Comments by Cartoonist Jeffrey H Wood:

• Back in the mid-90s, professional comic book writer Mike Curtis and his wife Carole began work on Shanda the Panda, a slice-of-life comic which continues today under various independent publishers and artists. "Shanda," the star of the book, worked as a theater manager, which provided writer Curtis with a vehicle to explore his own experiences in that profession.
• If I recall correctly, this artwork was originally commissioned by Mike and Carole in 1994, and they provided a variety of materials to use as reference. It was originally intended to be a front cover for an issue of their continuing Shanda series (published by Shanda Fantasy Arts)... however, I was unable to make the deadline, and delivered the art over a year late. My bad. It was later published as a pinup, in one of the Giant Shanda Annual publications.
• This artwork is not computer-generated... all of the grey shades were installed with hand-cut zipatones. Adhesive sheets are a lost art form.