Digital painting by @misterbezold 300 DPI—3.000x5.250 Pixels—PNG

A solemn, mustached guardian adorned in vibrant, floral patterns wears a stern, solemn expression, hinting at the duality of his nature. Protector and harbinger, onboarding violence into the digital realm.

Seemingly innocuous; authorized to shoot.

misterbezold (X: @johnbezold/johnbezold.com) is a Dutch-American artist living in Amsterdam, blending epochs by combining old master poses, motifs, and techniques with the subliminally absurd—while championing alt history and anachronistic diversity.