A painting I did for Firecracker newspaper. It accompanies a short fiction story, "Little Hans," by B. Magnolia. The story is written in an old fairy tale style, and tells of a young boy named Hans during a war. He cuts a circle of metal out of a sheet in his grandfather's shed, and the light from the window shining through the hole releases something magical.
Working for a newspaper is so far really great for pushing my speed (tight deadline and all). Great fun!