Fantastic Creatures
I've always liked monsters; I guess almost everyone does--especially kids.  I suppose I just never outgrew that fascination.  Maybe it's just an extension of my love for animals to the point that I can't get enough of the real thing, so I have to move on to invented animals.  It makes little difference to me if they are mythological creatures established in antiquity or if they are my own inventions, I think monsters are great! 

Flying Serpents, Ink and gouache on paper, 2004