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It'd been a long journey to get here. Not literally: this city was in Lioness' backyard, just a short hop in their specialized aerial transport.

No, it was a long journey in the other sense. The rigorous training, the agonizing self-doubt at every turn, the botched first sortie where she'd knocked the top off of a building with her elbow. Melinda's death.

She and her classmates, all rookies, had had to take up a burden they truly weren't ready to carry. To jump in with both feet and learn to swim against a raging current while neck deep within it.

What a blessing to be sitting here now. The monstrous threat wasn't going anywhere, in fact it was getting worse, but she'd learned how to face it. Each launch brought with it the same sick anxiety felt deep within her gut, but it was a practiced routine now to push through it and out to the other side. Clarity came through doing, and she wasn't afraid to begin anymore. Not like when she was still new to this.

The sun was coming up, and it was time to go. Sooner or later, she knew she'd dive back in to wallow in the blood and debris anew.

A Job Well Done, poster color on watercolor paper, 7.125 x 10 inches. Private collection.

Prints of this painting are available here: matthewjhuntley.com/store/a-jo…

A huge thank you to both my Kickstarter backers as well as my Patreon supporters for making this painting possible. Supporters on Patreon get to see all of the behind the scenes process stuff for each of my paintings, as well as see new work first. We've got a very active Discord server as well! We'd love to have you come hang out with us: join the community on Patreon here!

Purchase my book, prints, original art, pins, and more here at my store!

Description

It'd been a long journey to get here. Not literally: this city was in Lioness' backyard, just a short hop in their specialized aerial transport.

No, it was a long journey in the other sense. The rigorous training, the agonizing self-doubt at every turn, the botched first sortie where she'd knocked the top off of a building with her elbow. Melinda's death.

She and her classmates, all rookies, had had to take up a burden they truly weren't ready to carry. To jump in with both feet and learn to swim against a raging current while neck deep within it.

What a blessing to be sitting here now. The monstrous threat wasn't going anywhere, in fact it was getting worse, but she'd learned how to face it. Each launch brought with it the same sick anxiety felt deep within her gut, but it was a practiced routine now to push through it and out to the other side. Clarity came through doing, and she wasn't afraid to begin anymore. Not like when she was still new to this.

The sun was coming up, and it was time to go. Sooner or later, she knew she'd dive back in to wallow in the blood and debris anew.

A Job Well Done, poster color on watercolor paper, 7.125 x 10 inches. Private collection.

Prints of this painting are available here: matthewjhuntley.com/store/a-jo…

A huge thank you to both my Kickstarter backers as well as my Patreon supporters for making this painting possible. Supporters on Patreon get to see all of the behind the scenes process stuff for each of my paintings, as well as see new work first. We've got a very active Discord server as well! We'd love to have you come hang out with us: join the community on Patreon here!

Purchase my book, prints, original art, pins, and more here at my store!