How shall I pay you next...?

Wallpaper. download for higher quality.
Quotation by Joss Whedon:
Passion.

It lies in all of us,
sleeping, waiting,
and though unwanted, unbidden...
it will stir.
Open its jaws and howl.

It speaks to us, guides us.
Passion rules us all,
and we obey.
What other choice do we have?

Passion is the source
of our finest moments.
The joy of love,
the clarity of hatred,
and the ecstasy of grief.

It hurts sometimes
more than we can bear.
If we could live without passion
maybe we'd know some kind of peace.
But we would be hollow,
empty rooms shuttered and dank.

Without passion we'd be truly dead.

No-wallpaper-version:
(full view by clicking "download")

David Greenmoore (my OC and protagonist of a book) and a quotation by Joss Whedon:

This took me forever ! - No, not the drawing - I was surprisingly quick with that - it took me forever to convince David to pose for this one

He hates to be naked, he's so uptight shy

He agreed only after I promised to show the finished picture to nobody...

Oh and don't try to understand the title. ^^ I guess only rammsteinchen knows what I mean ^^

Christmas present for *rammsteinchen!
(I guess this is more a Christmas present for Luci, but maybe you like it, too ^^)
Just wanted to say thank you for being such a great friend! :hugs:
You know everything about me, more than anyone else, and I can be sure that you keep my secrets and thoughts. Thank you for your support in the no-Ami-times and for the endless hours we spent with our project!

Tools of the Trade
Wacom Intuos3, Photoshop CS3
time: ~10 hours (?)
layers: two
reference: I used a ref for the pose and anatomy details, but drew my own face and hair so he looks like I imagine David would look like ^^