the one at the top is nice'd up so nice! your linework is always incredibly strong and expressive. I don't know if you got colour suggestions from the commissioner, but the colours are really nice. It makes the yellow touches stand out better than they would have on white. The expression is as convincing as you can be with that many teeth. Nice work!

Thanks for the comment Chris! It may take me a while to reply but I really appreciate the thoughts. It feels like I'm posting to nobody but you on here! :/

I know exactly how you feel, actually. i think everyone except laurie faller stopped using lj at around the same time. I don't know if any body reads them anymore!

Also, don't worry if it takes you a while to reply. I never expect fast responseson the internet. It's too easy to read something and kind of file it away for later and never get back to it until it's like eight months later and you think "ooh i should reply to that email from the prime minister" ... etc.

too bad we didn't get to see you guys yesterday!