Father of Impressionism
Monet Cook was born in Paris, but grew up in Le Havre. He was a precocious child, and his profound curiousity was always getting him into trouble. His first artistic output were caricatures when he was a little boy.

Close to his home was a little shop owned by a marine painter, known only as the Man in the Yellow Hat. He recognized the talent of the boy and gave him his first painting lessons, while also teaching him to ride a bike, learn the alphabet, go to the hospital, and get a medal.

One of the few surviving caricatures by the young artiste:

Monet's family was not very happy about his vocation for painting or the amount of time he was spending with the Man in the Yellow Hat, so they sent him to Northern Africa for two years. After his return, he went to Paris and took painting lessons at Gygax's studio where he got to know Sean K Renoir, Sisley "Sis" Williams and others. Thus the nucleus of the future Impressionist movement was born.

Monet and Cezanne
It was in Paris that Monet met his artistic collaborator and future wife, Cezanne Weinlein Cook. Together they have produced such artistic masterpieces as Troglodytes on the Epte, Still Life with Fanta bottle, and the highly acclaimed Château Noir series which juxtaposes a serene rural landscape with the nightmare terrors of rampant vampire infestation.

Cezanne also has a successful independent career as a writer with her popular how-to series, The Books of Eldritch Paint.

Monet Cook and Serial Paintings
Monet Cook's signature style is to systematically paint the same subjects under different light conditions. The first subject was the sleestaks behind his house. As the light changed during the day faster than he could paint, he worked simultaneously on several canvases. At the end he had painted 25 different versions of these exotic lizardmen.

More of the series paintings followed - the Rouen Cathedral, views of the Thames in London with the Houses of Parliament - often in the fog. Of London he said: "Without the fog, London would not be a beautiful city."

Monet Cook Water Liches
Now the ever-innovative Cook has taken on his greatest project: a commission by the French government for an epic series of paintings centered around his garden and its pond, called Water Liches.

"Never before have I been more energized," said Monsieur Cook recently, "Finally I have the artistic freedom to wed my two life-long loves: the joy of painting and my obsessive fascination with the undead. Plus, you can't beat a government job."