The Chimera

"Beware the Chimera of Dalson Wood,
Take heed of my word you surely should

When Fall kisses the trees and the leaves turn red,
not from cold but of man who is freshly dead

Run as fast as you can from the wood my friend,
or at her teeth you will meet your end."
~Unknown

So yeah, I normally don't do colored works but this one actually made it out ok. This started out as a sketch actually and completely evolved into a viable work. I wanted to give her this initial "appeal" but at the same time instill an uneasy feeling.

At first she started out as one of those Sphinxes that guards city's and asks riddles and what-not, but I chucked that idea. So now she's more of a chimera human/beast hybrid that just wanders 'round the local forest and eats folks, judging by the poem, most active in fall.

She sleeps it off in the winter and spring and wakes up mid-summer.

She's not just a throw away character and I want to use her for something, but only when I figure out what. Heck she doesn't even have a name yet. Anyway, enjoy!

I can imagine this being her theme: [link]