I have been listenning lately this [link] and I think I have been influenced (but not a lot, it have nothing in common with the picture, only the tiger)
You will find more sketches and stuff in my facebook
Wow I really love the simplicity of this one, especially with all the addictive colors. And the interaction of the painterly bits with the hard lines? Awesome. Especially that slightly softened feathered edge of the shadow on the leg. Wonderful.