the Beast Within...

Acrylic, oil, charcoal and color pencil on masonite

Original size 24x36 © 1997 Alex Ledante

Grendel is my personification of the Id. I don't know about the rest of you, but sometimes I would just love to tear his arm off- (but wouldn't that make me a monster too?) This is currently hanging on my living room wall, to remind me to play nice. The title is taken from the exhortation to "protect me from the beast without and the beast within..."

This could really use some color correction. Here it seems the background is all reds. Actually, the mixed media layering created a rich yet subtle buildup of colors, but don't take my word for it... Stop by and see the real thing