Circus Freak
When my dog, Cosmo, passed I was so depressed about his death. Cosmo was a clown. He was a goofy, dopy pup. I was stricken with great grief after he passed. It was as if he was a human, my child gone forever. I painted this sad clown in his honor and to acknowledge my own emotion.
Responses (1)
December 17, 2022
Sorry for your loss. Lost my dog Teddy not too long ago. I know.
Fantastic, moody rendition of that mood.
Your use of light here and color is very intuitive and immediately meaningful. The bright colors around the clown's head is a great use of irony as the white head seems to pop out and deny that the color exists, the head also being very solid vs. the scattering of the colors not having a real attachment, looking as if though they made fade or drop off at any moment, or a breeze. The deep shadows plus the body posture is perfectly rendered. In particular, the elongated hand hanging pulls us down even farther, as if gravity were X2.
A very effectual piece.
- Category
- Surrealism, Figurative
- Type
- Painting - Unframed
- Materials
- Oil, Canvas
- Dimensions
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30.00 inches wide
40.00 inches tall
1.75 inches deep - Weight
- 25.00 lbs
- Location
- Santa Fe, NM, US
