The Lullaby

This one had a very, very long incubation period in my sketchbook, lingering anaemically in the forlorn hope that I would someday figure out what on earth to *do* with it. I finally charged ahead with it, faster than a speeding train (well, not quite that fast; we *are* talking about detailed pencil shading here...ugh). Do not ask me what's behind it, as I'm still not sure. But on the bright side, it puts me strongly in mind of a few of my favorite books, so it MUST be good...right?