I look for ambiguous messages to illustrate...I like some detail but not too much detail.

There are also dozens and dozens of success stories; many couples have emailed me with their original posts. I love reading these stories, but confess I am not as interested in drawing them as the unfinished, elusive ones.

The fellow who wrote the post about sharing a bear suit with a girl at a party saw my illustration and emailed me, which was kind of thrilling. He sent a photo taken on the night, and that was a dream-like experience... but even though I've seen the "real" bear suit, my image of it feels real to me, and his photo the interpretation.

Some people have recognized their friends in my paintings, but I'm not directly responsible for any hooking up as far as I know!

I have had people come to the site from all over the world. The US and Canada predominantly, but also Brazil and South Africa and Greece and Indonesia and Hong Kong and Ireland and Argentina and Spain and Israel and Australia.

But mostly I think two people do share a moment, and we all know that feeling, and it can put a spring in your step for the rest of the day.

I usually draw in silence, but listen to music or public radio when I'm painting, after all the important decisions have been made.