Cemetery Vamps

Large (23cm x 48cm), stunning pen-and-ink prelim to the painting used at the climax of Neil Gaiman's 'A Short Film About John Bolton'.
I'd visited John and his wife (the beautiful and effervescent Liliana) at their London home on a couple of occasions. Knowing what I do for a living (that being a Funeral Director), Liliana one day sent this to me out of the blue, thinking - quite rightly - that the graveyard-related subject might appeal to my macabre sensibilities.
She also felt - again, initially, quite rightly - that as a purchase, it would very possibly be beyond my humble financial means. I think she perhaps sensed me wavering, as she later came back with the sweetener of saying that if I WERE to buy it, John would cheerfully add my name to the gravestone in the background. Which was a curious, but of course irresistible incentivizer!
He elected not to put my 'Date of Death' on the headstone - felt it would be tempting fate..!
John is of course a legendary artist; he's also one of the nicest fellows you could ever hope to meet; any time spent in his and Liliana's company is always, without fail, immensely enjoyable, educational and fascinating.