8 - Very nice. Like the colors. Not sure on the frame. (3rd look) - Really like the olive shimmer and the matte blackness captured, 'if only' sharper (although I realize this size likely doesn't do it justice) and a variation perhaps in the framing/composition (more at the bottom maybe), 'somewhere', may have made this even better in my opinion. Not sure on the blue upper right, but fairly minor and not uncomplementary anyway. Frame 'works', the more 'you' look at it, but the simplicity is what I like most overall here, hence my comment on the frame. Unique.
I love how you have zoomed right in on this prickly little character, and produced a "great" macro abstract.....The yextures and the fine detail are excellent.....