This was the first serious digital painting I did. I was working at a company that made tax forms. I sat in a cubicle all day, and wished I did something else.
I came up with the idea for this during a particularly boring staff meeting. I had been listening to the Everlast/Santana song "Put Your Lights On," and was hung up on the lines:

"'Cause there's a monster living under my bed
Whispering in my ear
There's an angel, with a hand on my head
She say I've got nothing to fear
There's a darkness deep in my soul
I still got a purpose to serve "

I drew out a sketch on a yellow legal pad, and for the next year I would stay an hour after work on Fridays to paint this picture in Photoshop.
When I finished it, I decided I would have a better time being a painter than a tax-form maker. I haven't seen the inside of a cubicle since.

The idea was that a killer for hire had just gotten his latest target, but was really struggling with his life choices. Here, he's having a drink and trying to remember the normal life he had a long time ago . . .

Thanks for looking. Comments welcomed.