Inspired by an evening walk through downtown Los Angeles.

I was with a large group of authors and artists from the World Fantasy Convention, chatting away as we strolled back to the hotel, when 2 large rats scuttled by.

We also passed an old wooden door on the side of a building and that struck me as odd amid all the glass and steel of the city streets. I kept imagining what could be behind that door—but ended up doing the painting from the inside looking out!