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"Screw fate I'M GONNA WIN!" - Red String of Fate but Lashbop

Happy pride month! Below the cut are my personal headcanons for these two if anyone is wondering :D

Over 20 years ago I provided this painting as cover art to David Drake's neo-roman novel 'Master of the Cauldron'. I was never fully happy with the image, the figures and narrative did not seem unified enough to offer it for sale or display beyond its use as the cover art. It remained in the studio, surfacing every few years to see if inspiration for a repaint/retouch had taken hold.

Last month fortune struck!

My artist friend Bryon Wackwitz was browsing through the studio and came upon the painting, one he had not seen before (I had never posted it on my website). Bryon immediately felt transfixed by it, but I mentioned it wasn't ready for sale or display, and proceed to talk about the problems with the work.

As I pointed out the issues to a fellow professional, the objective analysis and critical language I shifted into around the dialog immediately presented a resolution to resolving the issues I had within the work! I was elated!

Thank you Bryon for helping me embrace my artistic shortcomings!

20+ years late, I now present to you...

Medusa's Garden!