Painted in 1995, this painting shows a winged monster in a jungle attacking a warrior with a spear. The work was featured on a 2010 calendar for Wizards of the Coast. Frank chose to depict the woman as very strong and muscular, ready to confront the beast head-on. As Frank … (read more)

Painted in 1995, this painting shows a winged monster in a jungle attacking a warrior with a spear. The work was featured on a 2010 calendar for Wizards of the Coast. Frank chose to depict the woman as very strong and muscular, ready to confront the beast head-on. As Frank Frazetta once said:

“I don't want to paint just another woman. A painting, it's something important; you want to look at it, maybe forever. Who wants to look at just an ordinary hero forever? You want the ultimate, you pull out the stops and do everything in extremes. The extreme in beauty, if it fits; the extreme in ugliness if it fits; the extreme in terror if this is what's required. You know, I think this is one reason that so many people enjoy my stuff, because all of these extremes are jammed into it.”

The original work of Beauty and the Beast is currently on view at the Frazetta Art Museum in East Stroudsburg, PA.

Artwork © usage with permission by Frazetta Jr Enterprises, LLC.