36 x 48

Acrylic On Canvas

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Clown/Kloun/⬩noun

A Comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated makeup

⬩Verb⬩

Behave in comical way

This painting began with a sketch featuring a yellow traffic signal meant to represent the warning signs that life gives us. I feel fortunate to live in a world where there are warnings. The irony of this piece was that during its inception and execution I was actively ignoring several warning signs and red lights, as only a clown might. This piece grew darker as I began to confront the flies swarming around my life. I had let myself become a piping hot pile of garbage. I was decomposing. It’s a good thing you can’t take the smile off of a clowns face.