A lot of people are going to be suprised when they see this. Not many people have seen my Art but those that have and seen this one have really reacted to me like "oh my god", you drew that. i call it my 'Magnum Opus' which means a 'great' or best acheivement of an artist. Well its certaintly is not my best you see, but at that time i had never drew something of this scale so at the time (1998) i called it my 'Magnum' and refered to it as so. My artwork has changed since then but you can always find a little of me - Now in this picture. The spirit goes up and down it includes everthing darkness and joy, magic happiness and suffering. To me when i look back on it i realize i had my own style(s) and they where coming out of me like revelations. That year i had so many ideas in my head i filled two 'mead' diary notebooks with ideas for characters and discoveries. Ever since then that year it has never stopped. I realize this may seem dark to some people - - but really i was at the time dealing with what i thought was my own death for like 5 years i was not sure if i was going to make it. I litterally thought this was my last piece of Art thats why i after a while started to work on it as if it were so. Little did i know i would be able to do the same thing over and over if i wished. This drawing was definitely a learning experience of the learning experience. Because you see it was from here that everything flowed was seen, joined, and expressed past deep or thinking of being deep. I learned its not what you are drawing but what you are thinking when you are. And since my emotions where so strong (like i said i thought i was going to die) and wanted to say it all, i ended up revealing it all and was able to do anything. It ran deep and right through me. i dont know if that makes any sense to you, sorry. lastly: i would like to mention though that it was thoroughly rendered freehand in pen, i started off just sketching and once the power started to reveal itself only then did i start to become more illustrative, this happened mostly on the left hand of the page. leave your comments id love to hear what you have to say about this one. Sleepman