Ok it´s a bit late to say this, but it is no wonder you won. I like jacob and his style a lot, actually i am a bit possesed by his style, but I understand why this won a well desereved Gratz :-)
Pictures of this miniature are now my computer desktop. I can't stop staring at it in sheer amazement. Everything is so perfect, skin, colors, blending, transitions, that cloth .. holy crap ... the base ... everything! Congratulations, again to you. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.