Holly Honey Beast

Creature commission for

This funny fellow happens to have a colony of bees living in his gullet. And the honey he's drooling just might give you magical powers.

I especially enjoyed working on this as it employed several of my favorite themes, big cats, forest spirit monsters, and cervidae. I swear I must have some strange connection with deer. During a visit to Ocean Shores (WA) I could stalk into the midst of a group of grazing does without spooking them. I was able to hide from a bunch of friends this way, as my brown sweater helped me blend into the "herd". Granted these deer were very accustomed to people, but still it was funny.