This reply is probably inexcusably old at this point, but I'm afraid I have been away from deviantART since May, and apparently missed out on seeing it before that. And while I almost thought better of responding for that reason I figured it should never be too late to express my gratitude, so really thank you very much for such a lovely and insightful comment. While this artwork is lacking in many technical respects that I can't help but regret now, even despite the fact it remains one of my most favorites of all that I've done, simply because I feel I captured a certain rare something with this one that is often elusive. I sincerely do appreciate your feedback on it, and apologize that it took me so long to say so.