5mins quiet

I like this - everyday life rather than melodrama, no broken skyline or slimy ruined subway to make sure we get the point, and a real woman rather than a pinup, a mutant (gross OR fantasy-like), or a salvage-cyborg.

All of which are fine in their own way, but your picture here stands out as far more original.

I'm sure you know by now that I love your gorgeous fantasy pieces too, and your gift for coloring everything from subtle swamp grays to brilliant jewelbox-rich landscapes, but the--the undramatic nature of this picture trusts us to see it with mature and quiet eyes. It feels like respect.

Also? A welcome relief from a week of garish Heroes of the Storm contestants, all fluorescent purple & turquoise & virulent green melodrama with not a quiet inch on the page. And let's not even talk about the person who keeps doing those animated color-swoops; I just hope they aren't triggering anyone's seizures.

--Nonie, who's gotta stop being catty and get back to assembling bookcases before it's late enough that I'd be keeping neighbors awake with the hammering