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For the Books - Monster Paintings in the Library

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This past weekend we had the pleasure of meeting Los Angeles-based artist, Monster Kat. We were strolling through the Hollywood Farmers Market when we noticed the wonderful piece of artwork pictured below. Monster Kat paints her creatures on pages from vintage, recycled books. Each monster painting is unique and some even come with a "name" and "character trait." You can visit her site monstertrocity and browse through the current monster paintings in her library.       This project reminds us a bit of one our favorite book/art-object crossovers, Tom Phillips' amazing The Humument.  We suppose we owe The Humument a post...

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