Tries to encompass realism & surrealism and does neither.

I think we all know which authors work this was being 'influenced' from. It doesn't really work author.. GL

A. Doesn't matter who influenced you, because anyone was influenced at some point by something/someone; and it's not like someone is God or Nature itself and all the others just copy.
B. The problems with your entry:
1. No need for 2 animals: your selling point is the rhino and his head - that should stand up more, make the mushroom bigger- CROP the image, etc.
2. You already have 2 humans of different sizes and at the same distance from the eye - I believe you scaled one of them wrong.
Remove the one on top , keep only the one on the bottom, she will give you scale and interest point..
3. For realism sake the river should fall from the animals back, and be seen falling on the sand.

I think it looks very good !

thank you

Very nice work author...gl

Thank you