I still don't know quite how you do this...but you have a way of bringing out the minutiae in a way that makes the subject so much more real...so much more human...the habits and individualities...I could see her, poised over the paper, concentrating so hard, absently biting at the remnants of her nails...

...and the ending, that leaves nothing but a few sheets of paper...some charcoals...and a mind overflowing with memories...excellent piece, Erik...bravo!


Exit light...
Enter night...
Take my hand...
We're off to never-never land...

Welcome to...The Maelstrom...