I had the opportunity this week to collaborate with a few talented young artists who made little black and white monsters, which I then fully rendered into digital paintings. It was such a fun break from serious work, especially with Halloween around the corner.

I don’t know how many of you have read the book White Fang, but recently I was given the character Beauty Smith as a digital painting prompt. The character is super ugly, so I used his description (yeah, apparently Beauty is a man’s name) and gave some of his attributes to a fox. It was a lot of fun to make and gave me a unique challenge. I also used the “Mona Lisa” as my inspiration for the background, which was an entertaining art history connection to incorporate.