Here’s the internal greyscale illustration for John Fulton‘s short story “Cold Black Heart”:
This painting along with John’s evocative short story can be found in our book: Under the Mountain and Other Stories.
Here are some in process shots:
The first layout had the van to near to the girl:
So I re-did some of the perspective work: 
Added more detail relying heavily on reference images: 
Drawing attention to the van by making it ligher than it’s surroundings: 
I love the mood in this one and I particularly like how well you have painted the girl’s jacket. I have big problems with clothing. I think I should use more reference than I do.
Thanks Erisian, yep, reference is so important. This piece was heavily referenced.