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The brawl between the woman and monster spilled across the mountainside, topography reshaped in its wake. The crustaceous abomination, as much a man as it was a crab, shrugged off Melinda's blows easily, and it proceeded with dogged determination towards the city proper. The more urgent the situation became, the more Melinda's hatred for the thing grew.

With high-rise buildings in arms’ reach, Melinda switched tactics. Ducked under a swinging claw, lunged forward at the creature's legs. It slammed into the earth, and like a feral dog, Melinda advanced over the spiked armor to get at its throat.

Three malformed human faces screeched up at her in panic: claws unable to bend in a way to push back or defend. She brought her fist down. Nothing. Again. Nothing. Once more. A crack in the chitin. An animalistic glee took hold of her, and a cacophony of rhythmic squelching echoed through the mountains. For a few moments, it felt as if all of the world's problems could be solved right there, right then with just her fists alone.

The Hammer and the Nail, poster color on watercolor paper, 7.125 x 10 inches. Private collection.

Prints of this painting are available here , and they're a great way to support my work!

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

The brawl between the woman and monster spilled across the mountainside, topography reshaped in its wake. The crustaceous abomination, as much a man as it was a crab, shrugged off Melinda's blows easily, and it proceeded with dogged determination towards the city proper. The more urgent the situation became, the more Melinda's hatred for the thing grew.

With high-rise buildings in arms’ reach, Melinda switched tactics. Ducked under a swinging claw, lunged forward at the creature's legs. It slammed into the earth, and like a feral dog, Melinda advanced over the spiked armor to get at its throat.

Three malformed human faces screeched up at her in panic: claws unable to bend in a way to push back or defend. She brought her fist down. Nothing. Again. Nothing. Once more. A crack in the chitin. An animalistic glee took hold of her, and a cacophony of rhythmic squelching echoed through the mountains. For a few moments, it felt as if all of the world's problems could be solved right there, right then with just her fists alone.

The Hammer and the Nail, poster color on watercolor paper, 7.125 x 10 inches. Private collection.

Prints of this painting are available here , and they're a great way to support my work!

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!