2 hours (+1 refinement); Week 1 of Spring 2008 in-class assignment:

"The alien, clutching its 'find', raced through the night, back to the mothership, pursued by speeding police cars, motorcycles, helicopters, and an angry mob of outraged citizens."

EDIT: um, wow I went into this painting without even thinking about the Cloverfield movie (nor was I keeping up on that); thank goodness I didn't turn this painting in. o_o;