Recommendation: Portrait of Lulu
ff_press posted a link to this piece today, and I ADORE IT. Click thumbnail to go to full-sized painting.
Butterfly of Ill-Omen by *leyna55 on deviantART
It's a character study. It doesn't go "WOO BOOBIES." It's still idealized, but it's not anime-idealized, and for some reason her face looks more like a real person to me.
(Also an interesting contrast with the well-known Lulu-and-butterflies portrait by Japanese artist "HN" who gave me permiss for this userpic!)
