That publisher's behaviour kind of reminds me of why I decided not to pursue that route a hundred million years ago when I thought I might want to be a writer or something and was investigating options XD
It's a nice looking painting, would definitely have looked great on a book.
Also when I was doing my checks I came across your website, any chance of getting your peakd profile on the social media icons? :) (helps our mod team here so we know you're actually you and not someone pretending to be you and profiting, and also helps hivewatchers)
RE: Carpe Diem: A Digital Painting