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Monsters' Convent 36# - Passare

Surgus is a good guy, but he has a tendency to question people's faith too much without doing any proper research.

Sister Khóshek's species' class may be called "undead" but for us catholics that is literal. After all, they are still enbodied in a material world. Do not forget who actually died for us, brothers.

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Monsters' Convent 35# - Vecchio

... Well. At least she didn't say "younger".

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Monsters' Convent 34# - Werra

Formida's explanation lacks context, but... Let's say that both Missa and the others territories has expanded. And... let's say that both Missa and the others territories didn't get any deal.

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Monsters' Convent 33# - Sioncron Luath

This Faun named Sculpin is pretty new in Missa. She then Decided to rob Vocus and Verst.

Vocus is... a guy who misunderstands things quite often...

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Monsters' Convent 32# - Λουτρόν

Novices...

In the convent there are large bathrooms for the sisters. With cubicles for each one. Bath time requires supervision. However, just when Mother Homera decided to bathe... the girls started to misbehave...

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Monsters Convent 31# - Πάντες νεκροί

Don't you ever try to bite Alceu, Gregoria nor Tormelina. Also, funfact: This is the first gag were all the three of them are together since 1#.

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Saint Joan of Arc, Pray for Us!!

A little st. Joan I drew a few years back!

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This is beautiful!

First finished piece in years. Also first fully religious art I've done, usually I lose inspiration or overcomplicate the symbolism to the point of me being overwhelmed. I really like the angels and have a special connection to them. My technique for this piece was to select the grescale option on my tablet and then pick the colours on a wheel using the complimentary technique. After selecting the base colours i then picked darker and lighter options, which I then used while in grayscale. This method also helps keep me motivated as revealing the colours at the end is like a little treat for my brain.

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Throne of Burden

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Happy April, everyone!

St. Catherine of Siena's feast day is April 29th - if you have anyone in your life who is a fan of this Doctor of the Church, you could gift them this print on her feast day because I finally put them in my shop!

About my illustration and print as well as a little about St. Catherine of Siena:

This is a 5” x 7”  limited edition giclée print (ten editions) on Epson Somerset Velvet - 255 gsm, certified archival paper. Each print is signed, titled, and numbered. Also, the halo on each print is hand-painted with gold gouache, giving each print a unique reflective quality. Shipping and archival picture-framing tips are included.

St. Catherine of Siena, a third-order Dominican from the 14th century, is one of the first female saints named a Doctor of the Church; patron saint of Europe, Italy, journalists, mediators, and people ridiculed for their faith.

In this image, Saint Catherine is standing between Italy and France (Italy is behind her and France is in front of her). She is holding a crucifix in her right hand, as well as a pink rose and a lily, symbols of love and purity. She is extending her left hand toward the border of France (and the viewer) calling the Pope back to Rome. 

This is referencing the time during which the Pope had left Rome for the French city of Avignon, which had resulted in a crisis within the Church called the Great Schism of the West, in which multiple men backed by different kings claimed the papacy. Through her letters, Catherine persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome from France, persuading also other rulers to recognize the true pope. In addition to calling the Pope back to Rome, she was essential for diplomatic missions to negotiate a peace with Florence. St. Catherine had a gift for telling men to get off their asses and bringing peace. In my illustration, she is reaching out to the viewer, looking directly at them, reminding them of the same thing: get up and do what the Lord has called you to do.

On her head is a crown of thorns, symbolizing a vision she had five years before her death in which Christ offered her a golden crown, symbolizing earthly riches, or a crown of thorns, symbolizing the glory of heaven through suffering in this life (St. Catherine chose the latter). She is also shown with the stigmata on her hands, which she also received in a mystical vision five years before her death.

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Monsters' Convent 30# - Lapin

Told you.

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Monsters' Convent 29# - Finisci la Frase!

I 'd suggest him to run but... let's be honest, look at those legs. Pointless.

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Monsters' Convent 28# - 才能

Young Verst must overcome such suffering, but it is not easy...

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Monsters' Convent 27# - Tuar Folaigh

Young Verst, as an adult, don't want to be scared anymore. so he decided to ask for help to... the most dangerous Nun on the entire convent. I mean, Sister Cosmas is everything but delicated. She can break him like a Kitkat bar.

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Monsters' Convent 26# - Extremus decisionis

The Prioresses make a hard decision while the young Placê finds out another type of punishment he doesn't really enjoy.

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Saint Uthalk of Asyran (One-shot)