Oh, I bought another one. This one was paperless, with the artist Telly drawing the picture digitally and sending it to me within 24 hours (and then I paid extra for coloring).


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I'm pleased with it, but I'm especially glad I got the coloring, because it helps cover some weakness in the original drawing.

I used to buy cheap commissions (of Ariel, mostly) on eBay a lot, but I haven't done it in several years. Until a couple of weeks ago, when I got this on a whim:

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Nice, eh?  It's by Veronica Hebard.  It looks even nicer in person  -- even after adjusting, the scan doesn't pick up the gray tones properly. 

How is "high compression heap" supposed to be a double-entendre? Or even mistaken for one? (from I Was Ben)

A bunch of nice Christina Ricci desktops.

An odd idea for a Sad Sack toy (yes, I bid on it).

A Children of Men TV series? Well, that would be nice and bleak...

You want some new screencaps from The Little Mermaid for your art projects, etc? Here a bunch, and some more, all by bazaar_beauty -- that's where I got my new header...

Oh, and don't expect much posting for a week or so -- we will be getting the house ready for a visit from my parents!