Needs more Colgate.

Click on the picture to the right, then if you please, read.

This painting always gets a reaction, usually more than I expect. I know that it’s a little, just a little, ghoulish, what with the zombie-green skin and red eyes, but I didn’t think it was “creepy” or “scary” as described by some people.

I photocopied a photograph of a cheery old man I found in a magazine, then drew outlines of the face and its shadows onto illustration board. Then I painted. I painted with the intention to “liven” up an otherwise charming but boring picture. I ended up with something interesting, but I may have overshot the creepiness. Not that I mind.