I just saw Nightwish for the third time, in a third row seat at Massey Hall in Toronto, where three hours flew through my fingers like fine stardust. A few days later I got my hands on the new Auri album, and from the Neverending Story beginning (seriously, compare and contrast ), through to the finish it feels as though the project was undertaken just for me. I have a piece of this guy lodged permanetly in my soul by now, so I couldn't help myself. Half my art and writing is really his music translated into a different medium.I'm quite happy with the likeness, which I got right on the first try -- no moving any of the features around -- and while I used a source, I think having seen him so much, including in person, contributed to this being more than just a copied photo. But I still have a way to go in conceptualizing rather than copying. I'm not satisfied with my understanding of light.