Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4820209-20150202184613/@comment-66.116.33.1-20150202194624

This was so unexpected and tragic. I think I speak for all of us when I say that nobody could have been prepared for such a young and talented man to leave this world so suddenly.

Monty was a huge inspiration to me, as I'm sure he was to many. One of the most creative and hard-working artists I've ever seen, he taught me that with when you have an imagination and a will to push yourself, nothing can stop you from sharing your ideas with the world in whatever way you desire. A few years ago, I never would have imagined that somebody could put together an entire CGI action cartoon with just one office of non-professional staff members, but Monty changed that.

I've always wanted to spend my life creating. I've wanted to be a writer, a filmmaker, a comic artist, an animator, maybe a little bit of all of them. But I've also been lazy and easy to give up. Not anymore. I'm gonna take Matt's words to heart, that the best way to honor a man like Monty is to go out and do something creative.

In memory of Monty, I think all of us aspiring artists owe it to the man to put our pencils to paper and show the world what we're capable of.