitting for a painting, to me, and she's found something very amusing to watch over the painter's shoulder. Loved the intensity of the colors too, and noticed you mentioned to someone else you intentionally used hobbity colors. It comes through beautifully in all the greens and golds and browns.

And is that Old Man Willow down there trailing in the water?