-“Monsters Within” or “Always Keep Fighting (the monsters within)”- Acrylic on Canvas 14″x18″

- “It’s possible there’s a little monster in all of us…”(Castiel, S10E10)

TL:DR - SPNFamily is super awesome & inspiring, so I am putting my painting up for auction. 100%, minus shipping and handling, goes to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The eBay auction runs from 9/9/15 - 9/19/15, found here.

When Castiel said those words to Claire this past season, it really struck me as the perfect theme to base my concept on. Throughout Supernatural, our heroes have had to battle a darkness inside of them. All of us have something, some darkness, some monster inside us that we fight…

*Holy Crap! September is Blood Cancer Awareness month, I had no idea!!! *ahem* carry on…



**To all of those I met and spoke with at VanCon, thank you for you kind words! I am so excited to bring this plan to fruition, and it’s thanks to you, the SPNFamily, that this could become reality! These guys were gracious enough to help model my work in my photo ops.**

My SPN Story…

A little over a year ago I pressed play on my Netflix, and was swept away with the delightful madness that is the Supernatural fandom. My heart was instantly captured by floppy hair and puppy eyes, devil-may-care sarcasm and witty charm. Little did I know that the rabbit hole went much deeper than that. I was soon introduced to the world of Supernatural conventions (graciously posted for my enjoyment on youtube, so THANK YOU!) and found that the characters that I had grown so fond of were played by some of the most hilarious and generous people I had ever seen in Hollywood.

Naturally, when Creation came into my neck of the woods I didn’t even hesitate. My sister and I attended SFCon this January and had an amazing time meeting the stars and fans from around the world. But most importantly of all, I was inspired. At the convention, Osric, Tahmoh, and Felicia shared some advice that really struck home. I’ve made more art this past year than in the last 6 years since my graduation. I have struggled since college to keep working on my art, with life dragging me down, making it difficult to pursue my aspirations of becoming a professional artist. I had been able to complete a project here and there, but nothing was really getting me off the ground. So for over a year now, while fangirl-ishly listening to hours of the Supernatural stars, I heard word after word of encouragement and affirmation.

So, what’s with the painting? Well, after SFCon, my first overwhelming thought was “I want to give back”. I wanted to pay it forward in a way that could help others as I had been helped. With my new found artistic inspiration, I wanted to make something that I could use to give back to those that had helped me. I am auctioning my painting, signed on the back by many of the Supernatural cast. 100% of the sale will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This organization means a lot to me personally. It made it possible for my father to afford his chemo and other treatments, which have helped save his life in addition to improving his quality of living, and continues to support my father financially as his fight goes on. Cancer is so invasive to every aspect of the lives it touches, and the support my family was able to receive from this organization removed so many burdens from us in an already trying time. Money is the very last thing ANYone should have to worry about when fighting cancer.

So, for all of the inspiration and courage I have received from this family: all my love to you, SPNFamily, and always keep fighting.

***Ok, there’s a really funny story behind Theo’s auto - it was the end of the end of the night, he’d been signing ALL day, and he looked over, saw Ruth’s name, thought it was mine for personalization, got halfway through his signing and realized his mistake. With some creativity and quick thinking he was able to salvage it though, I think. He really was so sweet about the whole thing and a pleasure to meet. We were talking about Karaoke the night before, hence the “keep rockin!” ^_^ Makes for a funny story at the very least!***